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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. | 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. | ||
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[http://www.ancestry.ca/drouin/?o_iid=35859&o_lid=35859 Drouin Collection 1621-1967] at Ancestry.ca (please note that the cutoff date is 1941; only a small percentage of entries go to 1967). This collection has over 15 million entries for French Canadian genealogical and vital records. Be sure to search for spelling variations of the ancestor's name. | [http://www.ancestry.ca/drouin/?o_iid=35859&o_lid=35859 Drouin Collection 1621-1967] at Ancestry.ca (please note that the cutoff date is 1941; only a small percentage of entries go to 1967). This collection has over 15 million entries for French Canadian genealogical and vital records. Be sure to search for spelling variations of the ancestor's name. | ||
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'''3. Early U.S. French Catholic Church Records, 1695-1954''': This database only contains the French Catholic parish records from the United States; including the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New York, and Pennsylvania. The types of records and languages used are the same as mentioned in #1 above. | '''3. Early U.S. French Catholic Church Records, 1695-1954''': This database only contains the French Catholic parish records from the United States; including the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New York, and Pennsylvania. The types of records and languages used are the same as mentioned in #1 above. | ||
'''4. Acadia French Catholic Church Records, 1670-1946''': This database only contains the French Catholic parish records from the old Acadia. In the 1600s and early 1700s, Acadia covered today's provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, as well as Prince Edward Island and part of Quebec (i.e. the Gaspé Peninsula). The types of records and languages used are the same as mentioned in #1 above. <br>'''5. Quebec Notarial Records, 1647-1942''': This database does not contain the notarial records for the province of Quebec; it contains the repertories and some indexes, compiled by various notaries. So, this database is organized by the name of the notary. Please note that there are many types of notarial records (over 50 types); some types are marriage contracts, wills, deeds, inventories, Agreements and settlements, transfers of property or money, donations, legal documents (such as, pre-wills), and so on. Again, the language is written mainly in French, with some English (especially in the Eastern Townships and Montreal), Latin, or Italian. | '''4. Acadia French Catholic Church Records, 1670-1946''': This database only contains the French Catholic parish records from the old Acadia. In the 1600s and early 1700s, Acadia covered today's provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, as well as Prince Edward Island and part of Quebec (i.e. the Gaspé Peninsula). The types of records and languages used are the same as mentioned in #1 above. <br>'''5. Quebec Notarial Records, 1647-1942''': This database does not contain the notarial records for the province of Quebec; it contains the repertories and some indexes, compiled by various notaries. So, this database is organized by the name of the notary. Please note that there are many types of notarial records (over 50 types); some types are marriage contracts, wills, deeds, inventories, Agreements and settlements, transfers of property or money, donations, legal documents (such as, pre-wills), and so on. Again, the language is written mainly in French, with some English (especially in the Eastern Townships and Montreal), Latin, or Italian. | ||
'''6. Miscellaneous French Records, 1651-1941''': This database onl<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1257465840493_625" />y contains miscellaneous records, mainly from the province of Quebec (there are some in other parts of French Canada and the United States). The types of records include Topographic dictionaries, family genealogies/histories, journals, letters, manuscripts, registers of notaries, acts, and so on. Again, the language is written mainly in French, with some English (especially in the Eastern Townships and Montreal), Latin, or Italian.<br> | '''6. Miscellaneous French Records, 1651-1941''': This database onl<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1257465840493_625" />y contains miscellaneous records, mainly from the province of Quebec (there are some in other parts of French Canada and the United States). The types of records include Topographic dictionaries, family genealogies/histories, journals, letters, manuscripts, registers of notaries, acts, and so on. Again, the language is written mainly in French, with some English (especially in the Eastern Townships and Montreal), Latin, or Italian.<br> | ||
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