Paraguay Genealogy

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South America

Paraguay

Guide to Paraguay ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

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Paraguay is a country in South America bordered by Argentina, Brazil, and Bolivia. It was formerly a colony of Spain. The official languages are Spanish and Guarani.

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Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Paraguay. Click on a department below to go to the corresponding Wiki article listing more information.

Paraguay consists of 17 departments (departamentos) and one capital district.

• Alto Paraguay
• Alto Paraná
• Amambay
• Asunción (Capital District)
• Boquerón
• Caaguazú
• Caazapá
• Canindeyú
• Central
• Concepción
• Cordillera
• Guairá
• Itapúa
• Misiones
• Ñeembucú
• Paraguarí
• Presidente Hayes
• San Pedro

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• 1865-1870 Aurelio Garcindo Fernandes de Sá, capitão teniente do corpo da armada brasileira, 1865-1870:(*); Sá, Aurelio Garcindo Fernandes de, 1829-1873 at FamilySearch - images

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