Osorno, Los Lagos Region, Chile Genealogy

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

History

 * The land of the province originally was the old Corregimiento of Osorno, that disappeared when the city of Osorno was destroyed in 1602.
 * In 1796 the governor Ambrosio O'Higgins refounded the city.
 * In 1826 the territory was integrated to the Old Province of Valdiva.
 * In 1833 the territory was removed from the Province of Valdiva and became the Department of Osorno, which passed to the Province of Llanquihue in 1861.
 * On January 19, 1940, the Province of Osorno gained independence from other provinces.
 * El 19 de enero de 1940 la Provincia de Osorno logró su independencia de otras provincias..

Parish Records

 * 1579-1930 Chile, Marriages, 1579-1930 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1579-1930 Chile, Select Marriages, 1579-1930 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * Chile, Select Baptisms, 1585-1932 - in Ancestry ($)
 * Chile, Baptisms, 1585-1932 - in MyHeritage ($)
 * Chile, Select Deaths, 1700-1920 - in Ancestry ($)
 * Chile, Deaths, 1700-1920 - in MyHeritage ($)
 * See communes

Civil Records

 * Chile, Civil Registration, 1885-1903 - in Ancestry ($)
 * 1885-1903 Chile, Civil Registration, 1885-1903 at MyHeritage - index and images ($)
 * See communes