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==Online Records== | ==Online Records== | ||
'''These major records for Quebec | '''These major records for Quebec contain genealogical records for all of the groups listed in this article. For additional research help and links to even more records, go to the [[Quebec Record Finder|'''Quebec Record Finder''']]. | ||
===Immigration Records=== | ===Immigration Records=== | ||
*[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/fra/decouvrez/immigration/Pages/introduction.aspx#b '''Immigration: Finding Aid'''] Gives detailed information and listings of immigrations records at the Archives, finding aids, microform listings, bibliography of published sources, etc. | *[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/fra/decouvrez/immigration/Pages/introduction.aspx#b '''Immigration: Finding Aid'''] Gives detailed information and listings of immigrations records at the Archives, finding aids, microform listings, bibliography of published sources, etc. | ||
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'''In Quebec, copies of church records were sent to the government to form its civil registration records.''' | '''In Quebec, copies of church records were sent to the government to form its civil registration records.''' | ||
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*'''1621-1979''' | *'''1621-1979''' {{RecordSearch|1321742|'''Quebec, Catholic parish registers, 1621-1979'''}} Index only and images. | ||
:* | :*{{FSC|1321742|item|disp='''List of parishes and links to images'''}} | ||
*'''1621-1968''' | *'''1621-1968''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1091/ '''Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968'''], index & images ($). Can be used free-of-charge at a [[FamilySearch Centers|'''FamilySearch Center'''.]] | ||
*'''1642-1967''' | *'''1642-1967''' {{RecordSearch|2461313|'''Quebec index to civil copy of church records, 1642-1902'''}}, digitized, browsable index. | ||
*'''1763-1967''' | *'''1763-1967''' {{RecordSearch|1929561|'''Quebec, non-Catholic parish registers, 1763-1967'''}}, images only. | ||
*'''1695-1954''' | *'''1695-1954''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1111 '''Early U.S. French Catholic Church Records, 1695-1954'''] ($) (Ancestry). | ||
*'''1757-1946''' | *'''1757-1946''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1110/ '''Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946''']], index & images ($) | ||
* | *{{FSC|964161|item|disp='''Loiselle card index to many marriages of the province of Quebec and adjacent areas'''}} | ||
* | *{{FSC|817183|item|disp='''Supplement to Loiselle card index to many marriages of the province of Quebec and adjacent areas'''}} | ||
:*[[Loiselle Marriage Index|'''Instructions for using the Loiselle Marriage Index''']] | :*[[Loiselle Marriage Index|'''Instructions for using the Loiselle Marriage Index''']] | ||
*[https://www.prdh-igd.com/en/home '''PRDH Database'''], index | *[https://www.prdh-igd.com/en/home '''PRDH Database'''], index & images. ($) | ||
*[https://www.fichierorigine.com/ '''Fichier Origine (Original File) Database'''], index | *[https://www.fichierorigine.com/ '''Fichier Origine (Original File) Database'''], index & images. | ||
* | *{{FSC|235556|item|disp='''Our French-Canadian ancestors'''}}, e-book. | ||
*[http://www.tracingsbysam.com/frenchcanadian_hx/Tanguay%20Genealogical%20Dictionary.pdf '''Tanguay's Genealogical Dictionary (Dictionnaire Genealogique Des Familles Canadiennes)'''], e-book. In French but easy to decipher. Also at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2177/ Ancestry.com], index | *[http://www.tracingsbysam.com/frenchcanadian_hx/Tanguay%20Genealogical%20Dictionary.pdf '''Tanguay's Genealogical Dictionary (Dictionnaire Genealogique Des Familles Canadiennes)'''], e-book. In French but easy to decipher. Also at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2177/ Ancestry.com], index & images ($). | ||
==Acadians== | ==Acadians== | ||
*[https:// | *[https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng/collection/research-help/genealogy-family-history/ethno-cultural/Pages/acadians.aspx '''Acadian Genealogy Resources'''] Library and Archives Canada. | ||
*[https://genealogie-acadienne.net/?&langSwap '''Généalogie Acadienne Database''']--[https://genealogie-acadienne.net/?action=search '''Search Engine'''] The biggest Acadian genealogy database. More than 800,000 individuals are available. | *[https://genealogie-acadienne.net/?&langSwap '''Généalogie Acadienne Database''']--[https://genealogie-acadienne.net/?action=search '''Search Engine'''] The biggest Acadian genealogy database. More than 800,000 individuals are available. | ||
