Reviewer, editor, pagecreator
27,631
edits
m (correction of grammar and structure)  | 
				m (Formatted Breadcrumbs)  | 
				||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Saint Lucia-sidebar}}{{breadcrumb  | |||
| link1=[[Saint Lucia Genealogy|Saint Lucia]]  | |||
| link2=  | |||
| link3=  | |||
| link4=  | |||
| link5=[[Saint Lucia History|History]]  | |||
}}  | |||
Attempts by the British to colonize the island occurred in 1605 and 1638.  The French then settled on the island in 1650. After a number of military incursions, St. Lucia was ceded to Britain in 1814.  St. Lucia achieved independence in 1979.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: West Indies,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1999.</ref>  | Attempts by the British to colonize the island occurred in 1605 and 1638.  The French then settled on the island in 1650. After a number of military incursions, St. Lucia was ceded to Britain in 1814.  St. Lucia achieved independence in 1979.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: West Indies,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1999.</ref>  | ||