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This table can help you decide which records to search in [[Canada|Canada]]. It is most helpful for post-1800 research.
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[[Category:Record Finder]]


1. In column 1 find the goal you selected.
[[Category:Quebec, Canada]]
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2. 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.


3. 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.


4. Then look for the record type you need in the Locality Search of the Family History Library 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.
 
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{| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | '''1. If You Need'''  
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''  
| bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | '''2. Look First In'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''  
| bgcolor="#ffccff" align="left" | '''3. Then Search'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Age
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| align="left" | Census, Vital Records, Church Records  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Cemeteries, Military Records, 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" | Vital Records, Church Records  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Cemeteries, Newspapers, 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" | Vital Records, Church Records  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | Census, 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" | Church Records, Naturalization and Citizenship, Genealogy, Biography,
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Vital Records, Newspapers, History, Emigration and Immigration
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Country of foreign birth
| align="left" | Maiden name
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration, Census, Naturalization and Citizenship
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Church Records, Military Records, Vital Records, 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" | Vital Records, Cemeteries, Probate Records, Church Records  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Notarial Records, Newspapers, 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" | Minorities, Native Races, Societies, Church Records, Census
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration, 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" | Language and Languages
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Church Records, Vital Records, Notarial Records
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Historical background
| align="left" | Immigration date
| align="left" | History, Historical Geography, Periodicals
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration, 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" | Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Census, Newspapers, Biography, Genealogy, 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" | Genealogy, Directories, Court Records, Obituaries
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | Census, Biography, Societies, Church 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" | Vital Records, Church Records, Newspapers
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Cemeteries; Military Records; Probate Records; 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" | Vital Records, Church Records, Notarial Records, Census, Newspapers
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | Military Records, Probate Records, Land and Property, Cemeteries
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Occupation
| align="left" | Nationality and ethnicity
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Census, Directories, Emigration and Immigration, Vital Records  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Newspapers, Biography, Court Records, 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" | Vital Records, Church Records, Census, Probate Records, Genealogy
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Obituaries, Emigration and Immigration, Notarial Records, Newspapers, 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" | Military Records, Biography
 
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Vital Records, Genealogy, 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" | Gazetteers, Maps, History
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Historical Geography, Periodicals
*[[Quebec Biography|Biography]]
|-
*[[Quebec Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Places of residence
*[[Quebec Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Census, Land and Property
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | History, Military Records
*[[Quebec Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
*[[Quebec Societies|Societies]]
| align="left" | Place (town) of residence when you know only the province
 
| align="left" | Census (indexed), Genealogy, Military Records, Vital Records, Land and Property
| align="left" | Biography, Probate Records, History, Emigration and Immigration, Directories
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Political subdivision origins and boundaries
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Gazetteers, Maps, Directories
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | History, Historical Geography
|-
| align="left" | Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| align="left" | Genealogy, Periodicals, Societies  
| align="left" | History, Biography
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Record-finding aids
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Archives and Libraries, Societies  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Periodicals
|-
| align="left" | Religion
| align="left" | Census, Church Records, History
| align="left" | Biography, Cemeteries, Obituaries
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Social activities
| align="left" | Physical description
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | History, Biography, Newspapers, Societies
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Cemeteries, 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]]
[[Category:Quebec Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record Finder]]

Latest revision as of 13:07, 26 October 2020

Quebec Wiki Topics
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Beginning Research
Record Types
Quebec Background
Ethnicity
Local Research Resources

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
Marriage place and date
Death date, place, and burial

Maiden Names and Family Members

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Maiden name
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
Living relatives

Immigration and Country of Origin

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Immigration date
City or Country of foreign birth

Residences and Locations

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Residence

Personal Details and Affiliations

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Nationality and ethnicity
Occupation
Religion
Social activities
Physical description
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