Bejuma, Carabobo, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * In 1843, the owners of the "Fundo Bejuma" met to donate their lands and found the town of Bejuma, after the legal process before the Government of the Province on November 13, it was erected as a Civil Parish.
 * Canoabo Parish was founded on March 19, 1711 by Father Andrés Páez Vargas, who gave it the name of San José de Canoabo.
 * Simón Bolívar Parish: Well known as Chirgua, it has been an indigenous population since its inception, an area rich in vegetation, agriculture and archaeology. In the year 1547, by law and custom of the time, it became the property of the family of the conqueror Juan de Villegas.
 * On July 20, 1990, the Autonomous Municipalities are renamed Municipalities.
 * The Municipality of Bejuma has a population of approximately 48,500 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1873-1998 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1875-1998 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1972-1999 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1777-2013 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1850-2013 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1888-2014 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1999-2005 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Bejuma municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal La Linda
 * Direction: Calle Victoria La Touche, Bejuma
 * Cementerio Municipal de Bejuma
 * Direction: Calle Páez, Bejuma
 * Cementerio Municipal de San Diego
 * Direction: Calle La Torre, San Diego, Bejuma