Territoire-de-Mistassini, Quebec
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How to Find Birth, Marriage, and Death Records
Usually vital records (birth, marriage, and death) are found in civil registration and church records. In Quebec until 1900, civil (government) registration was kept by the churches, with a duplicate provided to the government. There are three ways to access these records:
Civil Registration in the Quebec Library and Archives
In Quebec, the civil registers of births (baptisms), marriages and deaths (burials), which date from 1621, were duplicate copies of the church registers. This third source all of the pre-1900 records can be consulted at each of the nine regional offices of Bibliothèque et Archives Nationales du Québec.
Church Records: The Drouin Collection
Among other records, this database includes all the church records for the province of Quebec, that is, for the Adventist, Anglican, Apostolic, Baptist, Christ Church, Christian Brethren, Christian Missionary Alliance, Church of Christ, Church of England, Church of Scotland, Congregational, Episcopal, Evangelical, Free Church, Greek Orthodox, Holiness Movement, Jewish, Lutheran, Methodist, Romanian Orthodox, Pentecostal, Presbyterian, Protestant, Russian Orthodox, Salvation Army, Unitarian, United Church, and Universalist denominations. The types of records include baptisms, marriages, and burials as well as confirmations, dispensations, censuses, statements of readmission to the church, and so on. They are written mainly in French, as well as English, Latin, and Italian.
- The Drouin Collection is available by subscription ($13.00/month or $100.00/year as of December 2016) at Généalogie Québec.
- The Drouin Collection is also available on Ancestry. The Drouin Collection 1621-1967 ($). Ancestry.com can be used without charge at FamilySearch Centers throughout the world.
For more information, see The Drouin Collection: Six Databases.
Writing for Birth, Marriage, and Death Records After 1900
- Certificates of births, marriages, and deaths from 1900 may be applied for through the online Quebec government site, or by writing to:
- For application forms, fee information, and identification requirements, click here.
- Only the person named in the record or that person's legal representative may have access to civil registration and civil copies of church records after 1900. Direct descendants qualify as representatives.
See also Quebec Civil Registration, for information on published vital records.
The FamilySearch Collection
FamilySearch has microfilmed the entire collection of civil records in the Quebec Library and Archives.
Online Databases
Many of the parish (church) records have been digitized and posted online. They are only partially indexed, so browsing the original records is more effective:
- 1621-1979 Quebec, Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979 at FamilySearch Historical Records Collection. Partial index only.
- 1621-1979 Quebec, Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979 at FamilySearch Historical Records Collection. Browseable images.
- 1763-1967 Quebec, Non-Catholic Parish Registers, 1763-1967 at FamilySearch Historical Records Collection. Browseable images.
- 1642-1902 Quebec Index to Civil Copy of Church Records, 1642-1902 at FamilySearch Historical Records Collection. Browseable images. Incomplete.
Microfilmed Church/Civil Records
All of the church/civil records have been microfilmed by FamilySearch.These microfilms may be ordered for viewing at FamilySearch Centers around the world. To find a microfilm:
Census
Census records can play an important role in identifying all members of a family. They then guide your search in the vital records because you have more clues as to who you are looking for.
- Automated Genealogy census indices for 1851, 1901, 1906, 1911.
- Canada, Lower Canada Census, 1825, index & images. Also at MyHeritage, ($), index
- Canada, Lower Canada Census, 1831, index & images
- Canada, Lower Canada Census, 1842, index & images
- Canada Census, 1851, index. Also at Ancestry.com, ($), index & images
- 1861 Census of Canada, ($), index & images
- Canada Census, 1871, index . Also at Ancestry.com, ($), index & images.
- Canada Census, 1881 Index and Images. Also at Library and Archives Canada Index and images, and at Ancestry.com ($) Index and Images.
- Canada Census, 1891 Index only. Also at Ancestry.com ($) Index and Images.
- Canada Census, 1901 Index only. Also at Library and Archives Canada Index and images, and at Ancestry.com ($) Index and Images.
- Canada Census, 1911 Index only. Also at Library and Archives Canada Index and images, and at Ancestry.com ($) Index and Images.
- Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1916, index
- 1921 Census of Canada ($) Index and Images.
Reading French Records
- It's easier than you think! You do not have to be fluent in French to use these records, as there is only a limited vocabulary used in them. By learning a few key phrases, you will be able to read them adequately. Here are some resources for learning to read French records.