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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: | '''1334: '''Earliest Roman Catholic parish register in France begins. | ||
'''1348: | '''1348: '''Black plague kills one third of the French population. | ||
'''1572: | '''1572: '''Saint Bartholomew's Day massacre. Many Protestants flee France. | ||
'''1579: | '''1579: '''Parish register of marriages and deaths required. | ||
'''1598: | '''1598: '''Edict of Nantes (Protestants granted religious freedom). | ||
'''1632: | '''1632: '''French begin settling Quebec and Acadia (Canada). | ||
'''1685: | '''1685: '''Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, which causes many Protestants to leave France. | ||
'''1722: | '''1722: '''First wave of settlers begins moving from Alsace-Lorraine to colonies in the Banat (Austria-Hungary, in southeastern Europe). | ||
'''1755: | '''1755: '''French Acadians (Canadians) deported by the British. | ||
'''1764: | '''1764: '''First wave of settlers begins moving from Alsace-Lorraine to colonies in Russia and the Ukraine. | ||
'''1787: | '''1787: '''Edict of Tolerance grants freedom of religion to the Protestants and Jews. | ||
'''1789: | '''1789: '''French revolution. Half a million refugees flee. | ||
'''1792: | '''1792: '''French civil registration started. | ||
'''1808: | '''1808: '''Jews required to take a fixed family surname in addition to their given name. | ||
'''1870: | '''1870: '''Franco-Prussian War. Alsace-Lorraine annexed by Germany. | ||
The Family History Library has some published provincial and departmental histories for France. You can find histories in the Place search of the Family History Library Catalog under one of the following: | The Family History Library has some published provincial and departmental histories for France. You can find histories in the Place search of the Family History Library Catalog under one of the following: | ||
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During the years 1793 to 1805, another calendar was introduced. This calendar was based on the founding of the French Republic and used a system of months unrelated to the regular calendar. See the library's [[French Republican Calendar]] resource guide. | During the years 1793 to 1805, another calendar was introduced. This calendar was based on the founding of the French Republic and used a system of months unrelated to the regular calendar. See the library's [[French Republican Calendar]] resource guide. | ||
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