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==Notarial Records== | ==Notarial Records== | ||
A notarial record is a private agreement written by a notary in the form of a contract. Some of the most common ones are marriage contracts, wills, estate inventories, leases, and sales contracts. | *A notarial record is a private agreement written by a notary in the form of a contract. Some of the most common ones are marriage contracts, wills, estate inventories, leases, and sales contracts. | ||
*In Québec, notaires (notaries) have registered contracts since 1626. | |||
*The persons involved in the contracts received the originals. The notaries kept copies. The copies are called "minutes." | |||
*Most legal records are notarial and are found in the individual notary’s ''greffe'', which, after 80 to 100 years, is usually in the appropriate regional branch of the Archives des notaires du Québec (ANQ). | |||
Earlier notarial records are held by the [https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/p/aide/notaires/ '''Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ)'''], but Library and Archives Canada holds copies of some records in the collection, [https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/collectionsearch/Pages/collectionsearch.aspx?q=Fonds%20des%20greffes%20de%20notaires%20du%20Qu%C3%A9bec& '''Fonds des greffes de notaires du Québec''']. You can also use the [https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/collectionsearch/Pages/collectionsearch.aspx '''advanced archives search to look up the name of an individual or a notary.'''] The complete [https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/ressources/details/notaires '''inventory of ANQ holdings'''] is computerized or in microfiches: [https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/p/aide/notaires/ '''Finding Aid'''] | Earlier notarial records are held by the [https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/p/aide/notaires/ '''Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ)'''], but Library and Archives Canada holds copies of some records in the collection, [https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/collectionsearch/Pages/collectionsearch.aspx?q=Fonds%20des%20greffes%20de%20notaires%20du%20Qu%C3%A9bec& '''Fonds des greffes de notaires du Québec''']. You can also use the [https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/collectionsearch/Pages/collectionsearch.aspx '''advanced archives search to look up the name of an individual or a notary.'''] The complete [https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/ressources/details/notaires '''inventory of ANQ holdings'''] is computerized or in microfiches: [https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/p/aide/notaires/ '''Finding Aid'''] | ||
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=== Introduction === | === Introduction === | ||
These include deeds, wills, marriage contracts, and other records that are important in family history research. | |||
Each document in a notary's minutes gives at least the name of the notary, the date and place the document was prepared, the names and addresses of the persons involved, and the names and addresses of the witnesses. The ages and relationships of the witnesses and the persons involved are sometimes included. | Each document in a notary's minutes gives at least the name of the notary, the date and place the document was prepared, the names and addresses of the persons involved, and the names and addresses of the witnesses. The ages and relationships of the witnesses and the persons involved are sometimes included. | ||