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== Collection Time Period<br> ==

 

Catholic parish records from 1772-1949 in the Quimper and Léon Diocese.  

 

== How to Use the Records<br> ==

 

Parish registers are the best source for identifying individuals, parents, and spouses in France before 1792. Civil registration began in September 1792, and after this date, civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths is equally important. The information recorded in the parish registers confirms the information found in the civil registers.  

 

== Record Description<br> ==

 

In earlier years separate registers were maintained for baptisms, marriages, and burials. However, towards the end of the 17 century, the entries were generally intermingled. Entries were made in chronological order, with the records being written in Latin. Confirmations were not consistently recorded. Toward the latter half of the 19th century, pre-printed forms began to be used with the date and names written in by the officiating priest.  

 

=== Record Content<br> ===

 

== Record History<br> ==

 

In 1539, François I issued the edict of Villers-Cotterêts, which required the Catholic Church to record baptisms. The Pope mandated that records be kept in 1563. In 1579 the edict of Blois required the church in France to register marriages and burials. In 1667 the Code Louis required that two copies of the registers be kept, with one deposited at the bailliage. Most parishes covered a single town or village. Large cities normally had multiple parishes.  

 

 

French Catholic parish registers were created to record the church’s sacraments of baptism, marriage, and burial.  

 

=== Record Reliability ===

 

French Catholic parish registers are extremely reliable sources for French family history.  

 

 

 

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