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About Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas, Mexico, Selected Parish Records, 1751-1880
This collection of records includes marriage, baptism, and death records from nine Mexican parishes:
- Agualeguas, Nuevo Leon
- Cadereyta, Nuevo Leon
- Cerralvo, Nuevo Leon
- Sabinas Hidalgo, Nuevo Leon
- Vallecillo, Nuevo Leon
- Camargo, Tamaulipas
- Guerrero, Tamaulipas
- Matamoros, Tamaulipas
- Mier, Tamaulipas
The original records were well kept, often including information about immediate relatives, spouses, parents, and even grandparents, for example. This collection includes over 100,000 records and over 400,000 names. It includes records from as early as 1751 and as late as 1880.
Roman Catholic parish records are the very best source of ancestral information for researchers seeking family origins in Mexico. Parish records generally fall into two categories, sacramental and non-sacramental. Sacramental records document the sacraments of the Catholic Church including baptisms, marriages, death or burial records (final unction), and confirmations. Non-sacramental records include fraternal order books, account books, censuses, individual documents, and local history materials. For specifics on the records included in this database, please see the chart below.
Parish | Record Type and Years |
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Agualeguas, Nuevo Leon | Baptisms, 1821-1870 Deaths, 1821-1880 |
Cadereyta, Nuevo Leon | Baptisms, 1825-1835 Marriages, 1710-1880 |
Cerralvo, Nuevo Leon | Baptisms, 1761-1871 Marriages, 1761-1880 Deaths, 1761-1880 |
Sabinas Hidalgo, Nuevo Leon | Baptisms, 1843-1878 Marriages, 1761-1880 Deaths, 1761-1880 |
Vallecillo, Nuevo Leon | Marriages, 1768-1863 |
Camargo, Tamaulipas | Baptisms, 1764-1864 Marriages, 1764-1913 Deaths, 1764-1881 |
Guerrero, Tamaulipas | Baptisms, 1804-1875 Marriages, 1753-1925 Deaths, 1755-1881 |
Matamoros, Tamaulipas | Baptisms, 1800-1850 Marriages, 1801-1848 Deaths, 1800-1828 |
Mier, Tamaulipas | Baptisms, 1767-1880 Marriages, 1767-1925 Deaths, 1767-1903 |