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Church registers should be consulted for records of baptisms, marriages, and burials for all time periods in Québec history. Many records are available both in original church registers and in copies that were submitted to civil archives. The copies are called duplicate, second, or civil copies. The largest religious group in Québec is the Roman Catholic Church. The first Catholic parish register was for Notre-Dame de Québec, founded in 1621. Although this register was burned, it was reconstructed in the 1640s. Most Catholic records have been carefully made and preserved from that time to the present. The earliest Protestant records are from 1766, when the Church of England (Anglican) parishes were founded in Montréal. Presbyterian records date from 1770 in the city of Québec and 1779 in Montréal. Other non-Catholic groups came later. An inventory of Catholic and Protestant church records is: Fortin, Francine. ''Guide des registres d'état civil du Québec = Guide to Quebec's Parishes and Civil Registers 1621–1993.'' [Lachine, Québec, Canada: F. Fortin], 1993. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=976413&disp=Guide+des+registres+d%27%C3%A9tat+civil+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 971.4 K22f; on 7 fiche 6075969.)] Lists church records available on microfilm and in books. Some of the information missing from church records is available in notarial records. Léon Lalanne was a notary for the entire Eastern Townships area between 1799 and 1815. His records included wills and marriage contracts. To find out more about his records, see "Availability" in the "Notarial Records" section of this outline. | Church registers should be consulted for records of baptisms, marriages, and burials for all time periods in Québec history. Many records are available both in original church registers and in copies that were submitted to civil archives. The copies are called duplicate, second, or civil copies. The largest religious group in Québec is the Roman Catholic Church. The first Catholic parish register was for Notre-Dame de Québec, founded in 1621. Although this register was burned, it was reconstructed in the 1640s. Most Catholic records have been carefully made and preserved from that time to the present. The earliest Protestant records are from 1766, when the Church of England (Anglican) parishes were founded in Montréal. Presbyterian records date from 1770 in the city of Québec and 1779 in Montréal. Other non-Catholic groups came later. An inventory of Catholic and Protestant church records is: Fortin, Francine. ''Guide des registres d'état civil du Québec = Guide to Quebec's Parishes and Civil Registers 1621–1993.'' [Lachine, Québec, Canada: F. Fortin], 1993. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=976413&disp=Guide+des+registres+d%27%C3%A9tat+civil+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 971.4 K22f; on 7 fiche 6075969.)] Lists church records available on microfilm and in books. Some of the information missing from church records is available in notarial records. Léon Lalanne was a notary for the entire Eastern Townships area between 1799 and 1815. His records included wills and marriage contracts. To find out more about his records, see "Availability" in the "Notarial Records" section of this outline. | ||
'''THE DROUIN COLLECTION:''' [http://www.ancestry.ca/drouin/?o_iid=35859&o_lid=35859 Drouin Collection 1621-1967] at | '''THE DROUIN COLLECTION:''' [http://www.ancestry.ca/drouin/?o_iid=35859&o_lid=35859 Drouin Collection 1621-1967] at Ancestry.ca. This collection is divided into six databases: 1. Quebec Vital and Church Records, 1621-1967 2. Ontario French Catholic Church Records, 1747-1967, 3. Early U.S. French Catholic Church Records, 1695-1954, 4. Acadia French Catholic Church Records, 1670-1946, 5. Quebec Notarial Records, 1647-1942, and 6. Miscellaneous French Records, 1651-1941. For details about this six databases, see "The Drouin Collection: Six Databases" at [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/The_Drouin_Collection:_Six_databases https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/The_Drouin_Collection:_Six_databases] . | ||
<br>'''THE CATHOLIC CHURCH RECORDS:''' Roman Catholic parish registers are the most accurate and helpful of all the French Canadian genealogical sources. These registers contain christening, marriage, and burial records from 1621 to the present. Between 1679 and 1993, all parishes in Québec were required to send duplicate copies to the civil archives. This duplication has ensured that a vast majority of vital records from Quebec survive to the present day. | <br>'''THE CATHOLIC CHURCH RECORDS:''' Roman Catholic parish registers are the most accurate and helpful of all the French Canadian genealogical sources. These registers contain christening, marriage, and burial records from 1621 to the present. Between 1679 and 1993, all parishes in Québec were required to send duplicate copies to the civil archives. This duplication has ensured that a vast majority of vital records from Quebec survive to the present day. | ||