*'''1757-1946''' | *'''1757-1946''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1110/ '''Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946'''], index & images ($). [https://www.genealogiequebec.com/blog/en/2018/11/21/acadian-genealogy-researching-your-acadian-ancestors/ '''List of Acadian parish registers in the Drouin collection'''] | ||
*[https://www.genealogiequebec.com/en/ '''GenealogyQuebec.com, the Drouin Instiute’s genealogical research website'''], offers two research tools dedicated to Acadian genealogy. ($) | *[https://www.genealogiequebec.com/en/ '''GenealogyQuebec.com, the Drouin Instiute’s genealogical research website'''], offers two research tools dedicated to Acadian genealogy. ($) | ||
:*[https://www.genealogiequebec.com/blog/en/2017/10/01/the-drouin-collection-records/ '''The Drouin Collection Database'''], a collection of parish registers (baptisms, marriages and burials) from Quebec, Acadia, as well as parts of Ontario, New Brunswick and the United States. The collection also contains Acadian censuses from 1673 to 1784. ($) | :*[https://www.genealogiequebec.com/blog/en/2017/10/01/the-drouin-collection-records/ '''The Drouin Collection Database'''], a collection of parish registers (baptisms, marriages and burials) from Quebec, Acadia, as well as parts of Ontario, New Brunswick and the United States. The collection also contains Acadian censuses from 1673 to 1784. ($) | ||
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The colonization of Acadia by the French started in 1604 at Port-Royal. In the 1630s, about 20 families came from the Loudunais area. Steadily, the population grew and the territory expanded to include Nova Scotia, Cape-Breton Island, New-Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. With the signing of the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713, Acadia was given away to Great Britain. | The colonization of Acadia by the French started in 1604 at Port-Royal. In the 1630s, about 20 families came from the Loudunais area. Steadily, the population grew and the territory expanded to include Nova Scotia, Cape-Breton Island, New-Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. With the signing of the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713, Acadia was given away to Great Britain. | ||
Due to the threat of a new war in America, about '''10,000 Acadians were made prisoners and were deported''' to the American colonies, Great Britain and France. By 1764, the Acadians were '''allowed to return''' on condition of dispersing themselves over the territory and swearing their loyalty to the British Crown. Some returned to '''the province of Quebec, particularly in the area of Yamachiche and L'Acadie.'''<ref>"Acadia", Library and Archives Canada, https:// | Due to the threat of a new war in America, about '''10,000 Acadians were made prisoners and were deported''' to the American colonies, Great Britain and France. By 1764, the Acadians were '''allowed to return''' on condition of dispersing themselves over the territory and swearing their loyalty to the British Crown. Some returned to '''the province of Quebec, particularly in the area of Yamachiche and L'Acadie.'''<ref>"Acadia", Library and Archives Canada, https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng/collection/research-help/genealogy-family-history/ethno-cultural/Pages/acadians.aspx, accessed 22 Octiber 2020.</ref> | ||
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First Nations is a term used to describe Indigenous peoples in Canada (sometime referred to as Aboriginal peoples) who are not Métis or Inuit. Section 35 of the Constitution Act of 1982 declares that Aboriginal peoples in Canada include First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. | First Nations is a term used to describe Indigenous peoples in Canada (sometime referred to as Aboriginal peoples) who are not Métis or Inuit. Section 35 of the Constitution Act of 1982 declares that Aboriginal peoples in Canada include First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. | ||
===Bands=== | ===Bands=== | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algonquian_peoples#Canada | {| width="700" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" style="width: 700px" | ||
