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Guide to '''Ardèche 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 '''Ardèche ancestry, family history and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers. <br>
==History==
{{Click|Image:France_ORP.png|France Online Genealogy Records}}
As a result of the reformation of John Calvin in Geneva, Ardèche was one of the areas which strongly embraced Protestantism partly as a result of missionary activity of 1534. The Revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685 outlawed Protestantism. During the French Revolution, in 1789, with the Declaration of Human Rights, Ardèche Protestants were at last recognized as citizens in their own right, free at last to practice their faith. <br>


== History  ==
Named after the river of the same name, the Ardèche was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Ardèche," ''Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardèche (accessed October 30, 2018).</ref>
Ardèche is a Department in the south-central France named after the Ardèche River.  Created March 4, 1790, it was formerly part of the ancient province of Vivarais. It is bordered by Gard, Lozère, Haute Loire, Loire, Isère, Ardèche, and Vaucluse.  [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ard%C3%A8che (Wikipedia)]


== Localities (Communes)==
*'''1287-1790''' {{FSC|455584|title-id|disp=Les Grandes heures du bailliage et de la sénéchausée du Bas-Vivarais, 1284-1790 }}(*); Boulle, Maurice at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*[http://www.francegenweb.org/communes/liste.php?dept=07 FranceGenWeb]  
*'''1574-1724''' {{FSC|63065|title-id|disp=Documents concernant l'Ardèche, 1574-1724 }}(*); Font-Réaulx, J. de (Jacques) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*{{FSC|22253|title-id|disp=Les châteaux historiques du Vivarais }}(*); Benoit-d'Entrevaux, Florentin at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*{{FSC|502160|title-id|disp=La France moderne, dictionnaire généalogique, historique et biographique (Drôme et Ardèche) }}(*); Villain, Jules at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 
==Jurisdictions==
===Localities (Communes)===
*[http://www.francegenweb.org/communes/liste.php?dept=07 FranceGenWeb]
*[http://www.locom.org/loc_listcomd.php?d=07 Locom-France]
*[http://www.locom.org/loc_listcomd.php?d=07 Locom-France]
*[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_des_communes_de_l%27Ard%C3%A8che Wikipedia]
*[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_des_communes_de_l%27Ard%C3%A8che Wikipedia]
*[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_des_anciennes_communes_de_l%27Ard%C3%A8che Wikipedia, former localities]
*[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_des_anciennes_communes_de_l%27Ard%C3%A8che Wikipedia, former localities]
== Church Records and Civil Registration (Registres Paroissiaux et Etat civil) Online ==
'''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>
[http://archives.ardeche.fr/Accueil/Consulter_les_archives_numerisees/Registres_paroissiaux_et_d_etat_civil/Etat_civil '''Ardèche Departmental Archives''']


See [[Using France Online Department Archives|'''Using France Online Department Archives''']] for step by step instructions on finding and reading these records.
==Resources==
==Online Census Records==
===Census===
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''']].
* [https://archives.ardeche.fr/archive/recherche/recpop/n:204 Recensement de population] at Archives départementales de l'Ardèche — index & images
*[http://archives.ardeche.fr/Accueil/Consulter_les_archives_numerisees/Autres_donnees_nominatives/Recensement '''Online census records, Department Archives of Ardèche''']
*See [[France Census]] for more information.
 
