Aube, France Genealogy

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

History
Aube is a department in the northeastern part of France named after the River Aube. It was created in part from the former province of Champagne in 1790, it is divided into 3 Arrondissements, 33 Cantons and 430 Communities.

Communities

 * Liste de communes de lAube par ordre alphabétique
 * GenCom
 * Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui
 * Locom-France

Resources

 * Tout en Un
 * Genea-Bricolo
 * Memorhom
 * AubeGenWeb
 * Cousins 10

Church Records and Civil Registration
The vast majority of your research will be in church records and civil registration. Fortunately, these records are available online from the archives of each department.

How to Read the Records

 * For more instruction on using these records, see:
 * France Church Records
 * France Civil Registration- Vital Records.
 * Chapter 1: OLD FRENCH RECORDS
 * Chapter 2: PARISH CHRISTENING AND CIVIL BIRTH ENTRIES
 * Marriage Entries Chapter 3: MARRIAGE ENTRIES.

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 French Records:
 * Reading French Handwritten Records Lesson 1: The French Alphabet,
 * French Handwritten Records Lesson 2: Key Words and Phrases
 * Reading French Handwritten Records Lesson 3: Reading French Records

Finding Church Records and Civil Registration Online
Each Department of France has archives that provide digitized images of these records. Here is the address for the Department Archives of Aube, where you will find these records.


 * Department Archives of Aube
 * État civil ville de Troyes (1535-1890)
 * Tables décennales (1792-1882)
 * Registres matricules (1867-1935)
 * Tables successions (1824-1945)
 * Recensements (1820-1931)
 * Fichier Chandon
 * Cadastre napoléonien

Genealogical Societies

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

Web Sites

 * 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