Tucupita, Delta Amacuro, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * On July 31, 1848, the city was officially founded by settlers from Isla de Margarita, who decided to settle on the eastern shore of Caño Mánamo.
 * On January 24, 1888, it received the title of capital of the Delta Federal Territory.
 * But between 1901 and 1905 it was displaced by San José de Amacuro.
 * The Municipality of Tucupita has a population of approximately 131,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1928-1995 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1934-1981 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1889-2005 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1925-2005 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Tucupita municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio San Rafael
 * Direction: 3WJ7+8X9, Tucupita
 * Horas: Abierto las 24 horas
 * Cementerio Viejo
 * Direction: 3W7W+5QQ, Tucupita
 * Cementerio municipal
 * Direction: Avenida Guásima, Tucupita