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Guide to '''Meuse Department ancestry, family history and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.
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Guide to '''Meuse ancestry, family history and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers. <br>  
{{Click|Image:France_ORP.png|France Online Genealogy Records}}
 
==History==
==History==
Meuse is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. The department was created from the former provinces of Barrois (area of Bar-le-Duc) and Three Bishoprics (area of Verdun). Meuse is part of the current region of Grand Est and is surrounded by the French departments of Ardennes, Marne, Haute-Marne, Vosges, and Meurthe-et-Moselle, and has a short border with Belgium on the north.  
Meuse is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790, by order of the National Constituent Assembly. The department was created from the former provinces of Barrois and the area of Verdun.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Meuse (department)," ''Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meuse_(department) (accessed October 31, 2018).</ref>


==Localities (Communes)==
==Jurisdictions==
===Localities (Communes)===
*[http://www.francegenweb.org/communes/liste.php?dept=55 FranceGenWeb]
*[http://www.francegenweb.org/communes/liste.php?dept=55 FranceGenWeb]
*[http://www.locom.org/loc_listcomd.php?d=55 Locom]
*[http://www.locom.org/loc_listcomd.php?d=55 Locom]
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*[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_des_anciennes_communes_de_la_Meuse Wikipedia, former localities]
*[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_des_anciennes_communes_de_la_Meuse Wikipedia, former localities]


== Church Records and Civil Registration (Registres Paroissiaux et Etat Civil) Online ==
==Resources==
'''The vast majority of your research will be in church records and civil registration.''' For more information on these records and how to use them, read [[France Church Records|'''France Church Records''']] and [[France Civil Registration- Vital Records|'''France Civil Registration''']]. '''Fortunately, these records are available online from the archives of each department:’’’<br>
===Census===
Here is the website for the '''Department Archives of Meuse''', where you will find these records.<br>
* [https://archives.meuse.fr/search/form/126b4831-bb54-4bf5-af0e-ba0f672e0bf8 Recensements de population] at Department Archives of Meuse — index & images
*[http://archives.meuse.fr/search?preset=35&view=list '''Department Archives of Meuse''']
*See [[France Census]] for more information.
 
===Church Records===
*'''1536-1897''' {{RecordSearch|1582585|France, Protestant Church Records, 1536-1897}}  at FamilySearch - [[France, Protestant Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*See [[France Church Records]] for more information.
 
===Civil Registration===
*'''1542-1900''' {{RecordSearch|2840446|France, Civil Registration, Various Communes, 1542-1900}} at FamilySearch - [[France, Civil Registration, Various Communes - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*'''1792-1902''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=62538 Meuse, France, Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1792-1902] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
* [https://archives.meuse.fr/search/form/32239fba-c3ac-416c-b0f7-889cfa87214a Etat civil] at Department Archives of Meuse — index & images
* [https://www.francegenweb.org/actes//listed.php?dept=55 Les "actes en vrac" pour : Meuse (55)] at FranceGenWeb — index
* [https://www.francegenweb.org/entraide/basentraide/resultdep.php?dept=55 Les recherches terminées de la Meuse] at EntraideGenWeb — index
*See [[France Civil Registration]] for more information.
 
===Emigration and Immigration===
* '''1800-1891''' {{FSC|503121|title-id|disp=Passeports, 1800-1891, :}}(*); France, Meuse at FamilySearch Catalog - images
* '''1939-1945''' [https://www.memorialgenweb.org/memorial3/deportes/resultlieux.php?dept=55 Base des Déportés 1939-1945] at MémorialGenWeb — index
*{{FSC|417963|title-id|disp=Index to Meuse passports, :}}(*); France, Meuse at FamilySearch Catalog - images
* [https://www.francegenweb.org/migranet/listedori.php?dept=55 Les mariages de migrants originaires de : Meuse] at FranceGenWeb — index
* [https://www.francegenweb.org/migranet/listed.php?dept=55 Les mariages de migrants pour : Meuse] at FranceGenWeb — index
 
===Gazetteers===
*{{FSC|581906|title-id|disp=Dictionnaire topographique du département de la Meuse, comprenant les noms de lieu anciens et modernes}}(*); France, Meuse at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 
===Heraldry===
* [https://www.francegenweb.org/heraldique//base/search.php?search_fields=image_keywords&search_keywords=F55 Blasons de communes et familles de la Meuse] at HéraldiqueGenWeb — index & images
 
