Canada, Saskatchewan Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Record
Saskatchewan, registres de l'église catholique

Record Description
This collection contains baptisms, confirmations, marriages, burials, and other records from several Roman Catholic parishes in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. This collection covers church records created 1846-1957, but the content and time period of the records will vary by parish.

For a list of records by localities, document type and dates currently published in this collection, select the Browse.

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

Record Content
These records usually contain the following information:

Baptisms


 * Name of child
 * Name of parents
 * Locality of baptism
 * Date of baptism, sometimes date of birth
 * Name of parish where baptized

Marriages


 * Name of bride and groom
 * Name of bride’s parents
 * Name of groom’s parents
 * Residence of bride and groom
 * Date of marriage
 * Name of parish where married

Burials


 * Name of deceased
 * Name of spouse
 * Date of burial, sometimes date of death
 * Name of parish or cemetery where buried

Beginning your Search
To begin your search, it would be helpful if you knew the following information:


 * Ancestor's name
 * Religion
 * Residence of ancestor
 * Approximate birth, marriage and death dates

Searching the Images
For a browse collection: Search the Collection To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links: ⇒ Select the "Browse" link in the initial search page ⇒ Select the "Place" category ⇒ Select the "Name of Parish" category ⇒ Select the "Record type and year range" category which takes you to the images.

Look at each image 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 Wiki Articles

 * Saskatchewan Church Records
 * Canada Church Records

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Citation Example for a Record Found in This Collection
“Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-1981,” images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 28 February, 2012), La Plata &gt; San Ponciano &gt; Matrimonios 1884-1886 &gt; image 71 of 389 images, Artemio Avendano and Clementina Peralta, 1884; citing Parroquia de San Ponciano en la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Matrimonios. San Ponciano, La Plata, Buenos Aires.