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Because of rights-of-privacy laws, the public does not have access to civil copies of parish registers from 1900 to the present. | Because of rights-of-privacy laws, the public does not have access to civil copies of parish registers from 1900 to the present. | ||
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 | 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 [[Quebec Notarial Records]]. | ||
== '''THE CATHOLIC CHURCH RECORDS''' == | == '''THE CATHOLIC CHURCH RECORDS''' == | ||
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=== '''ORIGINAL COPIES OF CHURCH RECORDS''' === | === '''ORIGINAL COPIES OF CHURCH RECORDS''' === | ||
The original civil copies of most parish registers are held in the regional branches of the Archives Nationales du Québec. Extracts of the records before 1900 can be requested. Application forms are available at any regional branch. Send the completed form to the branch holding the records. See | The original civil copies of most parish registers are held in the regional branches of the Archives Nationales du Québec. Extracts of the records before 1900 can be requested. Application forms are available at any regional branch. Send the completed form to the branch holding the records. See [[Quebec Archives and Libraries]] for more information and addresses of the regional branches. The civil copies of most parish records were microfilmed by the Institut Généalogique Drouin through about 1940. These microfilm have now been scanned and are available at [http://www.ancestry.com/ www.ancestry.ca.] They are arranged by parish, then by year or groups of years. Most records have an index at the end of each year or group of years. Ancestry has also indexed the records, but the indexes presently do not allow soundex searches or searches for parents' names. It is possible to access the records by parish, then by year or groups of years, without using the indexes. | ||
<br>For earlier records (1621 through 1799), the University of Montreal's [http://www.genealogie.umontreal.ca/en/accesLibreBD.htm#RepertoireDesActes Quebec and French Canadian Genealogy Database] is a paid subscription service that allows users to instantly search all registers. The university (for research into demography) has each person numbered and all appearances of each individual (subject, witness, parent, child, etc.) are linked together. This is a database only. While it is based on parish and other original records, it does not have links to those original records. A number of burials for individuals dying after 1799 have been added to this database. Generally these are individuals born before about 1750. | <br>For earlier records (1621 through 1799), the University of Montreal's [http://www.genealogie.umontreal.ca/en/accesLibreBD.htm#RepertoireDesActes Quebec and French Canadian Genealogy Database] is a paid subscription service that allows users to instantly search all registers. The university (for research into demography) has each person numbered and all appearances of each individual (subject, witness, parent, child, etc.) are linked together. This is a database only. While it is based on parish and other original records, it does not have links to those original records. A number of burials for individuals dying after 1799 have been added to this database. Generally these are individuals born before about 1750. | ||
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'''MISCELLANEOUS''' | '''MISCELLANEOUS''' | ||
Some of the parishes of Québec and the counties to which they belong are in Répertoire toponymique du Québec (see | Some of the parishes of Québec and the counties to which they belong are in Répertoire toponymique du Québec (see [[Quebec Gazetteers]]). Information about parishes, which includes dates they were founded and their locations, is in: Magnan, Hormisdas. ''Dictionnaire historique et géographique des paroisses, missions et municipalités de la Province de Québec (Historical and Geographical Dictionary of Parishes . . .)''. Arthabaska, Québec, Canada: Imprimerie d'Arthabaska, 1925. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=971.4+E5m book 971.4 E5m; fiche 6016524–28.)] Text in French. Indexes to civil copies of church records for the Island of Montréal and for the city of Québec are described in [[Quebec Vital Records]]. Genealogical dictionaries based on Catholic church records are described in the "Genealogy" section. If an ancestor disappears from the parish registers, he may have gone into the fur trade. For information about fur trade records, see [[Quebec Business Records and Commerce]]. | ||
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== '''INDEXES TO CATHOLIC MARRIAGE RECORDS''' == | == '''INDEXES TO CATHOLIC MARRIAGE RECORDS''' == | ||
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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" | 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" | ||
