looking through the parish register for sainte croix-saint ouen, rouen, normandie in 1702. came across a marriage entry dated 17 oct 1702 for francois dorival and cecile bourdon; that recorded the usual details: names of both parties, marital status, places of origins, names of parents and whether deceased, wittnesses. all i really love and am thankful for in how detailed the french were vs how poor english records are at the same time.
but what really blew my mind, and i have not seen this before; the grooms parents were both deceased, it records the place of death and date of burial for both parents!
bit jealous for my english rellies really. i find it's easier to track french ancestors as the level of detail is really good. and how many brickwalls can you break down if you know where people came from?
but what really blew my mind, and i have not seen this before; the grooms parents were both deceased, it records the place of death and date of burial for both parents!
bit jealous for my english rellies really. i find it's easier to track french ancestors as the level of detail is really good. and how many brickwalls can you break down if you know where people came from?
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