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''[[Canada]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Quebec]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Quebec_Civil_Registration|Civil Registration - Vital Records]]'' | ''[[Canada]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Quebec]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Quebec_Civil_Registration|Civil Registration - Vital Records]]'' | ||
From 1679 to 1993, most vital records for Québec were copies of church records. The province required churches to send copies to government archives. On 1 January 1994, the government began to keep separate vital records. Vital records could be registered civilly without a church record as early as 1926. Beginning in the 1960s, many births and marriages were recorded only in civil registers. | From 1679 to 1993, most vital records for Québec were copies of church records. The province required churches to send copies to government archives. On 1 January 1994, the government began to keep separate vital records. Vital records could be registered civilly without a church record as early as 1926. Beginning in the 1960s, many births and marriages were recorded only in civil registers. | ||
'''Gretna Green marriage places.''' | '''Gretna Green marriage places.''' | ||
When a marriage was transacted in a jurisdiction that was not the residence of the parties being married, to avoid restrictions or procedures imposed by the parties' home jurisdiction, that place became a "Gretna Green."<ref name="Eakle1">Arlene H. Eakle, "Have you searched and searched for a marriage without finding it?" in ''Genealogy Blog'' at http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/ (accessed 8 January 2011).</ref> When an eloping Quebec couple's marriage is not in their home county, search for it in alternate places like: | When a marriage was transacted in a jurisdiction that was not the residence of the parties being married, to avoid restrictions or procedures imposed by the parties' home jurisdiction, that place became a "Gretna Green."<ref name="Eakle1">Arlene H. Eakle, "Have you searched and searched for a marriage without finding it?" in ''Genealogy Blog'' at http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/ (accessed 8 January 2011).</ref> When an eloping Quebec couple's marriage is not in their home county, search for it in alternate places like: | ||
*[[Essex County, New York|Crown Point, Essex, New York]] | *[[Essex County, New York|Crown Point, Essex, New York]] | ||
*[[St. Lawrence County, New York|Ogdensburgh, St. Lawrence, New York]] | *[[St. Lawrence County, New York|Ogdensburgh, St. Lawrence, New York]] | ||
*[[Niagara County, New York|Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York]] | *[[Niagara County, New York|Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York]] | ||
*[[Erie County, New York|Buffalo, Erie, New York]] | *[[Erie County, New York|Buffalo, Erie, New York]] | ||
=== Availability === | === Availability === | ||
'''Records before 1900''' | '''Records before 1900''' | ||
Church records and civil copies of church records prior to 1900 are available on microfilm from the Family History Library and at several archives and libraries in North America. Learn more about [[Quebec Church Records|Church Records]].... | Church records and civil copies of church records prior to 1900 are available on microfilm from the Family History Library and at several archives and libraries in North America. Learn more about [[Quebec Church Records|Church Records]].... | ||
'''Records after 1900''' | '''Records after 1900''' | ||
Only the person named in the record or that person's legal representative may have access to civil registration and civil copies of church records after 1900. Application forms for information from civil registration after 1900 must be obtained from: | Only the person named in the record or that person's legal representative may have access to civil registration and civil copies of church records after 1900. Application forms for information from civil registration after 1900 must be obtained from: | ||
Direction de l'État civil <br>Service à la clientèle <br>205 rue Montmagny <br>Québec QC CANADA G1N 2Z9 <br>Telephone: 418-643-3900 | Direction de l'État civil <br>Service à la clientèle <br>205 rue Montmagny <br>Québec QC CANADA G1N 2Z9 <br>Telephone: 418-643-3900 | ||
=== Indexes === | === Indexes === | ||
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*[[Quebec Births and Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[Quebec Births and Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
*[http://www.wikiprocedure.com/index.php/Category:Quebec Wikiprocedure - Procedure to get birth, death, marrige and divorce certificate] | |||
=== Sources === | === Sources === | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
{{Quebec|Quebec}} {{Canada Vital Records}} | <br> {{Quebec|Quebec}} {{Canada Vital Records}} | ||
[[Category:Quebec|Civil Registration]] | [[Category:Quebec|Civil Registration]] | ||