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Burial Information

Burial Information

Posted: 24 Jul 2015 7:13PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi!

I am doing research on my French family. I'd like to figure out where some of them are buried but am not sure where to even start. The two specific relatives I am trying to find died in the 1860s-1870s. How do I go about finding where they may be buried?

Thanks so much!

Re: Burial Information

Posted: 24 Jul 2015 10:32PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi:

There are lots of sites to help you research your ancestry in France. Here are a few:

http://fr.geneawiki.com/index.php/Tableau_d%C3%A9taill%C3%A9...
http://www.geopatronyme.com/
http://www.cimetieres-de-france.fr/

Why not tell us who exactly you are researching and what department in France?

Cordially,

Lucie

Re: Burial Information

Posted: 25 Jul 2015 12:43AM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 25 Jul 2015 1:49AM GMT
Surnames: Carillon
Thanks for your reply! I am researching in the Department of Haute Saone, specifically the small town of Les Aynans. I am not researching a specific person but am working on finding information on my 4th great grandfather Germain Carillon. He was born on 9 December 1806 and died on 5 June 1868.

Thanks for your help!
Noah

Re: Burial Information

Posted: 27 Jul 2015 2:27AM GMT
Classification: Query
Hey Noah,

Just saw this post. France just doesn't have the space for everyone who died to have a burial plot. In the 1800s they started leasing out plots for 10 to 100 years. If the family didn't renew the lease the remains were often moved to the charnel house (a vault or building for bones) and the grave was re-used. Sometimes they just dug a very deep grave and then buried people on top of one another.

If the family paid the lease then it would be other family members. If they didn't pay then it would be someone else. Most families didn't have the money to pay for individual burial plots so would often buy a family plot where they would usually be stacked. If family members moved away or died out then there would be no one to pay the lease and it would eventually be re-used.

So you don't often find individual grave markers, more often it's just a family name. The town hall usually keeps the cemetery records and sometimes the cemetery keeper has even more information. So even if you can't find an actual grave you should be able to find the graveyard and if they are still there or have been moved to the charnel house.

Another letter to the Mairie in Les Aynans!

Cheers,

Soosi
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