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Lozère was created in 1790, during the French Revolution, from part of the old province of Languedoc. It is the northernmost department of the current Occitanie region and is surrounded by 5 departments belonging to 2 regions: Cantal, Haute-Loire and Ardèche departments of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, and Gard and Aveyron departments of the Occitanie region. | Lozère was created in 1790, during the French Revolution, from part of the old province of Languedoc. It is the northernmost department of the current Occitanie region and is surrounded by 5 departments belonging to 2 regions: Cantal, Haute-Loire and Ardèche departments of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, and Gard and Aveyron departments of the Occitanie region. | ||
==Localities== | ==Localities (Communes)== | ||
*[http://www.francegenweb.org/communes/liste.php?dept=48 FranceGenWeb] | *[http://www.francegenweb.org/communes/liste.php?dept=48 FranceGenWeb] | ||
*[http://www.locom.org/loc_listcomd.php?d=48 Locom] | *[http://www.locom.org/loc_listcomd.php?d=48 Locom] | ||
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*[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_des_anciennes_communes_de_la_Loz%C3%A8re Wikipedia, former localities] | *[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_des_anciennes_communes_de_la_Loz%C3%A8re 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 Lozère''', where you will find these records.<br> | Here is the website for the '''Department Archives of Lozère''', where you will find these records.<br> | ||
*[http://archives.lozere.fr/archive/recherche/etatcivil/n:88 '''Department Archives of Lozère'''] | |||
[http://archives.lozere.fr/archive/recherche/etatcivil/n:88 '''Department Archives of Lozère'''] | |||
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== | ||
It's easier than you think! You do not have to be fluent in French to use these records, as there is only a limited vocabulary used in them. By learning a few key phrases, you will be able to read them adequately. Here are some resources for learning to read French records. | It's easier than you think! You do not have to be fluent in French to use these records, as there is only a limited vocabulary used in them. By learning a few key phrases, you will be able to read them adequately. Here are some resources for learning to read French records. | ||
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*[https://cfhg.byu.edu/Downloads/French_Extraction_Guide/French_Extraction_Guide-Chapter_3.pdf Chapter 3: MARRIAGE ENTRIES]<br> | *[https://cfhg.byu.edu/Downloads/French_Extraction_Guide/French_Extraction_Guide-Chapter_3.pdf Chapter 3: MARRIAGE 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_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. ''' | |||
==Genealogical Societies and Help Groups== | |||
== Websites == | == Websites == | ||
*[http://www.francegenweb.org/~communes/liste.php?dept=48 Gazetteer for Lozère] | *[http://www.francegenweb.org/~communes/liste.php?dept=48 Gazetteer for Lozère] | ||