Prata, Paraíba, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The first inhabitants to settle in the place where the Municipality developed were Joaquim Monteiro, João Bezerra, Chico Tenório, Isabel, Vicente and Bento Aleixo. The lands where the current Municipal Headquarters is located belonged to Valentim Monteiro, donated to the Heritage by his heir Manoel Lindoso, considered the founder of the locality. Origin of the Toponym: it originated from a source of clear water, discovered by the resident Catarina Paz, who came to call it Poço de Água de Prata. On November 15, 1938, the municipality of Alagoa do Monteiro was renamed simply Monteiro. In the framework established for the period 1939-1943, the district of Prata appears in the municipality of Monteiro ex-Alagoa do Monteiro. On December 31, 1943, the district of Prata changed its name to Mugiqui. On December 23, 1947, the Mugiqui district was renamed Prata again. Elevated to the category of municipality with the name of Prata, on February 16, 1955, separated from Monteiro.

Local Offices
Cartório do Registro Civil e das Pessoas Naturais Avenida Ananiano Ramos Galvão, 314 Centro Prata PB 58550-000 Telephone: (83) 3390-1005 E-mail: cartoriodeprata@gmail.com

Online Resources

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

Local Churches
PARÓQUIA DE NOSSA SENHORA DO ROSÁRIO – 2009 Av. Ananiano Ramos Galvão, 15 Centro Prata PB 58550-000 '''Telephone: (83) 3390-1070

Localities
District: Ouro Velho