Queimadas, Paraíba, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
Around 1882, there were two houses owned by the Tavares and Muniz families in the region where the seat of the municipality of Queimadas is now located. The forests then existing in the vicinity, provided excellent hunting, causing people to move there for their weekend hunts. To facilitate their tasks, they set fire to macambiras, which were very abundant in the region. These, after being burned, served as food for the flocks. Hence the origin of the toponym of the municipality "Queimadas". A few years later, Manoel Lopes de Andrade and his family arrived at Gonzaga, who actually started the village that would become the City of Queimadas. In 1888 its first chapel was built and in 1904 it was renovated, constituting its matrix a few years later. On December 31, 1943, the district of Queimadas was renamed Tataguassu. On December 5, 1948, the district of Tataguassu was renamed Queimadas. Elevated to the category of municipality with the name of Queimadas, on December 14, 1961, separated from Campina Grande.

Local Offices
Cartório do Registro Civil das Pessoas Naturais Rua Cesar Ribeiro, 58 Centro Queimadas PB 58475-000 Telephone: (83) 3392-1254 E-mail: cartório.queimadas@gmail.com

Online Resources

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

Local Churches
PARÓQUIA DE NOSSA SENHORA DA GUIA – 1944 Largo da Matriz, 34 Centro Queimadas PB 58475-000 '''Telephone: (83) 3392-1092 / (83) 9145-5468 E-mail: contato@paroquiaqueimadas.com.br