Benítez, Sucre, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * Its capital, El Pilar, was founded on May 1, 1666.
 * The municipality was created on February 6, 1877.
 * In 1909 the territorial political division of Venezuela is reorganized and the Sucre state is given the political-territorial composition made up of nine districts, among which is the Benítez District.
 * The Municipality of Benítez has a population of approximately 40,200 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for Benítez municipality.

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1827-1915 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1827-1951 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1835-1887 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1842-1994 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Benítez municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio de Guaraúnos
 * Cementerio de El Pilar