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<center>'''For greater success, use all the Wiki Articles in this series:'''</center> | |||
*[[Determining the Church Your Ancestor Attended in Canada|'''Determining the Church Your Ancestor Attended in Canada''']] | |||
*[[What Can I Find in Canadian Church Records?|'''What Can I Find in Canadian Church Records?''']] | |||
*[[Canada Church Records#Searching for Church Records by Denomination|'''Searching for Church Records by Denomination''' ]] | |||
*[[Canada Church Records#Searching for Church Records by Canadian Province|'''Searching for Church Records by Canadian Province''']] | |||
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===Historical Background === | ===Historical Background === | ||
*The largest religious group in Québec is the '''Roman Catholic Church'''. The first Catholic parish register was for Notre-Dame de Québec, founded in 1621. | *The largest religious group in Québec is the '''Roman Catholic Church'''. The first Catholic parish register was for Notre-Dame de Québec, founded in 1621. | ||
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*On 1 January 1994, the government began to keep separate vital records. | *On 1 January 1994, the government began to keep separate vital records. | ||
*Vital records could be registered civilly without a church record as early as 1926. Beginning in the 1960s, many births and marriages were recorded only in civil registers. | *Vital records could be registered civilly without a church record as early as 1926. Beginning in the 1960s, many births and marriages were recorded only in civil registers. | ||
==Information Found in the Records== | |||
To effectively use church records, become familiar with their content. Click on these links to learn about a specific record type: | |||
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*[[What Can I Find in Canadian Church Records?#Baptisms or Christenings|Baptisms or Christenings]] | |||
*[[What Can I Find in Canadian Church Records?#Marriages|Marriages]] | |||
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*[[What Can I Find in Canadian Church Records?#Funerals or Burials|Funerals or Burials]] | |||
*[[What Can I Find in Canadian Church Records?#Membership Lists|Membership Lists]] | |||
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*[[What Can I Find in Canadian Church Records?#Minutes or Historical Narrative|Minutes or Historical Narrative]] | |||
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==Finding the Records== | |||
===Look for online records.=== | |||
'''Ancestry.com, FindMyPast.com, and MyHeritage.com can be searched free of charge at your local [https://familysearch.org/locations/ family history center] or the [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Family_History_Library Family History Library] in Salt Lake City, Utah. | |||
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Online databases are <span style="color:Red">'''incomplete'''</span>. This can lead to two common errors: | |||
#'''Near matches:''' Researchers might <span style="color:Red">'''mistakenly accept an entry very similar to their ancestor'''</span>, thinking it is the only one available. Only use information that matches your ancestor in date, place, relationships, and other details. | |||
#'''Stopping research''': Researchers might <span style="color:Red">'''assume the database proves church records do not exist'''</span>. Actually the record is still out there, just not in this <span style="color:Red">'''incomplete'''</span> collection of records. Keep searching! | |||
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*'''1661-1959''' - {{RecordSearch|1520604|Canada, Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959}} Index only. | |||
*'''1661-1949''' - {{RecordSearch|1520608|Canada, Marriages, 1661-1949}} Index only. | |||
*'''1664-1955''' - {{RecordSearch|1520609|Canada Deaths and Burials, 1664-1955}} Index only. | |||
*[http://www.genealogie.umontreal.ca/en/accesLibreBD.htm#RepertoireDesActes '''Quebec and French Canadian Genealogy Database'''] ($) | |||
=====The Drouin Collection===== | =====The Drouin Collection===== | ||
*'''1695-1954''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1111 '''Early U.S. French Catholic Church Records, 1695-1954'''] ($) (Ancestry). | *'''1695-1954''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1111 '''Early U.S. French Catholic Church Records, 1695-1954'''] ($) (Ancestry). | ||