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Some key dates and events in the history of France are as follows:  
Some key dates and events in the history of France are as follows:  


'''1334: '''Earliest Roman Catholic parish register in France begins.  
'''1334: '''Earliest Roman Catholic parish register in France begins.  


'''1348: '''Black plague kills one third of the French population.  
'''1348: '''Black plague kills one third of the French population.  


'''1572: '''Saint Bartholomew's Day massacre. Many Protestants flee France.  
'''1572: '''Saint Bartholomew's Day massacre. Many Protestants flee France.  


'''1579: '''Parish register of marriages and deaths required.  
'''1579: '''Parish register of marriages and deaths required.  


'''1598: '''Edict of Nantes (Protestants granted religious freedom).  
'''1598: '''Edict of Nantes (Protestants granted religious freedom).  


'''1632: '''French begin settling Quebec and Acadia (Canada).  
'''1632: '''French begin settling Quebec and Acadia (Canada).  


'''1685: '''Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, which causes many Protestants to leave France.  
'''1685: '''Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, which causes many Protestants to leave France.  


'''1722: '''First wave of settlers begins moving from Alsace-Lorraine to colonies in the Banat (Austria-Hungary, in southeastern Europe).  
'''1722: '''First wave of settlers begins moving from Alsace-Lorraine to colonies in the Banat (Austria-Hungary, in southeastern Europe).  


'''1755: '''French Acadians (Canadians) deported by the British.  
'''1755: '''French Acadians (Canadians) deported by the British.  


'''1764: '''First wave of settlers begins moving from Alsace-Lorraine to colonies in Russia and the Ukraine.  
'''1764: '''First wave of settlers begins moving from Alsace-Lorraine to colonies in Russia and the Ukraine.  


'''1787: '''Edict of Tolerance grants freedom of religion to the Protestants and Jews.  
'''1787: '''Edict of Tolerance grants freedom of religion to the Protestants and Jews.  


'''1789: '''French revolution. Half a million refugees flee.  
'''1789: '''French revolution. Half a million refugees flee.  


'''1792: '''French civil registration started.  
'''1792: '''French civil registration started.  


'''1808: '''Jews required to take a fixed family surname in addition to their given name.  
'''1808: '''Jews required to take a fixed family surname in addition to their given name.  


'''1870: '''Franco-Prussian War. Alsace-Lorraine annexed by Germany.  
'''1870: '''Franco-Prussian War. Alsace-Lorraine annexed by Germany.  


The FamilySearch Library has some published provincial and departmental histories for France. You can find histories in the Place search of the FamilySearch Catalog under one of the following:  
The FamilySearch Library has some published provincial and departmental histories for France. You can find histories in the Place search of the FamilySearch Catalog under one of the following:  
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