Desamparados, San José, Costa Rica Genealogy

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

History

 * In the administrative territorial division of Costa Rica in 1836, Desamparados appears as a town in the province of San José.
 * On December 1, 1841, Desamparados became a neighborhood in the department of San José.
 * In 1848 the province of San José had San José as its capital city, and two towns: Escazú and Desamparados, the others were towns.
 * On November 4, 1862, Desamparados was created as a canton of the province of San José.
 * December 23, 1876, municipal autonomy was granted to the canton of Desamparados.
 * On July 24, 1918, the town of Desamparados receives the title of city.
 * The Canton of Desamparados has a population of approximately 237,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1823-1975 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1860-1975 Costa Rica, Civil Registration, 1860-1975 at Ancestry - images ($)

Church Records

 * 1595-1992 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Desamparados Canton may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1958-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Cementerio de Desamparados
 * Dirección: Costado noroeste del Lagar, Desamparados Centro, Desamparados
 * Horas: Domingo a Sábado de 08:00–16:00
 * Cementerio San Juan de Dios
 * Dirección: 300 metros norte del Súper Maxi de San Juan de Dios de Desamparados, Desamparados
 * Horas: Domingo a Sábado de 07:00 a 17:00