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Pondicherry was formerly a French colony.
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'''Pondicherry''' was formerly a [[French]] colony founded by Francois Martin in 1674.
 
== Military history ==
*[[Siege of Pondicherry 1748|Siege of Pondicherry]] 1748
*[[Capture of Pondicherry 1761|Capture of Pondicherry]] 1761
*[[Battle of Pondicherry 1778|Battle of Pondicherry]] 1778
*[[Battle of Pondicherry 1793|Battle of Pondicherry]] 1793
 
==Records==
*See  [[French]]. The Pondicherry archives are in the "Archives Nationales d'Outre-Mer (ANOM)" in the city of Aix en Provence, France.
 
==FIBIS Resources==
*[[:Category:Pondicherry images|Images of Pondicherry]]


Jean-Claude Féray has compiled an excellent series of webpages on French genealogy in Pondicherry. The site is in French, but the lists of names will be comprehensible to non-French-speakers. Here are some of them :
== Churches==
[[Image:Pondicherry - Immaculate Conception Cathedral.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Immaculate Conception Cathedral]]
*Sacred Heart Church
*Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception
*Notre Dame  Des Anges (Our Lady of Angels)


''History of Pondicherry''[http://pondichery.ifrance.com/index.html]
==Cemeteries==
*English Cemetery
*French Cemetery
*Cemetery opposite Notre Dames Des Anges
(For some transcriptions see External links below)


''Useful addresses for family history in Pondicherry'' [http://www.ifrance.com/pondichery/adresses.html]
== External links ==
[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V20_167.gif Pondicherry] Imperial Gazetteer
===Cemetery Information===
*[https://archive.org/stream/InscriptionsOnTombsOrMonumentsInMadras1st1905Ed/Inscriptions%20on%20Tombs%20Or%20Monuments%20in%20Madras%201st%201905%20Ed#page/n391/mode/2up Some older cemetery transcriptions from Inscriptions on Tombs and Monuments in Madras covering both English and French Cemeteries] by J J Cotton 1905 archive.org
*[http://classic-web.archive.org/web/20051217204608/pondichery.ifrance.com/patro-cim.html  Surnames from the European cemeteries in Pondicherry], archived website of Jean-Claude Feray, listing mostly [[French]] names.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20151015091504/http://www.ifpindia.org/digitaldb/site/pondicherry/data/part_2_1_2_cemeteries.html Cemeteries], Pondicherry Past and Present, now an archived website.


''List of voters in Pondicherry 1792'' [http://www.ifrance.com/pondichery/electeurs.html]
===Other information===
*Jean-Claude Féray has compiled an excellent series of [http://web.archive.org/web/20061116130559/http://pondichery.ifrance.com webpages ] on French genealogy in Pondicherry, which are now archived.  The site is in French, but the lists of names will be comprehensible to non-French-speakers. Links are at the bottom of main page.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100620202505/http://ifpindia.org/ecrire/upload/digital_database/Site/Pondi/data/index1.html Pondicherry Past and Present] archived website from Institut Français de Pondichéry. Click on the two sections "Pondicherry from the origins to 1824", and "Pondicherry from 1824 to the present day", and then select further sections.
*[http://www.ifpindia.org/content/home Institut Français de Pondichéry ]
*Details of [https://eap.bl.uk/project/EAP191/search EAP191/1 Periodicals of French India at the Library of the Institut Français de Pondichéry (1823-1958)], now available at the [[British Library]] in digital form. Part of the The British Library's Endangered Archives Programme.
*[http://dissertationreviews.org/archives/8042 [Researching at the<nowiki>]</nowiki> Institute Français de Pondichéry, India] by Luther Obrock, (Department of South & Southeast Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley)  March 13, 2014. dissertationreviews.org
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130118225715/http://www.confluence.org.uk/2008/12/10/pondicherry-–-a-bit-of-france-in-india/ "Pondicherry – A bit of France in India"]  by Sunayana Panda confluence.org.uk, now archived.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130815060403/http://in.lifestyle.yahoo.com:80/coromandel-trail---along-the-salt-pans-to-pondicherry.html "Coromandel Trail - Along the salt pans to Pondicherry"]  by Lakshmi Sharath 17 September  2012 in.lifestyle.yahoo.com, now archived.
*[https://www.reckontalk.com/20-old-rare-photos-of-pondicherry-must-see-collection/ 20 Old & Rare Photos Of Pondicherry] reckontalk.com
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTmSz8rMDzU  Pondichery Church and Cemetery] You Tube
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-19596190 In pictures: Former French colony of Pondicherry in India] 19 September 2012 BBC News India
*[http://aminearlythereyet.com/churches-of-pondicherry-india/ Churches of Pondicherry] aminearlythereyet.com Stunning photos
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''Census of Pondicherry 1797'' [http://www.ifrance.com/pondichery/Patro-recens.html]
[[Category:Locations]]
== History ==
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Madras Presidency]]
[[Battle of Pondicherry 1778]]<br>[[Battle of Pondicherry 1793]]

Latest revision as of 05:44, 29 October 2018

Pondicherry
Presidency: Madras
Coordinates: 11.845116°N 79.875241°E
Altitude: 0 m (0 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Puducherry
State/Province: Indian Union Territory of Puducherry
Country: India
Transport links
Pondicherry Railway

Pondicherry was formerly a French colony founded by Francois Martin in 1674.

Military history

Records

  • See French. The Pondicherry archives are in the "Archives Nationales d'Outre-Mer (ANOM)" in the city of Aix en Provence, France.

FIBIS Resources

Churches

Immaculate Conception Cathedral
  • Sacred Heart Church
  • Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception
  • Notre Dame Des Anges (Our Lady of Angels)

Cemeteries

  • English Cemetery
  • French Cemetery
  • Cemetery opposite Notre Dames Des Anges

(For some transcriptions see External links below)

External links

Pondicherry Imperial Gazetteer

Cemetery Information

Other information

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