San Martín Jilotepeque, Chimaltenango, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * During the colonial era it was the doctrine of the Dominican friars until 1754, when they passed it along with the rest of its reductions to the secular clergy; Then, after the Santa Marta earthquakes of 1773, several families who suffered the loss of their homes in the city of Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala settled in this town.
 * After the Independence of Central America in 1821, it was one of the original municipalities of the State of Guatemala.
 * The municipality of San Martín Jilotepeque has a population of approximately 60,000 people..

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1933 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1894-2009 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Parish Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1679-1933 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1721-1896 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1750-1930 Guatemala, Select Marriages, 1750-1930 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1750-1930 Guatemala, Marriages, 1750-1930 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Census Records

 * 1815, 1821 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio de los Magueyes San Martín Jilotepeque
 * Cementerio Municipal San Martín Jilotepeque