Itapororoca, Paraíba, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
Around 1800, a citizen named João Batista, originally from the region where the municipality of Itapororoca is located, was arrested by the Indians in the Amazon. He made a promise to Saint John the Baptist, in honor of which he would build a chapel in his name if he was released. A short time later he was released and, back in his land, he immediately began to fulfill his promise. This was built where today is the only gas station in town. Over the years, these traders decided to establish their homes in the region, which had fertile land and other conditions for the emergence of a village. In 1929, the first bakery was installed by Mr. Smith, a German, also a merchant. A bulandeira, a primitive cotton processing machine, was installed in the region by Pedro Gervásio and his son, Francisco Antonio Cleto. From there began the dreams for the emergence of a city. District created with the name Itapororoca, on December 31, 1943, subordinated to the municipality of Mamanguape. Elevated to the category of municipality with the name of Itapororoca, on December 28, 1961, separated from Mamanguape.

Online Resources

 * Brazil, Paraíba, Catholic Church Records, 1731-2013 no Registros Históricos do FamilySearch

Local Offices
Itapororoca Cartório de Registro e Notas Rua José Rodrigues de Carvalho, 75 Itapororoca PB 58275-000 Telephone: (83) 3294-1033 E-mail: cartorioquintão@gmail.com

Cemeteries
Paróquia SÃO JOÃO BATISTA (1998) Rua São João, s/n Centro Itapororoca PB 58275-000 Telephone: (83) 3294-1337 E-mail: paroquia-saojoaobatista@live.com