Québec Deaths - What else you can try
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This page will give you additional guidance and resources to find death information for your ancestor. Use this page after first completing the death section of the Québec Guided Research page.
Additional Online Resources
Additional Databases and Online Resources
- 1846-1904: Quebec City, Quebec, Mount Hermon Cemetery Index at Ancestry ($)
- 1849-2011: Montréal, Québec, Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery Index at Ancestry ($)
- Canada, Montreal, Non-Catholic Burials at MyHeritage ($)
Images Only (Browsable Images)
Some collections have not been indexed but are available to search image by image.
- 1642-1902: Quebec Index to Civil Copy of Church Records at FamilySearch Historical Records
Click the question mark for instructions for how to search Historical Records browsable images when there is no index. - 1763-1967: Quebec, Non-Catholic Parish Registers at FamilySearch Historical Records Click the question mark for instructions for how to search Historical Records browsable images when there is no index.
To find more church records online, go to the FamilySearch Catalog and search for the smaller jurisdiction (parish, town, or city).
How to Request the Record When It's Not Online
Province-wide registration for deaths started in 1994. Before this, most vital records were copies of church records sent to government archives.
To learn more about record limitations and restrictions, see the article Quebec Vital Records.
To order civil death records, contact:
- Directeur de l'état civil
2535 Boulevard Laurier
Québec G1V 5C5
Canada
Phone: 1 418 644-0075
Email: etatcivil@dec.gouv.qc.ca
Website - To learn more about the process of ordering civil records, see Certificates.
NOTE: Death records are confidential after 1900. Only immediate family or a legal representative may order a death certificate during this restricted period (see Restrictions for more details).
Substitute Records
Additional Records with Death Information
Substitute records can contain information about more than one event, and are used when records for an event are not available. Because the substitute records may not be created at the time of the event, it may contain incorrect information. Search for as many substitute records as possible to corroborate information found in substitute records to help improve accuracy.
| Use these substitute records to locate death information about your ancestor: | ||
| Why to search the records | ||
| Gravestone inscriptions and cemetery records may include a death date. | ||
| Until the 1990s, vital records were kept by churches (who then sent copies to government archives). To find the correct church records, first determine the denomination. Many church records are available online (see above section). | ||
| Newspapers contain obituaries and death notices. They often include the death date and place of the deceased. | ||
| Obituaries list date and place of death for the deceased. More recent obituaries may also list other deceased family members. | ||
| Wills and probate records list death date and place. | ||
| May include death information for servicemen. | ||
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Tips for finding deaths
Successfully finding death records in online databases depends on a few key points. Try the following search suggestions:
- Spelling variations. Your ancestor's name may be misspelled. Search with spelling variations for the first and last name of your ancestor.
- Search given name. Search by given name (leave out the last name) with the approximate date of birth or death.
- Add information. For common names, add more information to narrow the search such as approximate birth date or parent's names if known.
- Date range. Expand the date range of the search by 5 years.
- Search province. Search using the province name only instead of by smaller locality.
Why the Record may not Exist
Known Record Gaps
Records Start
- 1679-1993 Vital records were recorded in churches (copies were sent to government archives).
- 1994 Civil registration began.