Loiselle Marriage Index

The Loiselle Marriage Index and its supplement are some of the best sources for finding Catholic marriages in Québec. They are easy to use, and most entries are typewritten. The index and supplement contain over a million marriage records. About 70 percent of the Catholic marriages before 1900 are included. A smaller percentage of marriages after 1900 are included. There is very little duplication between the original Loiselle Marriage Index and the supplement.

Years and Localities Covered
The original index and the supplement include marriages from the mid-1600s to about 1960.

The original index covers 520 Catholic parishes in Québec and a few parishes outside Québec where there were large settlements of French Canadians (such as Madawaska County, New Brunswick, and Manchester, Hillsboro County, New Hampshire).

The supplement extends the original geographical coverage to the Montréal region, to the Ottawa River Valley in both Québec and Ontario, and to a few parishes in western Canada.

Information in the Index
Each record lists:

The name of the bride. The name of the groom. The date of marriage (year, day, month). The parish where they were married. If the bride was a widow or the groom was a widower. The name of the parents (if the person was never married before). The name of the previous spouse (if the person was a widow or widower).

The record usually shows:

Whether a parent of the bride or groom is dead. The parish where the parents married (if they did not marry in the same parish as the bride and groom).

Organization of the Index
In the original index, the beginning of each film has:

A list of abbreviations used for first names. A list of abbreviations used for localities. A list of the parishes and years that were indexed.

These listings do not appear in the supplement.

The marriage information is on cards. Each marriage has two cards—one for the bride and one for the groom. Brides are listed by their maiden name. The cards are in alphabetical order, and the order is fairly accurate.

Spelling variations of a surname may be filed together. For example, Deneau and Deneault are filed together.

Some surnames are split into two or more groups. The groups are filmed one after the other. For example, film 543703 has a group of Dubeau names that ends with “Dubeau, Zoé.” The next film has a second group of Dubeau names that begins with “Dubeau, Abraham.” If your ancestor is Pierre Dubeau, you may have to look in both groups to find his marriage record.

There are also cards filed under “Inconnu(e)” (unknown) where the surname is not known because of illegitimate birth.

Common Terms and Abbreviations
For the English translation of common terms that appear in the index, see “Key Words” in the “Language and Languages” section of this outline.

= BEFORE YOU START =

If you are not familiar with French Canadian naming customs, read the “Names, Personal” section of this outline. The information there can help if you do not find a marriage record immediately.

= HOW TO USE THE INDEX =

Finding a Marriage Record

Step 1. Find the microfilm(s) you need from the Names and Film Numbers list (look in both the original index and the supplement). Write down the film number(s). (You may look for either the bride or groom.) Step 2. Get a copy of the microfilm(s).

Step 3. Find the record on the microfilm.

Step 4. Use the information to find the marriage in the original parish register (see the “Church Records“ section of this outline).

Finding the Parents of a Widow or Widower:
Parents are only listed the first time a person was married. If a record has “ve,” “vve,” “vf,” or “veuf” by a person's name, the person was widowed and the previous spouse is listed. To find the names of the parents, look at the record of the previous marriage.

= NAMES AND FILM NUMBERS =

The following list gives the film numbers and the name of the first and last person on each microfilm.

