On Dec 17, 12:16 am, LAlder...@nc.rr.com wrote: > At familysearch.org, you will find a number of records on microfilm.   > Go to Library > Place Name > Guiana > French Guiana > Guiana. When you   > read down the page of a certain reference, click on "For a printable   > version of this record click here  . . . " and you will get a page   > that has the details you will need to order a particular roll of the   > film. > > You can also follow the links for "See also: Suriname." > > Also wanted to share that in searching for records of the Alsace- > Lorraine area (now Germany) in the same time period, it seems when   > Napoleon arrived, he required what are known as civil registers of   > each birth, marriage, and death. They were kept, eh, religiously--and   > separate from church records. > > You might inquire as well with the French embassy in Washington,   > asking for someone familiar with France's history in the Caribbean/ > South America. > > Best of luck to you. You may have to make friends with Google translate. > > Laura in a chilly NC > > On Dec 16, 2009, at 9:20 PM, cabri...@juno.com wrote: > > > > > GOOD  EVENING  ALL > > WOULD ANYONE  KNOW   WHETHER  FRENCH GUIANA  HAS  ANY  RECORDS  ON   > > LINE AND  IF  NOT  IS THERE  AN ADDRESS  OR EMAI  I  COULD WRITE TO   > > TO OBTAIN  SOME  INFO  ON  THE BELLONY FAMILY THAT WENT  THERE  FROM   > > MARTINIQUE MAYBE  IN THE  1800-PRESENT? > > MOSTLY  INT  THE  PARISHES  OF ST LAURENT. MAMA AND  CAYENNE? > > THANKS YOU ALL ALL INFO IS HELPPFUL > > bRICK  WALLS WHEREEVER I  TURN SINCE THE  FRENCH  IN DOMINICA  AND   > > THE BRITISHWERE CONSTANTLY CHANGING THE NATURE  OF  THE GAME IN   > > THIS  ISLAND   RECORDS  ARE SPOTTY  AT BEST > > THANKS AL There is a very strong French Antillean group with a lot of information online. My hard drive crashed, so I don't have the address at hand...but I think I got it from this group. H