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Record Finder Table for Réunion Island, France

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Order of Records

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Vital Events

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Birth date and place	Church Records Civil Registration Colonial Records
Marriage place and date	Church Records Civil Registration Colonial Records
Death date, place, and burial	Church Records Civil Registration Colonial Records	Cemeteries

Maiden Names and Family Members

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Maiden name	Church Records Civil Registration Colonial Records
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members	Church Records Civil Registration Colonial Records
Living relatives	Genealogies Directories

Immigration and Country of Origin

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Immigration date	Emigration and Immigration See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
Country and town of origin	Emigration and Immigration

Residences and Locations

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Residence	Church Records Civil Registration	Directories

Personal Details and Affiliations

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Occupation	Church Records Civil Registration
Religion	Church Records	History
Social activities	Social Life and Customs	History
Physical description	Military records