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Unfortunately, there are few emigration records from France. There are some helpful Canadian records of French immigrants into Quebec from 1632 to 1713. | Unfortunately, there are few emigration records from France. There are some helpful Canadian records of French immigrants into Quebec from 1632 to 1713. | ||
= Finding the Emigrant's Town of Origin = | |||
Once you have traced your family back to a French emigrant, you must determine the city or town the ancestor was from. There are no nationwide indexes to birth, marriage, or death records in France. These records were kept locally. | Once you have traced your family back to a French emigrant, you must determine the city or town the ancestor was from. There are no nationwide indexes to birth, marriage, or death records in France. These records were kept locally. | ||
There are several sources outside of France that may give your ancestor's place of origin. You may be able to learn the town your ancestor came from by talking to older family members. Members of your family or a library may have documents that name the city or town, such as obituaries, church records, and naturalization petitions. | There are several sources outside of France that may give your ancestor's place of origin. You may be able to learn the town your ancestor came from by talking to older family members. Members of your family or a library may have documents that name the city or town, such as obituaries, church records, and naturalization petitions. | ||
Additional information about finding the origins of immigrant ancestors is given in the library's [[Tracing Immigrant Origins]] Research Outline. | Additional information about finding the origins of immigrant ancestors is given in the library's [[Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origins]] Research Outline. | ||
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=== Emigration from France === | === Emigration from France === | ||