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Guide to '''Creuse ancestry, family history and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers. <br> | Guide to '''Creuse ancestry, family history and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers. <br> | ||
{{Click|Image:France_ORP.png|France Online Genealogy Records}} | {{Click|Image:France_ORP.png|France Online Genealogy Records}} | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Creuse is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from the former province of La Marche. Creuse is part of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine and is surrounded by the departments of Corrèze, Haute-Vienne, Allier, Puy-de-Dôme, Cher, and Indre. | Creuse is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from the former province of La Marche. Creuse is part of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine and is surrounded by the departments of Corrèze, Haute-Vienne, Allier, Puy-de-Dôme, Cher, and Indre. | ||
==Localities== | ==Localities (Communes)== | ||
*[http://www.francegenweb.org/communes/liste.php?dept=23 FranceGenWeb] | *[http://www.francegenweb.org/communes/liste.php?dept=23 FranceGenWeb] | ||
*[http://www.locom.org/loc_listcomd.php?d=23 Locom] | *[http://www.locom.org/loc_listcomd.php?d=23 Locom] | ||
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*[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_des_anciennes_communes_de_la_Creuse Wikipedia, former localities] | *[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_des_anciennes_communes_de_la_Creuse Wikipedia, former localities] | ||
== | == Church Records and Civil Registration (Registres Paroissiaux et Etat Civil) Online == | ||
'''The vast majority of your research will be in church records and civil registration. | '''The vast majority of your research will be in church records and civil registration.''' For more information on these records and how to use them, read [[France Church Records|'''France Church Records''']] and [[France Civil Registration- Vital Records|'''France Civil Registration''']]. '''Fortunately, these records are available online from the archives of each department:’’’<br> | ||
Here is the website for the '''Department Archives of Creuse''', where you will find these records.<br> | Here is the website for the '''Department Archives of Creuse''', where you will find these records.<br> | ||
*[http://archives.creuse.fr/s/2/registres-paroissiaux-et-d-etat-civil/? '''Department Archives of Creuse'''] | |||
[http://archives.creuse.fr/s/2/registres-paroissiaux-et-d-etat-civil/? '''Department Archives of Creuse'''] | |||
See [[Using France Online Department Archives|'''Using France Online Department Archives''']] for step by step instructions on finding and reading these records. | See [[Using France Online Department Archives|'''Using France Online Department Archives''']] for step by step instructions on finding and reading these records. | ||
==Online Census Records== | |||
=== | ==Online Local Databases and Extracted Records== | ||
==Learning to Read Enough French to Do Genealogy== | ==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. | 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. | ||
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*[https://cfhg.byu.edu/Downloads/French_Extraction_Guide/French_Extraction_Guide-Chapter_4.pdf Chapter 4: OTHER ENTRIES] <br> | *[https://cfhg.byu.edu/Downloads/French_Extraction_Guide/French_Extraction_Guide-Chapter_4.pdf Chapter 4: OTHER ENTRIES] <br> | ||
*[https://cfhg.byu.edu/Downloads/French_Extraction_Guide/French_Extraction_Guide-Chapter_5.pdf Chapter 5: FRENCH HANDWRITING AND SPELLING] <br> | *[https://cfhg.byu.edu/Downloads/French_Extraction_Guide/French_Extraction_Guide-Chapter_5.pdf Chapter 5: FRENCH HANDWRITING AND SPELLING] <br> | ||
==Search Strategy== | |||
*Search for the relative or ancestor you selected. When you find his birth record, search for the births of his '''brothers and sisters'''. | |||
*Next, search for the '''marriage of his parents.''' The marriage record will have information that will often help you find the birth records of the parents. | |||
*You can '''estimate the ages''' of the parents and search for their birth records. | |||
*Search the '''death registers for all family members.''' | |||
*Then '''repeat the whole process''' for both the father and the mother. | |||
*If earlier generations are not in the record,''' search neighboring parishes. ''' | |||
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==Genealogical Societies and Help Groups== | |||
==Websites== | |||
[[Category:Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes Region, France]] | [[Category:Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes Region, France]] | ||