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Author: Sophie Boudarel

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What’s behind a French name

If you’re searching for your French ancestry, you may have already encountered French family names. Maybe, your family name is French. But do you know what is means ? Can your French name help you in your research ? Let’s find what’s behind a French name.

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How to find your French female ancestors

When you set out to trace the lives of your French females ancestors, you may think it is easier to make a genealogy of a man. There are few sources and records for women. At least, that’s what you think. So where are the women in the archives?

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Was your French ancestor among the Engagés pour les Amériques?

1520 new engagement contracts for the Americas are now available online. If your French ancestor left France from La Rochelle, you may find him online. Discover how.

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Paule, a woman in the French Resistance

During the year, I handle several client researches. Though each one of those stories are unique, if I remember each of them, it happens that a file touches me more particularly. Paule is one of them.

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