Fraijanes, Guatemala, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * In 1646, the territory occupied by the modern municipality of Fraijanes was given to a doctrine of Jesuit priests.
 * On May 4, 1912, the village of Fraijanes in the municipality of San Miguel Petapa was segregated and annexed to the municipality of Pueblo Viejo, along with the villages of Canchón and Los Verdes.
 * On September 23, 1915 the name of Pueblo Viejo was changed to San Joaquín Villa Canales.
 * The municipality of Fraijanes was established in 1924.
 * The municipality of Fraijanes has a population of approximately 33,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1924-1931 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Census Records

 * There are no records for only the municipality of Fraijanes. See the records of neighboring municipalities.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Fraijanes

Localities

 * El Cerrito
 * Lo De Diéguez
 * Los Verdes
 * Puerta Del Señor