Alcantil, Paraíba, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The first residents of Alcantil were the Cariri Indians, settled in the village in the place called Poço da Pedra do Altar, as can be attested by Inscriptions engraved with red ink in the forest. This village located on the left bank of the River Paraíba. Around 1850, the population of the region intensified, especially by mestizos and blacks, coming from the Sertão of Paraíba, Rio Grande do Norte and the coast of Pernambuco. The first church, dating from 1876 and dedicated to Nossa Senhora da Piedade, was built on the Piedade site, built by a family from Potiguar, called Beatos. In the following year, the Church of São José was completed, on the Pedra Bonita site, built by a black woman from the Pernambuco sugarcane plantations. District created with the name of Alcantil, on October 28, 1915, subordinated to the municipality of Cabaceiras. On April 30, 1959, the district of Alcantil was transferred from the municipality of Cabaceiras to the new municipality of Carnoió. On June 27, 1961, the municipality of Carnoió was renamed Boqueirão and the district of Alcantil became part of the municipality of Boqueirão. Elevated to the category of municipality with the name of Alcantil, on April 29, 1994, separated from Boqueirão.

Local Offices
Cartório de Registro Civil e Tabelionato Av São José, 324 Centro Alcantil PB 58460-000 Telephone: (83) 8725-8531 E-mail: cartorioalcantil@live.com

Online Resources

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

Local Churches
Paróquia de São Severino e São José (1877) Telephone: (83) 8161-8570