Aube, France Genealogy

Guide to Aube ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers.

History
Aube is a department in the northeastern part of France named after the River Aube. It was created by decree of the National Assembly on 15 January 1790. It borders the departments of Marne, Haute-Marne, Côte-d'Or, Yonne, and Seine-et-Marne.

Localities (Communes)

 * FranceGenWeb
 * Locom-France
 * Wikipedia
 * 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. For more information on these records and how to use them, read France Church Records and France Civil Registration. Fortunately, these records are available online from the archives of each department: Here is the website for the Department Archives of Aube, where you will find these records.
 * Department Archives of Aube

See Using France Online Department Archives for step by step instructions on finding and reading these records.

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.
 * French Genealogical Word List
 * French Handwriting.

There is a three-lesson course in reading handwriting in old French records:
 * Reading French Handwritten Records Lesson 1: The French Alphabet,
 * Reading French Handwritten Records Lesson 2: Key Words and Phrases
 * Reading French Handwritten Records Lesson 3: Reading French Records

These lessons focus on reading church record and civil registration records: Another resource is the French Records Extraction Manual, Full Manual. Much more is covered, but these first four lessons are especially useful.
 * France Church Records
 * France Civil Registration- Vital Records
 * Chapter 1: OLD FRENCH RECORDS
 * Chapter 2: PARISH CHRISTENING AND CIVIL BIRTH ENTRIES
 * Chapter 3: MARRIAGE ENTRIES
 * Chapter 4: OTHER ENTRIES
 * Chapter 5: FRENCH HANDWRITING AND SPELLING

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. 

Genealogical Societies and Help Groups

 * Centre Généalogique de l'Aube (CGA 10) 131, Rue Etienne Pédron 10000 Troyes

Websites

 * French Wordlist
 * Archives Départementales de l'Aube
 * Aube GenWeb
 * Centre Généalogique de l'Aube
 * Cousin Genweb 10
 * GeneaNet Relevés
 * Archives Départementales
 * Aube France Genweb
 * Gazetteer for Aube
 * Tout en Un
 * Genea-Bricolo
 * Memorhom
 * AubeGenWeb
 * Cousins 10