Porvenir, Tierra del Fuego, Chile Genealogy

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

History

 * Porvenir emerged from a police station installed in 1883 during the gold rush.
 * It was founded in 1894, to serve the new cattle ranches.
 * Initially it was inhabited by mainly Croatian European immigrants, and then by Chileans from Chiloé.
 * The city, located next to the Porvenir Bay, is in front of the city of Punta Arenas.
 * The commune of Porvenir has a population of approximately 7,600 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records only from the Porvenir district. See the records of the commune of Punta Arenas.

Parish Records

 * 1633-2015 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1899-1925 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio de San Sebastián
 * Cementerio de Onaisin

Localities

 * San Sebastián
 * Caleta Josefina