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Roman Catholic missionaries wrote the earliest descriptions of the native peoples of [[Quebec Genealogy|Quebec]]. These important documents have been reprinted in a bilingual edition. The copy of the original French or Latin document is on the left-hand page. The English translation is on the facing page. The reprint is: | Roman Catholic missionaries wrote the earliest descriptions of the native peoples of [[Quebec Genealogy|Quebec]]. These important documents have been reprinted in a bilingual edition. The copy of the original French or Latin document is on the left-hand page. The English translation is on the facing page. The reprint is: | ||
{{Block indent|1=*Thwaites, Reuben Gold, Editor. ''Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents: Travels and Explorations of the French Jesuit Missionaries among the Indians of Canada and Northern and North-western States of the United States, 1610–1791''. 73 Volumes. 1895–1901. Reprint, Washington, DC, USA: Microcard Foundation, 1960. (On 502 FamilySearch Library {{FSC|502458|title-id|disp=fiche 6082091–163}}.) Text in French and English. Indexes are in volumes 72 and 73. (On 18 FamilySearch Library {{FSC|502458|title-id|disp=fiche 6082162–63}}.)|2=1}} | |||
{{Block indent|A one-volume selection from Thwaites' book is:}} | |||
{{Block indent|1=*Kenton, Edna, Editor. ''The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents''. The American Library, Volume 23. New York, NY, USA: Albert & Charles Boni, 1925. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|255350|title-id|disp=book 970 F2jaj; on 7 fiche 6103978}}.) This is in English only. It includes the valuable introduction by Thwaites to the complete series.|2=2}} | |||
Names and family relations of some American Indians are mentioned in other Catholic church records. An example is the parish registers of Saint-François-Xavier de Caughnawaga (Kahnawake) in Laprairie County. The parish was founded in 1667 as a mission to the Iroquois, and the parish registers begin in 1735 (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|220764|title-id|disp=films 1290063–64}}). See [[Quebec Church Records]] for more information about Catholic records. | Names and family relations of some American Indians are mentioned in other Catholic church records. An example is the parish registers of Saint-François-Xavier de Caughnawaga (Kahnawake) in Laprairie County. The parish was founded in 1667 as a mission to the Iroquois, and the parish registers begin in 1735 (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|220764|title-id|disp=films 1290063–64}}). See [[Quebec Church Records]] for more information about Catholic records. | ||
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