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The Rivest Marriage Index is an important source for Québec marriages. The index includes over 230,000 marriages. Most entries are handwritten. The entries are filed by the bride's surname. | The Rivest Marriage Index is an important source for Québec marriages. The index includes over 230,000 marriages. Most entries are handwritten. The entries are filed by the bride's surname. | ||
== | ==Years and Localities Indexed== | ||
The Rivest Marriage Index covers Catholic marriages from 1670 to 1972. It includes the parishes from the following districts and parishes: | The Rivest Marriage Index covers Catholic marriages from 1670 to 1972. It includes the parishes from the following districts and parishes: | ||
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* St. Roch-de-L’Achigan Parish | * St. Roch-de-L’Achigan Parish | ||
* St. Roch-sur-Richelieu Parish | * St. Roch-sur-Richelieu Parish | ||
== | ==Information in the Index== | ||
Each record lists: | Each record lists: | ||
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* If anyone in the entry is from another parish or a province other than Québec. | * If anyone in the entry is from another parish or a province other than Québec. | ||
== | ==Organization of the Index== | ||
The information is on cards. There is one card for each marriage. Brides are listed with their maiden surname. | The information is on cards. There is one card for each marriage. Brides are listed with their maiden surname. | ||
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For example: | For example: | ||
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| bride<br> | | '''bride'''<br> | ||
| groom<br> | | '''groom'''<br> | ||
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| '''GRENIER''', Marie <br> | | '''GRENIER''', Marie <br> | ||
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* The bride's surname was not known because of an illegitimate birth. | * The bride's surname was not known because of an illegitimate birth. | ||
== | ==Common Terms and Abbreviations== | ||
For the English translation of common terms that appear in the index, see “[[Quebec_Language_and_Languages#Key Words|Key Words]]” in the “Language and Languages” section of this outline. | For the English translation of common terms that appear in the index, see “[[Quebec_Language_and_Languages#Key Words|Key Words]]” in the “Language and Languages” section of this outline. | ||
== | ==How to Use the Index== | ||
=== | ===Finding a Marriage Record=== | ||
'''Step 1.''' Look for the bride's surname in the Names and Film Numbers list. (If a surname appears on two films, look at the grooms' names to decide which film you need.) Write down the film number. | '''Step 1.''' Look for the bride's surname in the Names and Film Numbers list. (If a surname appears on two films, look at the grooms' names to decide which film you need.) Write down the film number. | ||
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'''Step 3.''' Find the record on the microfilm. | '''Step 3.''' Find the record on the microfilm. | ||
'''Step 4.''' Use the information to find the marriage in the original parish register (see the “[[Quebec_Church_Records|Church Records]]“ section of this outline). | '''Step 4.''' Use the information to find the marriage in the original parish register (see the “[[Quebec_Church_Records|Church Records]]“ section of this outline). | ||
=== | ===Finding the Parents of a Widow or Widower:=== | ||