Loiselle Marriage Index Film No. ABBÉ, Sara— ALLARD, Hermine 543721 ALLARD, Hertel— ARCHAMBAULT, Frédéric 543722 ARCHAMBAULT, Gabrielle— ASSELIN, Anne 543723 ASSELIN, Alphosine— AUDET, Charlotte 543724 AUDET, Claire— AYOT(TE), Rosalia 543725 AYOT(TE), Rosanna— BARBIER, Louis 543726 BARBIER, Marguerite— BAUDIN, Delphis 543727 BAUDIN or BEAUDIN, Dénise— BEAUDET, Louise 543728 BEAUDET, Lubain— BEAULAC, Marguerite 543729 BEAULAC, Maria— BEAUREGARD, Marguerite (M. 1920) 543730 BEAUREGARD, Marguerite (M. 1872)— BÉGIN, Henri 543731 BÉGIN, Henriette— BELANGER, Gérardine 543732 BELANGER, Germain— BELLEROSE, Edmond (M. 1884) 543733 BELLEROSE, Edmond (M. 1898)— BERGERON, Adélia 543734 BERGERON, Adélard— BERNARD, Sara 543735 BERNARD, Scolastique— BERTRAND, Joseph (M. 1749) 543436 BERTRAND, Joseph (M. 1765)— BIGRAS, François 543737 BIGRAS, Geneviève— BISSONNET, Théophile 543738 BISSONNET, Théothiste— BLANCHET, Ferdinand 543739 BLANCHET, Firmin— BOISSEL, Rosanna 543740 BOISSEL, Simonne— BOLDUC or BOMARD, Pierre (M. 1763) 543741 BOLDUC, Pierre (M. 1771)— BOUCHARD, Edwige 543742 BOUCHARD, Edwilda— BOUCHER, Marie (M. 1800) 543743 BOUCHER, Marie (M. 1806)— BOURASSA, Félix 543744 BOURASSA, Ferdinand— BOURQUE, Joseph 543745 BOURQUE, Josephine— BRABANT or BREBANT, Joseph 543746 BRABANT, Josephine— BRIEN or BRIEN-DESROCHERS, Marguerite(M. 1836) 543747 BRIEN, Marguerite (M. 1720)— BRODEUR, Zéphirine 543748 BRODEUR, Zoé— BRUNEL(LE), Anne Laura 543749 BRUNEL(LE) or BEAUFORT, Anne R.— CABANE or CHARRON, Eugénie5 43750 CABANE or CHARRON, Euphrosine— CANTIN, Edouard 543751 CANTIN, Eléonore— CARON, Auguste 543752 CARON, Auréa— CARTIER, Paul-Hormisdas 543753 CARTIER, Pauline— CHABOT, Caroline (M. 1855) 543754 CHABOT, Caroline (M. 1855)— CHAMPOUX, Albertine 543755 CHAMPOUX, Alcide— CHARBY, Thérèse 543756 CHARBY, Virginie— CHARRON or DUCHARME, Joseph (M. 1871) 543757 CHARRON or DUCHARME, Joseph— CHENETTE, Malvina (M. 1872) 543758 CHENETTE, Marceline— CHOUINARD, Marie 543685 CHOUINARD, Marilda— CLOUTIER, Wilfrid 543686 CLOUTIER, William— COMTOIS, François Xavier 543687 COMTOIS, Gaspé— COSSET(TE), Normand 543688 COSSET(TE), Numidique— CÔTÉ, Madeleine 543689 CÔTÉ, Magloire— COURTEMANCHE, Eléonore 543690 COURTEMANCHE, Elizabeth— COYLE, Patrick 543691 COYLE, Rose— CYR, Eloi 543692 CYR, Elzéar— DAMIEN, Anna or Anne 543693 DAMIEN, Bernard— DAVID, François 543694 DAVID, Frédéric— DELISLE, Elizabeth (M. 1850) 543695 DELISLE, Elise or Elizabeth— DENEAU, William (M. 1864) 543696 DENEAU, Zulma— DESCHAMPS, Amable 543697 DESCHAMPS, Amanda— DESJARLAIS, Armand 543698 DESJARLAIS, Augustine— DESROCHERS or DUROCHER, Primat 543699 DESROCHERS or DUROCHER, Rachel—DICAIRE, Siméon 543700 DICAIRE, Sophie— DOMINIQUE, Joseph 543701 DOMINIQUE, Louise— DRAINVILLE, Louise 543702 DRAINVILLE, Madeleine— DUBEAU, Zoé (Group 1) 543703 DUBEAU, Abraham (Group 2)— DUCHARME, Olympe 543704 DUCHARME, Omer— DUGAS, Lydia 543705 DUGAS, Madeleine— DUPLAIN or DUPLIN, Pamela 543706 DUPLAIN or DUPLIN, Rachel— DUQUET(TE), Honoré 543707 DUQUET(TE), Ignace— EBERTS, Ignace 543708 ECCHER, Dénis— FARIBAULT or FARIBEAU, Rachel 543709 FARIÉS, Charles— FILION, Samuel 