Several genealogical dictionaries also have marriage information (see | Several genealogical dictionaries also have marriage information (see [[Quebec Genealogy]]). One of the most important is Cyprien [[Tanguay's Genealogical Dictionary|Tanguay's]], ''Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes (Genealogical Dictionary of French Canadian Families)''. | ||
== '''PROTESTANT CHURCH RECORDS''' == | == '''PROTESTANT CHURCH RECORDS''' == | ||
The earliest Protestant records are from 1766, when the Church of England (Anglican) parishes were founded in Montréal. Presbyterian records date from 1770 in the city of Québec and 1779 in Montréal. Other non-Catholic groups came later. | The earliest Protestant records are from 1766, when the Church of England (Anglican) parishes were founded in Montréal. Presbyterian records date from 1770 in the city of Québec and 1779 in Montréal. Other non-Catholic groups came later. | ||
*An inventory of Catholic and Protestant church records is: ''Fortin, Francine. Guide des registres d'état civil du Québec = Guide to Quebec's Parishes and Civil Registers 1621–1993''. [Lachine, Québec, Canada: F. Fortin], 1993. (Family History Library book 971.4 K22f; on 7 fiche 6075969.) Lists church records available on microfilm and in books. | |||
*An inventory of Catholic and Protestant church records is: ''Fortin, Francine. Guide des registres d'état civil du Québec = Guide to Quebec's Parishes and Civil Registers 1621–1993''. [Lachine, Québec, Canada: F. Fortin], 1993. (Family History Library book 971.4 K22f; on 7 fiche 6075969.) Lists church records available on microfilm and in books. | |||
Protestant church records are not as extensive as the Catholic records. Clergy of legally recognized Protestant groups were required to send duplicate copies of their church records to the civil archives. They did not always do it. | Protestant church records are not as extensive as the Catholic records. Clergy of legally recognized Protestant groups were required to send duplicate copies of their church records to the civil archives. They did not always do it. | ||
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Information missing from church records may be found in censuses; in land records; or in marriage contracts, wills, and deeds included with notarial records. To find birth, marriage, and burial records of non-Catholic groups, look in: | Information missing from church records may be found in censuses; in land records; or in marriage contracts, wills, and deeds included with notarial records. To find birth, marriage, and burial records of non-Catholic groups, look in: | ||
The civil copies of many Protestant records were microfilmed by the Institut généalogique Drouin through about 1940. These microfilm have now been scanned and are available at [http://www.ancestry.com/ www.ancestry.ca.] Ancestry has also indexed the records, but the indexes presently do not allow soundex searches or searches for parents' names. It is possible to access the records by parish, then by year or groups of years, without using the indexes. | *Broadhurst, R. Neil. ''A Checklist of Registers of Protestant and Jewish Congregations in Québec''. Calgary, Alberta, Canada: Kintracers, 1994. ([http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Library] book 971.4 K23br.) It includes a brief history of non-Catholic groups in Québec. Civil copies of Protestant records before 1900 have been microfilmed. The microfilms are available at the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Library] and at major archives and libraries in Canada and New England. | ||
The civil copies of many Protestant records were microfilmed by the Institut généalogique Drouin through about 1940. These microfilm have now been scanned and are available at [http://www.ancestry.com/ www.ancestry.ca.] Ancestry has also indexed the records, but the indexes presently do not allow soundex searches or searches for parents' names. It is possible to access the records by parish, then by year or groups of years, without using the indexes. | |||
The original civil copies are held in the regional branches of the Archives Nationales du Québec. Extracts of the records before 1900 can be requested. Application forms are available at any regional branch. Send the completed form to the branch holding the records. | The original civil copies are held in the regional branches of the Archives Nationales du Québec. Extracts of the records before 1900 can be requested. Application forms are available at any regional branch. Send the completed form to the branch holding the records. | ||
