I need help and information on a Charles Joseph Huard who was born on December 2, 1856 in France. Probably born in or around Nice, France. He eventually got married to a Eulalie Gautier. Charles passed away on Sept 26, 1914 in Saskatoon City Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.His wife Eulalie Gautier was born 12 Dec 1851. They had five children together, three of which were born in Nice,France and the fifth born in Sask. They were Charles Joseph Huard Jr. (16 Dec 1883),Louis Eme Valerie Huard (03 Dec 1884- 27 Jan 1958) -my great grandfather, Camille Huard (13 Feb 1888- 1968), Eugene Huard (12 Mar 1900), and Alphonse Huard (1901)
. He emigrated to North Battleford, Saskatchewan in 1892. His family followed him in 1893. He died on 26 Sep 1914 in Saskatoon City Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. He was my great great grandfather. Any information about him such as his parents would be most helpful, and greatly appreciated. I have no information on were and when Charles and Eulalie got married. I have no information on Charles's ancestry. I do have info on his wife's ancestry but nothing on him. I do have records of this family in Canada but nothing in France. I would greatly appreciate any help anyone can offer. - Thanks Brad

Hi

If you speak french then I'd join a French Group dedicated to the area. If you need more 'in depth' help then try fil d'ariane
http://www.entraide-genealogique.net/index_france.php

They are extremely helpful but now very busy I think. French records are not easy to search as they are not centralised and if you don't know the parish to search then you may be blocked - I joined a French group, made friends who helped me - good luck

Suzanne

Thank you for your assistance. This may help. Big problem for me though is I don't speak French. So I am still going to need help with this query. - Brad

I'm the same person - Suzanne -

Once I started researching the French side of the family and realised just how bad my French was I booked in for French classes. Do try and write in French - there are lots of free translation sites on the internet - it makes a better impression to be seen to be trying. Nobody called me an idiot for all the mistakes I made.
Find out the number of the departement that Nice is in. Go to
http://fr.groups.yahoo.com
and do a search 'genealogie' with Nice or the dept number.
Unlike USA, Canada, Uk etc online searches are really only just starting in France - in the parishes where I have looked scans are not in alphabetical but chronological order - so you need the parish 1st and must have an idea of the date - also beware orthographie - spelling - was not of prime importance eg the family I am looking for is written Décant/Décaux/Décan etc - so set yourself for a wonderful challenge

Suzanne

Hello
I've just searched the Nice Birth and Marriage registers for you from 1883 to 1888. Charles Joseph Huard was not born in Nice in 1856. Equally, none of the children mentioned were born there and there is no marriage record of the parents between 1873 to 1883 - so Nice is not the town you need - Do you know the Eulalie Gautier's birthplace ? Usually weddings took place at the bride's hometown. Registers for the Nice area have been scanned and can be seen online at the cg06 website, but they are all in French - if you have any other information about another town for another family member, that would help.
Marie

Eulalie's birthplace and baptismal place was stated to be Saint Domanique Parish, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence, France. However her father Horace Laurent Gautier were born in Menton, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence, France. I've attached a copy of the record. I am afraid this is all I have close to a possible location. In the Canadian Census records they listed the birthplace of their children, and as their hometown as Nice, France but that could have just been a point of departure.