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Québec
Research Outline
   

Table of Contents
Québec Search Strategies
Records At The Family History Library
The Family History Library Catalog
Archives And Libraries
Biography
Business Records And Commerce
Cemeteries
Census
Church Records
Court Records
Directories
Emigration And Immigration
Gazetteers
Genealogy
Historical Geography
History
Land And Property
Language And Languages
Military Records
Names, Personal
Native Races
Naturalization And Citizenship
Newspapers
Notarial Records
Periodicals
Probate Records
Societies
Vital Records
For Further Reading
Comments And Suggestions
Loiselle Marriage Index
     Appendix A
The Rivest Marriage Index
     Organization Of The Index
     How To Use The Index
     Names And Film Numbers
Tanguay's Genealogical Dictionary
     Information In The Dictionary
     Organization Of The Dictionary
     Common Terms And Abbreviations
     Names And Film Numbers
     How To Read An Entry
     Finding An Immigrant Ancestor
     Miscellaneous Situations
     Other Information In The Dictionary

MILITARY RECORDSLook this term up in the glossary.

Until the 1760s, the official military forces in Québec were made up of soldiers and sailors from France. From 1763 to 1870, the official military forces came from Great Britain. For information about their records, see the “Military Records” sections of the Canada Research Outline (34545), France Research Outline (34715), and England Research Outline (34037).

Under both the French and British governments, able-bodied men were required to serve in a local militiaLook this term up in the glossary.. There are some lists of militia members. A list of militia members for the War of 1812Look this term up in the glossary. is in:

Index des miliciens, 1812–1814 (Index of Militia Members During the War of 1812). [Sainte-Foy, Qué.]: Archives nationales du Québec, 1983. (On 11 FHL fiche 6334280; computer number 714683.) Text in French. Lists the names of 4,900 men who received land warrants for military service. Includes regiment, residence, and occupation.

Brief biographies of militia officers in the War of 1812 are in:

Lépine, Luc. Les officiers de milice du Bas-Canada, 1812–1815 (Lower Canada's Militia Officers 1812–1815). Montréal, Qué.: Société Généalogique Canadienne-Française, 1996. (FHL book 971.4 M2l; computer number 781083.)

The Family History Library has very few records of military personnel who served in the wars of the 20th century. Copies of their service records must be obtained from the sources listed in the Canada Research Outline (34545).


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NAMES, PERSONALLook this term up in the glossary.


SurnamesLook this term up in the glossary.

In French Canada, dit (alias) namesLook this term up in the glossary. were often used. These are alternate family names used in place of the original family names. This is discussed in detail in the Canada Research Outline (34545) in the “Names, Personal” section of that outline.

Although no book can give all the variations, the most complete list of these names is:

Jetté, René, and Micheline Lécuyer, Répertoire des noms de famille du Québec des origines à 1825. (Repertory of Family Names of Québec from the Beginning to 1825). Montréal, Qué.: Institut Généalogique J.L. et Associés, 1988. (FHL book 971.4 D4j; computer number 508456.) Text in French.

A less complete list of family names and their associated dit names is in an appendix to volume seven of Tanguay's Dictionnaire généalogique. (See the “Genealogy” section of this outline.)

Another list of dit names is:

Index des surnoms et des sobriquets (Index of Family Nicknames). [Sainte-Foy, Qué.]: Archives nationales du Québec, 1983. (On 31 FHL fiche 6334281; computer number 714687.) Text in French.


Given NamesLook this term up in the glossary.

Alternate given names can also present problems. Each French Canadian child usually had several given names. Only one of the names was listed in the christening record. A different given name may have been used in later records. So Blanche may also have been called Louise, and Joseph may have been Ignace. Or a boy christened as Napoléon may have gone by Paul or Léon, and a girl named Marie des Anges may have prefered Angélique. A discussion of given names is on page 118 of Marthe Faribault-Beauregard, La Généalogie: Retrouver ses ancêtres. (See “For Further Reading” near the end of this outline.)

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