===Maps and Gazetteers===
* [https://archives.meuse.fr/search/form/29b0a425-a109-42d9-afa0-39f3a745d7b4 Cadastre] at Department Archives of Meuse
* [http://www.locom.org/loc_listcomd.php?d=55 Communes de la Meuse (carte)] at Locom
 
===Military Records===
*'''1778-1782''' {{FSC|974018|title-id|disp=Conscription militaire, tableau de la 1ère classe [ans 8-12] pour les individus nés entre 1778-1782:}}(*); Meuse (France). Archives départementales at FamilySearch Catalog - images
* [https://www.francegenweb.org/lafayette/resultat.php?dep=55 Les soldats ayant combattu pour la guerre d'indépendance des États-Unis originaires de la Meuse] at La FayetteGenWeb — index
* [https://www.memorialgenweb.org/memorial3/html/fr/resultnd.php?nd=N&dpt1=55 Morts pour la France nés dans la Meuse] at MémorialGenWeb — index
* [https://www.francegenweb.org/napmargenweb//listed.php?dept=55 Napoléon-Mariages Du Mariage de 6000 Militaires] at NapoléonMariagesGenWeb — index
* [https://archives.meuse.fr/search/form/45ac35ac-87a1-4825-b96e-829338d77ae7 Registres matricules militaires] at Department Archives of Meuse — index & images
 
===Newspapers===
* [https://archives.meuse.fr/search/form/50e07c8b-83b2-4b69-b985-92db4659aee7 Presse] at Department Archives of Meuse — index & images


See [[Using France Online Department Archives|'''Using France Online Department Archives''']] for step by step instructions on finding and reading these records.
===Nobility===
*{{FSC|118152|title-id|disp=Complèment au Nobilaire de Lorraine de Dom Pelletier précédé d'une Dissertation sur la Noblesse et suivi des listes chronologique et alphabétique des anobles depuis l'origin jusqu'en 1790 et des nobles faits ou reconnus écuyers, gentilhommes, chevaliers,}}(*); Lepage, Henri, 1814-1887 at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*{{FSC|92237|title-id|disp=La Chambre des Comptes du Duché de Bar }}(*); Longeaux, C. P. de at FamilySearch Catalog - images


==Online Census Records==
==Repositories==
Census records can support your search in civil and church records. They can help identify all family members. When families have similar names they help determine which children belong in each family. See [[France Census|'''France Census''']].
For a list of FamilySearch Centers and Affiliate Libraries, see [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ map].<br>
*[http://archives.meuse.fr/search?preset=29&view=list '''Online census records, Department Archives of Meuse''']]


==Online Local Databases and  Extracted Records==
===Archives===
Groups devoted to genealogy have also extracted and/or indexed records for specific localities, time periods, religious groups, etc. Since church records at the departmental archives are generally not indexed, you might find an index here that will speed up your searching.
'''Archives départementales de la Meuse'''<br>
*[http://www.francegenweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=Portail:Meuse '''Tout en Un (All in One) Online Databases''']  Check for online databases and records in right column.  Check back occasionally to see if new databases have become available.
26 rue d'Aulnois à Bar-le-Duc (55-Meuse)<br>
*[http://www.francegenweb.org/liens.php?ty=bddep#d55 '''Tout en Un (All in One) Local Databases'''] Here you may find extracted/translated records, record indexes, and other helpful records such as cemetery, land, or military records.
CS 50514<br>
*[https://en.geneanet.org/collaborative-indexes/geo/FRA/F55/france-meuse '''Geneanet Collaborative Indexes'''] Search by locality (parish or commune).
55012 BAR-LE-DUC Cedex<br>
*[http://genea-bricolo.over-blog.com/article-20869091.html '''Genea-Bricolo''']
France<br>
Telephone: +33 (0)3 29 79 01 89<br>
Email: [mailto:archives@meuse.fr archives@meuse.fr]<br>
[https://formulaires.demarches.meuse.fr/contacter-le-departement/contact/ Contact form]<Br>
[https://archives.meuse.fr/page/archives-en-ligne Website]


==Learning to Read Enough French to Do Genealogy==
===Libraries===
It's easier than you think! You do not have to be fluent in French to use these records, as there is only a limited vocabulary used in them.  By learning a few key phrases, you will be able to read them adequately.  Here are some resources for learning to read French records.
*[[French Genealogical Word List|French Genealogical Word List]]
*[[French Handwriting|French Handwriting]].


