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''[[Canada]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Quebec]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Quebec_Land_and_Property|Land and Property]]'' [[Image:1024px-Ville de Québec01.jpg|thumb|right|300x250px]] | ''[[Canada]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Quebec]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Quebec_Land_and_Property|Land and Property]]'' [[Image:1024px-Ville de Québec01.jpg|thumb|right|300x250px|1024px-Ville de Québec01.jpg]] | ||
=== Map of Northern Québec === | === Map of Northern Québec === | ||
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[http://www.ancestry.ca/ Ancestry.ca] <br>Québec Notarial Records (Drouin Collection) 1647-1942 - These are available on this subscription site. Most of the records are in French although there are some in English. | [http://www.ancestry.ca/ Ancestry.ca] <br>Québec Notarial Records (Drouin Collection) 1647-1942 - These are available on this subscription site. Most of the records are in French although there are some in English. | ||
Library and Archives Canada- [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/lower-canada/index-e.html Lower Canada Land Petitions ] <br>Library and Archives Canada have an index database for Upper Canada Land Petitions searchable by name and place. The results provide the necessary information to access the petition by microfilm. | Library and Archives Canada- [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/lower-canada/index-e.html Lower Canada Land Petitions ] <br>Library and Archives Canada have an index database for Upper Canada Land Petitions searchable by name and place. The results provide the necessary information to access the petition by microfilm. | ||
==== Websites of Interest ==== | ==== Websites of Interest ==== | ||
*[http://www.qfhs.ca/ Québec Family History Society] | *[http://www.qfhs.ca/ Québec Family History Society] | ||
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The Constitutional Act of 1791 (dividing Québec into Upper and Lower Canada) was passed in order to meet the demands of the Loyalists. The land east of the Ottawa River became the Province of Lower Canada. The rebellions of 1837 resulted in the Act of Union in 1841 changing Upper and Lower Canada to Canada West and Canada East (Québec). Confederation in 1867 saw Canada East become the Province of Québec in the Dominion of Canada. | The Constitutional Act of 1791 (dividing Québec into Upper and Lower Canada) was passed in order to meet the demands of the Loyalists. The land east of the Ottawa River became the Province of Lower Canada. The rebellions of 1837 resulted in the Act of Union in 1841 changing Upper and Lower Canada to Canada West and Canada East (Québec). Confederation in 1867 saw Canada East become the Province of Québec in the Dominion of Canada. | ||
This capsule of history provides an outline of the changing boundaries and policies that were all part of the growth of Québec. As each different nationality vied for power and control, the laws of the land were adjusted accordingly. This will aid you in determining what records were created and why. This should enable you to plan your strategy and to be able to understand when and how people arrived and settled in Québec. | This capsule of history provides an outline of the changing boundaries and policies that were all part of the growth of Québec. As each different nationality vied for power and control, the laws of the land were adjusted accordingly. This will aid you in determining what records were created and why. This should enable you to plan your strategy and to be able to understand when and how people arrived and settled in Québec. | ||
=== Seigneurial Records === | === Seigneurial Records === | ||
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Mathieu, Jacques, and Alain Laberge. ''L'Occupation des terres dans la vallée du Saint-Laurent: aveux et dénombrements, 1723–1745'' ''(Occupation of the St. Lawrence River Valley: Oaths of Allegiance and Censuses, 1723–1745).'' Sillery, Québec, Canada: Éditions du Septentrion, 1991. (Family History Library {{FHL|507083|title-id|disp=book 971.4 R2m}}.) Text in French. Describes each seigneury, lists its farms, and gives the names of the habitants. Has information on approximately 7,400 farms (more than 98 percent of the seigneury farms in Québec during the French régime). Includes indexes of the names of the seigneurs and habitants. | Mathieu, Jacques, and Alain Laberge. ''L'Occupation des terres dans la vallée du Saint-Laurent: aveux et dénombrements, 1723–1745'' ''(Occupation of the St. Lawrence River Valley: Oaths of Allegiance and Censuses, 1723–1745).'' Sillery, Québec, Canada: Éditions du Septentrion, 1991. (Family History Library {{FHL|507083|title-id|disp=book 971.4 R2m}}.) Text in French. Describes each seigneury, lists its farms, and gives the names of the habitants. Has information on approximately 7,400 farms (more than 98 percent of the seigneury farms in Québec during the French régime). Includes indexes of the names of the seigneurs and habitants. | ||
=== Notarial Records === | === Notarial Records === | ||
{{Tip|In [[Quebec]], deeds and other documents about land transfers between individuals are in the notarial records. (See also [[Quebec Notarial Records]].)}} | {{Tip|In [[Quebec]], deeds and other documents about land transfers between individuals are in the notarial records. (See also [[Quebec Notarial Records]].)}} | ||
