San Antonio Suchitepéquez, Suchitepéquez, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * The area occupied by the modern municipality of San Antonio Suchitepéquez belonged to the kingdom of the Quiché in pre-Columbian times.
 * After the Spanish conquest, the town was officially founded on June 13, 1549.
 * According to the constitution of the State of Guatemala, San Antonio Suchitepéquez had to be part of the Mazatenango circuit.
 * As of April 3, 1838, San Antonio Suchitepéquez joined the region formed by the ephemeral State of Los Altos.
 * The San Antonio Suchitepéquez Municipality has a population of approximately 48,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1931 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)

Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1721-1947 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1721-1949 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1838-1899 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census Records

 * 1767-1821 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1821 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de San Antonio Suchitepéquez
 * Cementerio Municipal #2 de San Antonio Suchitepéquez