France Research Tips and Strategies

France Research Strategies

 * Online Genealogy Records
 * Birth records 1539-1791
 * Birth records 1792-Present
 * Death records 1539-1791
 * Death records 1792-Present
 * Marriage records 1539-1791
 * Marriage records 1792-Present
 * Vital Record Search Strategies

France Research Tips

 * Civil records are crucial for research in France. Civil authorities began registering births, marriages, and deaths in 1792.
 * French citizens of Alsace-Lorraine (Haut Rhin, Bas Rhin, Moselle) often speak German. Many people from this area moved to Russia and the Ukraine and are discussed in Germans from Russia.