In Québec, deeds and other documents about land transfers are in the notarial records. Notaries ''(notaires)'' have registered all types of contracts since 1626. These deeds, wills, marriage contracts and other records were recorded and the originals given to the parties involved with the notary keeping a copy known as “minutes.” | In Québec, deeds and other documents about land transfers are in the notarial records. Notaries ''(notaires)'' have registered all types of contracts since 1626. These deeds, wills, marriage contracts and other records were recorded and the originals given to the parties involved with the notary keeping a copy known as “minutes.” | ||
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''Québec, Lower Canada, Upper Canada, Canada Executive Council. Minute Books (on Land Matters) 1787–1867.'' National Archives of Canada series RG 1, L 1. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: National Archives of Canada, [19—?]. (NAC films C-94 through C-96 and C-100 through C-110). Includes records of hearings before land committees of various executive councils. Although these are not at the Family History Library, microfilms of the "Land Books" can be loaned by the National Archives of Canada to any public library which participates in the interlibrary loan system. | ''Québec, Lower Canada, Upper Canada, Canada Executive Council. Minute Books (on Land Matters) 1787–1867.'' National Archives of Canada series RG 1, L 1. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: National Archives of Canada, [19—?]. (NAC films C-94 through C-96 and C-100 through C-110). Includes records of hearings before land committees of various executive councils. Although these are not at the Family History Library, microfilms of the "Land Books" can be loaned by the National Archives of Canada to any public library which participates in the interlibrary loan system. | ||
Library and Archives Canada holds Lower Canada Land Petitions 1764-1841 (RG 1, L3L) and records of the Gaspé Land Commission (RG 1, L 7, vols. 79-80) which are nominally indexed in their finding aid 1801. Both the records and the index are microfilmed. The microfilm shelf list is posted on Library and Archives Canada website. The petitions may have information on the petitioner, his family parentage, military service and time of settling the land making them very valuable genealogically. The patents that were granted gave the name of the grantee, a description of the land and the date of the grant, also very useful.<br> | |||
==== Jésuit Estates ==== | |||
The Jésuit Estates were the properties owned by the Roman Catholic Society of Jesus. These lands were confiscated by the Crown following the conquest of Canada by the British and were located entirely in Québec. These lands were first rented and then sold separate from the Crown Lands in Québec. The records for this are in the Archives nationales du Québec (series-QBC-18-20). | |||
==== Archives nationales du Québec ==== | |||
Throughout Québec there are regional Provincial Archives centers known as Les centres d’Archives nationales du Québec:<br> | |||
:'''Abitibi-Témiscamingue et Nord-du-Québec''' <br>27, rue du Terminus Ouest <br>Rouyn-Noranda, Québec J9X 293 <br>Telephone: 819-763-3484 <br>Email: [mailto:archives.rouyn@banq.qc.ca archives.rouyn@banq.qc.ca]<br> | |||
:'''Bas-Saint-Laurent et Gaspésie,Iles-de-la-Madeleine''' <br>337, rue Moreault<br>Rimouski, Québec G5L 1P4 <br>Telephone: 418-727-3500 <br>Email: [mailto:archives.rimouski@banq.qc.ca archives.rimouski@banq.qc.ca] | |||
:'''Côte-Nord''' <br>700, boulevard Laure, Bureau 190 <br>Sept-Iles, Québec G4R 1Y1 <br>Telephone: 418-964-8434 <br>Email: [mailto:archives.sept-iles@banq.qc.ca archives.sept-iles@banq.qc.ca]<br> | |||
:'''Estrie''' <br>225, rue Frontenac, bureau 410 <br>Sherbrooke, Québec J1H 1K1 <br>Telephone: 819-820-3010 <br>Email: [mailto:archives.sherbrooke@banq.qc.ca archives.sherbrooke@banq.qc.ca] | |||
:'''Gaspé''' <br>80, boulevard de Gaspé <br>Gaspé, Québec G4X 1A9 <br>Telephone: 418-727-3500 ext. 6573 <br>Email: [mailto:archives.gaspe@banq.qc.ca archives.gaspe@banq.qc.ca] | |||
:'''Mauricie et Centre-du-Québec''' <br>225, rue des Forges, bureau 208 <br>Trois-Rivières, Québec G9A 2G7 <br>Telephone: 819-371-6015 <br>Email: [mailto:archives.trois-rivieres@banq.qc.ca archives.trois-rivieres@banq.qc.ca] | |||
:'''Montréal''' <br>535 avenue Viger est <br>Montréal, Québec H2L 2P3 <br>Telephone: 514-873-1100 option 4 <br>Email: [mailto:archives.montreal@banq.qc.ca archives.montreal@banq.qc.ca] | |||
:'''Outaouais''' <br>855, boulevard de la Gappe <br>Gatineau, Québec J8T 8H9 <br>Telephone: 819-568-8798 <br>Email: [mailto:archives.gatineau@banq.qc.ca archives.gatineau@banq.qc.ca] | |||
:'''Québec''' <br>Campus de l’Université Laval <br>Pavillon Louis-Jacques-Casault <br>1055, avenue du Séminaire <br>Case postale 10450, succursale Sainte-Foy <br>Québec, Québec G1V 4N1 <br>Telephone: 418-643-8904 <br>Email: [mailto:archives.quebec@banq.qc.ca archives.quebec@banq.qc.ca] | |||
:'''Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean''' <br>930, rue Jacques-Cartier est, bureau C-103 <br>Chicoutimi, Québec G7H 2A9 <br>Telephone: 418-698-3516 <br>Email: [mailto:archives.saguenay@banq.qc.ca archives.saguenay@banq.qc.ca] | |||
==== Québec Genealogical Societies ==== | |||
:'''Quebec Family History Society''' <br>15 Donegani Avenue, P.O. Box 715 <br>Pointe-Claire - Dorval Postal Station <br>Pointe-Claire, Québec H9R 4S8 <br>Telephone: 514-695-1502 <br>Email: [mailto: qfhs@bellnet.ca qfhs@bellnet.ca] | |||
<br> The leading English-language society, they sell maps and the full index to Quebec Crown land grants, sorted alphabetically by surname, available online to members only. | |||
:'''Société généalogique canadienne-française''' <br>3440, rue Davidson <br>Montréal, Québec H1W 2Z5 <br>Telephone: 514-527-1010 <br>Email: [mailto:info@sgcf.com info@sgcf.com]<br> | |||
Both societies have many links to other resources. | |||
'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''<br> | '''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''<br> | ||