San Sebastián Huehuetenango, Huehuetenango, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * From the beginning the town of San Sebastián Huehuetenango was part of the department of Huehuetenango.
 * On December 29, 1891 the municipality's request to move the municipal seat to another place was authorized, and that is where it is currently located.
 * At that time "Valle de Esquizal" was known, due to the frequent floods that it suffered as a result of the enormous amounts of water that the Rio Grande produced.
 * In 1934 it was restored as a municipality.
 * The municipality of San Sebastián Huehuetenango has a population of approximately 28,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1877-2008 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
 * 1879-1933 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1937-2009 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Census Records

 * 1819 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de San Sebastián Huehuetenango
 * Seven villages and 18 hamlets have their respective cemeteries that are considered private because the neighbors are required to buy the land