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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 [[ | Additional information about finding the origins of immigrant ancestors is given in the library's [[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 [[ | 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 [[Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origins]] FamilySearch Wiki article. | ||
== Acadia and Quebec (Canada) == | == Acadia and Quebec (Canada) == | ||
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[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=493203&subject_disp=Russia%2C+Bessarabia%2C+Akkerman%2C+Shaba+%2D+Church+records&columns=*,0,0 RUSSIA, BESSARABIA, AKKERMAN, SHABA - CHURCH RECORDS] | [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=493203&subject_disp=Russia%2C+Bessarabia%2C+Akkerman%2C+Shaba+%2D+Church+records&columns=*,0,0 RUSSIA, BESSARABIA, AKKERMAN, SHABA - CHURCH RECORDS] | ||
Since many Alsatians (people in Alsace-Lorraine, France) spoke more German than French, they were often called Germans when they emigrated to other nations. For example, some of the "Germans from Russia" were actually from Alsace-Lorraine, instead of from Germany. See the [[ | Since many Alsatians (people in Alsace-Lorraine, France) spoke more German than French, they were often called Germans when they emigrated to other nations. For example, some of the "Germans from Russia" were actually from Alsace-Lorraine, instead of from Germany. See the [[Germany Emigration and Immigration|Germany Emigration and Immigration]] and the [[Germans from Russia|Germans from Russia]] Wiki articles for important emigration records that include German-speaking Alsatians of France. | ||
The single most valuable source for researching German-speaking families of Alsace-Lorraine who moved to Russia is: | The single most valuable source for researching German-speaking families of Alsace-Lorraine who moved to Russia is: | ||
Stumpp, Karl. [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=42377&disp=The+emigration+from+Germany+to+Russia+in%20%20&columns=*,0,0 ''The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763-1862'']. Tübingen, Germany: Stumpp, 1973; reprint 1978. (FHL book 943 W2sk; fiche 6000829; 1978 ed. on film 1,183,529). Text in English. For a digital version, [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=659940&disp=The+emigration+from+Germany+to+Russia+in%20%20&columns=*,0,0 '''click here'''].<br> | Stumpp, Karl. [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=42377&disp=The+emigration+from+Germany+to+Russia+in%20%20&columns=*,0,0 ''The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763-1862'']. Tübingen, Germany: Stumpp, 1973; reprint 1978. (FHL book 943 W2sk; fiche 6000829; 1978 ed. on film 1,183,529). Text in English. For a digital version, [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=659940&disp=The+emigration+from+Germany+to+Russia+in%20%20&columns=*,0,0 '''click here'''].<br> | ||
== Southeast Europe == | == Southeast Europe == | ||