The Loiselle Marriage Index and its supplement are some of the best sources for finding Catholic marriages in Québec. They are easy to use, and most entries are typewritten. The index and supplement contain over a million marriage records. About 70 percent of the Catholic marriages before 1900 are included. A smaller percentage of marriages after 1900 are included. There is very little duplication between the original Loiselle Marriage Index and the supplement.

Years and Localities Covered[edit | edit source]

The original index and the supplement include marriages from the mid-1600s to about 1960.

The original index covers 520 Catholic parishes in Québec and a few parishes outside Québec where there were large settlements of French Canadians (such as Madawaska County, New Brunswick, and Manchester, Hillsboro County, New Hampshire).

The supplement extends the original geographical coverage to the Montréal region, to the Ottawa River Valley in both Québec and Ontario, and to a few parishes in western Canada.

Information in the Index[edit | edit source]

Each record lists:

The name of the bride. The name of the groom. The date of marriage (year, day, month). The parish where they were married. If the bride was a widow or the groom was a widower. The name of the parents (if the person was never married before). The name of the previous spouse (if the person was a widow or widower).

The record usually shows:

Whether a parent of the bride or groom is dead. The parish where the parents married (if they did not marry in the same parish as the bride and groom).

Organization of the Index[edit | edit source]

In the original index, the beginning of each film has:

A list of abbreviations used for first names. A list of abbreviations used for localities. A list of the parishes and years that were indexed.

These listings do not appear in the supplement.

The marriage information is on cards. Each marriage has two cards—one for the bride and one for the groom. Brides are listed by their maiden name. The cards are in alphabetical order, and the order is fairly accurate.

Spelling variations of a surname may be filed together. For example, Deneau and Deneault are filed together.

Some surnames are split into two or more groups. The groups are filmed one after the other. For example, film 543703 has a group of Dubeau names that ends with “Dubeau, Zoé.” The next film has a second group of Dubeau names that begins with “Dubeau, Abraham.” If your ancestor is Pierre Dubeau, you may have to look in both groups to find his marriage record.

There are also cards filed under “Inconnu(e)” (unknown) where the surname is not known because of illegitimate birth.

Common Terms and Abbreviations[edit | edit source]

For the English translation of common terms that appear in the index, see “Key Words” in the “Language and Languages” section of this outline.

BEFORE YOU START[edit | edit source]

If you are not familiar with French Canadian naming customs, read the “Names, Personal” section of this outline. The information there can help if you do not find a marriage record immediately.

HOW TO USE THE INDEX[edit | edit source]

Finding a Marriage Record

Step 1. Find the microfilm(s) you need from the Names and Film Numbers list (look in both the original index and the supplement). Write down the film number(s). (You may look for either the bride or groom.) Step 2. Get a copy of the microfilm(s).

Step 3. Find the record on the microfilm.

Step 4. Use the information to find the marriage in the original parish register (see the “Church Records“ section of this outline).

Finding the Parents of a Widow or Widower:[edit | edit source]

Parents are only listed the first time a person was married. If a record has “ve,” “vve,” “vf,” or “veuf” by a person's name, the person was widowed and the previous spouse is listed. To find the names of the parents, look at the record of the previous marriage.

NAMES AND FILM NUMBERS[edit | edit source]

The following list gives the film numbers and the name of the first and last person on each microfilm.

Loiselle Marriage Index

Film No.

ABBÉ, Sara— ALLARD, Hermine

ALLARD, Hertel— ARCHAMBAULT, Frédéric

ARCHAMBAULT, Gabrielle— ASSELIN, Anne

ASSELIN, Alphosine— AUDET, Charlotte

AUDET, Claire— AYOT(TE), Rosalia

AYOT(TE), Rosanna— BARBIER, Louis

BARBIER, Marguerite— BAUDIN, Delphis

BAUDIN or BEAUDIN, Dénise— BEAUDET, Louise

BEAUDET, Lubain— BEAULAC, Marguerite

BEAULAC, Maria— BEAUREGARD, Marguerite (M. 1920)

BEAUREGARD, Marguerite (M. 1872)— BÉGIN, Henri

BÉGIN, Henriette— BELANGER, Gérardine

BELANGER, Germain— BELLEROSE, Edmond (M. 1884)

BELLEROSE, Edmond (M. 1898)— BERGERON, Adélia

BERGERON, Adélard— BERNARD, Sara

BERNARD, Scolastique— BERTRAND, Joseph (M. 1749)

BERTRAND, Joseph (M. 1765)— BIGRAS, François

BIGRAS, Geneviève— BISSONNET, Théophile

BISSONNET, Théothiste— BLANCHET, Ferdinand

BLANCHET, Firmin— BOISSEL, Rosanna

BOISSEL, Simonne— BOLDUC or BOMARD, Pierre (M. 1763)

