São Sebastião do Umbuzeiro, Paraíba, Brazil Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of São Sebastião do Umbuzeiro, Paraíba ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration.

History
In the shade of an umbu tree located at the source of the Paraíba River in Cariris Velhos, drovers who came from Pernambuco to the Sertão of Paraíba rested. Shadow this one, which became a meeting point. Around 1838, Fr. José Gomes Pequeno celebrated the first mass. In 1869, Captain Mariano José das Neves, one of the region's sympathizers, donated 30.25 hectares of land to his dear Saint São Sebastião, where the construction of the first houses and also the first Chapel of the future cities of São Sebastião do Umbuzeiro. In 1898 Fr. Cícero Romão Batista passes through the village and around 1912 Dom Adalto Aurélio de Miranda Henrique founded the Parish of São Sebastião do Umbuzeiro, separating it from the city of Monteiro. Politically belonging to the municipality of Monteiro, the village suffers the violence of the "Cangaço" which leaves a trail of Blood with 9 dead. In 1946, Friar Mauro Joester, a Dutchman with a mission in Brazil, began a great work, making the small chapel a great church, thus contributing an immense step to regional history.

In 1911, the district of São Sebastião do Umbuzeiro appears in the municipality of Alagoa do Monteiro. On November 15, 1938, the district of São Sebastião do Umbuzeiro was renamed simply São Sebastião and Alagoa do Monteiro was renamed Monteiro. On December 31, 1943, the district of São Sebastião changed its name to Caroá. On December 23, 1947, the district of Caroá was renamed São Sebastião do Umbuzeiro. Elevated to the category of municipality with the name of São Sebastião do Umbuzeiro, May 8, 1959, separated from Monteiro.

Local Offices
Cartório do Registro Civil Rua Abel Costa Leitão, s/n Centro 58510-000 Telephone: (83) 3304-1230 E-mail: cartoriossdoumbuzeiro@neocart.com.br

Online Resources

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

Local Churches
Paróquia São Sebastião Rua do Comércio, s/n Centro 58510-000 Telephone: (83) 3351-2288

Localities
Districts: São João do Tigre e Zabelê