Canada, Quebec Non-Catholic Parish Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records

Canada Quebec

What is in the Collection?
This collection contains registers of baptisms, marriages, deaths and other records from various non-Catholic denominations and parishes for 1763-1967. Date coverage varies by parish.

Additional information about Church records in Quebec is found in the Quebec Church Records wiki article.

For a list of records by localities and dates currently published in this collection, select the Browse link from the collection landing page.

Sample Images
Baptism records may contain the following information:


 * Full name of child
 * Child's date and place of birth
 * Date and place of baptism
 * Full name of Father and his occupation
 * Mother's given name
 * Names of Witnesses

Marriage records may contain the following information:


 * Date and place of marriage
 * Name and age of groom
 * Groom's marital status and residence
 * Name and age of bride
 * Bride's marital status and residence
 * Sometimes, names of parents
 * Names of witnesses

Burial records may contain the following information:


 * Name, age and gender of deceased
 * Date of death
 * Date of burial
 * Cause of death
 * Names of Witnesses

How Do I Search the Collection?
View Images in this collection by visiting the Browse Page. Once you've reached the browse page, follow these instructions to get to the images: ⇒Select the appropriate “Judicial District” ⇒Select the appropriate “Notary, Record Type, Years and File Numbers,” which will take you to the images.

Search the collection by image, comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination.

As you are searching, it is helpful to know such information as your ancestor’s given name and surname, some identifying information such as residence and age, and family relationships. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name as your ancestor and that your ancestor may have used nicknames or different names at different times.

I Found Who I'm Looking for, Now What?

 * Gather all parish register entries for each family member.
 * Use the information found in the parish registers to search through the census' for the residence of the people you've found.

What if I Can't Find Who I'm Looking For?

 * Don't forget to try searching with variations in spelling of the name.

Known Issues with This Collection
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Citing this Collection
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