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Loiret is one of the original 83 departments that was created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from the former province of Orléanais. It is surrounded by the departments of Eure-et-Loir, Essonne, Seine-et-Marne, Yonne, Nièvre, Cher, and Loir-et-Cher. | Loiret is one of the original 83 departments that was created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from the former province of Orléanais. It is surrounded by the departments of Eure-et-Loir, Essonne, Seine-et-Marne, Yonne, Nièvre, Cher, and Loir-et-Cher. | ||
==Localities== | ==Localities (Communes)== | ||
*[http://www.francegenweb.org/communes/liste.php?dept=45 FranceGenWeb] | *[http://www.francegenweb.org/communes/liste.php?dept=45 FranceGenWeb] | ||
*[http://www.locom.org/loc_listcomd.php?d=45 Locom] | *[http://www.locom.org/loc_listcomd.php?d=45 Locom] | ||
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*[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_des_anciennes_communes_du_Loiret Wikipedia, former localities] | *[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_des_anciennes_communes_du_Loiret Wikipedia, former localities] | ||
== | == Church Records and Civil Registration (Registres Paroissiaux et Etat Civil) Online == | ||
'''The vast majority of your research will be in church records and civil registration. | '''The vast majority of your research will be in church records and civil registration.''' For more information on these records and how to use them, read [[France Church Records|'''France Church Records''']] and [[France Civil Registration- Vital Records|'''France Civil Registration''']]. '''Fortunately, these records are available online from the archives of each department:’’’<br> | ||
Here is the website for the '''Department Archives of Loiret''', where you will find these records:<br> | Here is the website for the '''Department Archives of Loiret''', where you will find these records:<br> | ||
*[http://www.archives-loiret.fr/rechercher-dans-l-etat-civil-du-loiret-en-ligne-65333.htm?RH=1355220516647 '''Department Archives of Loiret''']<br> | |||
[http://www.archives-loiret.fr/rechercher-dans-l-etat-civil-du-loiret-en-ligne-65333.htm?RH=1355220516647 '''Department Archives of Loiret''']<br> | |||
All parish and civil records from before 1832 held by the Archives Départmentales were burned in the bombing of Orléans in 1940. The only existing copies are the ones held in the communes. The Départment is scanning them and will gradually make them available online, completing this task in 2016.<br> | All parish and civil records from before 1832 held by the Archives Départmentales were burned in the bombing of Orléans in 1940. The only existing copies are the ones held in the communes. The Départment is scanning them and will gradually make them available online, completing this task in 2016.<br> | ||
See [[Using France Online Department Archives|'''Using France Online Department Archives''']] for step by step instructions on finding and reading these records. | See [[Using France Online Department Archives|'''Using France Online Department Archives''']] for step by step instructions on finding and reading these records. | ||
==Online Census Records== | |||
==Online Local Databases and Extracted Records== | |||
==Learning to Read Enough French to Do Genealogy== | ==Learning to Read Enough French to Do Genealogy== | ||
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*[https://cfhg.byu.edu/Downloads/French_Extraction_Guide/French_Extraction_Guide-Chapter_4.pdf Chapter 4: OTHER ENTRIES] <br> | *[https://cfhg.byu.edu/Downloads/French_Extraction_Guide/French_Extraction_Guide-Chapter_4.pdf Chapter 4: OTHER ENTRIES] <br> | ||
*[https://cfhg.byu.edu/Downloads/French_Extraction_Guide/French_Extraction_Guide-Chapter_5.pdf Chapter 5: FRENCH HANDWRITING AND SPELLING] <br> | *[https://cfhg.byu.edu/Downloads/French_Extraction_Guide/French_Extraction_Guide-Chapter_5.pdf Chapter 5: FRENCH HANDWRITING AND SPELLING] <br> | ||
== | ==Search Strategy== | ||
*Search for the relative or ancestor you selected. When you find his birth record, search for the births of his '''brothers and sisters'''. | |||
*Next, search for the '''marriage of his parents.''' The marriage record will have information that will often help you find the birth records of the parents. | |||
*You can '''estimate the ages''' of the parents and search for their birth records. | |||
*Search the '''death registers for all family members.''' | |||
*Then '''repeat the whole process''' for both the father and the mother. | |||
* | *If earlier generations are not in the record,''' search neighboring parishes. ''' | ||
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== Websites | ==Genealogical Societies and Help Groups== | ||
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*[http://www.francegenweb.org/~communes/liste.php?dept=45 Gazetteer for Loiret] | *[http://www.francegenweb.org/~communes/liste.php?dept=45 Gazetteer for Loiret] | ||
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