Mejillones, Antofagasta, Chile Genealogy

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

History

 * Mejillones was founded on December 24, 1862 by the Bolivian government, although Bolivian sovereignty was not secure until the agreement of 1866, when Chile withdrew its claim to the land.
 * When Chile won the Pacific War, the current Region of Antofagasta was annexed.
 * The community of Mejillones has an approximate population of 10,000.

Civil Registration

 * 1885-1903 Chile, Civil Registration, 1885-1903 at Ancestry - index & images($)
 * 1885-1903 Chile, Civil Registration, 1885-1903 at MyHeritage - index & images($)
 * 1908-1932 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1579-1930 Chile, Select Marriages, 1579-1930 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1579-1930 Chile, Marriages, 1579-1930 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1585-1932 Chile, Baptisms, 1585-1932 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1633-2015 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1700-1920 Chile, Deaths, 1700-1920 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Cemeteries

 * Municipal Cemetery of Mejillones