Poço Dantas, Paraíba, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The origin of the local toponym is a little uncertain, however, it is said that the region where the city is located, served as the habitat of ANTAS, a mammal similar to the pig, of the family of Taperidia. It is also said that where the city is today, there was a well that served as a watering hole for these animals, hence the idea of ​​- Poço da Anta -, Poço D'antas or - Poço Dantas -. As is well known, cities had the most diverse origins possible, some religious, others economic, others agricultural, others military, etc. Poço Dantas, as it could not be different, had its origin in the field of agriculture, especially in the pasture aspects, even though the region is composed of rugged terrain, with highs and lows, predominating herbs and shrubs. In 1915, Poço Dantas was known as a region of great forage support for herds from Rio Grande do Norte and Ceará, attracting numerous farmers from other regions. Among the many who passed through Poço Dantas, there were the figures of Valdivino Lobo and the Maia, from Catolé do Rocha, who took the initiative to dig a well in the lands of Miuns, Garrancho and Poço Dantas. All these wells constituted a water source for the cattle herd in the years of drought that followed. The region was also explored by the Rochas and Macambiras of Antenor Navarro, today São João do rio do Peixe, and by Maximiano Diógenes and Gaudêncio Torquato, both from the North of Riograndense. District created with the name of Poço de Dantas ex-town, on January 7, 1949, created with land separated from the district of Uiraúna. Subordinated to the municipality of Antenor Navarro. On December 2, 1953, the district of Poço de Dantas ceased to belong to the municipality Antenor Navarro to be annexed to the new municipality of Uiraúna. Elevated to the category of municipality with the name of Poço Dantas, on April 29, 1994, separated from Uiraúna.

Local Offices
Cartório do Registro Civil de Poço Dantas Rua Horacio Paulo Bezerra, s/n Centro Poço Dantas PB 58933-000 Telephone: (83) 3534-2483 Cartório do Registro Civil das Pessoas Naturais de São Bosco Distrito de São João Bosco Poço Dantas PB 58933-000 Telephone: (83) 9910-3045 E-mail: geralda.55@hotmail.com

Online Resources

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

Local Churches
Paróquia São Francisco de Assis Rua Odilon Francisco de Oliveira, 01 Centro Poço Dantas PB 58933-000 Telephone: (83) 9938-8343