France, Loire-Atlantique, Nantes, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains birth, marriage, and death records from the city of Nantes.

Reading These Records
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 * France Language and Languages
 * French Genealogical Word List
 * French Handwriting
 * Script Tutorial for French

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:

Birth and Baptisms
 * City or town of event
 * Birthdate
 * Baptism date
 * Gender
 * Name
 * Parents' names
 * Parents' ages

Marriage
 * Marriage date
 * Place of marriage
 * Name and age of bride
 * Name and age of groom
 * Names of bride's parents
 * Names of groom's parents

Death
 * Death date
 * Death place
 * Cause of death
 * Spouse's name (if married)
 * Parents' names
 * Informant
 * Place of burial

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 * Name of the person
 * Approximate date of the event
 * Location of the event

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I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

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 * Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century

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