France Research Tips and Strategies

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France Research Strategies

• Online Genealogy Records
• Birth records 1539-1791
• Birth records 1792-Present
• Death records 1539-1791
• Death records 1792-Present
• Marriage records 1539-1791
• Marriage records 1792-Present
• Huguenot Research Handouts
• Vital Record Search Strategies
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France Research Tips

• Civil records are crucial for research in France. Civil authorities began registering births, marriages, and deaths in 1792.
• French citizens of Alsace-Lorraine (Haut Rhin, Bas Rhin, Moselle) often speak German. Many people from this area moved to Russia and the Ukraine and are discussed in Germans from Russia.