BOLDUC, Pierre (M. 1771)— BOUCHARD, Edwige

BOUCHARD, Edwilda— BOUCHER, Marie (M. 1800)

BOUCHER, Marie (M. 1806)— BOURASSA, Félix

BOURASSA, Ferdinand— BOURQUE, Joseph

BOURQUE, Josephine— BRABANT or BREBANT, Joseph

BRABANT, Josephine— BRIEN or BRIEN-DESROCHERS, Marguerite(M. 1836)

BRIEN, Marguerite (M. 1720)— BRODEUR, Zéphirine

BRODEUR, Zoé— BRUNEL(LE), Anne Laura

BRUNEL(LE) or BEAUFORT, Anne R.— CABANE or CHARRON, Eugénie5

CABANE or CHARRON, Euphrosine— CANTIN, Edouard

CANTIN, Eléonore— CARON, Auguste

CARON, Auréa— CARTIER, Paul-Hormisdas

CARTIER, Pauline— CHABOT, Caroline (M. 1855)

CHABOT, Caroline (M. 1855)— CHAMPOUX, Albertine

CHAMPOUX, Alcide— CHARBY, Thérèse

CHARBY, Virginie— CHARRON or DUCHARME, Joseph (M. 1871)

CHARRON or DUCHARME, Joseph— CHENETTE, Malvina (M. 1872)

CHENETTE, Marceline— CHOUINARD, Marie

CHOUINARD, Marilda— CLOUTIER, Wilfrid

CLOUTIER, William— COMTOIS, François Xavier

COMTOIS, Gaspé— COSSET(TE), Normand

COSSET(TE), Numidique— CÔTÉ, Madeleine

CÔTÉ, Magloire— COURTEMANCHE, Eléonore

COURTEMANCHE, Elizabeth— COYLE, Patrick

COYLE, Rose— CYR, Eloi

CYR, Elzéar— DAMIEN, Anna or Anne

DAMIEN, Bernard— DAVID, François

DAVID, Frédéric— DELISLE, Elizabeth (M. 1850)

DELISLE, Elise or Elizabeth— DENEAU, William (M. 1864)

DENEAU, Zulma— DESCHAMPS, Amable

DESCHAMPS, Amanda— DESJARLAIS, Armand

DESJARLAIS, Augustine— DESROCHERS or DUROCHER, Primat

DESROCHERS or DUROCHER, Rachel—DICAIRE, Siméon

DICAIRE, Sophie— DOMINIQUE, Joseph

DOMINIQUE, Louise— DRAINVILLE, Louise

DRAINVILLE, Madeleine— DUBEAU, Zoé (Group 1)

DUBEAU, Abraham (Group 2)— DUCHARME, Olympe

DUCHARME, Omer— DUGAS, Lydia

DUGAS, Madeleine— DUPLAIN or DUPLIN, Pamela

DUPLAIN or DUPLIN, Rachel— DUQUET(TE), Honoré

DUQUET(TE), Ignace— EBERTS, Ignace

ECCHER, Dénis— FARIBAULT or FARIBEAU, Rachel

FARIÉS, Charles— FILION, Samuel

FILION, Sara— FONTAINE or BIENVENUE, Armaide

FONTAINE or BIENVENUE, Armand— FORTIER, Annette

FORTIER, Anselme— FOURNIER, Florence (M. 1938)

FOURNIER, Florence (M. 1932)— FRÉCHETTE, Ovila

FRÉCHETTE, Pamela— GAGNÉ, Jacques (M. 1815)

GAGNÉ, Jacques (M. 1817)— GAGNON, Athalia

GAGNON, Athanase— GARAND, Arthur

GARAND, Azilda— GAUDREAU, Césaire

GAUDREAU, Charles— GAUTHIER, Joseph

GAUTHIER, Josephine— GENDREAU, Jeannette

GENDREAU, Josephte— GERMAIN or MAGNY, Abel

GERMAIN or BÉLISLE, Adée— GIGUÈRE, Jean-Baptiste (M. 1860)

GIGUÈRE, Jean (-Baptiste) (M. 1855)— GIRARD, Arthémise

GIRARD, Arthur— GODBOUT, Delvina

GODBOUT, Edmond— GOURGON, Azilda

GOURGON, Catherine— GRÉGOIRE, Armeline

GRÉGOIRE, Arsène— GROLEAU, Emma

GROLEAU, Esther— GUERTIN, Josephte (M. 1813)

GUERTIN, Joseph (M. 1816)— GUINDON, Pauline

GUINDON, Philomène— HANDFIELD, Clérinda

HANDFIELD, Cordelia— HÉBERT, Edgar

HÉBERT, Edith— HOULE, Césarine

HOULE, Charles— HUDON, Antoine

HUDON, Antoinette—

INCONNUE, Louise (M. 1824)

INCONNUE, Louise (M. 1825)—

JAZIA, Jacques

JEAN or MAURICE, Achille— JONCAS, Abraham

JONCAS, Achille— KIROUAC, Rosaire

KIROUAC, Samuel— LABOURIÈRE, Remi

LABOURIÈRE, Rose— LACHANCE, Odile

LACHANCE, Odélie— LAFERRIÈRE, Marguerite A.

