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Loiselle, Antonin. ''Index alphabétique des mariages de certaines paroisses du Québec'' ''(Alphabetical Index to Marriages in Certain Parishes of Québec)''. Montréal, Québec, Canada: Ville de Montréal, 1988. (FHL film 1571024–74.) Text in French. Supplement to the original Loiselle Index. Extends the original geographical coverage to the Montréal region, the Ottawa River Valley in both Québec and Ontario, and to a few parishes in western Canada.
Loiselle, Antonin. ''Index alphabétique des mariages de certaines paroisses du Québec'' ''(Alphabetical Index to Marriages in Certain Parishes of Québec)''. Montréal, Québec, Canada: Ville de Montréal, 1988. (FHL film 1571024–74.) Text in French. Supplement to the original Loiselle Index. Extends the original geographical coverage to the Montréal region, the Ottawa River Valley in both Québec and Ontario, and to a few parishes in western Canada.


The ''Loiselle Index'' and its supplement have two cards for each marriage—one for the husband and one for the wife. Each card lists the date and place of the marriage, the names of both spouses, and the names of both spouses' parents, or the name of the previous spouse. See Appendix A for instructions for using the Loiselle index and the Loiselle supplement.
The ''Loiselle Index'' and its supplement have two cards for each marriage—one for the husband and one for the wife. Each card lists the date and place of the marriage, the names of both spouses, and the names of both spouses' parents, or the name of the previous spouse. See [[Loiselle_Marriage_Index|Appendix A for instructions for using the Loiselle index and the Loiselle supplement]].


A smaller index than the Loiselle Collection is:
A smaller index than the Loiselle Collection is:


Rivest, Lucien. ''Index to Marriages of Québec and Adjacent Areas 1670–1964''. Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1973. (On 41 FHL films beginning with film 933142.) Lists 230,000 Catholic marriages in 13 counties northwest and northeast of Montréal. Alphabetical by the bride's maiden surname. See Appendix B for instructions for using the Rivest Index.
Rivest, Lucien. ''Index to Marriages of Québec and Adjacent Areas 1670–1964''. Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1973. (On 41 FHL films beginning with film 933142.) Lists 230,000 Catholic marriages in 13 counties northwest and northeast of Montréal. Alphabetical by the bride's maiden surname. See [[Rivest_Marriage_Index|Appendix B for instructions for using the Rivest Index]].


Other indexes of marriages are:
Other indexes of marriages are:
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If a church marriage record cannot be found, look in the notarial records for a marriage contract. About two-thirds of the marriages before the mid-1800s had marriage contracts. See the "Notarial Records" section of this outline.
If a church marriage record cannot be found, look in the notarial records for a marriage contract. About two-thirds of the marriages before the mid-1800s had marriage contracts. See the "Notarial Records" section of this outline.


Several genealogical dictionaries also have marriage information (see the "[[Quebec_Genealogy|Genealogy]]" section of this outline). One of the most important is Cyprien [[Tanguay's_Genealogical_Dictionary|Tanguay's]], ''Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes (Genealogical Dictionary of French Canadian Families)''.
Several genealogical dictionaries also have marriage information (see the "[[Quebec Genealogy|Genealogy]]" section of this outline). One of the most important is Cyprien [[Tanguay's Genealogical Dictionary|Tanguay's]], ''Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes (Genealogical Dictionary of French Canadian Families)''. <!--{12091743841950} -->
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=== Protestant Records ===
=== Protestant Records ===
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