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Find more Bastille relatives and grow your tree by exploring billions of historical records. Taken every decade since 1790, the U.S. Federal Census can tell you a lot about your family. For example, from 1930 to 1940 there were 42 more people named Bastille in the United States — and some of them are likely related to you.

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What if you had a window into the history of your family? With historical records, you do. From home life to career, records help bring your relatives' experiences into focus. There were 69 people named Bastille in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 61% more people named Bastille in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 111 people named Bastille were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • 6 were disabled
  • 8 reported their race as other than white
  • 28% owned their homes, valued on average at $2,320
  • 22% of women had paying jobs

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As Bastille families continued to grow, they left more tracks on the map:

  • The most common mother tongue was Canada French
  • 34 were first-generation Americans
  • 35% were born in foreign countries
  • 22% migrated within the United States from 1935 to 1940