Quebec, Canada Genealogy

Guide to Quebec ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

Quebec Information
Quebec was first called Canada under the rule of France from 1534 to 1763, when the British took control. It became the province of Quebec in 1763 until 1791. It was then called Lower Canada until 1841, when it was then called Canada East until 1867. In July 1, 1867 it was renamed to Quebec and along with Ontario, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick were confederated to become Canada. Quebec's official language is French. It's capitol is Quebec City.

Quebec Region

 * List of the administrative regions of Quebec and their genealogical or historical societies (in french)

Historic Counties
Records in the catalog of the FamilySearch Library are filed under these historic counties. Quebec's counties were dissolved in the early 1980s, and Quebec was then divided into regional county municipalities. However, the regional county municipality jurisdiction is not used in the vital records system, and therefore has little meaning for genealogy. Each county page, under "History" lists the modern RCMs associated with that county.


 * Click here for a 1872 postal gazetteer which will tell you the historic county of a location.  For communities settled and created after 1871, enter the locality name without the county in the search field of the FamilySearch Library, to see whether records are available for that locality.

Extinct or Renamed Historic Counties: Jacques Cartier· Laval

The Fur Trade

 * In New France

Migration Routes
Lake Champlain· St. Lawrence River· Chambly Canal· Champlain Canal· Halifax Road or Grand Communication Route · Lake Champlain Trail

FamilySearch Resources
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in researching your family.


 * Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
 * Learning Center - Online genealogy courses
 * Historical Records - databases and record images on FamilySearch
 * FamilySearch Center locator map