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French Historical Society Collection[edit | edit source]

Research use: Of great value for those of French ancestry.

Record type: Card index of vital events.

Time period: Early to 1820.

Contents: Card index of 60,000 cards covering early French families, includes names, dates, births, deaths, marriages, etc.: 21 volumes of family records.

Location: Mauritius Central Archives.

Population coverage: Less than 10% before 1700; approximately 80% of the French population, 1700-1820.

Reliability: Secondary source.^[1]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Western Indian Ocean,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1990, 2000.

[profile-1] The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Western Indian Ocean,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1990, 2000.

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