Quebec Record Finder: Difference between revisions

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Record Finder Table for Quebec

The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.

Order of Records

The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.

List of Topics

This Record Finder table links to the Quebec topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Birth date and place	Church Records Civil Registration Census	Cemeteries Obituaries Newspapers
Marriage place and date	Church Records Civil Registration Notarial Records Newspapers	Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1915)
Death date, place, and burial	Church Records Civil Registration Obituaries Cemeteries	Newspapers Probate Records Military Records

Maiden Names and Family Members

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Maiden name	Church Records Civil Registration Newspapers Obituaries	Military Records Cemeteries Probate Records Obituaries
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members	Church Records Civil Registration Notarial Records Census Probate Records Obituaries	Newspapers Emigration and Immigration
Living relatives	Directories Court Records Obituaries	Census Biography Societies Church Records Probate Records

Immigration and Country of Origin

Searching for:

Best Records to Search:

Alternative Records:

Immigration date

Emigration and Immigration
Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1915)

Obituaries

City or Country of foreign birth

Census
Civil Registration
Emigration and Immigration
Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1915)

Church Records

Residences and Locations

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Residence	Church Records Census Civil Registration Notarial Records	Land and Property Probate Records Military Records Directories Obituaries Biography

Personal Details and Affiliations

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Nationality and ethnicity	Census Cultural Groups First Nations Church Records	Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1917) Emigration and Immigration Societies Periodicals
Occupation	Census Directories Emigration and Immigration	Court Records Biography
Religion	Church Records Census	Cemeteries Military Records
Social activities	Biography Obituaries Newspapers	Cemeteries Societies
Physical description	Military Records	Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1917)