===Church Records===
*'''1481-1924''' {{RecordSearch|3661216|France, Ardèche, Parish and Civil Registration, 1481-1924}} at FamilySearch - [[France, Ardèche, Parish and Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''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
*'''1672-1674''' {{FSC|394892|title-id|disp=Registres de l'eglise réformée de quartier du Bas-Vivarais (Ardèche), 1672-1674}}(*); Eglise réformée. Quartier du Bas-Vivarais (Vivarais) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1788-1789''' {{FSC|295236|title-id|disp=Déclarations des baptêmes, mariages, décès des protestants, 1788-1789 }}(*); Pierregourde (Vivarais : Seigneurie). Juge général at FamilySearch Catalog - images
* [https://archives.ardeche.fr/archive/recherche/paroissiaux/n:164 Registres paroissiaux catholiques] at Archives départementales de l'Ardèche — index & images
* [http://lesdeaux.free.fr/regiparr/regiparr.htm Registres paroissiaux de la paroisse de Saint Martial] at Lesdeaux — index
* [https://archives.ardeche.fr/archive/recherche/protestants/n:121 Registres paroissiaux protestants] at Archives départementales de l'Ardèche — index & images
*See [[France Church Records]] for more information.
 
===Civil Registration===
*'''1481-1924''' {{RecordSearch|3661216|France, Ardèche, Parish and Civil Registration, 1481-1924}} at FamilySearch - [[France, Ardèche, Parish and Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''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
* [http://lesdeaux.free.fr/etacivil/etacivil.htm Etat civil de la commune de Saint Martial] at Lesdeaux — index
* [https://www.francegenweb.org/actes//listed.php?dept=07 Les "actes en vrac" pour : Ardèche (07)] at FranceGenWeb — index
* [https://www.francegenweb.org/entraide/basentraide/resultdep.php?dept=07 Les recherches terminées de l'Ardèche] at EntraideGenWeb — index
* [https://archives.ardeche.fr/archive/recherche/etatcivil/n:96 Registres d'état civil.] at Archives départementales de l'Ardèche — index & images
*See [[France Civil Registration]] for more information.
 
===Compiled Genealogies===
* [http://lesdeaux.free.fr/familles/familles.htm Généalogie des familles de Saint Martial] at Lesdeaux — index
 
===Court Records===
*'''1788-1790''' {{FSC|508647|title-id|disp=Déclarations des naissances, mariages, sépultures de non-catholiques, 1788-1790}}(*); Les Boutières (Vivarais : District). Juge général at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 
===Emigration and Immigration===
* '''1939-1945''' [https://www.memorialgenweb.org/memorial3/deportes/resultlieux.php?dept=07 Base des Déportés 1939-1945] at MémorialGenWeb — index
* [https://www.francegenweb.org/migranet/listedori.php?dept=07 Les mariages de migrants originaires de : Ardèche] at FranceGenWeb — index
* [https://www.francegenweb.org/migranet/listed.php?dept=07 Les mariages de migrants pour : Ardèche] at FranceGenWeb — index
 
===Heraldry===
*{{FSC|23396|title-id|disp=Armorial du Vivarais }}(*); Benoit-d'Entrevaux, Florentin at FamilySearch Catalog - images
* [http://www.francegenweb.org/~heraldique/base/search.php?search_fields=image_keywords&search_keywords=F07 Blasons de communes et familles de l'Ardèche] at HéraldiqueGenWeb — index & images
 
===Maps and Gazetteers===
* [http://www.locom.org/loc_listcomd07.htm Communes de l'Ardèche (carte)] at Locom
 