LAFERRIÈRE, Marie— LAFRANCE, Camille

LAFRANCE, Caroline— LALIME or RAVENEL, Isaac

LALIME or RAVENEL, Israel— LAMONTAGNE, Léonce

LAMONTAGNE, Léonidas— LANDRY, Françoise

LANDRY, Frédéric— LANGLOIS, Frédérica

LANGLOIS, Gaétan— LAPLANTE, Malvina

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LAPLANTE, Marcel— LAROCHE, Lucie

LAROCHE, Lucien— LATOUR, Louise

LATOUR, Luce— LAVALLÉE, Marielle

LAVALLÉE, Marthe— LEBEAU, Joseph (M. 1884)

LEBEAU, Joseph (M. 1856)— LEBRUN, Joachim

LEBRUN, Joseph— LÉCUYER, Célina

LÉCUYER, Charles— LEFEBVRE or BOULANGER, Judith

LEFEBVRE or BOULANGER, Julie— LEGAULT or DESLAURIERS, Christine

LEGAULT or DESLAURIERS, Christophe— LEMAY, Egide

LEMAY, Eléonore— LEMOINE, Adolphe

LEMOINE, Aglae— LESSARD, Auguste

LESSARD, Aurélie— LEVERT, Augustin

LEVERT, Benjamin— LINTEAU, Célina

LINTEAU, Charles— LOYER, Johnny

LOYER, Josephte— MCHUGH, Patrick

MCHUGH, Peter— MAILLOUX, Michel (M. 1850)

MAILLOUX, Michel (M. 1882)— MARCHAND, Frédéric Lorenzo

MARCHAND, Gabrielle— MARIEN, Azéline

MARIEN, Célina— MARTEL, Dominique

MARTEL, Domithilde— MARTIN, Elisa

MARTIN, Emilie— MATHIEU, Irène

MATHIEU, Isaac— MÉNARD, Eulalie

MÉNARD, Euphémie— MESSIER, Marie

MESSIER, Maurice— MICHELIN, Benjamin

MICHELIN, Claire— MOFFET or MOUFET, Monique

MOFFET, Napoléon— MONPLAISIR, Joseph

MONPLAISIR, Julie— MORIN, Henriette

MORIN, Hercule— MORISSETTE, Lindée

MORISSETTE, Lorraine— NADEAU, Prosper

NADEAU, Rachel— NOLIN, Guillaume

NOLIN, Hélène— OUELLET, Aldéric

OUELLET, Alexis— PAIEMENT, Berthe

PAIEMENT, Caroline— PAQUET, Delphine

PAQUET, Delvina— PARADIS, Sifroy

PARADIS, Siméon— PARIS, Azilda

PARIS, Béatrice— PELLAND, Lucienne

PELLAND, Malvina— PELLETIER, Priscille

PELLETIER, Prosper— PERREAU, Louis (M. 1826)

PERREAU, Louis (M. 1826)— PETIT or LAPRÈS, Céline

PETIT, Charles— PICHET(TE), Aziline

PICHET(TE), Béatrice— PINEAU(LT) or PINAULT, David

PINEAU(LT) or PINAULT, Edouard— PLEAU, Josephine

PLEAU, Julie— POITRAS, Josephine

POITRAS, Julie— POULIOT, Adelme

POULIOT, Adjutor— PROULX, Eugénie

PROULX, Eulalie— QUENNEVILLE, Joseph

QUENNEVILLE, Josephine— RAJOTTE, Clarisse

RAJOTTE, Damase— REMY, Lumina

REMY, Malvina— RICHARD, Lione

RICHARD, Lise— RIVAL, François-Xavier

RIVAL, Geneviève— ROBERGE, PrudentR

ROBERGE, Raphael— ROBIN, Aurele or Aurélie

ROBIN, Brigitte— RODRIGUE, Léopold

RODRIGUE, Lorenzo— ROUSSEAU, Benjamin

ROUSSEAU, Benoit— ROY, Onésime

ROY, Onesiphore— ROY, Sara or Sarah

ROY, Scolastique— ST. HILAIRE, Elisa

ST. HILAIRE, Elmire— ST. ROTH, Alice (M. 1922)