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Because of rights-of-privacy laws, the public does not have access to civil copies of church records from 1900 to the present. However, you may be able to get an extract from the original church record. A few of the large Protestant churches in Montréal, the city of Québec, and the Eastern Townships still retain some of their records, but most denominations have placed their records in the conventional, synodal, or diocesan archives. The following is a list of major record repositories or headquarters for the most prominent Protestant churches in Québec. To locate addresses of parishes, write to: | Because of rights-of-privacy laws, the public does not have access to civil copies of church records from 1900 to the present. However, you may be able to get an extract from the original church record. A few of the large Protestant churches in Montréal, the city of Québec, and the Eastern Townships still retain some of their records, but most denominations have placed their records in the conventional, synodal, or diocesan archives. The following is a list of major record repositories or headquarters for the most prominent Protestant churches in Québec. To locate addresses of parishes, write to: | ||
:Anglican Diocese of Montreal | :Anglican Diocese of Montreal | ||
:1444 Union Avenue | :1444 Union Avenue | ||
:Montréal QC | :Montréal QC | ||
:CANADA H3A 2B8 | :CANADA H3A 2B8 | ||
:Telephone: 514-843-6577 | :Telephone: 514-843-6577 | ||
:Diocese of Québec | :Diocese of Québec | ||
:31 rue des Jardins | :31 rue des Jardins | ||
:Québec QC | :Québec QC | ||
:CANADA G1R 4L5 | :CANADA G1R 4L5 | ||
:Telephone: 418-692-3858 | :Telephone: 418-692-3858 | ||
The Anglican Diocese of Québec has its archives at Bishop's University. | The Anglican Diocese of Québec has its archives at Bishop's University. | ||
:'''Canadian Baptist Archives''' | :'''Canadian Baptist Archives''' | ||
:McMaster Divinity College | :McMaster Divinity College | ||
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:Telephone: 416-525-9140 ext 3511 | :Telephone: 416-525-9140 ext 3511 | ||
:Lutheran Council in Canada | :Lutheran Council in Canada | ||
:1512 St. James Street | :1512 St. James Street | ||
:Winnipeg MB CANADA R3H 0L2 | :Winnipeg MB CANADA R3H 0L2 | ||
:Telephone: 204-786-6707 Fax: 204-783-7548 | :Telephone: 204-786-6707 Fax: 204-783-7548 | ||
:'''Archives of the Presbyterian Church of Canada''' | :'''Archives of the Presbyterian Church of Canada''' | ||
:11 Soho Street, Suite 104 | :11 Soho Street, Suite 104 | ||
:Toronto ON CANADA M5T 1Z6 | :Toronto ON CANADA M5T 1Z6 | ||
:Telephone: 416-595-1277 Fax: 416-595-5656 | :Telephone: 416-595-1277 Fax: 416-595-5656 | ||
:The Eastern Townships Research Centre at Bishop's University has some original Presbyterian church registers for parishes near Sherbrooke. The Québec-Sherbrooke Presbytery of the Montréal-Ottawa Conference of the United Church of Canada also has its archives at Bishop's University. | :The Eastern Townships Research Centre at Bishop's University has some original Presbyterian church registers for parishes near Sherbrooke. The Québec-Sherbrooke Presbytery of the Montréal-Ottawa Conference of the United Church of Canada also has its archives at Bishop's University. | ||
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:United Church of Canada Archives | :United Church of Canada Archives | ||
:Montréal/Ottawa Conference | :Montréal/Ottawa Conference | ||
:c/o Centre d'archives de Montréal, de Laval, de Lanaudiere, des Laurentides et de la Montérégie | :c/o Centre d'archives de Montréal, de Laval, de Lanaudiere, des Laurentides et de la Montérégie | ||
:1945 rue Mullins | :1945 rue Mullins | ||
:Montréal QC CANADA H3K 1N9 | :Montréal QC CANADA H3K 1N9 | ||
=== INDEXES TO PROTESTANT RECORDS === | === INDEXES TO PROTESTANT RECORDS === | ||
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Additional indexes to church records are listed in the '''Place Search''' of the Family History Library Catalog under: QUEBEC, [COUNTY] - CHURCH RECORDS. | Additional indexes to church records are listed in the '''Place Search''' of the Family History Library Catalog under: QUEBEC, [COUNTY] - CHURCH RECORDS. | ||
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== Research Strategies == | == Research Strategies == | ||
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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]]. | 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]]. | 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 === | === Step 2. Determine if your ancestor was Catholic or Protestant === | ||
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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'''. | If you were unable to find your ancestor's name in a church record, see '''Tips'''. | ||
=== Step 4. Copy the information from the church records. === | === Step 4. Copy the information from the church records. === | ||
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*Does this match with what you know about the family? | *Does this match with what you know about the family? | ||
== Tips == | == Tips == | ||
=== Tip 1. What if I did not find my ancestor's name in the parish records? === | === Tip 1. What if I did not find my ancestor's name in the parish records? === | ||