El Sauce, La Unión, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * In 1807 there was already a significant reduction of ladinos, with 1,377 inhabitants dedicated to industry, cattle and indigo.
 * It belonged to the party of Gotera since 1786 and from the beginning of the 19th century to the parish of Anamorós.
 * On March 5, 1827 the District of San Antonio El Sauce was created, belonging to the towns of: Santa Rosa de Lima, Concepción de Oriente (Saco), Polorós, Anamorós, Lislique and Pasaquina.
 * On February 3, 1881 it ceased to be the head of the district, passing this to Santa Rosa de Lima.
 * In 1870 it obtained the title of Villa.
 * In 2006 it obtained the title of city.
 * The municipality of El Sauce has a population of approximately 6,500 people.

Civil Registration

 * El Sauce (La Unión) Registros civiles, 1903-1920 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Church Records

 * 1655-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of El Sauce may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de El Sauce
 * Direction: Calle al cementerio, El Sauce
 * Horas: Domingo a Sábado de 08:00 a 16:00