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*Search the death registers for all known family members. Death records may show children who were never recorded in baptism records.<br>
*Search the death registers for all known family members. Death records may show children who were never recorded in baptism records.<br>


== Convent records (Registres des monastères, couvents, abbayes, évêchés)  ==
=== Convent records (Registres des monastères, couvents, abbayes, évêchés)  ===
 
Content: Names and genealogies of clergy and members of religious orders, record of clerical taxes, land records, wills, inheritance and judicial records of laity.
Research use: Supplies names and relationships at an early time period not covered by other records.
 
Record type: Records of religious orders at an early time included a broad spectrum of documents relating to clergy and layman.
 
Time Period: 1200-present.
 
Content: Names and genealogies of clergy and members of religious orders, record of clerical taxes, land records, wills, inheritance and judicial records of laity.  
 
Location: National, departmental, municipal archives, dioceses, abbeys, etc..
 
Percentage in Family History Library: 2%.
 
Population coverage: 15%.<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>
 
'''Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:'''<br>
 
*[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/France,_Diocese_of_Coutances_et_d%27Avranche,_Parish_Registers_%28FamilySearch_Historical_Records%29 France, Coutances et d'Avranche Diocese, Parish Registers (FamilySearch Historical Records)]
*[[France, Protestant Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|France, Protestant Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records]]
*[[France, Coutance, Parish Church Registers (FamilySearch Historical Records)|France, Coutance, Parish Church Registers (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[France, Quimper et Léon - Parish Registers (FamilySearch Historical Records)|France, Quimper et Leon-Parish Registers (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*'''1533-1894''' - {{RecordSearch|1408716|France, Coutances et d'Avranche Diocese, Catholic Parish Records, 1533-1894}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images
*'''1680-1789''' - {{RecordSearch|1987637|France, Seine-Maritime, Rouen, Indexes to Church Records, 1680-1789}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index to all "B" Surnames and images


==Protestant (Huguenot Records==
==Protestant (Huguenot Records==
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