San Pedro Carchá, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * Evidence has been found of the existence in colonial times of an important personage for the Q'eqchi '; Juan Matalbatz or Aj Poop B'atz ', who will visit and identify himself as King (later governor) before the King and Queen of Spain.
 * The Legislative Assembly of the State of Guatemala of 1825 established the circuits for the administration of justice and approved the town of San Pedro Carchá as part of the Cobán Circuit.
 * The municipality of San Pedro Carchá has a population of approximately 58,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1934 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1924-2008 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1730-1917 Guatemala, Select Baptisms, 1730-1917 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1730-1917 Guatemala, Baptisms, 1730-1917 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1750-1930 Guatemala, Select Marriages, 1750-1930 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1750-1930 Guatemala, Marriages, 1750-1930 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1760-1938 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census Records

 * There are no records only for the municipality of San Pedro Carchá. See the records of neighboring municipalities.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal San Pedro Carchá

Localities

 * Cagua Cojaj
 * Campur