Bas-Rhin, France Genealogy
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Guide to Bas-Rhin Department ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.
History
Bas-Rhin is one of the original 83 departments created on 4 March 1790, during the French Revolution.
In the mid-1790s, following the French occupation of the entire left bank of the Rhine, the northern boundary of the department was extended north beyond the Lauter to the Queich river to include the areas of Annweiler am Trifels, Landau in der Pfalz, Bad Bergzabern, and Worth am Rhein. However, upon Napoleon's second defeat in 1815, the Congress of Vienna reassigned the areas north of the Lauter to Bayern; and those territories are now presently located in the neighbouring German state of Rheinland-Pfalz.
The department has twice been incorporated into Germany: from 1871 (after France's defeat in the Franco-Prussian War) until the end of World War I in 1918, and again briefly during World War II (from 1940 to 1945).[1]
On 1 January 2021, the departments of Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin will merge into the European Collectivity of Alsace.[2]
Jurisdictions
Localities (Communes)
Resources
Census
- See France Census for more information.
Church Records
- 1525-1912 France, Bas-Rhin, Parish and Civil Registration, 1525-1912 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1536-1897 France, Protestant Church Records, 1536-1897 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
- Communes et paroisses at FAN-Genealogie — index
- See France Church Records for more information.
Civil Registration
- 1525-1912 France, Bas-Rhin, Parish and Civil Registration, 1525-1912 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1542-1900 France, Civil Registration, Various Communes, 1542-1900 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
- Communes et paroisses at FAN-Genealogie — index
- Les "actes en vrac" pour : Bas-Rhin (67) at FranceGenWeb — index
- Les recherches terminées du Bas-Rhin at EntraideGenWeb — index
- Répertoire numérique de fonds de l'état civil (sous-séries II E, III E, IV E) FS Library Film 962676 Item 4, book 944.3835 A5rn ser. 2E-4E (Numerical index to the departmental archives of the Bas-Rhin, sub-series 2E-4E, civil registration.)
- See France Civil Registration for more information.
Emigration and Immigration
- 1939-1945 Base des Déportés 1939-1945 at MémorialGenWeb — index
- Les mariages de migrants originaires de : Bas Rhin at FranceGenWeb — index
- Les mariages de migrants pour : Bas Rhin at FranceGenWeb — index
Heraldry
- Blasons du Bas-Rhin et familles du Bas-Rhin at HéraldiqueGenWeb — index & images
Land and Property
- Emigration und Nationalgüterveräusserungen im Pfälzischen Teil des Departements du Bas-Rhin FS Library Book 943.43 R2m (The settlement of and purchase of government land by private individuals in the Pfalz region of Germany during the French occupation from 1791 to 1815)
- Répertoire numérique détaillé de la série Q, domaines nationaux FS Library Film 908803, book 944.3835 A5rn ser. Q (Numerical index to the departmental archives of the Bas-Rhin, series Q, national lands)
Maps and Gazetteers
- Communes du Bas-Rhin (carte) at Locom
Military Records
- Les mariages pour : Bas Rhin at Napoléon-MariagesGenWeb — index
- Les soldats ayant combattu pour la guerre d'indépendance originaires du Bas-Rhin at La FayetteGenWeb — index
- Morts pour la France décédés dans le Bas-Rhin at MémorialGenWeb — index & images
- Morts pour la France nés dans le Bas-Rhin at MémorialGenWeb — index & images
- Les Bas-Rhinois dans les armées de la Révolution et du 1er Empire FS Library Book 944.3835 M2L
- Registres militaires et tableaux de recensement, 1817-1856 FS Library 50 rolls (A census of 19 and 20 year old males from the arrondisements of: Saverne, Sélestat, Strasbourg and Wissembourg)
Notarial Records
- Numerical index of the notarial archives of the former area of Basse- Alsace, now in the department of Bas-Rhin, France. Includes an index of notaries and clientele. (Répertoire numérique des archives notariales de Basse Alsace) FS Library Film 962552 Item 2
Schools and Education
- Directory of the Evangelical Lutheran clergy, parishes, communities, and schools of higher learning, 1525-1694. (Die evangeliche Gemeinden und Hohen Schulen in Elsass und Lothringen von der Reformation bis zur Gegenwart) FS Library Film 1045340 Item 4, Book 943 B4b v. 16
Taxation
- Register of the revenue and list of taxpayers for the bailliage of Uffried. (Registres des revenus du bailliage de l'Uffried, 1561) FS Library Film 1165973 Item 2 (Includes registers of Stattmatten, Dalhunden, Sessenheim, Rountzenheim, Roeschwoog, and Roppenheim.)
Repositories
For a list of FamilySearch Centers and Affiliate Libraries, see map.
Archives
Archives départementales du Bas-Rhin
6, rue Philippe Dollinger
Grand Est
67100 Strasbourg
France
Telephone: +33 (0)3 69 06 73 06
Email: ArchivesAccueil@alsace.eu
Website
Archives d'Alsace
Website
- Répertoire numérique de la série L (documents administratifs de la période révolutionnaire, 1790-An VIII) FS Library Film 962651 Item 10, Book 944.3835 A5rn ser. L (Numerical index to the departmental archives of the Bas-Rhin, series L, administrative documents from the revolutionary period, 1790-1800)
Libraries
Societies
FranceGenWeb - Cousins
FranceGenWeb Cousins 67, Bas-Rhin
Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in France.
References
- ↑ Bas-Rhin (France). Archives départementales and François J. Himly. Chronologie de la basse Alsace: 1er-XXe siècle (Strasbourg: 1972), 126. WorldCat 222898250; FS Library Book 944.3835 N2b(accessed July 11, 2016)
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Bas-Rhin," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bas-Rhin (accessed June 3, 2020).