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Guide to '''French Polynesia ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
==Information==
French Polynesia is an island overseas collectivity of the [[France Genealogy|French Republic]] in the Pacific Ocean whose nearest neighbors are the [[Cook Islands Genealogy|Cook Islands]], [[Kiribati Genealogy|Kiribati]], and the [[Pitcairn Islands Genealogy|Pitcairn Islands]]. The official language is French.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, “French Polynesia,” in ‘’Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,’’ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Polynesia, accessed 29 April 2016.</ref>


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==French Polynesia Map==
== Getting started with French Polynesia research  ==
Genealogy records are kept on the local level in French Polynesia.
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== Islands ==
[[French_Polynesia|French Polynesia]] lies south of Hawaii and east of Tonga and Samoa. It is composed of 118 islands. From north to south the major island groups are:<br>
*[[Marquesas Islands|Marquesas Islands]]
*[[Tuamotu Islands|Tuamotu Islands]]
*[[Society Islands (includes Tahiti)|Society Islands (Includes Tahiti)]]
*[[Gambier Islands|Gambier Islands]]
*[[Austral Islands|Austral Islands]]


==References==
Also Polynésie Française. French Polynesia is a French overseas collectivity in the southern Pacific Ocean. It is made up of several groups of Polynesian islands, the most famous island being Tahiti in the Society Islands group, which is also the most populous island and the seat of the capital of the territory (Papeete). Although not an integral part of its territory, Clipperton Island was administered from French Polynesia until 2007.
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&nbsp;[[French_Polynesia|French Polynesia]] lies south of Hawaii and east of Tonga and Samoa. It is composed of 118 islands. From north to south the major island groups are:<br>
 
*[[Marquesas Islands|''Marquesas Islands'']]
*''[[Tuamotu Islands|Tuamotu Islands]]''
*[[Society Islands (includes Tahiti)|''Society Islands'' (Includes Tahiti)]]
*''[[Gambier Islands|Gambier Islands]]''
*''[[Austral Islands|Austral Islands ]]<br>Papeete, Tahiti ''of the ''Society Islands&nbsp;''is the capital. The population is about 92,000. About half of the people in French Polynesia &nbsp;live on the island of ''Tahiti.''&nbsp; The number of members of the LDS Church in French Polynesia in 2008&nbsp; was 19,711.
 
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Getting started with French Polynesia research[edit | edit source]

Also Polynésie Française. French Polynesia is a French overseas collectivity in the southern Pacific Ocean. It is made up of several groups of Polynesian islands, the most famous island being Tahiti in the Society Islands group, which is also the most populous island and the seat of the capital of the territory (Papeete). Although not an integral part of its territory, Clipperton Island was administered from French Polynesia until 2007.

 French Polynesia lies south of Hawaii and east of Tonga and Samoa. It is composed of 118 islands. From north to south the major island groups are:

Jurisdictions[edit | edit source]

(Your text or images here)

Research Tools[edit | edit source]

  • (helpful tools and resources, gazetteers)
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Help Wanted[edit | edit source]

In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by:


Featured Content[edit | edit source]

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Did you know?[edit | edit source]

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