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== Online Resources == | |||
*[http://www.culture.fr/Genealogie/Grand-Memorial Grand Mémorial] - includes military records, history, and documents found at the Ministry of Defense, Departmental Archives and France National Archives | |||
*'''1887-1921''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-14011/france-military-conscripts-of-seine?s=275764761 France, Military Conscripts of Seine] at MyHeritage - index & images ($) | |||
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-14014/france-military-enlistees-conscripts-of-nord?s=275764761 France, Military Enlistees and Conscripts of Nord] at MyHeritage - index ($) | |||
=== Multiple Wars === | |||
*'''1793-1896''' {{RecordSearch|2854372|France, Brittany, Public Records, 1793-1896}} at FamilySearch - [[France, Brittany, Public Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index | |||
*'''1802-1977''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-14021/france-legion-of-honour?s=275764761 France, Legion of Honor] at MyHeritage - index & images ($) | |||
*'''1867-1921''' {{RecordSearch|2815120|France, Calvados, Military Registration Cards, 1867-1921}} at FamilySearch - [[France, Calvados, Military Registration Cards, 1867-1921 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | |||
''Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20061/france-calvados-military-registration-cards?s=275764761 MyHeritage] ($)'' | |||
*'''1865-1932''' {{RecordSearch|3007175|France, Rhône, Military Registration Cards, 1865-1932}} at FamilySearch - [[France, Rhône, Military Registration Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | |||
*'''1867-1921''' {{RecordSearch|2807503|France, Vienne, Military Draft Cards, 1867-1921}} at FamilySearch - [[France, Vienne, Military Draft Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | |||
''Also at: [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20075/france-vienne-military-draft-cards?s=275764761 MyHeritage] ($)'' | |||
===By War=== | |||
==== Thirty Years War ==== | |||
'''1618-1648:''' [[Thirty Years' War|Thirty Years War]]. Many records destroyed in eastern France. Severe devastation in German areas. | |||
==== King William's War ==== | |||
'''1689-1697:''' [[King William's War, 1689-1697|King William's War]]. In England, it was called the War of the Grand Alliance. | |||
==== Queen Anne's War ==== | |||
'''1703-1713:''' [[Queen Anne's War 1702 to 1713|Queen Anne's War]]. Also known as War of Spanish Succession. | |||
==== King George's War ==== | |||
'''1744-1748:''' [[King George's War, 1744-1748|King George's War]]. | |||
==== French and Indian War ==== | |||
'''1756-63:''' Seven Years War also known as [[French and Indian War, 1754-1763|French and Indian War]]. Britain consolidates colonial power at the expense of France. | |||
==== American Revolution ==== | |||
'''1778-1783:''' French assistance in the American Revolution. | |||
*'''1778-1783''' {{RecordSearch|2758243|United States. French Combatants in the Revolutionary War, 1778-1783}} at FamilySearch; index & images | |||
*Bodinier, Gilbert. ''Dictionnaire des officiers de l'armée royale qui ont combattu aux Etats-Unis pendant la guerre d'Indépendance 1776-1783 (Officers in the Royal French Army who fought in the United States during the American War for Independence, 1776-1783)''. Vincennes, France: Service historique de l'armée de terre, 1983. (FS Library book {{FSC|944 M2b|disp=944 M2b}}; not on microfilm.) | |||
*''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1246422 Les combattants français de la guerre américaine, 1778-1783 (French soldiers in the American Revolution)]''. Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1969. Originally published as: United States Congress. 58th Congress, Second Session. Senate. Document number 77. (FS Library book {{FSC|944 M2cf|disp=944 M2cf}}; film {{FSC|547088|film|disp=547088}} item 5.) Includes index. | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/205772-soldiers-and-sailors-of-france-in-the-american-war-for-independence-1776-1783?offset=1 Captain Joachim Merlant.''Soldiers and Sailors of France in the War of American Independence (1776-1783).''] New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1920. FS Library Digital book | |||
*{{FSC|2063655|item|disp=translated and edited by Howard C. Rice, Jr., & Anne S. K. Brown. ''The American campaigns of Rochambeau's army : 1780, 1781, 1782, 1783.''Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, c1972.}} | |||
'''National Park Service - Yorktown Battlefield''' | |||
*[https://www.nps.gov/york/learn/historyculture/french-units-at-yorktown.htm French Units at Yorktown] | |||
*[https://www.nps.gov/york/learn/historyculture/french-naval-casualties01.htm French Naval Casualties] | |||
*[https://www.nps.gov/york/learn/historyculture/french-army-casualties01.htm French Army Casualties at Yorktown] | |||
==== French Revolutionary Wars ==== | |||
'''1792-1800:''' French Revolutionary Wars. France invaded Germany and Italy. | |||
==== Napoleonic Wars ==== | |||
'''1800-1815:''' Napoleonic Wars surge back and forth across Europe. | |||
==== Crimean War ==== | |||
'''1853-1856:''' Crimean War. France, Britain, Türkiye fight Russia. | |||
==== Franco-Prussian War ==== | |||
'''1870-1871:''' Franco-Prussian War. German Empire founded upon defeat of France and took Alsace and Lorraine to form Alsace-Lorraine (Elsass-Lothringen). | |||
*'''1870''' {{RecordSearch|2858146|France, Yonne, Military Records, War of 1870}} at FamilySearch - [[France, Yonne, Military Records, War of 1870 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index | |||
==== World War I ==== | |||
*[http://www.culture.fr/Genealogie/Grand-Memorial Grand Mémorial] - includes military records, history, and documents focusing on World War I | |||
*'''1914-1918:''' World War I. France regains Alsace and Lorraine at the end. | |||
*'''1914-1918''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/70905/ Web: France, World War 1 Volunteers from Schools and Universities, 1914-1918] at Ancestry - index ($) | |||
*'''1914-1918''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/70899/ Web: France, World War 1 Casualty Lists - Partial, 1914-1918] at Ancestry ($) | |||
*'''1914-1961''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10819/france-military-death-index-1914-1961?utm_source=organic_blog&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=supersearch&tr_funnel=supersearch&tr_country=US&tr_creative=dec19secondhalf&utm_content=dec19secondhalf France, Military Death Index, 1914-1961] at MyHeritage - index ($) | |||
