Biographies
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Why Use Biographies in Family History Research[edit | edit source]
A biography is a history of a person's life. In a biography you may find an individual's birth, marriage, and death information and the names of his parents, children, or other family members. Use the information given in biographies carefully because there may be inaccuracies. There are many biographical sources for France, but typically they are about the most notable people.
Thousands of brief biographies have been gathered and published in collective biographies, sometimes called biographical encyclopedias or dictionaries. Usually these include only biographies of prominent or well-known citizens of France. Some feature biographies of specific groups of people, such as artists, military officers, or Protestant leaders.
Types of Biographies[edit | edit source]
- Biographical Dictionaries
- Biographies in United States county histories