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<center>''The France Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for France. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.''</center><br> | <center>''The France Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for France. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.''</center><br> | ||
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Revision as of 21:50, 11 January 2024
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France Research Strategies[edit | edit source]
- Getting Started
- France Research Guide
- Finding Records of your Ancestors in France 1792 to 1880
- French Research Brigham Young University Independent Study Online Course
- Online Learning - video classes
- Record Finder - gives suggestions for records to search
Finding Birth Records[edit | edit source]
Finding Marriage Records[edit | edit source]
Finding Death Records[edit | edit source]
France Research Tips[edit | edit source]
- Civil records are crucial for research in France. Civil authorities began registering births, marriages, and deaths in 1792.
- French citizens of Alsace-Lorraine (Haut Rhin, Bas Rhin, Moselle) often speak German. Many people from this area moved to Russia and the Ukraine and are discussed in Germans from Russia.
Online Learning[edit | edit source]
- Classes: Finding Your French Ancestors Online
Record Types and Beginning Dates[edit | edit source]
| Record Type (English) | Record Type (French) | Records Begin |
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| Civil registration | Etat civil | 1792 |
| Church records | Registres ecclésiastiques | 1525 |
| Census, population registers and tax lists | Recensement, centième, denier, registres de la taille et autres registres d’impôts seigneuriaux et royaux | 1590 |
| Notarial records | Registres notariaux | 1300 |
| Genealogical collections | Collections généalogiques | 1000 |
| Passenger lists, emigration registers and passports | Rôles des passagers, registres des émigrés, demandes des passeports pour l’étranger et l’intérieur | 1686 |
| Orphan and guardianship records | Tutelles, curatelles, émancipations | 1500 |
| Naturalization and name change records | Lettres de naturalisation et de changements de noms | 1635 |
| Feudal and allegiance records | Fiefs, terriers, aveux, dénombrements, hommages, reconnaissances des tailles; registres de la justice seigneuriale | 1000 |
| Death memorials and cemetery inscriptions | Obituaires, registres des cultes anniversaires des décès, et inscriptions mortuaires | 1400 |
| Military conscriptions, exemptions, deserters | Registres de conscription, dossiers d’exemption, listes des déserteurs | 1800 |
| Burgess rolls and guild records | Registres de bourgeoisie et corporations de métiers | 1300 |
| City directories | Répertoires d’adresses | 1700 |
| Hospital records | Registres des hôtels-Dieu et des hôpitaux | 1700 |
| French colonial records | Registres d’engagement pour les colonies françaises | 1634 |
| Public officials and government employee records | Dossiers personnels des fonctionnaires | 1525 |
| School records | Registres de l’instruction publique, des universités, collèges, sociétés académiques | 1300 |
| Convent records | Registres des monastères, couvents, abbayes, évêchés | 1200 |