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-This table can help you decide which records to search in [[Quebec Genealogy|Quebec]]. It is most helpful for post-1800 research.
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+| link1=[[Canada Genealogy|Canada]]
+| link2=[[Quebec Genealogy|Quebec]]
+| link3=
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+| link5=[[Quebec Record Finder|Record Finder]]
+}}
+[[Category:Record Finder]]
-. In column 1 find the goal you selected.
+[[Category:Quebec, Canada]]
+__TOC__
-. In column 2 find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.
+== Record Finder Table for Quebec ==
+The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.
+=== Order of Records ===
+The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.
-. In column 3 find additional record types that may be useful.
+== List of Topics ==
+This Record Finder table links to the Quebec topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
-. Then look for the record type you need in the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog.
+===Vital Events ===
+{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
-Note: Records of previous research (genealogy, biography, history, periodicals, and societies) are useful for most goals, but are not listed unless they are ''especially'' helpful.
-Note: "Notarial Records" only apply to research in the Province of Quebec.
-<br>
-{| width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" bgcolor="#F0F0F0"
 |-
-| width="30%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''What you are looking for:'''
+| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
-| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Try these records first:'''
+| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
-| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Other useful records:'''
+| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
 |-
-| align="left" | Age
+| align="left" | Birth date and place
-| align="left" | [[Quebec Census|Census]], [[Quebec Civil Registration|Vital Records]],[[Quebec Church Records|Church Records]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| align="left" | [[Quebec Cemeteries|Cemeteries,]] [[Quebec Military Records|Military Records]], [[Quebec Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Quebec Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Quebec Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Quebec Census|Census]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[Quebec Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Quebec Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Quebec Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Birth date
+| align="left" | Marriage place and date
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Quebec Civil Registration|Vital Records]],[[Quebec Church Records|Church Records]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Quebec Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Quebec Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Quebec Census|Census]]
+*[[Quebec Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Quebec Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Quebec Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
+*[[Quebec Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[Quebec Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1915)
 |-
-| align="left" | Birthplace
+| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
-| align="left" | [[Quebec Civil Registration|Vital Records]], [[Quebec Church Records|Church Records]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| align="left" | [[Quebec Census|Census]], [[Quebec Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Quebec Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Quebec Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Quebec Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Quebec Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[Quebec Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Quebec Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Quebec Military Records|Military Records]]
+|-
+|}
+===Maiden Names and Family Members===
+{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | City or parish of foreign birth
+| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Quebec Church Records|Church Records]], [[Quebec Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Quebec Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Quebec Biography|Biography]],
+| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Quebec Civil Registration|Vital Records]], [[Quebec Newspapers|Newspapers,]] [[Quebec History|History]], [[Quebec Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
 |-
-| align="left" | Country of foreign birth
+| align="left" | Maiden name
-| align="left" | [[Quebec Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Quebec Census|Census]],[[Quebec Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| align="left" | [[Quebec Church Records|Church Records]], [[Quebec Military Records|Military Records]], [[Quebec Civil Registration|Vital Records]], [[Quebec Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Quebec Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Quebec Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Quebec Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Quebec Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[Quebec Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Quebec Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Quebec Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Quebec Obituaries|Obituaries]]
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Death
+| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Quebec Civil Registration|Vital Records]], [[Quebec Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Quebec Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Quebec Church Records|Church Records]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Quebec Notarial Records|Notarial Records]], [[Quebec Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Quebec Military Records|Military Records]], Obituaries
+*[[Quebec Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Quebec Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Quebec Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
+*[[Quebec Census|Census]]
+*[[Quebec Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Quebec Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[Quebec Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Quebec Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
 |-
-| align="left" | Ethnic background
+| align="left" | Living relatives
-| align="left" | [[Quebec Minorities|Minorities]], [[Canada Native Races|Native Races]], [[Quebec Societies|Societies]], [[Quebec Church Records|Church Records]], [[Quebec Census|Census]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| align="left" | [[Quebec Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Quebec Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+*[[Quebec Directories|Directories]]
+*[[Quebec Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[Quebec Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[Quebec Census|Census]]
+*[[Quebec Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Quebec Societies|Societies]]
+*[[Quebec Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Quebec Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+|-
+|}
+=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
+{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | French terms
+| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Quebec Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]
+| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Quebec Church Records|Church Records]], [[Quebec Civil Registration|Vital Records]], [[Quebec Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
+| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
 |-
-| align="left" | Historical background
+| align="left" | Immigration date
-| align="left" | [[Quebec History|History]],[[Quebec Historical Geography|Historical Geography, ]][[Quebec Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| align="left" | [[Quebec Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration,]] [[Quebec Minorities|Minorities]]
+*[[Quebec Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Quebec Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1915)
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[Quebec Obituaries|Obituaries]]
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Immigration date
+| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Quebec Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Quebec Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Quebec Census|Census,]] [[Quebec Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Quebec Biography|Biography]], [[Quebec Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Quebec Land and Property|Land and Property]]
+*[[Quebec Census|Census]]
+*[[Quebec Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Quebec Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Quebec Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1915)
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[Quebec Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Quebec Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Quebec Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Quebec Societies|Societies]]
+|}
+=== Residences and Locations ===
+{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
 |-
-| align="left" | Living relatives (and adoptions)
+| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
-| align="left" | [[Quebec Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Quebec Directories|Directories]],[[Quebec Court Records|Court Records]], Obituaries
+| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
-| align="left" | [[Quebec Census|Census]], [[Quebec Biography|Biography]], [[Quebec Societies|Societies,]] [[Quebec Church Records|Church Records]], [[Quebec Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Maiden name, alias names
+| align="left" | Residence
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Quebec Civil Registration|Vital Records]], [[Quebec Church Records|Church Records]], [[Quebec Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Quebec Cemeteries|Cemeteries;]] [[Quebec Military Records|Military Records]]; [[Quebec Probate Records|Probate Records]];[[Quebec Names, Personal|Names, Personal]]
+*[[Quebec Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Quebec Census|Census]]
+*[[Quebec Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Quebec Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[Quebec Land and Property|Land and Property]]
+*[[Quebec Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Quebec Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Quebec Directories|Directories]]
+*[[Quebec Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Quebec Biography|Biography]]
+|}
+=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
+{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
 |-
-| align="left" | Marriage
+| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
-| align="left" | [[Quebec Civil Registration|Vital Records]],[[Quebec Church Records|Church Records]], [[Quebec Notarial Records|Notarial Records]], [[Quebec Census|Census]], [[Quebec Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
-| align="left" | [[Quebec Military Records|Military Records]], [[Quebec Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Quebec Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[Quebec Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Occupation
+| align="left" | Nationality and ethnicity
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Quebec Census|Census]], [[Quebec Directories|Directories]], [[Quebec Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Quebec Civil Registration|Vital Records]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Quebec Newspapers|Newspapers,]] [[Quebec Biography|Biography,]] [[Quebec Court Records|Court Records]],[[Quebec Business Records and Commerce|Business Records and Commerce]]
+*[[Quebec Census|Census]]
+*[[Quebec Cultural Groups|Cultural Groups]]
+*[[Canada First Nations|First Nations]]
+*[[Quebec Church Records|Church Records]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[Quebec Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1917)
+*[[Quebec Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Quebec Societies|Societies]]
+*[[Quebec Periodicals|Periodicals]]
 |-
-| align="left" | Parents, children, and other family members
+| align="left" | Occupation
-| align="left" | [[Quebec Civil Registration|Vital Records]], [[Quebec Church Records|Church Records]], [[Quebec Census|Census]], [[Quebec Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Quebec Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| align="left" | Obituaries, [[Quebec Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration,]] [[Quebec Notarial Records|Notarial Records]], [[Quebec Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Quebec Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Quebec Census|Census]]
+*[[Quebec Directories|Directories]]
+*[[Quebec Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[Quebec Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[Quebec Biography|Biography]]
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Physical description
+| align="left" | Religion
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Quebec Military Records|Military Records]], [[Quebec Biography|Biography]]
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Quebec Civil Registration|Vital Records]],[[Quebec Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Quebec Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[Quebec Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Quebec Census|Census]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[Quebec Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Quebec Military Records|Military Records]]
 |-
-| align="left" | Place-finding aids
+| align="left" | Social activities
-| align="left" | [[Quebec Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[Quebec Maps|Maps]],[[Quebec History|History]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| align="left" | [[Quebec Historical Geography|Historical Geography,]] [[Quebec Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+*[[Quebec Biography|Biography]]
-|-
+*[[Quebec Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Places of residence
+*[[Quebec Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Quebec Census|Census]], [[Quebec Land and Property|Land and Property]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Quebec History|History]], [[Quebec Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Quebec Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-|-
+*[[Quebec Societies|Societies]]
-| align="left" | Place (town) of residence when you know only the province
-| align="left" | [[Quebec Census|Census]] (indexed), [[Quebec Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Quebec Military Records|Military Records]], [[Quebec Civil Registration|Vital Records]], [[Quebec Land and Property|Land and Property]]
-| align="left" | [[Quebec Biography|Biography]], [[Quebec Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Quebec History|History]], [[Quebec Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Quebec Directories|Directories]]
-|-
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Political subdivision origins and boundaries
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Quebec Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[Quebec Maps|Maps]], [[Quebec Directories|Directories]]
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Quebec History|History]], [[Quebec Historical Geography|Historical Geography]]
-|-
-| align="left" | Previous research (compiled genealogy)
-| align="left" | [[Quebec Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Quebec Periodicals|Periodicals]], [[Quebec Societies|Societies]]
-| align="left" | [[Quebec History|History]], [[Quebec Biography|Biography]]
-|-
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Record-finding aids
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Quebec Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]],[[Quebec Societies|Societies]]
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Quebec Periodicals|Periodicals]]
-|-
-| align="left" | Religion
-| align="left" | [[Quebec Census|Census]], [[Quebec Church Records|Church Records]], [[Quebec History|History]]
-| align="left" | [[Quebec Biography|Biography]], [[Quebec Cemeteries|Cemeteries,]] Obituaries
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Social activities
+| align="left" | Physical description
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Quebec History|History]], [[Quebec Biography|Biography]], [[Quebec Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Quebec Societies|Societies]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Quebec Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Quebec Directories|Directories]], Obituaries
+*[[Quebec Military Records|Military Records]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[Quebec Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br> (after 1917)
+*
+|-
 |}
-[[Category:Quebec, Canada]] [[Category:Record_Selection_Tables]]
+[[Category:Quebec Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record Finder]]