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


*'''1773-1907''' - Archives Nationales d'Outre-Mer, [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=SAINT-MARTIN Saint Martin Civil Registration and Parish Registers, 1770-1907], index & images.
*'''1773-1907''' - Archives Nationales d'Outre-Mer, [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=SAINT-MARTIN Saint Martin Civil Registration and Parish Registers, 1770-1907], index & images.
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Telephone: 00 33 (0)4-42-93-38-50<br>
Telephone: 00 33 (0)4-42-93-38-50<br>
Fax: 00 33 (0)4-42-93-38-89<br>
Fax: 00 33 (0)4-42-93-38-89<br>
E-mail: [mailto:anom.aix@culture.gouv.fr anom.aix@culture.gouv.fr]<br>
Email: [mailto:anom.aix@culture.gouv.fr anom.aix@culture.gouv.fr]<br>


==Historical Background==
==Background==


Saint Martin is the northern half of the island of Saint Martin and is a collectivity of France.  The other half of the island is Sint Maartin, a constituent country of the Netherlands.  The border has gone back and forth but is now stable. Few of the native peoples survived.  The Spanish had the island for a short time.  Massive numbers of African slaves were brought to the island in the 1600s. Therefore the people of the island may have Dutch, French and African ancestry with a little bit of native peoples and Spanish ancestry.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Martin_(island) Saint Martin (island)], (accessed 26 March 2021).
Saint Martin is the northern half of the island of Saint Martin and is a collectivity of France.  The other half of the island is Sint Maartin, a constituent country of the Netherlands.  The border has gone back and forth but is now stable. Few of the native peoples survived.  The Spanish had the island for a short time.  Massive numbers of African slaves were brought to the island in the 1600s. Therefore the people of the island may have Dutch, French and African ancestry with a little bit of native peoples and Spanish ancestry.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Martin_(island) Saint Martin (island)], (accessed 26 March 2021).

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Resources

Online Resources

Offices to Contact

Archives Nationales d'Outre-Mer
29, chemin du moulin de Testas
CS 50062
13182 Aix-En-Provence Cedex 5
France

Telephone: 00 33 (0)4-42-93-38-50
Fax: 00 33 (0)4-42-93-38-89
Email: anom.aix@culture.gouv.fr

Background

Saint Martin is the northern half of the island of Saint Martin and is a collectivity of France. The other half of the island is Sint Maartin, a constituent country of the Netherlands. The border has gone back and forth but is now stable. Few of the native peoples survived. The Spanish had the island for a short time. Massive numbers of African slaves were brought to the island in the 1600s. Therefore the people of the island may have Dutch, French and African ancestry with a little bit of native peoples and Spanish ancestry.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, Saint Martin (island), (accessed 26 March 2021).

Coverage and Compliance

Information Recorded in the Records

Birth Records

  • Date and place of birth
  • Given name of child
  • Gender
  • Names and ages of parents
  • Names and ages of witnesses

Marriage Records

  • Date and place of marriage
  • Names and ages of bride and groom
  • Names of parents
  • Names and ages of witnesses

Death Records

  • Date and place of death
  • Name and age of deceased
  • Name of spouse or parents
  • Names and ages of informants

References