Monte Horebe, Paraíba, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
Mount Horeb had its origin in the year 1925. Mr. Joaquim de Sousa, owner of the "Açude Novo" site, donated a small area of ​​land to build a chapel dedicated to São Francisco. In the same year, a free fair began to be held, which grew and had only one year of existence. In 1926, Virgolino's gang "O LAMPIÃO" passed through the town, which scared off the market vendors. Only after six years (1932) when there were already other houses built, the fair was reactivated again. The first traders in this village were Cesário Pereira de Sousa and José Tavares de Lima. In 1935 the Chapel was demolished and a Mother Church was built under the guidance of Venâncio Dias do Nascimento and its completion was in 1940. District created with the name of Monte Horebe, on November 15, 1938, subordinated to the municipality of Bonito. On December 31, 1943, the municipality of Bonito changed its name to Bonito Santa Fé. Elevated to the category of municipality with the name of Monte Horebe, on December 5, 1961, separated from Bonito de Santa Fé.

Local Offices
Cartório do Registro Civil das Pessoas Naturais Rua Pedro Gondim, s/n Centro Monte Horebe PB 58950-000 Telephone: (83) 9672-5618 E-mail: lindecidias@hotmail.com

Online Resources

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

Local Churches
Praça Venâncio Dias, s/n Centro Monte Horebe PB 58950-000 Telephone: (83) 3492-1017 / 9645-8214