Argentina, San Juan, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection of church records for the period of 1655 to 1975 includes baptisms, confirmations, marriages and deaths for the cities of Albardón, Jáchal, Pocito, Rivadavia, San Agustín de Valle Fértil, San Juan, Villa Colón and Villa del Salvador.

The parishes contained in the collection are Nuestra Señora de Los Desamparados, San José, Santa Bárbara, Nuestra Señora de Los Desamparados, Nuestra Señora del Rosario, Inmaculada Concepción, Nuestra Señora de La Merced, Cristo Rey and Nuestra Señora del Carmen. For civil vital records of births, deaths, and marriages after 1886, see Argentina Civil Registration (Registro Civil).

Reading These Records
These records are written in Spanish. For help reading them see: FamilySearch Learning Center videos: If you speak Spanish, the following free online lesson may be helpful to learn how to use the information in these records:
 * Spanish Genealogical Word List
 * BYU Spanish Script Tutorial
 * Reading Spanish Handwritten Records, Lesson 1
 * Reading Spanish Handwritten Records, Lesson 2
 * Registros Civiles y Parroquiales – Spanish

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The information in these records usually include the following:

Baptismal records
 * Date of event
 * Place of event
 * Name of child
 * Child's birth date
 * Parents' names
 * Godparents' names

Confirmation records
 * Name
 * Parents' names and legitimacy
 * Godparents

Marriage records
 * Date of event
 * Place of event
 * Name of groom
 * Groom’s age, origin and civil status
 * Groom’s parents
 * Name of bride
 * Bride's age, origin and civil status
 * Bride’s parents
 * Witness' names and age

Death records
 * Date of event and parish
 * Name of deceased
 * Age of deceased
 * Parents' names
 * Name of spouse
 * Date of death

Collection Content
For additional details about these records and help using them see Argentina Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records.

Coverage Table
This collection includes records from the following locations:

How Do I Search This Collection?
As you are searching it is helpful to know such information as your ancestor’s first name or some identifying information such as residence and age, and family relationships. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name as your relative and that your relative may have used nicknames or different names at different times.

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * Use the marriage date and place as the basis for compiling a new family group or for verifying existing information
 * Use the birth date or age along with the place of birth of each partner to find a couple's birth records and parents' names
 * Use the birth date or age along with the place of birth to find the family in census records
 * Use the death date or age along with the place of death to find birth records
 * Use the residence and names of the parents to locate church and land records
 * Occupations listed can lead you to other types of records such as employment or military records
 * Use the parents' birth places to find former residences and to establish a migration pattern for the family
 * Compile information for every person who has the same surname as your ancestor; this is especially helpful in rural areas or if the surname is unusual
 * Continue to search the records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives in the same county or nearby. This can help you identify other generations of your family or even the second marriage of a parent. Repeat this process for each new generation you identify
 * Use the marriage number to identify previous marriages
 * When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct

I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now?

 * Civil registration records are also a good source of genealogical information. See Argentina Civil Registration for further information. You should obtain copies of both church records and civil registration, when possible, since they do not necessarily provide the same information. For example, baptismal registers sometimes provide the names of the fathers of illegitimate children when the civil registration does not
 * Check for variant spellings of the surnames
 * You ancestor may be using a nickname or alias
 * A boundary change could have occurred and the record of your ancestor is now in a neighboring area. Search the records and indexes of neighboring cities, provinces, and regions
 * Your ancestor may have immigrated to another country. Search the records of nearby countries or immigration/emigration records

Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in Argentina.
 * Argentina Record Finder
 * Argentina Research Tips and Strategies

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

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