Pilõezinhos, Paraíba, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The lands that gave rise to Pilõezinhos were first inhabited by POTIGUARES. Later, the Portuguese settlers installed the first sugar cane mills, around the years 1700 to 1750. Its name is derived from small clay pestles by the first settlers, given the quality of the clay, which is suitable for making clay artifacts. The first housing units appeared. The village flourished and a chapel was built under the invocation of its patron saint SÃO SEBASTIÃO. It became Povoado de Guarabira under the name of Pilõezinhos and its founders are supposed to have been the Martins, Mendes, Alves, Camelo families, among others. There is no firm and detailed basis for the history of Pilõezinhos. The former residents have the families cited as the legitimate founders. District created with the name of Pilõezinhos ex-povoado, on December 5, 1951, created with lands separated from the district headquarters Guarabira, subordinated to the municipality Guarabira. Elevated to the category of municipality with the name of Pilõezinhos, on December 27, 1963, separated from Guarabira.

Local Offices
Cartório Distrital de Notas Rua Manoel Alvino de Moura, s/n Centro Pilõezinhos PB 58210-000 Telephone: (83) 9172-3548

Online Resources

 * 1) Brazil, Paraíba, Catholic Church Records, 1731-2013 Brazil FamilySearch Historical Record Collections

Local Churches
Paróquia de São Sebastião Praça São Sebastião, s/n Centro Pilõezinhos PB 58210-000 Telephone: (83) 3627-1149