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

Record Description
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.

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Citation for This Collection
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Suggested citation format for a record in this collection.

Record Content
The key genealogical facts found in baptism records may include the following information:


 * Full name of child
 * Place of birth
 * Name of Father and Mother
 * Date of Birth
 * Date of Baptism
 * Names of Witnesses

The key genealogical facts found in marriage records may include the following information:


 * Date of Marriage
 * Name of Groom
 * Place where groom is from
 * Name of Bride
 * Place where bride is from
 * Sometimes names of parents
 * Names of Witnesses

The key genealogical facts found in the burial records may include the following information:


 * Full name of deceased
 * Place of death &amp; burial
 * Date of death &amp; burial
 * Names of Witnesses

How to Use the Record
To search the collection, select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page ⇒ Select the City/Town ⇒ Select the Name of Denomination/Parish ⇒ Select the Record Type and Year Range which takes you to the images. Look at the images one by one comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine which one is your ancestor. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to make this determination

To search this collection, you need to know the following information:


 * Ancestor's name
 * Date of birth or baptism
 * Names of parents

If you can't find the information that you are looking for, try guessing a birth year, that way you can narrow down your search and quickly find your ancestor.

Using the information

If you have found the information, you can use it to:


 * Get the names of the parents if you don't have the names already.
 * Search through the census' for the residence of the parents and the child that you have found.

Search the collection by image

To search the collection select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page ⇒Select the “City/Town” ⇒Select the “Name of Denomination/Parish” ⇒Select the “Record Type and Year Range” which takes you to the images

Look at the images one by one comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine which one is your ancestor. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to make this determination.

Related Websites
Quebec Research

Related Wiki Articles

 * Quebec
 * Quebec Church Records

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Citation Example for a Record Found in This Collection
“Quebec, Non-Catholic Parish Registers, 1763-1967” images, FamilySearch (https://www.FamilySearch.org: accessed 18 July 2012), Acton-Vale &gt; Church of England in Canada &gt; Baptisms, marriages, burials with index 1893 &gt; image 17 of 22 images, Matthew Allen Walsh, 1893; citing Parishes in Canada, Acton-Vale, Quebec, Baptism.