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:* | :*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algonquian_peoples#Canada Algonquian] | ||
:*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abenaki Abenaki] | |||
:*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anishinaabe Anishinaabe] | |||
:*Atikamek | |||
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:*Cree | :*Cree | ||
:*Malecite | :*Malecite | ||
:*Mi'kmaq | :*Mi'kmaq | ||
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:*Innu | :*Innu | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iroquois | :*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iroquois Iroquoian] | ||
:*Mohawk | :*Mohawk | ||
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==French Immigrants== | ==French Immigrants== | ||
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*[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/immigration/history-ethnic-cultural/Pages/german.aspx '''German Immigrants Genealogy Resources'''] Library and Archives Canada. | *[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/immigration/history-ethnic-cultural/Pages/german.aspx '''German Immigrants Genealogy Resources'''] Library and Archives Canada. | ||
*[http://member.tripod.com/~Silvie/Hessian.html '''Internet Listing of Hessian Soldiers of the Revolution'''] | *[http://member.tripod.com/~Silvie/Hessian.html '''Internet Listing of Hessian Soldiers of the Revolution'''] | ||
*[https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~amrevhessians/military/a/amhessians.htm '''Hessian Guide: Hessians remaining in America'''] including Canada<br> | |||
The British purchased the services of 30,000 German Soldiers for $150,000, all of which went into the royal coffers of the German princes. These troops came from Hesse Cassel, Hesse Hanau, Brunswick, Anspach, Bayreuth, Anhalt Zerbst and Waldeck. A '''large migration of Germans to Canada occurred during the period after the American Revolution'''. A total of 30,000 Germans fought in North America between 1776 and 1783; among them, '''10,000 men served in Canada and almost 2,400 settled there after the war''', mainly in Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.<ref>"Internet Listing of Hessian Soldiers of the Revolution", http://member.tripod.com/~Silvie/Hessian.html, accessed 23 October 2020.</ref> | The British purchased the services of 30,000 German Soldiers for $150,000, all of which went into the royal coffers of the German princes. These troops came from Hesse Cassel, Hesse Hanau, Brunswick, Anspach, Bayreuth, Anhalt Zerbst and Waldeck. A '''large migration of Germans to Canada occurred during the period after the American Revolution'''. A total of 30,000 Germans fought in North America between 1776 and 1783; among them, '''10,000 men served in Canada and almost 2,400 settled there after the war''', mainly in Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.<ref>"Internet Listing of Hessian Soldiers of the Revolution", http://member.tripod.com/~Silvie/Hessian.html, accessed 23 October 2020.</ref> | ||
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*By far, the largest immigration of the Irish to Canada occurred during the mid-19th century. The '''Great Irish Potato Famine of 1847''' was the cause of death, mainly from starvation, of over a million Irish. It was also the motivation behind the mass exodus of hundreds of thousands of Irish to North America. *Because passage to Canada was less expensive than passage to the United States, '''Canada was the recipient of some of the most destitute and bereft Irish.''' | *By far, the largest immigration of the Irish to Canada occurred during the mid-19th century. The '''Great Irish Potato Famine of 1847''' was the cause of death, mainly from starvation, of over a million Irish. It was also the motivation behind the mass exodus of hundreds of thousands of Irish to North America. | ||
*Because passage to Canada was less expensive than passage to the United States, '''Canada was the recipient of some of the most destitute and bereft Irish.''' | |||
*Passage was difficult for those making the 3,000 mile voyage from Ireland. Crammed into steerage for over six weeks, these "Coffin Ships" were a breeding ground for many diseases. | *Passage was difficult for those making the 3,000 mile voyage from Ireland. Crammed into steerage for over six weeks, these "Coffin Ships" were a breeding ground for many diseases. | ||
