São José do Sabugi, Paraíba, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
Its origins date back to 1926, with the implementation of the São José farm, owned by Mr. Raul Aprígio Batista. In 1927, Mr. Manoel Rodrigues Pinto, born on August 30, 1860, being the son of the couple Eliazar Pinto dos Santos and Mrs. Guilhermina Maria dos Santos buys this property with the purpose of establishing an address here, builds the first house on January 26, 1927. Canon Viana celebrates the first mass in the place known as São José Manoel Pinto. The first mass was also held at the first fair under a trellis in the same year. In 1928, construction began on the chapel, which received the image of Saint Joseph as its patron saint. District created with the name of Caapoã, on March 2, 1938, subordinated to the municipality of Santa Luzia. On December 31, 1943, the municipality of Santa Luzia changed its name to Sabugi. By act of the transitional constitutional provisions of this state, enacted on June 11, 1947, the municipality of Sabugi was renamed Santa Luzia again. On January 7, 1949, the district of Caapoã was renamed São José do Sabugi. Elevated to the category of municipality with the name São José Sabugi, on December 22, 1961, separated from Santa Luzia.

Local Offices
Cartório do Registro Civil das Pessoas Naturais Rua Luiza Medeiros de Lima, 35 Centro São José do Sabugi PB 58610-000 Telephone: (83) 3467-1067 E-mail: cartoriososesabugi@hotmail.com

Online Resources

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

Local Churches
PARÓQUIA DE SÃO JOSÉ (2009) Ac. Higínio B de Morães, São José do Sabugi PB 58610-000