Capim, Paraíba, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
At the end of the 17th century, some peasants started the construction of a village, whose homes were completely covered with board grass, vegetation that predominated in the region, hence the name "Vila de Capim". The Portuguese began the settlement of the Potiguar Indians and the surveying of mills, when the Dutch invasion took place, causing the abandonment of the village that would be the headquarters of the region. There settled the Jesuits who rebuilt the old village of the Indians, with the addition of Portuguese settlers. District created with the name of Capim, on April 28, 1959, subordinated to the Municipality of Mamanguape. Elevated to the category of village with the name of Capim, on April 29, 1994, separated from Mamanguape.

Local Offices
Cartório de Ofício e Notas Avenida São Sebastião, 10 Centro Capim Paraíba 58287-000 Telephone: (83) 8817-1409 E-mail: raqueldmelo2011@hotmail.com

Online Resources

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

Localities
Distrito de Olho D'Água do Serrão