Abbreviations for Type of document:
m = marriages only; bms = all types, birth, marriage, death/funeral; d = death;
rec = census; fam = reconstituted families; not = notarial

Years covered     Type                    Name                                  Acronym         Published     Language

1621-1730         fam    Dict. Généal. des Fam. Québec     Jetté   DGFQ              1983             French
Contents and Critique By René Jetté (1944- ) at about $200 Canadian, All the families from 1608 to 1730 have been reconstituted .  Newest edition 1996. This is regarded to be the best work achievable with the tools and records available at this time (1973-1983). Includes minor typo errors and a few errors of filiation (corrected in the DGO). The most common errors are wrong French province and town/place of origin.

1621-1765        bms  Program Research Demography History     PRDH            1980             French
Contents and Critique  Hubert Charbonneau & Jacques Legare & coll.  of Univ. of Montreal, edited by Gaetan Morin, this series of large volumes sells for $4,700 Canadian. Corrections are found in volumes 46 and 47. This is the most complete and accurate source of genealogical information on Quebec. Difficult to use by novices. Volumes 1 to 7 have been re-edited and re-printed. Now available on CD-ROM (see below)

1621-1765         m             Drouin (red) "Little Drouin"               DNCF             1959             French
Contents and Critique  Volumes 1 & 2 contain the marriages and volume 3 the history ( not always reliable). Originally prepared by the Drouin Institute of Genealogy in Montreal, the rights have recently been purchased by the AFGS of Rhode Island. Despite 3 annexes of corrections, there are still many errors. Many of Tanguay's errors are simply repeated in this set.

1621-1765       fam                       Tanguay                                   DGFC              1871-90         French
Contents and Critique  A phenominal work by father Cyprien Tanguay (1819-1902) it is the only source for many records that are no longer in existence. Some parishes were overlooked. Rev. Tanguay, being a Catholic priest, it includes only the baptismal dates of illigitimate children. For incomplete marriages, he associated children with parents as best he could but often erred in these assumptions.

1621-1775       not                       Parchemin                                  none                 1990?            French
Contents and Critique  Now in CD-ROM, contains all the notarial acts of Quebec from 1765 (1775 for Montreal). Ten % of these are available on the Internet. It is basically an index or resume and does not list all the persons mentioned in the original acts but ony the principle persons involved. Spelling of names has not been standardized and thus makes it more difficult to recognize the persons mentioned.

1621-1799      bms                  CD-ROM (PRDH)                  RAB-PRDH            1998           Fr. & Eng.
Contents and Critique  In two CD-ROMS (Windows only), each priced at $1,250 Canadian, and is not distributed to libraries.  It is the PRDH on CD-ROM. Only 50 copies were sold in 1998 and is available for research at an Internet web site for a fee. The CD-ROM has an anti-pirating program. Editor: Gaetan Morin, 175 boulevard de Mortagne, Boucherville, Quebec tel. 450-449-2369.

1621-1800       m                 Complement Leboeuf                        none                    1957             French
Contents and Critique  Corrections and additions to the DGFC marriages up to 1800. There were 4 series of corrections and not all were updated/re-edited. Added were many marriage records obtained from notarial/civil records previously unknown and/or not researched  by Tanguay.

1621-1876      bms                 Mormon microfilms                       none                     1976       (of original records)
Contents and Critique  Microfilm records of the original parish registers. Most are Indexed. Many are difficult to read due to the writing, etc.  Widely available.

1621-1935       m                 Drouin (blue)                             "Big Drouin"               1989             French
Contents and Critique  Original editor: Gabriel Drouin of the Drouin Genealogical Institute of Montreal, the 49 volume set containing nearly 2 million marriages mainly of Quebec and neighboring areas organized alphabetically by groom's surname with dit name if any and then by given name and then spouce's maiden name, still does not contain all the marriages of Quebec. A 64 volume set by brides was also produced. Both sets of volumes (113 in all) sold for about $25,000 Canadian. There have been 5 different editions. A third part is on microfilm and/or microfiches but some microfiche without reference appear to be fictitious and are not a true series of corrections. The biggest problem with these volumes (by grooms) is their poor printing quality making them difficult to read at times. There are often major errors due to the typist mis-reading handwritten sources, e.g. Phaneuf was often read as Jarret since they look similar when written longhand. All records should be verified against other sources. Some marriages before 1765 are found only in the Red Drouin. Most large Fr.-Can. Genealogy Societies have at least one set. There's a rumor that the new AFGS owners in Rhode Island will be producing a set of CD-ROMs in the not-too-distant future. Initial price will likely be several $1,000.

