Purulhá, Baja Verapaz, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * The first settlers arrived in 1809 because they went in search of pasture for their livestock and water for their crops.
 * Between 1810 and 1830 the town was developed thanks to the natural resources that were around it.
 * The Verapaz Railroad was founded on January 15, 1894.
 * During the twentieth century the Thomae family continued to control a good part of the territory of Purulhá through its coffee plantations. After "the coffee crisis" in 2000, the Thomae diversified their investments towards hydroelectric, tourism and forest incentive businesses; In fact, in 2015 the construction of the Enerjá project was planned, which will be connected to the El Cafetal hydroelectric project (8.36 MW).
 * The municipality of Purulhá has a population of approximately 5,500 people.

Civil Registration

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

Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1730-1917 Guatemala, Select Baptisms, 1730-1917 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1730-1917 Guatemala, Baptisms, 1730-1917 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1750-1930 Guatemala, Select Marriages, 1750-1930 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1792-1951 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census Records

 * There are no records only for the municipality of Purulhá. See the records of neighboring municipalities.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Purulhá

Localities

 * Mocohán
 * Mojón Panimá
 * Panimá
 * Pansal
 * Peña Del Angel