Canada, Quebec, Quebec Federation of Genealogical Societies, Family Origins - FamilySearch Historical Records

Canada Quebec

What is in the Collection?
The collection is an index of birth, marriage, and death records of French and other foreign immigrants who settled in old Quebec from 1621 to 1865.

These records are in English and French. For help with reading the records, see the following resources:
 * French Wordlist
 * French Handwriting Help

Birth records may contain the following information: Marriage records may contain the following information: Death records may contain the following information:
 * Birth date
 * Name at birth
 * Parents’ names
 * Location of birth
 * Marriage date
 * Name of bride and groom
 * Age of bride and groom
 * Location of marriage
 * Death date
 * Name of deceased
 * Age at death
 * Location of death

How Do I Search the Collection?
Search by Name by visiting the Collection Page.

I Found Who I was Looking for, Now What?

 * Use the age at marriage or death to estimate a birth date.
 * When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct.

I Can't Find Who I'm Looking for, Now What?

 * Be aware that, as with any index, transcription errors may occur.
 * Check for variant spellings of the names.
 * Search the records of nearby localities.

Citing this Collection
Citing your sources makes it easy for others to find and evaluate the records you used. When you copy information from a record, list where you found that information. Here you can find citations already created for the entire collection and for each individual record or image. Collection citation: Record citation (or citation for the index entry):