Year VIII French Revolutionary Death Record

Updated September 22, 2026

Revolutionary civil status record - authentic copy. Extract from the civil status register Municipality of Villeneuve-de-Berg (Ardèche) This is a certified true copy of a death certificate, issued by the municipal public officer from the official registers. Revolutionary Calendar: Year VIII of the Republic Gregorian calendar reform 1799-1800 Explicit mention: "the eighth year" Final handwritten dating and official signature at the bottom of the act. Key period: the nascent Consulate (post-Revolution, before the Empire) Summary content (diplomatic briefing) Declaration of the death of a young child. Deed received at the town hall. Presence and testimony of two agricultural witnesses. Mention of the father (farmer) Act drafted in accordance with the legal form. Revolutionary, without religious reference. Signature of the public official, For certified true copy, shipped One double sheet on laid paper from the late 18th century, revolutionary administrative cursive handwriting, very legible. Two official seals. Dry-embossed seal. Black ink stamp of the commune. Original folds, old marginal stains are normal. Good condition, no restoration, authentic document, untrimmed.

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