===Military Records===
* '''1887-1921''' [https://archives.ardeche.fr/archive/recherche/matricule/n:127 Matricules de la première guerre mondiale (Classes 1887-1921)] at Archives départementales de l'Ardèche — index & images
* '''1914-1918''' [http://lesdeaux.free.fr/14-18/19141918.htm Les soldats de la guerre de 1914-1918] at Lesdeaux — index
* [https://archives.ardeche.fr/archive/recherche/cartecombattant/n:128 Cartes du combattant] at Archives départementales de l'Ardèche — index & images
* [https://www.francegenweb.org/napmargenweb//listed.php?dept=07 Les mariages pour : Ardèche] at FranceGenWeb — index
* [https://www.francegenweb.org/lafayette/resultat.php?dep=07 Les soldats ayant combattu pour la guerre d'indépendance des États-Unis originaires de l'Ardèche] at La FayetteGenWeb — index
* [https://www.memorialgenweb.org/memorial3/html/fr/resultnd.php?nd=N&dpt1=07 Morts pour la France décédés dans l'Ardèche] at MémorialGenWeb — index & images
* [https://www.memorialgenweb.org/memorial3/html/fr/resultnd.php?nd=N&dpt1=07 Morts pour la France nés dans l'Ardèche] at MémorialGenWeb — index & images
* [https://archives.ardeche.fr/archive/recherche/recrutementmilitaire/n:97 Recrutement militaire - ensemble des matricules] at Archives départementales de l'Ardèche — index & images
*{{FSC|63508|title-id|disp=Répertoire numérique des archives départementales, Ardèche, série R }}(*); Ardèche (France). Archives départementales at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 
===Nobility===
*'''1460-1560''' {{FSC|63228|title-id|disp=La noblesse en Vivarais au début de l'âge moderne (1460-1560) }}(*); Régné, Jean, 1883- at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1789''' {{FSC|23042|title-id|disp=La noblesse de la sénéchaussée de Villeneuve-de-Berg en 1789 }}(*); Gigord, Raymond de at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 
===Notarial Records===
*'''1319-1940''' {{FSC|1349335|title-id|disp=Repertoire des Notaires, 1319-1940}}(*); Ardèche (France). Archives départementales at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1594-1700''' {{FSC|661004|title-id|disp=Le répertoire des minutes de notaires, 1594-1700}}(*); Vernet, Léon at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1697-1790''' {{FSC|345372|title-id|disp=Le Fichier des noms de personnes extraits de sous-série 2 E (arrentements et baux), 1697-1790 }}(*); Ardèche (France). Archives départementales at FamilySearch Catalog - images


==Online Local Databases and Extracted Records==
===Taxation===
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.
*'''1695-1727''' {{FSC|114375|title-id|disp=Rolles des capitations des villes et communes du Vivarais, 1695-1727 }}(*); Vivarais (Languedoc : Subdélegation). Indendant at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*[http://www.francegenweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=Portail:Ard%C3%A8che '''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.
*[http://www.francegenweb.org/liens.php?ty=bddep#d07 '''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.
*[https://en.geneanet.org/collaborative-indexes/geo/FRA/F07/france-ardeche '''Geneanet Collaborative Indexes''']  Search by locality (parish or commune).
*{{RecordSearch|1582585|'''France, Protestant Church Records, 1536-1894'''}} at FamilySearch (index and images)
*[http://genea-bricolo.over-blog.com/article-7036589.html '''Genea-Bricolo''']
*[http://www.basesgenealogiquesducglanguedoc.fr/ '''Cercle Généalogique du Languedoc Databases''']
*[http://huguenots-france.org/france/cevennes/cevennes.htm '''Huguenots des Cévennes''']
*[http://huguenots-france.org/france/vivarais/vivarais.htm '''Huguenots des Vivarais''']


==Microfilm Records of the FamilySearch Library==
==Repositories==
The church and civil registration records have all been microfilmed.  These microfilms may be ordered for viewing at [https://familysearch.org/locations/ '''Family History Centers'''] located around the world.  To find a microfilm:  Click on {{FHLPlace2|80291|France|Ardèche}}, find and click on "'''Places within France, Ardèche'''," and choose your locality from the list.
For a list of FamilySearch Centers and Affiliate Libraries, see [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ map].<br>


==Learning to Read Enough French to Do Genealogy==
===Archives===
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.
'''Archives départementales de l'Ardèche'''<br>
*[[French Genealogical Word List|French Genealogical Word List]]
14 Pl. Andre Malraux<br>
*[[French Handwriting|French Handwriting]].
07000 Privas<br>
France<bR>
Telephone: +33 (0)4 75 66 98 00<br>
[https://archives.ardeche.fr/wform/wform/fill/general_question/n:145 Contact form]<Br>
[https://archives.ardeche.fr/ Website]