*The primary destination for most of these ships was the port of Québec and '''the mandatory stop at the quarantine island of Grosse Île'''. | *The primary destination for most of these ships was the port of Québec and '''the mandatory stop at the quarantine island of Grosse Île'''. | ||
*By June of 1847, the port of Québec became so overwhelmed, that dozens of ships carrying over 14,000 Irish queued for days to make landing. It is estimated that almost '''5,000 Irish died on Grosse Île''', and it is known to be the largest Irish burial ground exclusive of Ireland. | *By June of 1847, the port of Québec became so overwhelmed, that dozens of ships carrying over 14,000 Irish queued for days to make landing. It is estimated that almost '''5,000 Irish died on Grosse Île''', and it is known to be the largest Irish burial ground exclusive of Ireland. | ||
*Many Irish immigrants played a major role in Canadian society.<ref>"Irish Genealogy and Family History", library and Archives Canada. https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/immigration/history-ethnic-cultural/Pages/irish.aspx, accessed 24 October 2020.</ref> | *Many Irish immigrants played a major role in Canadian society.<ref>"Irish Genealogy and Family History", library and Archives Canada. https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/immigration/history-ethnic-cultural/Pages/irish.aspx, accessed 24 October 2020.</ref> | ||
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===Irish to Canada.com=== | |||
The Irish colonized many areas behind the long-settled French communities lining the St. Lawrence River. They were especially prominent north and south of Montreal and north and south of Quebec City. | |||
Settling on rented seigneurial land and sharing their lives with people who spoke a different language from theirs and in many cases followed a different religion, they formed extensive Irish communities of mixed religion across the region. Most were farmers, though some supplemented their incomes with seasonal employment in the lumber camps to make ends meet. | |||
With the opening up of colonization roads the Irish became well concentrated in the Eastern Townships - especially in the St. Francis Valley. | |||
By 1851 Quebec's Irish immigrant population was twice that of the English and Scottish immigrant populations combined. One third of the Irish lived in Montreal and Quebec City while the remainder were mainly concentrated in the farming districts of the Upper Ottawa Valley, the Beauharnois region, south of Montreal and the Eastern Townships. <ref>"Quebec" at Irish to Canada.com, https://www.irishtocanada.com/quebec/, accessed 2 November 2020.</ref> | |||
==Italian Immigrants== | ==Italian Immigrants== | ||
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*[https://fillesduroi.org/cpage.php?pt=9 '''A list of the king's Daughters'''] plus '''a list of men who came to the colony in 1665 as a soldier of the '''Carignan-Salières Regiment.''' | *[https://fillesduroi.org/cpage.php?pt=9 '''A list of the king's Daughters'''] plus '''a list of men who came to the colony in 1665 as a soldier of the '''Carignan-Salières Regiment.''' | ||
*[https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/microform-digitization/006003-110.02-e.php?&q2=34&interval=50&sk=0&PHPSESSID=rgi7t06a60or2jdheocn6v65f4 '''War of 1812: Lower Canada Nominal Rolls and Paylists, RG 9 1A7'''], online.<br> | *[https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/microform-digitization/006003-110.02-e.php?&q2=34&interval=50&sk=0&PHPSESSID=rgi7t06a60or2jdheocn6v65f4 '''War of 1812: Lower Canada Nominal Rolls and Paylists, RG 9 1A7'''], online.<br> | ||
*[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/war-of-1812/Pages/introduction.aspx#2 '''War of 1812 Database | *[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/war-of-1812/Pages/introduction.aspx#2 '''War of 1812 Database'''] | ||
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*Immigration from Italy did not increase substantially until '''after the unification of modern Italy, in 1870'''. Canada attracted migrant labourers and skilled tradesmen in the railway, mining and construction industries, but by the early 1900s, more and more of the temporary migrants chose to stay permanently rather than return to Italy. They were joined by farmers, artisans and merchants. '''Italian business districts developed in most urban centres, especially in Montreal and Toronto.''' | *Immigration from Italy did not increase substantially until '''after the unification of modern Italy, in 1870'''. Canada attracted migrant labourers and skilled tradesmen in the railway, mining and construction industries, but by the early 1900s, more and more of the temporary migrants chose to stay permanently rather than return to Italy. They were joined by farmers, artisans and merchants. '''Italian business districts developed in most urban centres, especially in Montreal and Toronto.''' | ||
