Cuitegi, Paraíba, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
Its history begins with the Portuguese colonization that, close to Mamanguape, extended a line of commerce to the interior. Cuitegí was on his itinerary. Its name is derived from Cuité (tree of the region) and GI (INDIGENOUS TRIBE). It is said that the drovers who went to Mamanguape stopped under these trees for the troops to rest and then continued on their journey. The first settlers, who settled in the region, gave it the name of Cuité. The first houses appeared and the village flourished. Its history is older than that of Guarabira. Cuitegí had a good level of commerce during the 1870s and 1880s. In 1880, an outbreak of smallpox devastated the municipality of Guarabirate and its inhabitants followed, largely to the village of Cuité. With this, there was a healthy development of local commerce, and new buildings appeared. In 1937, it appears in the municipality of Guarabira, the district of Cuité. On November 15, 1938, the district of Cuité changed its name to Cuitegi. Elevated to the category of municipality with the name of Cuitegi, on December 26, 1961, separated from Guarabira.

Local Offices
Cartório do Registro Civil Rua 7 de setembro, s/n Centro Cuitegi Paraíba 58208-000 Telephone: (83) 3271-1595 E-mail: joseronelly@hotmail.com

Online Resources

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

Local Churches
Paróquia Nossa Senhora do Rosário Rua sete de setembro, 107 Centro Cuitegi Paraíba 58208-000 Telephone: (83) 9988-6193 / 8811-96