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== '''How to Read and Entry''' == | == '''How to Read and Entry''' == | ||
Dates. Most dates have a letter in front of them. The letter “b” means a christening date, “m” means a marriage date, and “s” means a burial date. | '''''Dates'''''. Most dates have a letter in front of them. The letter “b” means a christening date, “m” means a marriage date, and “s” means a burial date. | ||
Localities and Superscript Numbers. The Dictionnaire gives the locality where the christening, marriage, or burial was registered. Sometimes the place the person came from is listed. Superscript (raised) numbers are used to represent localities. The first time a locality appears in an entry, there will be a superscript number behind it (for example: Trois Rivières 3). In the rest of the entry, 3 may be listed instead of rewriting Trois Rivières. | '''''Localities and Superscript Numbers'''''. The Dictionnaire gives the locality where the christening, marriage, or burial was registered. Sometimes the place the person came from is listed. Superscript (raised) numbers are used to represent localities. The first time a locality appears in an entry, there will be a superscript number behind it (for example: Trois Rivières 3). In the rest of the entry, 3 may be listed instead of rewriting Trois Rivières. | ||
Superscript numbers do not represent the same locality in all entries. In one entry, 3 may mean Trois Rivières. In another entry, 3 may mean Montréal. Each time you look at an entry, find the first time every superscript number appears. The place the number represents in that entry will be listed. (You may wish to make a list of the numbers and localities to help you interpret the entry correctly.) | Superscript numbers do not represent the same locality in all entries. In one entry, 3 may mean Trois Rivières. In another entry, 3 may mean Montréal. Each time you look at an entry, find the first time every superscript number appears. The place the number represents in that entry will be listed. (You may wish to make a list of the numbers and localities to help you interpret the entry correctly.) | ||
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Localities can help you follow the migration of the family. For example, if several children are baptized at Montréal but the rest are baptized at Trois-Riviéres, the family probably moved from Montréal to Trois-Riviéres. | Localities can help you follow the migration of the family. For example, if several children are baptized at Montréal but the rest are baptized at Trois-Riviéres, the family probably moved from Montréal to Trois-Riviéres. | ||
Names. The husband's surname is written in large capital letters. The surname of the wife is written in small capital letters. The children's names are written in italics. When only a given name is listed, it means the father and child had the same surname. | '''''Names'''''. The husband's surname is written in large capital letters. The surname of the wife is written in small capital letters. The children's names are written in italics. When only a given name is listed, it means the father and child had the same surname. | ||
Roman Numerals. Roman numerals indicate generations. A person with I beside the name is the first ancestor listed in Tanguay's Diccionnaire. II is a child of the first ancestor. III is the grandchild of the first ancestor, and so on. | '''''Roman Numerals'''''. Roman numerals indicate generations. A person with I beside the name is the first ancestor listed in Tanguay's Diccionnaire. II is a child of the first ancestor. III is the grandchild of the first ancestor, and so on. | ||
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Example 2 | Example 2 | ||
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== '''Finding an Immigrant Ancestor''' == | == '''Finding an Immigrant Ancestor''' == | ||