Chicontepec, Huasteca Baja, Veracruz, Mexico Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of Chicontepec family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History

 * On October 7, 1592, the Viceroy commissioned Pedro Portes to found the congregation of Chicontepec.
 * In 1746 Santa Catarina Chicontepec was a town under the jurisdiction of the Mayor's Office of Huayacocotla.
 * As of December 1786, Chicontepec belonged to the first Municipality of Puebla.
 * 1853 the municipality of Chicontepec becomes part of the State of Veracruz.
 * Before this date, it was part of the State of Puebla.
 * On July 31, 1877 he moved to Huayacocotla, the head of the Canton of Chicontepec.
 * By decree of September 6, 1910, the town of Chicontepec was elevated to the category of city.
 * 1934 Disappearance of the municipality of Benito Juárez, annexing its territory to that of Chicontepec.
 * 1937 The Decree declaring the municipality of Benito Juárez disappeared is repealed.
 * By decree of October 13, 1960, the city is called Chicontepec de Tejeda.
 * The municipality of Chicontepec has a population of approximately 54,900 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1871-1929 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Parish Records

 * 1803-1931 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census

 * 1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * Panteón Jardines del Recuerdo
 * Address: Avenida Adolfo López Mateos #0, La Reforma, Chicontepec