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TLuchini

I need help getting a copy of my grandmother's birth certificate. I do not speak or write French. She was born and Marseille on June 3rd 1909. Her name is Emma Petri. Can somebody help me to figure out how I can get a copy of her birth certificate. Thank you

McConnellCurtisWilliam56

While many of the records in France are available online, currently birth records in Marseille are only available online through 1904. You will either need to contact the Marseille City Hall to request a copy of your grandmother's birth certificate. You also might try this website to request the birth certificate: https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F1427

TLuchini

the website is in French lol. This is the road block I have been running into in attaining a copy of her birth certificate. I do not speak or read French. for older family members where would I find online birth records for Marseille prior to 1905?

McConnellCurtisWilliam56

For Marseille, those records are available at: https://www.archives13.fr/archive/recherche/etatcivil/n:64. If you are looking for records from other French departments, each department has their own web site. This article in the Research Wiki can be very helpful: https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/France_Genealogy. I do not speak or read French either but I have learned enough to do most of my own French genealogy research. Google translate is very helpful as is the French Genealogical word list (https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/French_Genealogical_Word_List). If you have another French ancestor from Marseille born in 1904 or earlier, I might be able to help.

PABulfinch

You can get free research help in Salt Lake for 20 minutes online. Here is how to do that:

1. Click question mark at the top right-hand corner of the FamilySearch page
2. Click "Community"
3. Click "Free Research Consultation"
4. Click "Europe"
5. Then scroll down to "Ancestors in France"
6. Book a 20-minute appointment

Hope this helps. Good luck to you!!