*'''[https://www.theworldremembers.org/search-the-names The World Remembers - WWI Deaths]''' | |||
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/31491067 World War I French Insignia Chart. National Archives Catalog. NAID] | |||
==== World War II ==== | |||
*'''1940''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-14012/france-world-war-ii-prisoners-of-war?s=275764761 France, World War II Prisoners of War] at MyHeritage - index ($) | |||
== Military Records Overview == | == Military Records Overview == | ||
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Many of these records have been centralized at the [http://www.servicehistorique.sga.defense.gouv.fr/ Military Archives in Vincennes], but the conscription records are kept at the departmental archives. The FamilySearch Library has not filmed military records, except for a few conscription records in the department of Bas-Rhin from 1817 to 1856. | Many of these records have been centralized at the [http://www.servicehistorique.sga.defense.gouv.fr/ Military Archives in Vincennes], but the conscription records are kept at the departmental archives. The FamilySearch Library has not filmed military records, except for a few conscription records in the department of Bas-Rhin from 1817 to 1856. | ||
= Confidentiality = | == Confidentiality == | ||
Military records are kept confidential for more years from the soldier's birth. Other sources (such as church records and civil registration) are more easily available and contain much of the same information. | Military records are kept confidential for more years from the soldier's birth. Other sources (such as church records and civil registration) are more easily available and contain much of the same information. | ||
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150 years for military service records (also known as matricule registre)<ref>Références Larousse. 1991. la généalogie : histoire et pratique. Canada : Larousse, edited by Joseph Valynseels, p. 97-116.</ref>, <ref>Pontet, Patrick. 1993. Ancestral Research in France. Great Britain: Patrick Pontet, p. 99-102.</ref>, <ref>Henry, Gilles. 2004. Guide De généalogie. France: Solar, p.169-174.</ref> | 150 years for military service records (also known as matricule registre)<ref>Références Larousse. 1991. la généalogie : histoire et pratique. Canada : Larousse, edited by Joseph Valynseels, p. 97-116.</ref>, <ref>Pontet, Patrick. 1993. Ancestral Research in France. Great Britain: Patrick Pontet, p. 99-102.</ref>, <ref>Henry, Gilles. 2004. Guide De généalogie. France: Solar, p.169-174.</ref> | ||
= Military Records Genealogical Value = | == Military Records Genealogical Value == | ||
Military Records are useful for following movements of young men, disclosure of military regiment assignments, and may substitute for missing civil registers. | Military Records are useful for following movements of young men, disclosure of military regiment assignments, and may substitute for missing civil registers. | ||
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Content is similar to birth registers and lists only 17-21-year-old males, their parents, residence, physical descriptions, current status such as exempt, moved away, deceased, etc.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: France,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1984-1998.</ref> | Content is similar to birth registers and lists only 17-21-year-old males, their parents, residence, physical descriptions, current status such as exempt, moved away, deceased, etc.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: France,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1984-1998.</ref> | ||
Military censuses or conscription records may help determine where a person was from. Not all collections are indexed. They are compiled year by year and listed alphabetically in each locality for men who are age 19 and 20. The towns | Military censuses or conscription records may help determine where a person was from. Not all collections are indexed. They are compiled year by year and listed alphabetically in each locality for men who are age 19 and 20. The towns may be grouped in cantons and districts. Each department has several districts. Because of this, a search for conscription records can be time-consuming. You will need your relative's birth year and birth department before beginning research for conscription records in departmental archives. | ||
Records of French troop assignments [contrôles de troupes] start in 1716. They are arranged by regiment name and the date each company in the regiment was raised. The list shows where the company was raised, commanders, and number of men. It cites the archive number of the company's records and the types of information in the records (such as names of parents and dates and places of birth). Troop assignments from 1716 to 1789 are listed in: | Records of French troop assignments [contrôles de troupes] start in 1716. They are arranged by regiment name and the date each company in the regiment was raised. The list shows where the company was raised, commanders, and number of men. It cites the archive number of the company's records and the types of information in the records (such as names of parents and dates and places of birth). Troop assignments from 1716 to 1789 are listed in: | ||
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''Bureau Central d’Archives Administratives Militaires'' is another possible place to explore for records. | ''Bureau Central d’Archives Administratives Militaires'' is another possible place to explore for records. | ||
''Navel records-'' | ''Navel records-'' May be harder to research because they are dispersed between a number of archives. It may be in the ''maritime'' regions, ''the Service Historique de la Marine'', the ''Archives Nationales'', and certain ''archieves departementales''. The meritime region is further divided between the five main historically naval ports: Cherbourg, Brest, Lorient, Rochefort, Toulon. | ||
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:FRANCE, [DEPARTMENT] - MILITARY HISTORY | :FRANCE, [DEPARTMENT] - MILITARY HISTORY | ||
:FRANCE, [PROVINCE] (REGION) - MILITARY HISTORY | :FRANCE, [PROVINCE] (REGION) - MILITARY HISTORY | ||
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