1621-1935       m             Loiselle microfiche/film                                                      1970?
Contents and Critique  By Rev. Antonin Loiselle (1908-1986) in several parts, contains about 500,000 marriages on microfilm (available from the Mormons) and also on microfiche. There are some errors and none of the files are numbered nor listed by parish. The original microfiche is at the SGCF.

1621-1940     bms             Drouin microfilms                                                              ----
Contents and Critique  2,365 microfilms of the original civil and Church records of Quebec including some from Acadia, Ontario, and some American. Available only at Salle Gagnon in Montreal, Longueuil (CGL) and AFGS in Woonsocket, R.I.

1621-1980       m             Pontbriand microfilm                                                           ----             French
Contents and Critique  51 microfilms of marriages published in various catalogues by Benoit Pontbriand. Available only at Salle Gagnon in Montreal.

1621-1960      m                 Fabien microfilm                                                               ----              French
Contents and Critique  51 microfilms published from the collection of records used in the printing of a number of marriage catalogues. In two series: Quebec with 45 microfilms and Ontario with 25 microfilms. Available only at Salle Gagnon in Montreal.

1621-1960      m                  Rivest microfilm                                                               ----              French
Contents and Critique  By Lucien Rivest & colleages, 41 microfilms alphabetically by bride. These marriages were published in hard copy by parish alphabetically by groom. Available only at Salle Gagnon in Montreal.

1621-1998     bms                 Quebec BMS                             BMS2000                   1998             French
Contents and Critique  A data base of information available to members of genealogy societies, contains about 190,000 microfiche on baptims, 1.8 million marriages, and 83,000 microfiche on funeral records, particularly of Quebec.

1621-today     m         Parentèle microfiche SGCF                                                        ----               French
Contents and Critique  This set of microfiche is available only to SGCF members of Montreal. Contains about 2 million marriages accumulated by the members.

1621-today     m            Marriage répertoires                                                                ----
Contents and Critique  Nearly all of the Catholic marriages of Quebec province, except the most recent, have been published in marriage catalogues/répertoires. Some of these volumes cover large areas such as entire counties and multiple counties such as Compton, Mégantic, Richmond, Berthier, and Beauce-Dorchester-Frontenac, le Côte-Nord, diocese of Rimouski and the Gaspe, Charlevoix-Saguenay, etc.

1731-1825     m             Nouveau (new) Jetté             Histor                                       1996?
Contents and Critique  In 4 series (A thru D) and contains135,000 microfiche (4 marriage records per fiche or 33,500 pages). It is the only published source of pre-1825 Protestant marriages in Quebec.  Contains some errors despite the fact records were verified against original registers.  Cost about $10,000. Available at Salle Gagnon in Montreal and the Longueuil Library.

1765-1900     bms           ANQ Microfilms                                     ANQ                     ----
Contents and Critique  Archives Nationales du Quebec.  Includes non-Catholic marriages from 1765 to 1900. These are microfilm copies of original records.

1851-1901     rec         Recensements (census records)                                                 ----
Contents and Critique  Fr./Eng. Microfilm records by county, the 1666, 1667, 1681, 1760, 1762, and 1765 census records are found in the PRDH (vol. 6 & 46). The 1852, 1831, adn 1842 are rarely indexed as they give only the name of the head of the family. The 1851, 1861, 1871, 1891 and 1901 are rarely indexed and give the names of the complete family (usually includes the maiden name of the mother) and their town of origin. The census records of 1911 and up are not yet released.  Copies may be viewed at Salle Gagnon in Montreal and at the Archives National de Quebec at Laval Unvi. and by inter-library loan from the National Archives of Canada at Ottawa.

1900-today     bms         Provincial civil records                                                            ----
Contents and Critique  By Ministry of Justice of Quebec, these records cover the entire province since 1900 and are indexed by name and are numbered.

1926-1991      m         consolidated index of marriages                                                 ----
Contents and Critique  French Microfilm records of all marriages by the Ministry of Justice of Quebec in two series. Incomplete and contains some errors. Available at Salle Gagnon in Montreal.

1926-1991      d            consolidated index of deaths                                                     ----
Contents and Critique  no description

1935-1975     --              voter registration records                                                         ----
Contents and Critique  no description

New page: 27 April 2000; revised: 8 May 2000