Remígio, Paraíba, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The first inhabitants of the current municipality were the Potiguares Indians, who in the brejeira region of Paraíba were distributed in six tabas, of which, those of Jandaíra, Queimadas and Cuxexa, were located on lands of the current municipality. There is no precise data on when the clearing of the region began, it is assumed that it was in the beginning of the year 1700. It was only 78 years later that the first record was found, showing the presence of colonizers in that place, when Lieutenant Luiz Barbosa da Silva Freire, clashed with the Governor of the Province of Rio Grande do Norte and in an armed struggle, he managed to flee his land, bringing with him two black slaves. In his unbridled flight, he found the Portuguese João Morais Valcacér, having exchanged with him his Barro Branco property in Rio Grande for that of Chã Jardem in Areia, extending shortly afterwards to the place called Lagoas in Remígio. After settling in the place, he brought his family, including his sons, sons-in-law and servants, starting with them the clearing of the property, having achieved the friendship of the Indians. One of the farmer's sons-in-law, named Remígio dos Reis, built his home next to one of five lakes in the region. From there, new houses were built and new sites emerged, for this reason they called it Lagoa do Remígio, later simplified to Remigio. The village's main activity was agriculture, with coffee and sugar cane crops standing out despite the rudimentary technique applied. In 1911, the district of Lagoa do Remígio appears in the municipality of Areia. On November 15, 1938, the district of Lagoa do Remígio was renamed simply Remígio. Elevated again to the category of municipality with the name of Remígio, on March 14, 1957, separated from Areia.

Local Offices
Cartório de Registro Civil Rua José Francisco de Medeiros, 04 Centro Remígio PB 58398-000 Telephone: (83) 9992-8336 E-mail: ermitabarros@hotmail.com

Online Resources

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

Local Churches
Paróquia Nossa Senhora do Patrocínio Rua Ildefonso J Costa, 56 Centro Remígio PB 58398-000 Telephone: (83) 3364-1633