There is a three-lesson course in reading handwriting in old French records:
===Libraries===
*[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/reading-french-handwritten-records-lesson-1-the-french-alphabet/15 Reading French Handwritten Records Lesson 1: The French Alphabet],
*[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://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:
===Societies===
*[[France Church Records|France Church Records]]
'''FranceGenWeb - Cousins'''<Br>
*[[France Civil Registration- Vital Records|France Civil Registration- Vital Records]]
[http://www.francegenweb.org/sitescgw/c2/index.php?dept=07 FranceGenWeb Cousins 07, Ardèche]
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.
<br>


== Genealogical Societies and Help Groups ==
*[http://www.francegenweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=Associations_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9alogiques_en_Ard%C3%A8che Ardèche Wiki GenWeb Associations]
*[http://www.francegenweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=Associations_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9alogiques_en_Ard%C3%A8che Ardèche Wiki GenWeb Associations]
*[http://www.francegenweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=Liste_d%27%C3%A9change_-_Rh%C3%B4ne-Alpes Ardèche Forums]
*[http://www.francegenweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=Liste_d%27%C3%A9change_-_Rh%C3%B4ne-Alpes Ardèche Forums]
*[http://www.loiregenealogie.org/ Association généalogique de la Loire]
*[http://www.loiregenealogie.org/ Association généalogique de la Loire]
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/SouthernEuropeGenealogyResearchCommunity/ Southern Europe Genealogy Research Community]
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/SouthernEuropeGenealogyResearchCommunity/ Southern Europe Genealogy Research Community]
<br>


'''Société des Amateurs de Généalogie de l'Ardèche''' (SAGA)<br>
'''Société des Amateurs de Généalogie de l'Ardèche''' (SAGA)<br>
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07210 Chomerac<br>
07210 Chomerac<br>
France<br>
France<br>
E-mail:bureau@geneardeche.org  
Email:bureau@geneardeche.org  
*[http://www.saga.online.fr/ Website]
*[http://www.saga.online.fr/ Website]


==Websites==
==Research Helps==
*[http://www.francegenweb.org/indexall.php?dept=07 Tout en Un Ardèche]
{{HR Helps|where=France}}
*[http://www.francegenweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=Portail:Ardèche GenWeb, ArdèchePortal]
*[http://www.francegenweb.org/sitescgw/c2/index.php?dept=07 Cousins 07]
*[http://www.geneanet.org/ Geneanet Surname Search]
*[https://fr.geneawiki.com/index.php/Portail:Sources_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9alogiques France Geneawiki Genealogical Sources] includes instructional discussions of various records available.
*[https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/French_Republican_Calendar French Republican Calendar]. This site will help you translate dates used by France from 24 October 1793 to 31 December 1805.


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

Ardèche Department

History[edit | edit source]

As a result of the reformation of John Calvin in Geneva, Ardèche was one of the areas which strongly embraced Protestantism partly as a result of missionary activity of 1534. The Revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685 outlawed Protestantism. During the French Revolution, in 1789, with the Declaration of Human Rights, Ardèche Protestants were at last recognized as citizens in their own right, free at last to practice their faith.

Named after the river of the same name, the Ardèche was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790.[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]

Compiled Genealogies[edit | edit source]

Court Records[edit | edit source]

Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]

Heraldry[edit | edit source]

Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]

Military Records[edit | edit source]

Nobility[edit | edit source]

Notarial Records[edit | edit source]

Taxation[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 l'Ardèche
14 Pl. Andre Malraux
07000 Privas
France
Telephone: +33 (0)4 75 66 98 00
Contact form
Website

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Societies[edit | edit source]

FranceGenWeb - Cousins
FranceGenWeb Cousins 07, Ardèche

Société des Amateurs de Généalogie de l'Ardèche (SAGA)
Mailing address:
SAGA
BP 3
07210 Chomerac
France
Email:bureau@geneardeche.org

Research Helps[edit | edit source]

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


References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Ardèche," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardèche (accessed October 30, 2018).

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