Jundiá, Alagoas, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
Jundiá has its first deeds registered in Olinda, Pernambuco. Ancient village of Jundiá, so it was named because of the large quantity of fish of the same name in the Manguaba River. Colonization started from a property owned by Gregório and Vitoriana Alves and even with few houses, Jundiá ensured its progress because of the Palmares road in Pernambuco and the expansion of the sugarcane plantation. Among the pioneers responsible for the development of the village are José Alves de Lima, Francisco Carlos de Oliveira, Joaquim Carlos and Pedro Alves. Antonio Buarque opened the first stores, creating commerce in the region. In administrative division referring to the year 1911, the district of Jundiá appears in the municipality of Porto Calvo. The movement for the political emancipation of the municipality began around 1954. Tertuliano Turíbio de Araújo and João Batista de Moraes were leaders. On August 26, 1960, Jundiá was emancipated from Porto Calvo and the municipality was installed in 1961.

Local Offices
Cartório do Registro Civil Rua Nossa Senhora da Conceição, s/n Centro Jundiá Jundiá CEP: 57965-000 Alagoas Telephone: (0xx82) 3257-1074 / 99150-9285 Email: cartorioregjundia@gmail.com

Other Institutions
Biblioteca Pública Municipal Pedro Suruagy Rua Santa Terezinha, 28 - Centro Telephone: (82) 9150-9147 E-mail: pmjundiaal@hotmail.com

Prefeitura Municipal de Jundiá R. do Comércio, s/n – Centro CEP: 57965-000 Tel.: (82) 3257-1100 / 3257-1101 Fax: (82) 3257-1009 / 3257-1100 Email: pmjundia-al@hotmail.com