Junqueiro, Alagoas, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The abundance of reeds on the banks of the lake where the first population cluster was formed, directly giving rise to the name of the municipality. The reeds were widely used by residents in the manufacture of household items such as mats, mattresses and others. The exploitation, or the action of making use of and benefiting from the reeds, grew and those who passed towards the lagoon commented: "let's go to the junkyard", referring to the place where they extracted the reeds. The district was created with the name of Junqueiro in 1879. The municipality, formerly inhabited by Limoeiro de Anadia, was created by Law 379 of June 15, 1903 and installed on January 31, 1904. On February 23, 1932, through Decree 1619, it was suppressed and again annexed to Limoeiro. In 1932, the municipality of Junqueiro was extinguished. In 1935, the municipality of Junqueiro was restored. In 1938, the municipality of Junqueiro is extinguished again. In 1938, the district of Junqueiro was created again. Elevated again to the category of municipality in 1947, it was definitively emancipated through article 6 of the Transitional Divisions act of the State Constitution of 1947. Full emancipation was completed on July 09, 1947.

Local Offices
Registro Civil das Pessoas Naturais de Junqueiro  Praç. Padre Aurélio Góis, s/n Centro Junqueiro Junqueiro CEP: 57270-000 Alagoas Telephone: (0xx82) 3541-1635 Email: tyerrec@gmail.com

Local Churches
Paróquia Nossa Senhora Divina Pastora (Created: 03/09/1902) Travessa Macário Barbosa, S/N – Centro Junqueiro – AL CEP 572770-000 Tel.: (82) 3541-1704 / 9352-3186 / 9683-7245

Other Institutions
Biblioteca Pública Municipal Antenor Cardoso Montenegro Praça Agnelo Alves, s/n - Centro Telephone: (82) 9607-5354 E-mail: zuleidina@hotmail.com

Prefeitura Municipal de Junqueiro R. João de Deus, 76 - Centro CEP: 57270-000 Tel.: (82) 3541-1368 / 3541-1305 / 3541-1232 Fax: (82) 3541-1368 / 3541-1305 Email: prefeitura@prefeiturajunqueiro.com.br Website: www.prefeiturajunqueiro.com.br Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pmjal/