*There are approximately '''1.4 million Canadians of Italian descent today'''. Many of these people are descendents from the recent Italian immigration in the post-Second World War era which saw '''Southern Italy as a major source of immigration.''' More than ninety percent of Italians that entered Canada between 1946 and 1967 were sponsored by relatives in Canada. The majority of these immigrants settled in large and medium-size cities across Canada.<ref>"Italian Immigrants Genealogy Resources", Library and Archives Canada, https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/immigration/history-ethnic-cultural/Pages/italian.aspx, accessed 24 October 2020.</ref> | *There are approximately '''1.4 million Canadians of Italian descent today'''. Many of these people are descendents from the recent Italian immigration in the post-Second World War era which saw '''Southern Italy as a major source of immigration.''' More than ninety percent of Italians that entered Canada between 1946 and 1967 were sponsored by relatives in Canada. The majority of these immigrants settled in large and medium-size cities across Canada.<ref>"Italian Immigrants Genealogy Resources", Library and Archives Canada, https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/immigration/history-ethnic-cultural/Pages/italian.aspx, accessed 24 October 2020.</ref> | ||
==Jewish Immigrants== | ==Jewish Immigrants== | ||
*[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/immigration/history-ethnic-cultural/Pages/jewish.aspx '''Jewish Immigrants Genealogy Resources'''] Library and Archives Canada. | *[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/immigration/history-ethnic-cultural/Pages/jewish.aspx '''Jewish Immigrants Genealogy Resources'''] Library and Archives Canada. | ||
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*The Métis are a multi ancestral indigenous group whose homeland is in Canada and parts of the United States between the Great Lakes region and the Rocky Mountains. The Métis trace their descent to '''both Indigenous North Americans and European settlers (primarily French)'''. Not all people of mixed Indigenous and Settler descent are Métis, as the Métis are a '''distinct group of people with a distinct culture and language'''. Since the late 20th century, the Métis in Canada have been recognized as a distinct Indigenous people under the Constitution Act of 1982 and have a population of 587,545 as of 2016. | *The Métis are a multi ancestral indigenous group whose homeland is in Canada and parts of the United States between the Great Lakes region and the Rocky Mountains. The Métis trace their descent to '''both Indigenous North Americans and European settlers (primarily French)'''. Not all people of mixed Indigenous and Settler descent are Métis, as the Métis are a '''distinct group of people with a distinct culture and language'''. Since the late 20th century, the Métis in Canada have been recognized as a distinct Indigenous people under the Constitution Act of 1982 and have a population of 587,545 as of 2016. | ||
*During the height of the North American fur trade in New France from 1650 onward, many '''French and British fur traders married First Nations and Inuit women, mainly Cree, Ojibwa, or Saulteaux''' located in the Great Lakes area and later into the north west. | *During the height of the North American fur trade in New France from 1650 onward, many '''French and British fur traders married First Nations and Inuit women, mainly Cree, Ojibwa, or Saulteaux''' located in the Great Lakes area and later into the north west. | ||
*The majority of these fur traders were '''French and Scottish'''; the French majority were '''Catholic.''' | *The majority of these fur traders were '''French and Scottish'''; the French majority were '''Catholic.''' | ||
*These marriages are commonly referred to as marriage à la façon du pays or marriage according to the "custom of the country." | *These marriages are commonly referred to as marriage à la façon du pays or marriage according to the "custom of the country." | ||
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