Assunção, Paraíba, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The Estaca Zero community was born from an interchange that connected Taperoá by the North and Salgadinho with the road that connected the city of Patos, in the topography service, Estaca Zero was fixed at this junction. Hence, the village named Estaca Zero was born. It is registered as founders: José Pedro Diniz, Pio Salvador de Maria, who building their houses gave rise to the urban center of Estaca Zero. Due to the strategic location of the oldest families of Inácio Martiniano, Leopoldinos, Bonitos, Maciel Vieira and etc., the municipality grew and developed its urban center between the municipalities of Juazeirinho and Taperoá, having its urban area divided by the road that gives access to Ducks. With the development, Estaca Zero reached the category of district in the area belonging to Taperoá and continued with the name Estaca Zero to the area belonging to Juazeirinho. District created with the name of Assunção, on January 17, 1959, subordinated to the municipality of Taperoá. Elevated to the category of municipality with the name of Assunção, on April 29, 1994, separated from Taperoá and Juazerinho.

Local Offices
Maria da Salete Batista Rua Tereza Balduino da Nobrega, 100 Centro Assunção PB 58685-000 Telephone: (83) 3466-1041 E-mail: cartorioassuncao@gmail.com

Online Resources

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

Local Churches
Paróquia Nossa Senhora da Assunção Rua Nossa Senhora da Assunção, s/n Centro Assunção PB 58320-000 Telephone:(83) 3256-2058