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==Resources==
==How to Find the Records==
===Online Resources===


*'''1824-1870''': {{FSC|27915|item|disp=Registres de l'état civil, 1824-1870}} Civil registration of births, marriages, deaths for Tour-de-l'Île, near Cayenne, French Guiana at FamilySearch; index & images
===Online Collections===
*'''1825-1870''': {{FSC|504536|item|disp=Registres de l'état civil, 1825-1870}} Civil registration of births, marriages, deaths for Ile-de-Cayenne, French Guiana, at FamilySearch; index & images
*'''1861''': [https://en.geneanet.org/archival-registers/view/375825?individu_filter=7337763 Mana (French Guiana) - BMD Records (Birth, Marriage, Death) | 1861 - 1861]
*'''1585-1928''': [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10911/france-compilation-of-vital-records-1585-1928?s=275764761 France Vital Records] at MyHeritage - index only ($)
*'''1536-1863''' {{RecordSearch|1582585|France, Protestant Church Records, 1536-1897}} at FamilySearch — [[France, Protestant Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1970-2018''': [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62201/ France Death Records] at Ancestry - index only ($); ''Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10823/france-death-index-1970-2020?s=275764761 MyHeritage]'' ($)


===Offices to Contact===
*'''1824-1870''': [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/27915?availability=Family%20History%20Library Registres de l'état civil, 1824-1870] at FamilySearch; index & images
{{RecordSearch|27915| Registres de Guiana}}


To obtain civil registration documents, ask the local authorities in French Guiana where to get the documents.<ref>Netherlands worldwide, [https://www.netherlandsworldwide.nl/countries/french-guiana/living-and-working/legalisation-foreign-documents Legalisation of documents from French Guiana for use in the Netherlands], (accessed 22 March 2022).</ref>
*'''1585-1928''': [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10911/france-compilation-of-vital-records-1585-1928?s=275764761 France Vital Records] at MyHeritage; index only ($)
*'''1536-1863''': {{RecordSearch|1582585| France Protestant Births}} at FamilySearch; index & images
*'''1536-1863''': {{RecordSearch|1582585| France Protestant Marriage}} at FamilySearch; index & images
*'''1536-1863''': {{RecordSearch|1582585| France Protestant Deaths}} at FamilySearch; index & images
*'''1970-2018''': [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62201/ France Death Records] at Ancestry; index only ($); ''Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10823/france-death-index-1970-2020?s=275764761 MyHeritage]'' ($)


For a list of the administrative divisions, see the Wikipedia article, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Guiana#Administrative_divisions French Guiana].  Click on a division to find the smaller divisions.
===Offices to Contact===


==Background==
==Historical Background==
 
The French made the first European settlement in 1643. African slaves were soon brought to French Guiana. Slavery was outlawed in 1794. Between 1852 and 1953, France sent many prisoners to French Guiana though many died.  In the 1970s, refugees from Laos came.<ref>Wiki contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Guiana French Guiana], (accessed 4 February 2022).</ref>


==Coverage and Compliance==
==Coverage and Compliance==
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==Information Recorded in the Records==
==Information Recorded in the Records==


===Birth Records===
*Name of child
*Date
*Place
*Names of parents
*Ages of parents
*Occupations of parents
===Marriage Records===
*Names of bride and groom
*Date
*Place
*Ages of bride and groom
*Place of birth of bride and groom
*Names of parents


===Death Records===
*Name of deceased
*Date
*Place
*Age
*Profession


== References ==
== References ==

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