Cantel, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * It is common belief that the town founded a family from Totonicapán approximately in the year 1580.
 * Cantel was part of the Quezaltenango / Soconusco department after the Independence of Central America in 1821.
 * As of April 3, 1838, Cantel was part of the region that formed the ephemeral State of Los Altos.
 * The municipality of Cantel has a population of approximately 32,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1877-2008 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1701-1940 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1730-1917 Guatemala, Select Baptisms, 1730-1917 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1730-1917 Guatemala, Baptisms, 1730-1917 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1750-1930 Guatemala, Select Marriages, 1750-1930 at Ancestry - index ($)

Census Records

 * 1821 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Cantel
 * Cementerio general de la aldea Chirijquiac