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AUTHOR'S NOTE: The following list of microfilms were viewed by me during the years of 2000-2001 in an attempt to trace my MARAH family ancestry. According to Victor Leon MAIRAT's 1848 French passport, the family came to New Orleans from Montursin, Doubs, France. The Montursin Civil Records soon led me to other affiliated families in many neighboring villages, including Damprichard. I ordered the records from the Family History Library in Eugene, Oregon and hundreds of records were spent transcribing French or Latin records into English and compiling this document. Many of the most pertinent records were also photocopied and then scanned in to provide digital documentation for family historians yet to come.

Great care was taken to ensure the accuracy of the transcribed information, but there are bound to be errors in translation and in my interpretation of the records. The condition of the ancient records was often very poor when they were originally microfilmed. My research does not contain ALL of the records that might be available on the microfilm. I would encourage everyone to view the microfilm for their own verification.

My approach to transcribing the records was to view the microfilm and to write down dates, names and other information that I thought might be pertinent to my research. If a record was known to be that of a direct ancestor, I photocopied it. After returning home from the library, I would type up my notes and translate any unknown words from the Latin or French into English. I also scanned in most of the photocopied records.

I found the French Civil and Parish Records to be an incredible treasure of genealogical information. The fact that women kept their maiden name for their entire lifespan proved to be a great asset in documenting family lines. Marriage records were an exceptionally rich source of information and often included the names of not only the betrothed, but the names of their parents and other family members.

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MICROFILMS USED TO COMPILE THIS INFORMATION

You can order microfilm from your local LDS Family History Center:

FHL INTL Film 1883540 Items 5-6 - Bretonvillers Parish Records
Marriages 1573-1604; Baptisms 1558-1605; Marriages 1605-1778; Baptisms 1720-1779; Baptisms, Marriages, Burials 1685-1693, 1737-1739, 1741-1755, 1757-1764, 1767, 1770-1772, 1775-1784, 1786

FHL INTL Film 1569458 Item 7 - Charmauvillers Civil Records
Births 1793-1832; includes Baptisms, Marriages, Burials, 1791-1792

FHL INTL Film 1569459 Items 1-2 - Charmauvillers Civil Records
Births 1833-1862; Marriages 1793-1862

FHL INTL Film 1569459 Items 5-7 - Charmauvillers Civil Records
Births, Marriages 1863-1883; Deaths 1793-1883

FHL INTL Film 1569459 Items 3-4 - Civil Records of Les Essarts-Cuenot, Doubs, France
Civil registration of births, marriages, marriage publications, deaths of Les Essarts-Cuenot, now part of Charmauvillers, Doubs, France. Births, Marriages, Deaths 1793-1868; Publications of Marriage 1804-1868

FHL INTL Film 1860697 Item 1 - Charmauvillers, Doubs, France Parish Records
Baptisms, Marriages, Burials 1685-1790

FHL INTL Film 1860697 Item 5 - Damprichard, Doubs, France Parish Records
Baptisms, Marriages, Burials 1685-1751

FHL INTL Film 1860698 Items 1-2 - Damprichard, Doubs, France Parish Records
Baptisms, Marriages, Burials 1751-1790

FHL INTL Film 1569898 Items 3-5 - Damprichard, Doubs, France Civil Records
Marriages 1793-1802; Deaths 1793-1803; Births 1793-1872 (includes Births Marriages, Burials, 1791-1792)

FHL INTL Film 1569899 Items 1-5 - Damprichard, Doubs, France Civil Records
Marriages, Deaths 1803-1883; Births 1873-1883

FHL INTL Film 1860699 - Frambouhans, Doubs, France Parish Records
Baptisms, marriages, burials 1675-1789; marriages 1798; baptisms, marriages, burials 1691-1790

FHL INTL Film 1860699 Items 4-7 - Maîche, Doubs, France Parish Records
Baptisms, marriages, burials 1644-1791

FHL INTL Film 1860700 Item 1 - Maîche, Doubs, France Parish Records
Baptisms, marriages, burials 1770-1791

FHL INTL Film 1883640 Item 6 - Montandon, Doubs, France Parish Records
Baptisms, marriages, burials 1685-1686, 1688-1691, 1737-1771, 1776-1790

FHL INTL Film 1883544 Items 3-4 - Valoreille, Doubs, France Parish Records
Baptisms 1578-1629; Marriages 1580-1628; Baptisms 1629-1663; Marriages 1634-1703; Burials 1691-1705; Baptisms 1663-1743; Marriages 1703-1761

FHL INTL Film 1883638 Items 1-4 - Valoreille, Doubs, France Parish Records
Burials 1705-1747; Baptisms, Marriages, Burials 1743-1792, 1685-1686, 1739-1790

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Some towns and landmarks in the area: au bas de Roichenez, au Crotot, aux Freux, aux Pesses, Beauregard, Belfond dessous, Biaufond, Blanc Fol, Boichat, Bois Banal, Bois de Gran Champs, Bois de la Seignotte, Bois en Barre , Bois Francais, Bourgeois, Bourquard Cattin, Cerneau Joly, Cerneau Tissot, Cerneaux Godat, Cerneux, Cerneux au Maire, Cerneux des Gez, Cerneux Lombard, Cerneux Madeux, Cerneux Musat, Cerneux Veusil, Cerneux Veusil, Chanteraine, Charmauvillers, chaux d'Abel, chez Chailat, chez Jacques Ignace, chez Jean Germain, chez Jeune Jean, chez le Bole, chez les Brandt, chez Pierre, chez Yadi, Clos de L'aigle, Closure de la Pature, Combatte du Pas, Combe S' Pierre, Commune du Boulois, Compe des Sarcasm, Corbiere dessus, Courtefontaine, Craf Brule, Creux de la Neige, Creux des Biches, Creux Gerney, Damprichard, derriere le Prelot, derriere les Cras, derriere Seignotte, Douane, du Bief d'Etoz, Ecol, Ecole, en Plain, Etouvelle, Ferrieres le Lac, Fons des Tables, Grande Coronelle, Greuresse, Gros Gipou, la Broche, la Cendree, la Chaboudor, la Chapelle, la Chausse, la Fauconniere, la Forge, la Freguiatte, la Goule, la Grapotte, la Large , la Montay du Bas, la Montay du Hauf, la Montay du Milieu, la Piolotte, la Pochaline, la Ratelotte, la Seignotte, la Tuilerie, Lachaux, lair Bief, le Boechet, le Bousset, le Chateau de Paille, le Couenat, le Crampoulotte, le Gigot, le Jouere, le Noirmont, le Pavillon, le Peu Claude, le Peu Pequignot, le Plain, le Prelot, le Refrain, le Sapin, les Aiges, les Barrieres, les Bois, les Combes Jean Vienot, les Cotes, les Echelles de la Mort, les Ellavines, les Envers, les Essarts Cuenot, les Essarts des Damprichard, les Esserts, les Fonges, les Fontaines, les Fosses, les Frecheux, les Gaillots, les Murs, les Neux de Paul, les Paigres, les Paigres, les Prailats, les Rosees, les Sauces, les Seignes de Damprichard, les Sieurs Faivre, Longues Vaches, Maison Rouge, Naut des Barrieres, Petite Coronelle, Prailats dessus, Pre Derriere, Pre des Pierres, Pre du Ban, Pre Jean Bief, Pre Maillot, Pres Richard, Rangevillers, Reichenoz, Roc Montes, Roche Gipois, Ronds Pres, Rosees Dessous, Seigne Bernard, Seud, Soulce-Cernay, sous la velle, Thiebouhans, Trevillers, Us. Elect du Refrain, Valoreille, Vaudy