Saint Pierre and Miquelon Colonial Records

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Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Colonial Records

French Colonization (1536-today)

The Saint Pierre island group became a French possession in 1536. In the early 1700s, the islands were ceded to the British by the Treaty of Utrecht. The British renamed St Pierre to 'St Peter', and small numbers of British and American settlers began arriving. Under the terms of the 1763 Treaty of Paris, France ceded all its North American possessions, but Saint-Pierre and Miquelon were returned to France. Saint Pierre and Miquelon remain a self-governing territory of France under French control.

Record collection	Years covered	Record type	Language	Who is in the records
French Overseas Civil Registration and Parish Registers at the French Overseas National Archives - images	1763-1907	Civil registration and parish registers	French	Saint-Pierrais or Miquelonnais
Recensements des colonies françaises at FamilySearch - microfilm	1673-1819	Census	French	Saint-Pierrais or Miquelonnais
Recensements, 1762-1779 at FamilySearch - microfilm	1762-1779	Census	French	Saint-Pierrais or Miquelonnais
Registres paroissiaux, 1775-1830 at FamilySearch - microfilm	1775-1830	Baptism, marriages, and burials	French	Miquelonnais
Registres de l'état civil, 1816-1870 at FamilySearch - microfilm	1816-1870	Births, marriages, and deaths	French	Miquelonnais
Registres paroissiaux, 1763-1822 at FamilySearch - microfilm	1763-1822	Baptisms, marriages, and burials	French	Saint Pierrais
Registres de l'état civil, 1823-1870 at FamilySearch - microfilm	1823-1870	Births, marriages, and deaths	French	Saint Pierrais

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