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There are several sources outside of France that may give your ancestor's place of origin. You may be able to learn the town your ancestor came from by talking to older family members. Members of your family or a library may have documents that name the city or town, such as obituaries, church records, and naturalization petitions. | There are several sources outside of France that may give your ancestor's place of origin. You may be able to learn the town your ancestor came from by talking to older family members. Members of your family or a library may have documents that name the city or town, such as obituaries, church records, and naturalization petitions. | ||
Additional information about finding the origins of immigrant ancestors is given in the library's [[Portal:Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origins]] | Additional information about finding the origins of immigrant ancestors is given in the library's [[Portal:Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origins]] FamilySearch Wiki article. | ||
= Emigration from France = | = Emigration from France = | ||
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Sometimes the best sources for information about your immigrant ancestor are found in the nation to which he or she immigrated. Emigrants from France in the seventeenth and eighteenth century settled in Canada, Pennsylvania, Russia, the Banat, and other areas. Huguenot emigrants settled in the Antilles, Switzerland, Germany, Scandinavia, the Netherlands, the British Isles, the United States, South Africa, Italy, and other areas. The French emigrants from Alsace-Lorraine province in the nineteenth century settled in the United States (Louisiana, Texas), Algeria, New Caledonia, Russia, South America, and other areas. | Sometimes the best sources for information about your immigrant ancestor are found in the nation to which he or she immigrated. Emigrants from France in the seventeenth and eighteenth century settled in Canada, Pennsylvania, Russia, the Banat, and other areas. Huguenot emigrants settled in the Antilles, Switzerland, Germany, Scandinavia, the Netherlands, the British Isles, the United States, South Africa, Italy, and other areas. The French emigrants from Alsace-Lorraine province in the nineteenth century settled in the United States (Louisiana, Texas), Algeria, New Caledonia, Russia, South America, and other areas. | ||
To learn about the records of these nations use handbooks and library research outlines, if available, for the nation where your ancestor settled and the [[Portal:Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origins]] | To learn about the records of these nations use handbooks and library research outlines, if available, for the nation where your ancestor settled and the [[Portal:Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origins]] FamilySearch Wiki article. | ||
== Acadia and Quebec (Canada) == | == Acadia and Quebec (Canada) == | ||