France, Paris, Grande Armée's soldiers from the Seine death records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection consists of indexed death records of Napoleon’s Army for the department of Seine for the years 1800-1815.

Reading These Records
For help reading these French records see the following guides:
 * France Language and Languages
 * French Genealogical Word List
 * French Handwriting
 * Script Tutorial for French
 * FamilySearch Learning Center videos:
 * Reading French Handwritten Records

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
 * Name of soldier
 * Soldier's place of origin
 * Regiment
 * Date of entrance to the hospital
 * Date of Death
 * Military rank

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * Your ancestor's name
 * Approximate birthdate

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

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

 * Search in civil, church, and cemetery records for more information, and use the information to find more records
 * When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. Save a copy of the image or transcribe the information. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details such as a title, an occupation, or land ownership. Add this new information to your records of each family. You should also look for leads to other records about your ancestors

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * Switch to a different record collection. Depending on the time period, one or the other collection may be more helpful
 * There may be more than one person in the records with the same name as an ancestor and that the ancestor may have used nicknames or different names at different times
 * Standard spelling of names typically did not exist during the periods our ancestors lived in. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images. *Pay special attention to how the name should have been pronounced and try variations on the pronunciation

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in France.
 * Record Finder
 * Research Tips and Strategies

Related Family History Library Holdings

 * France Cemeteries
 * France Church Records
 * France Civil Registration- Vital Records
 * France Hospital Records
 * France Military Records

Citing This Collection
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