Pilões, Paraíba, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
With the Portuguese rule, the inhabitants of Mamanguape increased their commercial domain and penetrated towards the west, causing the emergence of new population centers. Pilões was covered by this area of ​​influence. It is from 1916 the donation of a land grant of 9 leagues by Araçagi-Mirim, starting with the waterfall, where it crosses the Araçagi Grande until it meets the Curimataú. A century later, another sesmaria confuses that river with Rio Pinturas, it seems that the possessions are still dispersed and obscure, the toponyms and the limits of the concession. According to tradition, the founders of Pilões seem to have been the Arouxas and Abreus. No traces were left by the aforementioned families. In 1815, with the creation of the municipality of Areia, Pilões became his property, breaking up from Mamanguape. In 1818, there was a disagreement between the Commander of the village of Pilões and the Captain Major of Areia, demonstrating the spirit of independence reigning in the country. The land where the chapel was built, which became the main church in 1876, thanks to the collaboration of Fr. Ibiapina, was donated by Mr. João Cavalcante influential inhabitant of the village. A school for men, after several stoppages, was definitively established in 1884, under the regency of its benefactor Father Victor. In 1937, the municipality of Serraria appears in the district of Pilões de Dentro. On November 15, 1938, the district of Pilões de Dentro was renamed Entre Rios. On December 31, 1943, the district of Entre Rios was renamed simply Pilões. Elevated to the category of municipality with the name Pilões, on August 20, 1953, separated from Serraria.

Online Resources

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

Local Offices
Cartório de Registro Civil das Pessoas Naturais Praça João Pessoa, s/n Centro Pilões PB 58393-000 Telephone: (83) 3276-1054

Local Churches
Paróquia do Sagrado Coração de Jesus