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Guide to '''Loiret, France ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records. | Guide to '''Loiret, France ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records. | ||
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== Church Records and Civil Registration == | |||
'''The vast majority of your research will be in church records and civil registration. Fortunately, these records are available online from the archives of each department.''' <br> | |||
===How to Read the Records=== | |||
*For more instruction on using these records, see: | |||
** [[France Church Records|France Church Records]] | |||
**[[France Civil Registration- Vital Records|France Civil Registration- Vital Records]]. | |||
**[https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Chapter_1:_OLD_FRENCH_RECORDS Chapter 1: OLD FRENCH RECORDS] | |||
**[https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Chapter_2:_PARISH_CHRISTENING_AND_CIVIL_BIRTH_ENTRIES Chapter 2: PARISH CHRISTENING AND CIVIL BIRTH ENTRIES] | |||
**[https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Chapter_3:_MARRIAGE_ENTRIES Marriage Entries Chapter 3: MARRIAGE ENTRIES]. | |||
===Learning to Read Enough French to Do Genealogy=== | |||
*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. | |||
:::[[French Genealogical Word List|French Genealogical Word List]] | |||
:::[[French Handwriting|French Handwriting]]. | |||
*There is a three-lesson course in reading French Records: | |||
::::[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/16Reading 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] | |||
===Finding Church Records and Civil Registration Online=== | |||
Each Department of France has archives that provide digitized images of these records.<br> | |||
Here is the address for the '''Department Archives of Loiret''', where you will find these records.<br> | |||
Revision as of 15:59, 20 July 2016
Guide to Loiret, France ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.
Church Records and Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
The vast majority of your research will be in church records and civil registration. Fortunately, these records are available online from the archives of each department.
How to Read the Records[edit | edit source]
- For more instruction on using these records, see:
Learning to Read Enough French to Do Genealogy[edit | edit source]
- 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.
- There is a three-lesson course in reading French Records:
Finding Church Records and Civil Registration Online[edit | edit source]
Each Department of France has archives that provide digitized images of these records.
Here is the address for the Department Archives of Loiret, where you will find these records.
Places/Localities[edit | edit source]
Cantons within the Arrondissement of Montargis
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Cantons within the Arrondissement of Orléans
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Cantons within the Arrondissement of Pithiviers
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- Beaune-la-Rolande
- Malesherbes
- Outarville
- Pithiviers
- Puiseaux
Online Church Records and Civil RegistrationR[edit | edit source]
Department Archives of Loiret All parish and civil records from before 1832 held by the Archives Départmentales were burned in the bombing of Orléans in 1940. The only existing copies are the ones held in the communes. The Départment is scanning them and will gradually make them available online, completing this task in 2016.