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Relatives Born in Greece, but died in France between 1970-2018?

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Do you have relatives who were born in Greece, but died in France between 1970-2018?  Ancestry.com has completed an index to the records on the data.gouv.fr death database -  https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62201/ It's hard to determine an exact number of records that fall into this category, but my estimate is that there are about 4,700 people born in Greece in this database. Source Information Ancestry.com. WEB: France, Death Records, 1970-2018 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2020. Original data: Fichier des personnes décédées. France: data.gouv.fr . About WEB: France, Death Records, 1970-2018 All data in this third-party database was obtained from the source’s website. Ancestry.com does not support or make corrections or changes to the original database. To learn more about these records, please refer to the source’s website.

French Documentary - "The Salt People - Greece in Camargue" (Greek Salt Workers in France)

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THE SALT PEOPLE - GREECE IN CAMARGUE published in the GreekNewsAgenda.gr on March 6, 2015 The French documentary "Salt People (Greece in Camargue)," detailing the lives of Greek salt workers living in Salin-de-Giraud, France . . .  The “salt people’s” ancestors came mostly from the island of Kalymnos to work in the salt fields. It depicts how this small group of Greek diaspora members struggled financially and tried to establish a community far from home. Director Thomas Gayrard’s grand-father was one of those who came to Salin-de-Giraud, and his mother -Annie Maïllis, wrote a book called Les Grecs en Camargue, un exil entre sel et mer. . . .  WATCH A TRAILER ON THE MOVIE - with English sub-titles READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE

France, Civil and Military Pensions, 1836-1862 (28 People Born in GREECE)

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France, Civil and Military Pensions, 1836-1862 (Bulletin des Lois) 28 people are listed as being born in Greece.  I have transcribed the names below.  You can access more information and view the original records on Ancestry.com If you do not have a subscription, you can access Ancestry FREE at most public libraries in the United States. ----- Description of database by Ancestry.com "This database contains civil and military pension records printed in the  Supplément  to the Bulletin des Lois  for the years 1836-1862. What’s in the Records The  Bulletin des Lois  (Bulletin of the Laws) was an annual publication in France that provided an official listing of laws, orders, and regulations (ancestor of the  Journal Officiel ). The Supplément,  published at the same time, provides information on several government appointments, including a list of beneficiaries of pensions granted by civil or military decree. This database in...