Haiti Genealogy

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Haiti

Guide to Haiti ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Haiti Wiki Topics
Beginning Research
Research Strategies Record Finder
Record Types
Church Records Civil Registration Colonial Records Genealogies	Military Records Occupations Online Records Religious Records
Haiti Background
French Word List Gazetteers History	Jurisdictions Languages Maps
Local Research Resources
Archives & Libraries Societies Family History Centers

Country Information

Haiti is an island country in the Caribbean bordered by the Dominican Republic. It was formerly a colony of Spain and France. The official languages are French and Haitian Creole.

Getting Started

Getting Started with Haiti Research Links to articles on getting started with Haiti research. How to Find Birth Records How to Find Marriage Records How to Find Death Records How to Find Civil Records - The current version of the catalog does not provide direct access to many of the civil records for Haiti. Click "Civil Registration under Record Types on the right to access links to these hidden records.

Haiti Research Tools Links to articles and websites that assist in Haiti research. Searchable database for Haiti (RootsWeb) Where can you find civil registers for Haiti Haiti genealogical resources (Candoo) Haiti Genealogy Association - genealogical resources for Haiti, in french My Caribbean Roots - Haiti blog that contains a great deal of genealogy information about the Caribbean, including Haiti. Caribbean Genealogy - database of Caribbean ancestors Haitian Genealogy (Facebook) created to help those from Haiti/Saint Domingue and Dominican Republic/Saint Domingue learn the history of their ancestors and country. The author of this site is willing to assist.  Claudy Joseph-St.Germain Lavin. He can be reached at saintgenealogy@gmail.com (accessed 2013) Genealogie Haiti (Facebook) Created to help those from Haiti learn the history of theirs ancestors and country. The author of this site is willing to assist via his own website:www.genealogiehaiti.com. Cham Yvenor, He can reached at chamyvenor@gmail.com (accessed 2015)

Haiti Online Genealogy Records

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Haiti Map

Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Haiti.

Departments

Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Haiti. Departments:

• Nord-Ouest
• Nord
• Nord-Est
• Artibonite
• Centre
• Ouest
• Grand-Anse
• Nippes
• Sud
• Sud-Est

FamilySearch Resources

Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in researching your family.

• Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
• Learning Center - Online genealogy courses
• Historical Records
• Family History Center locator map