There is a three-lesson course in reading handwriting in old French records:
===Societies===
*[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/reading-french-handwritten-records-lesson-1-the-french-alphabet/15 Reading French Handwritten Records Lesson 1: The French Alphabet],
'''FranceGenWeb - Cousins'''<Br>
*[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/reading-french-handwritten-records-lesson-2-key-words-and-phrases/16 Reading French Handwritten Records Lesson 2: Key Words and Phrases]
[https://www.francegenweb.org/sitescgw/c2/index.php?dept=55 FranceGenWeb Cousins 55, Meuse]
*[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/reading-french-handwritten-records-lesson-3-reading-french-records/17 Reading French Handwritten Records Lesson 3: Reading French Records]


These lessons focus on reading church record and civil registration records:
*[http://www.francegenweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=Associations_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9alogiques_de_la_Meuse Meuse Wiki GenWeb Associations]
*[[France Church Records|France Church Records]]
*[http://www.francegenweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=Liste_d%27%C3%A9change_-_Lorraine Meuse Forums]
*[[France Civil Registration- Vital Records|France Civil Registration- Vital Records]]
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/SouthernEuropeGenealogyResearchCommunity/ Southern Europe Genealogy Research Community]
Another resource is the [https://cfhg.byu.edu/Downloads/French_Extraction_Guide/Default.htm '''French Records Extraction Manual, Full Manual''']. Much more is covered, but these first four lessons are especially useful.<br>
*[https://cfhg.byu.edu/Downloads/French_Extraction_Guide/French_Extraction_Guide-Chapter_1.pdf Chapter 1: OLD FRENCH RECORDS] <br>
*[https://cfhg.byu.edu/Downloads/French_Extraction_Guide/French_Extraction_Guide-Chapter_2.pdf Chapter 2: PARISH CHRISTENING AND CIVIL BIRTH ENTRIES] <br>
*[https://cfhg.byu.edu/Downloads/French_Extraction_Guide/French_Extraction_Guide-Chapter_3.pdf Chapter 3: MARRIAGE ENTRIES]<br>
*[https://cfhg.byu.edu/Downloads/French_Extraction_Guide/French_Extraction_Guide-Chapter_4.pdf Chapter 4: OTHER ENTRIES] <br>
*[https://cfhg.byu.edu/Downloads/French_Extraction_Guide/French_Extraction_Guide-Chapter_5.pdf Chapter 5: FRENCH HANDWRITING AND SPELLING] <br>
==Search Strategy==
*Search for the relative or ancestor you selected. When you find his birth record, search for the births of his '''brothers and sisters'''.
*Next, search for the '''marriage of his parents.''' The marriage record will have information that will often help you find the birth records of the parents.
*You can '''estimate the ages''' of the parents and search for their birth records.
*Search the death registers for all known family members.
*Repeat this process for both the father and the mother, starting with their birth records, then their siblings' births, then their parents' marriages, and so on.
*If earlier generations (parents, grandparents, etc.) do not appear in the records, search neighboring parishes.
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==Genealogical Societies and Help Groups==
==Research Helps==
== Websites  ==
{{HR Helps|where=France}}
*[http://www.francegenweb.org/~communes/liste.php?dept=55 Gazetteer for Meuse]


==References==
{{reflist}}


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Guide to Meuse Department ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

Meuse Department

History[edit | edit source]

Meuse is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790, by order of the National Constituent Assembly. The department was created from the former provinces of Barrois and the area of Verdun.[1]

Jurisdictions[edit | edit source]

Localities (Communes)[edit | edit source]

Resources[edit | edit source]

Census[edit | edit source]

Church Records[edit | edit source]

Civil Registration[edit | edit source]

Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]

Gazetteers[edit | edit source]

Heraldry[edit | edit source]

Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]

Military Records[edit | edit source]

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

  • Presse at Department Archives of Meuse — index & images

Nobility[edit | edit source]

Repositories[edit | edit source]

For a list of FamilySearch Centers and Affiliate Libraries, see map.

Archives[edit | edit source]

Archives départementales de la Meuse
26 rue d'Aulnois à Bar-le-Duc (55-Meuse)
CS 50514
55012 BAR-LE-DUC Cedex
France
Telephone: +33 (0)3 29 79 01 89
Email: archives@meuse.fr
Contact form
Website

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Societies[edit | edit source]

FranceGenWeb - Cousins
FranceGenWeb Cousins 55, Meuse

Research Helps[edit | edit source]

The following articles will help you research your family in France.


References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Meuse (department)," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meuse_(department) (accessed October 31, 2018).

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