Attempting to Research a French Citizen from New Caledonia during WWII
Hello, I took a brief glance around the numerous discussions, but did not initially see anything related to this. So, I hope no one minds me asking to get pointed in the right direction. I am attempting to research my aunt, her name was Michelle M Laborde Williams. My uncle met her during WWII, and married her, and brought her home to the states. She was French, but it was always said that she was from New Caledonia. BUT I have zero primary sources that document any of that. It has all been though "family knowledge". She unfortunately passed a few years ago (at 98 years old). I just have no idea where to even start. I've attempted a few searches, but not really getting any results. I realize her name probably would have been spelled as "Michèle" especially in any French documentation. I think there could also be variations of the surname, "Laborde" or "La Borde" or maybe even "Borde".
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Thank you for sharing this, @LanceWilliams70. You have some good information to start with. Do you know her birth date or death date? How about where she was buried and/or an obituary? In the meantime, you might find these resources in the Research Wiki helpful. It doesn't list names but it does show you dates of records included and has links to those record repositories where you can search names. I look forward to what else you can share. Let us know if the Research Wiki was helpful.
https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/New_Caledonia_Genealogy
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Here is a border crossing from Canada that might be your aunt. This doesn't look like her initial immigration, because it says she is returning home. The husband was listed as Charles Williams and her father's name was Michel LaBorde, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1075/records/19084058
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