Algodão de Jandaíra, Paraíba, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The beginnings of the social and political formation of Algodão de Jandira are related to the clearing of the Agreste Paraibano, in the 17th century. The place that currently built a new municipality, belonged to Remígio, which, in turn, belonged to the Temple of the Village. It was a wild land through which waves of indigenous people from the ancient villages of Queimadas, Jandíra Caxexa, traveled. The first record of the presence of settlers in the vicinity of a lake that became known as Lagoa de Remédio because it belonged to a man named Remígio, son-in-law of Barbosa Freire, the trailblazer, dates from 1778. Jandaíra was a distant farm, situated halfway between Areia and Vila de Pocinhos. Next to the Jandaíra farm there was the locality of Algodão, a cattle crossing and a refuge for tangerines. The owner of the Jandaíra farm, Major Joaquim dos Santos Leal became involved in a political movement against the Empire. This movement ended up becoming an extension of the Praieira Revolt which, starting in Recife, moved to Areia. There were armed conflicts in that city. Major Quincas Leal's supporters had to retreat, transforming the old Jandaira farm into a temporary refuge. About Major Quincas, there is a curious record of his love affair with a Pernambuco woman named Carlota Lúcia de Brito, which led to his disgrace. Unintentionally dragged into a criminal plot, Major Quincas Leal was condemned to live the rest of his days in the former prison of Fernando de Noronha, where he died under the worst sufferings. His relatives, the Santos Leal, were persecuted for years. District created with the name Algodão, on January 18, 1962, subordinated to the municipality of Remígio. Elevated to the category of municipality with the name of Algodão de Jandaíra, on April 29, 1994, separated from Remígio.

Local Offices
Cartório do Registro Civil Rua Francisco Braga, 238 Centro Algodão de Jandaíra Algodão de Jandaíra PB 58399-000 Telephone: (83) 9163-8418 E-mail: terezinha.santos@bol.com.br

Online Resources

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