ST. ROTH, Alice (M. 1922)— SAULNIER, Thomas

SAULQUIN or SOLQUIN, Anne— SÉQUIN, Luisella

SÉQUIN, Madeleine— SIMARD, Rose

SIMARD, Sara— STOECKLIN, Charles

STOKE, Cyrille— TARDIF, Georgiana

TARDIF, Gérard— TÉTREAU, Appoline

TÉTREAU, Archange—T HÉRRIEN, Zotique (Group 1)

THÉRRIEN, Abraham (Group 2)— THIFFAULT, Gérard

THIFFAULT, Germaine— TOUZIN, Gustave

TOUZIN, Hélène— TROTTIER, Julienne

TROTTIER, Laura— TURCOTTE, Malvina

TURCOTTE, Marcel— VAILLANCOURT, Marthe

VAILLANCOURT, Martial— VAUDRY, Luce

VAUDRY, Madeleine— VÉZINA, Justine

VÉZINA, Laisa— VINCELET, Jacques

VINCELET, Jean-Baptiste— ZUBERBUHLER, Maximilien

Supplement Film No. ABBOTT, Anne— AUDET, Eusèbe 1571024 AUDET, Eustache— BEAUDOIN, Flore 1571025 BEAUDOIN, Florentine— BELLAN, Prudent 1571026 BELLARD, Victor— BIAGE, Alfred 1571027 BIAGE, Blanche— BOIVIN, Régina 1571028 BOIVIN, Robert— BOURGEOIS, Adélaide 1571029 BOURGEOIS, Adéline— BRISSON, Jeanette 1571030 BRISSON, Jennie— CAMPEAU, Frs-Xavier 1571031 CAMPEAU, François— CHAMBERLAND, Rose 1571032 CHAMBERLAND, Rosanna— CHATELAIN, Jean 1571033 CHATELAIN, Joseph— CONLAN or CONLON, Thomas 1571034 CONLAN or CONLON, William— CREVIER, Hormisdas 1571035 CREVIER, Hortence— DAVID, Eugéne 1571036 DAVID, Exilda— DESCHAMPS, Onésime 1571037 DESCHAMPS, Onésiphore— DICAIRE, Jean-Bte 1571038 DICAIRE, Josephte— DUBRULE, Salomée 1571039 DUBRULE, Théophile— DUQUET or DUQUETTE, Josephine 1571040 DUQUET or DUQUETTE, Jovite— FLEURY, Ida-May 1571041 FLEURY, Jean-Bte— FYTGAT, Camille 1571042 GABARD, Jean-Marcel— GAUTHIER, Alexandrine 1571043 GAUTHIER, Alfred— GIRARD, Appoline 1571044 GIRARD, Arcade— GOYETTE, Albert 1571045 GOYETTE, Albina— GUILLEMET or GUILLEMETTE, Anita 1571046 GUILLEMET or GUILLEMETTE, Ann— HOULE, Cyrille 1571047 HOULE, Damase— JUTRAS, Zéphirin 1571048 KABLE, Charles— LACROIX, Adélard 1571049 LACROIX, Adjutor— LALONDE, Hermine 1571050 LALONDE, Hilaire— LANTHIER, Aimé 1571051 LANTHIER, Albertine— LAURIN, Basile 1571052 LAURIN, Benoit— LECAVALIER, Amédée 1571053 LECAVALIER, Angélique— LEGAULT, Josephine 1571054 LEGAULT, Judith— LETANG, Anselme 1571055 LETANG, Charles— LYTTE, Jane-Elisa 1571056 MCADAMS, Geo. Bernard— MARCHAND, Nazaire 1571057 MARCHAND, Noël— MATHIEU, Maggie 1571058 MATHIEU, Marie— MOISAN, Clémence 1571059 MOISAN, Cyrille— NADEAU, Bruno 1571060 NADEAU, Camille— PAGE, Emma 1571061 PAGE, Ernest— PAYETTE, Antonio 1571062 PAYETTE, Aristide— PETRIN, Emma 1571063 PETRIN, Joseph— POIRIER, Médard 1571064 POIRIER, Médéric— PRUNEAU, Julien 1571065 PRUNEAU, Léon— RICHARD, Félix 1571066 RICHARD, Félicien— ROCHON, Jérémie 1571067 ROCHON, Joseph— ST-AMANT, Rébecca 1571068 ST-AMANT, Régis— SAUVE, Isidore 1571069 SAUVE, Israël— STAS, Hubert 1571070 STATPORT, Charles— THIBERT, Adéline 1571071 THIBERT, Agnès— TURGEON, Asélier 1571072 TURGEON, Attala— VIGNEAU or BIGNAULT, Sara 1571073 VIGNEAU or VIGNAULT, Virginie— ZMIOWSKI, Henry-Corvin 1571074