Penco, Concepción, Chile Genealogy

Chile

Biobío

Concepción Province

Commune of Penco

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

History

• Penco was founded in 1843 and on October 5, 1550 the city of Concepción was established in this commune.
• Penco corresponded to the 12th subdelegation of the Department of Coelemu for a few decades, and then joined the Department of Concepción. In 1891 the law that created the Municipality of Penco was enacted.
• The current population of the commune of Penco is around 45,000 people.

Civil Registration

• 1885-1903 Chile, Civil Registration, 1885-1903 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
• 1885-1932 Chile, Civil Registration, 1885-1932 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Church Records

• 1579-1930 Chile, Marriages, 1579-1930 at MyHeritage - index ($)
• 1633-2015 Chile, Catholic Church Records, 1633-2015 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1700-1920 Chile, Deaths, 1700-1920 at MyHeritage - index ($)
• 1781-1914 Registros parroquiales, 1781-1914(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries

• Cementerio Penco-Lirquén
• Cementerio Parque Recuerdo

Localities

• Cerro Verde
• Lirquén