Approver, Reviewer, editor, pagecreator
46,825
edits
Quebec Church Records: Difference between revisions
Adding from research guidance, formatting
mNo edit summary |
(Adding from research guidance, formatting) |
||
| Line 153: | Line 153: | ||
For additional strategies, see [[Canada Vital Records|Canada Vital Records]], [[How to Locate Your Ancestor in Canada|How to Locate Your Ancestor in Canada]], and [[How to Recognize your Canadian Ancestor|How to Recognize your Canadian Ancestor]] | For additional strategies, see [[Canada Vital Records|Canada Vital Records]], [[How to Locate Your Ancestor in Canada|How to Locate Your Ancestor in Canada]], and [[How to Recognize your Canadian Ancestor|How to Recognize your Canadian Ancestor]] | ||
=== | === Step 1. Determine the town, city, or parish where your ancestor lived. === | ||
You may already know the place where your ancestor lived in Quebec. If not, learn more about your ancestor's family, which will lead you to your ancestor. For more information about this research concept, see [[Your Ancestor had a FAN club|Your Ancestor had a FAN club]]. | |||
For more ideas on how to find where your ancestor lived, see [[How to Locate Your Ancestor in Canada|How to Locate Your Ancestor in Canada]]. | |||
=== Step 2. Determine if your ancestor was Catholic or Protestant === | |||
To determine whether your ancestor was Catholic or Protestant, do one or more of the following: | To determine whether your ancestor was Catholic or Protestant, do one or more of the following: | ||
Determine whether your ancestor was French or British. | Determine whether your ancestor was French or British. | ||
*If French, your ancestor was probably Catholic. | *If French, your ancestor was probably Catholic. | ||
| Line 166: | Line 172: | ||
#Check which church most of the descendants belonged to. Most descendants probably belong to the same church. | #Check which church most of the descendants belonged to. Most descendants probably belong to the same church. | ||
To find where birth, marriage, and burial records of non-Catholic groups are located, look in: | |||
*Broadhurst, R. Neil. ''A Checklist of Registers of Protestant and Jewish Congregations in Québec''. Includes a brief history of non-Catholic groups in Québec.<br> | |||
=== Step 3. Search church records === | |||
=== | |||
'''Births''' | '''Births''' | ||
| Line 178: | Line 184: | ||
#Look for the Catholic church records for that place and date. Then search for your ancestor's name in those records. | #Look for the Catholic church records for that place and date. Then search for your ancestor's name in those records. | ||
'''Deaths''' | |||
#First search the applicable sources suggested in [[How to Locate Your Ancestor in Canada|How to Locate Your Ancestor in Canada]] One of these sources may give you a clue about where your ancestor died. | #First search the applicable sources suggested in [[How to Locate Your Ancestor in Canada|How to Locate Your Ancestor in Canada]] One of these sources may give you a clue about where your ancestor died. | ||
| Line 185: | Line 191: | ||
If your ancestor did not die in Quebec, see [[Canada Vital Records|Canada Vital Records]] and select the province of death. | If your ancestor did not die in Quebec, see [[Canada Vital Records|Canada Vital Records]] and select the province of death. | ||
If you were unable to find your ancestor's name in a church record, see '''Tips'''. | |||
=== Tip | === Tip 1. What if I did not find my ancestor's name in the parish records? === | ||
Your ancestor may be listed in the parish records but with a different spelling of his or her name. For suggestions on how the name might be spelled, see [[Name Variations in Canadian Indexes and Records|Name Variations in Canadian Indexes and Records]]. | |||
If an ancestor or family were in the parish registers, yet seems to disappear, he may have gone into the fur trade. Consider searching the Internet for "Hudson's Bay Company Archives" and other searches. | |||
=== Tip 2. What if I can not find records for my ancestor's parish? === | |||
If you cannot find a church marriage record, look in the notarial records for a marriage contract. About two-thirds of the marriages before the mid-1800s had marriage contracts. | If you cannot find a church marriage record, look in the notarial records for a marriage contract. About two-thirds of the marriages before the mid-1800s had marriage contracts. | ||
For information about notarial records, see | For information about notarial records, see [[Quebec Notarial Records|Quebec Notarial Records]]. | ||
Several genealogical dictionaries also have marriage information. One of the most important is Cyprien Tanguay's, ''Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes (Genealogical Dictionary of French Canadian Families)''. | Several genealogical dictionaries also have marriage information. One of the most important is Cyprien Tanguay's, ''Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes (Genealogical Dictionary of French Canadian Families)''. | ||
| Line 197: | Line 210: | ||
For information about other genealogical dictionaries, see the [[Quebec Genealogy|Quebec Genealogy]]. | For information about other genealogical dictionaries, see the [[Quebec Genealogy|Quebec Genealogy]]. | ||
=== Tip | === Tip 3. How can I find where a parish is and what diocese it is in? === | ||
Some of the parishes of Québec and the counties to which they belong are in ''Répertoire toponymique du Québec'' (Geographic Names of Québec). Text in French. Localities are listed alphabetically. For each locality, this book lists the canton (township), if applicable, and the division de recensement (the census division, which in this case is the county). | Some of the parishes of Québec and the counties to which they belong are in ''Répertoire toponymique du Québec'' (Geographic Names of Québec). Text in French. Localities are listed alphabetically. For each locality, this book lists the canton (township), if applicable, and the division de recensement (the census division, which in this case is the county). | ||