Alagoa Grande, Paraíba, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The Municipality originated in the lands known by the designation of "Sertão do Paó", in the vicinity of which Cariris indigenous people would have inhabited, still found there in the early 18th century. The invasion of the territory, through entrances coming from the coast, or even from the hinterland, already around 1620, produced its effects, with the installation of the first houses and farms on the shore of Lagoa do Paó, the current Lagoa Grande, which would give the name to the Municipality. The consolidation of the nucleus, however, took place between 1719 and 1767, when Domingos da Rocha, ensign Isidoro Pereira Jardim, priest Luís Quaresma Dourado, Martinho Gomes, Agostinho de Jesus and others obtained land concessions where they developed farming and cattle raising. The first two are considered the founders of the Municipality. The district emerged in 1861. District created with the name of Alagoa Grande, on October 1, 1861, subordinated to the municipality of Areia. Elevated to the category of village with the name of Alagoa Grande, on October 21, 1865, separated from Areia.

Local Offices
Cartório do Registro Civil das Pessoas Naturais Rua Padre Luiz, 96 Centro Alagoa Grande PB 58388-000 Telephone: (83) 3273-1471 E-mail: cartorioguerra@yahoo.com

Online Resources

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

Local Churches
Paróquia Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem Rua Bom Jesus, s/n Centro Alagoa Grande PB 58388-000 Telephone: (83) 3273-2086