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== French Colonization ( | == French Colonization (1649-1763) == | ||
In 1649 a French expedition of 203 men from Martinique founded a permanent settlement on Grenada. The British captured Grenada during the Seven Years' War in 1762 and it was formally ceded to Britain in 1763. | |||
<ref>Wikipedia contributors, " | <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Grenada," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenada#French_colony_(1649%E2%80%931763), accessed 24 November 2020.</ref> | ||
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== | == British Colonization (1763-1974) == | ||
Grenada was formally ceded to Britain by the Treaty of Paris in 1763. Independence was granted on 7 February 1974, under the leadership of Eric Gairy, who became the first Prime Minister of Grenada. | |||
<ref>Wikipedia contributors, " | <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Grenada," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenada#British_colonial_period, accessed 24 November 2020.</ref> | ||
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| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Who is in the records''' | | width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Who is in the records''' | ||
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| | |[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1129/ Former British Colonial Dependencies, Slave Registers, 1813-1834] at Ancestry ($) - index & images | ||
| | |1813-1834 | ||
| | |Slave registers | ||
| | |English | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
[[Category:Grenada]][[Category:Colonial Records]] | |||
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