Marechal Deodoro, Alagoas, Brazil Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of Marechal Deodoro ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration.

History
Founded on August 5, 1591 under the name of Sesmaria de Santa Madalena do Sumaúma, the land was donated to Diogo de Melo Castro with the following limits: Five leagues from the coast of Pajuçara to the port of France; Seven leagues from the back to the backlands and another four leagues from the mouth of the Paraíba River. The district was created with the name of Madalena in 1633. On April 12, 1636, it was renamed Vila Santa Madalena da Lagoa do Sul, being elevated to the category of town in 1636. On September 16, 1817, it became the capital of the province of Alagoas. On March 8, 1823, it was elevated to city status with the name of Alagoas. It was capital of the former province until 1839. The municipality was created on November 9, 1939, with the name of Marechal Deodoro, in honor of Marechal Deodoro da Fonseca, Alagoas who was the first president of the Republic of Brazil. In 1939, the municipality of Marechal Deodoro was renamed simply Deodoro, renaming itself Marechal Deodoro again in 1939. Marechal Deodoro was fully emancipated on August 16, 1817.

Former Names:
 * Sesmaria de Santa Madalena do Sumaúma
 * Vila Santa Madalena da Lagoa do Sul
 * Madalena
 * Alagoas
 * Marechal Deodoro
 * Deodoro

Local Offices
Ofício de registro civil das pessoas naturais Cartório de Registro Civil de Marechal Deodoro Rua Dr. Tavares Bastos, s/n Centro Marechal Deodoro Marechal Deodoro CEP: 57160-000 Alagoas Telefone: (0xx82) 3263-1904 /98831-0438 /99936-1863

Other Institutions
Biblioteca Pública Municipal Doutor Tavares Bastos Rua Doutor Tavares Bastos, s/n - Centro Telephone: (82) 9981-0199 Email: carlitoplima@gmail.com

Prefeitura Municipal de Marechal Deodoro R. Doutor Tavares Bastos, s/n - Centro CEP: 57160-000 Tel.: (82) 3263-2600 / 3263-1406 / 3263-1412 Fax: (82) 3263-1350 / 3263-2601 Email: gabinete@marechaldeodoro.com.br Website: http://www.marechaldeodoro.al.gov.br/