San Francisco La Unión, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * After the Spanish conquest in the 1520s, the Mercedarian province of the Presentation of Guatemala was created in 1565.
 * The town was founded on February 11, 1880.
 * On May 19, 1880 was elevated to the category of municipality.
 * The municipality of San Francisco The Union has a population of approximately 8,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1888-1932 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1878-2016 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1730-1917 Guatemala, Select Baptisms, 1730-1917 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1730-1917 Guatemala, Baptisms, 1730-1917 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1750-1930 Guatemala, Select Marriages, 1750-1930 at Ancestry - index ($)

Census Records

 * There are no records for only the municipality of San Francisco La Unión. See the records of neighboring municipalities.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio municipal de San Francisco La Unión
 * Cementerio Xeaj

Localities

 * Xeaj