Pilar, Paraíba, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The settlement of the current municipality began at the end of the 17th century, when the Dutch found cattle ranches there in 1630. In 1670, Jesuits, accompanied by the Cariris Indians, founded a college. Around it, the village was formed, whose population consisted mainly of prospectors, who moved there in search of the existing gold. In 1758, the Government of the Metropolis, feeling the lack of hands for farming, determined the suspension of the gold industry, transforming, then, the sugar cane, in the main economic activity. Of region. The production of sugar brought great prestige to Pilar, due to the numerous mills distributed throughout the floodplains and lowlands of the territory, so much so that, in 1859, he had the honor of receiving the visit of Emperor D. Pedro II, staying at the Barão de Maraú manor, where he received great honors. District created with the name of Pilar, on October 1, 1765. Elevated to the category of village with the name of Pilar, by royal charter of September 14, 1758. On October 1, 1881, the village is extinct. Elevated again to the category of village, on October 8, 1885.

Local Offices
Serviço Registral das Pessoas Naturais Rua Caldas Branção, s/n Centro Pilar PB 58338-000 Telephone: (83) 3282-1489 E-mail: cartorioalcantarapb@gmail.com

Online Resources

 * 1) Brazil, Paraíba, Catholic Church Records, 1731-2013 Brazil FamilySearch Historical Record Collections

Local Churches
Paróquia NOSSA SENHORA DO PILAR (1765) Praça João José Maroja, s/n Centro Pilar PB 58338-000 E-mail: pnsdopilar@hotmail.com

Localities
Districts: Gurinhém, Caldas de Brandão (Acaú, Canafísula), Juripiranga (Serrinha), São Miguel de Taipú, São José do Pilar