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*On 1 January 1994, the government began to keep separate vital records. | *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. | *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. | ||
A useful research tool is the [https://www.genealogiequebec.com/en/lafrance/map Map of Quebec's Catholic Parishes up to 1918]. It includes the year the parish was founded. | |||
====Protestant==== | ====Protestant==== | ||
*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. | ||