Parents are only listed the first time a person was married. If a record has “ve,” “vve,” “vf,” or “veuf” by a person's name, the person was widowed and the previous spouse is listed. To find the names of the parents, look at the record of the previous marriage. (Remember, it will be filed under the bride's previous surname.) | Parents are only listed the first time a person was married. If a record has “ve,” “vve,” “vf,” or “veuf” by a person's name, the person was widowed and the previous spouse is listed. To find the names of the parents, look at the record of the previous marriage. (Remember, it will be filed under the bride's previous surname.) | ||
== | ==If You Can't Find the Name:== | ||
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* Look for a '''dit''' name (an alternate surname). See the "[[Quebec Names, Personal|Names, Personal]]" section for books that can help you with '''dit''' names. | * Look for a '''dit''' name (an alternate surname). See the "[[Quebec Names, Personal|Names, Personal]]" section for books that can help you with '''dit''' names. | ||
* Check another index. Try the [[Loiselle Marriage Index]] or see "[[Quebec Church Records#Indexes to Catholic Marriage Records|Indexes to Catholic Marriage Records]]." | * Check another index. Try the [[Loiselle Marriage Index]] or see "[[Quebec Church Records#Indexes to Catholic Marriage Records|Indexes to Catholic Marriage Records]]." | ||
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== | ==Names and Film Numbers== | ||
The following list gives the film numbers and the first and last entries on each microfilm. The names in capital letters are the brides' surnames. The names in parentheses are the grooms' names. | The following list gives the film numbers and the first and last entries on each microfilm. The names in capital letters are the brides' surnames. The names in parentheses are the grooms' names. | ||
'''Names Film Number''' <br> ABACAMOUFF-McKAY (Miko, Stéfan)— AUBE (Plouffe, Michel) 933142 <br>AUBE (Plouffe, René)— BEAUCHE(S)NE (Godin, Hormisdas) 933143<br>BEAUCHE(S)NE (Goulet, Norbert)— BELISLE (Lajoie, Henri) 933144 <br>BELISLE (L’Allier, Charles)— BLANCHET(TE) (Cartier, Jean) 933145 <br>BLANCHE(TE) (Couture, Jacques)— BOURQUE (Desmarais, Alfred) 933146 <br>BOURQUE (Desmarais, Camille)— BRUNET (Trottier, Hormisdas) 933147 <br>BRUNET (Trudeau, Maxime)— CHAMPAGNE (Cadieux, Delphis) 933148 <br>CHAMPAGNE (Caille, Elphège)— CHARTRAND (Guindon, Paul) 933149 <br>CHARTRAND (Harrison, Armand)— COOPER (Benjamin, Lawrence) 933150 <br>COOPER (Burk, Daniel)— CROISETIERE (Allard, Oscar) 933151 <br>CROISETIERE (Bacon, Georges)— DENIS (Chevrefils-Bélisle, Joseph) 933152 <br>DENIS (Chevrier, Aimé)— DESROSIERS (Bayard, Joseph Arthur) 933153 <br>DESROSIERS (Bazinet, Edgar)— DUFRESNE (Boyer, Eusèbe) 933154 <br>DUFRESNE (Brisebois, David)— ETHIER (Lefebvre-Lasisserais, Toussaint) 933155 <br>ETHIER (Légaré, William)— FORGET (Lorion, Edouard) 933156 <br>FORGET (Lortie, Joseph-Arthur)— GASCON (Gingras, Guy) 933157 <br>GASCON (Giroux, Richard)— GIRARD (Rénaud, Gabriel) 933158 <br>GIRARD (Rénaud, Jean-Paul)— GRENIER (Mathurin, Arsnard) 933159 <br>GRENIER (McGibbon, Howard)— HEROUX (St. Georges, Louis) 933160 <br>HEROUX (St. Jacques, Jean)— JOYAL (Benoit, Jules) 933161 <br>JOYAL or JOYCE (Benoit, Michael)— LACHAPELLE (Picotte, Albert) 933162 <br>LACHAPELLE (Piquette, Sem)— LAMARCHE (Carpentier, Camille) 933163 <br>LAMARCHE (Carpentier, Octavien)— LAPORTE (St. Germain, Guy) 933164 <br>LAPORTE (St. Jean, Olaus)— LAVALLEE (Grignon, Aurele) 933165 <br>LAVALLEE (Guérard, Antoine)— LEFEBVRE (Woodbury, Michael) 933166 <br>LEFEBVRE (Wright, James)— LEVEILLE (Théroux, Benjamin) 933109 <br>LEVEILLE (Théroux, Bruno)— MANEGRE (Bélanger, Jean) 933110 <br>MANEGRE (Bélanger, Joseph)— MAURICE (Lepine, René) 933111 <br>MAURICE (Lepine, Yves)— MONETTE (Filion, Henri) 933112 <br>MONETTE (Filion, Willey)— O’CONNOR (Plumkett, James) 933113 <br>O’CONNOR (Power, John)— PARENTEAU (Fagnan, Marcel) 933114 <br>PARENTEAU (Farly, P. Emile)— PERREAULT (Pilon, Joseph) 933115 <br>PERREAULT (Pencier, Pierre)— POIRIER (Poirier, Pacifique) 933116 <br>POIRIER (Poirier, Théophile)— RANGER (Dufort-Lacouture, Jean-Baptiste) 933117 <br>RANGER (Enright, James)— RIVEST (Robert, André) 933118 <br>RIVEST (Robert, Jean Marie)— ROY (Dupuis, Lionel) 933119 <br>ROY (Dupuis, Yvon)— SAUVE (Rodier, Paul Arthur) 933120 <br>SAUVE (Sabourin, Alexandre)— TESSIER (Raymond, Marcel) 933121 <br>TESSIER (Régeas-Laprade, Narcisse)— TURCOT(TE) (Plante, André) 933122 <br>TURCOT(TE) (Plante, Antonio)— VINCENT (Desrosiers, Napoléon) 933123 <br>VlNCENT (Dubeau, Déodate)— ZUDORSKA (Mierzurtsky, C.) 933124 | '''Names Film Number''' | ||
<br> ABACAMOUFF-McKAY (Miko, Stéfan)— AUBE (Plouffe, Michel) 933142 | |||
<br>AUBE (Plouffe, René)— BEAUCHE(S)NE (Godin, Hormisdas) 933143 | |||
<br>BEAUCHE(S)NE (Goulet, Norbert)— BELISLE (Lajoie, Henri) 933144 | |||
<br>BELISLE (L’Allier, Charles)— BLANCHET(TE) (Cartier, Jean) 933145 | |||
<br>BLANCHE(TE) (Couture, Jacques)— BOURQUE (Desmarais, Alfred) 933146 | |||
<br>BOURQUE (Desmarais, Camille)— BRUNET (Trottier, Hormisdas) 933147 | |||
<br>BRUNET (Trudeau, Maxime)— CHAMPAGNE (Cadieux, Delphis) 933148 | |||
<br>CHAMPAGNE (Caille, Elphège)— CHARTRAND (Guindon, Paul) 933149 | |||
<br>CHARTRAND (Harrison, Armand)— COOPER (Benjamin, Lawrence) 933150 | |||
<br>COOPER (Burk, Daniel)— CROISETIERE (Allard, Oscar) 933151 | |||
<br>CROISETIERE (Bacon, Georges)— DENIS (Chevrefils-Bélisle, Joseph) 933152 | |||
<br>DENIS (Chevrier, Aimé)— DESROSIERS (Bayard, Joseph Arthur) 933153 | |||
<br>DESROSIERS (Bazinet, Edgar)— DUFRESNE (Boyer, Eusèbe) 933154 | |||
<br>DUFRESNE (Brisebois, David)— ETHIER (Lefebvre-Lasisserais, Toussaint) 933155 | |||
<br>ETHIER (Légaré, William)— FORGET (Lorion, Edouard) 933156 | |||
<br>FORGET (Lortie, Joseph-Arthur)— GASCON (Gingras, Guy) 933157 | |||
<br>GASCON (Giroux, Richard)— GIRARD (Rénaud, Gabriel) 933158 | |||
<br>GIRARD (Rénaud, Jean-Paul)— GRENIER (Mathurin, Arsnard) 933159 | |||
<br>GRENIER (McGibbon, Howard)— HEROUX (St. Georges, Louis) 933160 | |||
<br>HEROUX (St. Jacques, Jean)— JOYAL (Benoit, Jules) 933161 | |||
<br>JOYAL or JOYCE (Benoit, Michael)— LACHAPELLE (Picotte, Albert) 933162 | |||
<br>LACHAPELLE (Piquette, Sem)— LAMARCHE (Carpentier, Camille) 933163 | |||
<br>LAMARCHE (Carpentier, Octavien)— LAPORTE (St. Germain, Guy) 933164 | |||
<br>LAPORTE (St. Jean, Olaus)— LAVALLEE (Grignon, Aurele) 933165 | |||
<br>LAVALLEE (Guérard, Antoine)— LEFEBVRE (Woodbury, Michael) 933166 | |||
<br>LEFEBVRE (Wright, James)— LEVEILLE (Théroux, Benjamin) 933109 | |||
<br>LEVEILLE (Théroux, Bruno)— MANEGRE (Bélanger, Jean) 933110 | |||
<br>MANEGRE (Bélanger, Joseph)— MAURICE (Lepine, René) 933111 | |||
<br>MAURICE (Lepine, Yves)— MONETTE (Filion, Henri) 933112 | |||
<br>MONETTE (Filion, Willey)— O’CONNOR (Plumkett, James) 933113 | |||
<br>O’CONNOR (Power, John)— PARENTEAU (Fagnan, Marcel) 933114 | |||
<br>PARENTEAU (Farly, P. Emile)— PERREAULT (Pilon, Joseph) 933115 | |||
<br>PERREAULT (Pencier, Pierre)— POIRIER (Poirier, Pacifique) 933116 | |||
<br>POIRIER (Poirier, Théophile)— RANGER (Dufort-Lacouture, Jean-Baptiste) 933117 | |||
<br>RANGER (Enright, James)— RIVEST (Robert, André) 933118 | |||
<br>RIVEST (Robert, Jean Marie)— ROY (Dupuis, Lionel) 933119 | |||
<br>ROY (Dupuis, Yvon)— SAUVE (Rodier, Paul Arthur) 933120 | |||
<br>SAUVE (Sabourin, Alexandre)— TESSIER (Raymond, Marcel) 933121 | |||
<br>TESSIER (Régeas-Laprade, Narcisse)— TURCOT(TE) (Plante, André) 933122 | |||
<br>TURCOT(TE) (Plante, Antonio)— VINCENT (Desrosiers, Napoléon) 933123 | |||
<br>VlNCENT (Dubeau, Déodate)— ZUDORSKA (Mierzurtsky, C.) 933124 | |||
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