543710 FILION, Sara— FONTAINE or BIENVENUE, Armaide 543711 FONTAINE or BIENVENUE, Armand— FORTIER, Annette 543712 FORTIER, Anselme— FOURNIER, Florence (M. 1938) 543713 FOURNIER, Florence (M. 1932)— FRÉCHETTE, Ovila 543714 FRÉCHETTE, Pamela— GAGNÉ, Jacques (M. 1815) 543715 GAGNÉ, Jacques (M. 1817)— GAGNON, Athalia 543716 GAGNON, Athanase— GARAND, Arthur 543717 GARAND, Azilda— GAUDREAU, Césaire 543718 GAUDREAU, Charles— GAUTHIER, Joseph 543719 GAUTHIER, Josephine— GENDREAU, Jeannette 543720 GENDREAU, Josephte— GERMAIN or MAGNY, Abel 543759 GERMAIN or BÉLISLE, Adée— GIGUÈRE, Jean-Baptiste (M. 1860) 543760 GIGUÈRE, Jean (-Baptiste) (M. 1855)— GIRARD, Arthémise 543761 GIRARD, Arthur— GODBOUT, Delvina 543762 GODBOUT, Edmond— GOURGON, Azilda 543763 GOURGON, Catherine— GRÉGOIRE, Armeline 543764 GRÉGOIRE, Arsène— GROLEAU, Emma 543765 GROLEAU, Esther— GUERTIN, Josephte (M. 1813) 543766 GUERTIN, Joseph (M. 1816)— GUINDON, Pauline 543767 GUINDON, Philomène— HANDFIELD, Clérinda 543768 HANDFIELD, Cordelia— HÉBERT, Edgar 543769 HÉBERT, Edith— HOULE, Césarine 543770 HOULE, Charles— HUDON, Antoine 543771 HUDON, Antoinette— 543772 JAZIA, Jacques 543773 JEAN or MAURICE, Achille— JONCAS, Abraham 543774 JONCAS, Achille— KIROUAC, Rosaire 543775 KIROUAC, Samuel— LABOURIÈRE, Remi 543776 LABOURIÈRE, Rose— LACHANCE, Odile 543777 LACHANCE, Odélie— LAFERRIÈRE, Marguerite A. 543778 LAFERRIÈRE, Marie— LAFRANCE, Camille 543779 LAFRANCE, Caroline— LALIME or RAVENEL, Isaac 543780 LALIME or RAVENEL, Israel— LAMONTAGNE, Léonce 543781 LAMONTAGNE, Léonidas— LANDRY, Françoise 543782 LANDRY, Frédéric— LANGLOIS, Frédérica 543783 LANGLOIS, Gaétan— LAPLANTE, Malvina 543 784 LAPLANTE, Marcel— LAROCHE, Lucie 543785 LAROCHE, Lucien— LATOUR, Louise 543786 LATOUR, Luce— LAVALLÉE, Marielle 543787 LAVALLÉE, Marthe— LEBEAU, Joseph (M. 1884) 543788 LEBEAU, Joseph (M. 1856)— LEBRUN, Joachim 543839 LEBRUN, Joseph— LÉCUYER, Célina 543840 LÉCUYER, Charles— LEFEBVRE or BOULANGER, Judith 543841 LEFEBVRE or BOULANGER, Julie— LEGAULT or DESLAURIERS, Christine 543842 LEGAULT or DESLAURIERS, Christophe— LEMAY, Egide 543843 LEMAY, Eléonore— LEMOINE, Adolphe 543844 LEMOINE, Aglae— LESSARD, Auguste 543845 LESSARD, Aurélie— LEVERT, Augustin 543846 LEVERT, Benjamin— LINTEAU, Célina 543847 LINTEAU, Charles— LOYER, Johnny 543848 LOYER, Josephte— MCHUGH, Patrick 543849 MCHUGH, Peter— MAILLOUX, Michel (M. 1850) 543850 MAILLOUX, Michel (M. 1882)— MARCHAND, Frédéric Lorenzo 543851 MARCHAND, Gabrielle— MARIEN, Azéline 543852 MARIEN, Célina— MARTEL, Dominique 543853 MARTEL, Domithilde— MARTIN, Elisa 543854 MARTIN, Emilie— MATHIEU, Irène 543789 MATHIEU, Isaac— MÉNARD, Eulalie 543790 MÉNARD, Euphémie— MESSIER, Marie 543791 MESSIER, Maurice— MICHELIN, Benjamin 543792 MICHELIN, Claire— MOFFET or MOUFET, Monique 543793 MOFFET, Napoléon— MONPLAISIR, Joseph 543794 MONPLAISIR, Julie— MORIN, Henriette 543795 MORIN, Hercule— MORISSETTE, Lindée 543796 MORISSETTE, Lorraine— NADEAU, Prosper 543797 NADEAU, Rachel— NOLIN, Guillaume 543798 NOLIN, Hélène— OUELLET, Aldéric 543799 OUELLET, Alexis— PAIEMENT, Berthe 543800 PAIEMENT, Caroline— PAQUET, Delphine 543801 PAQUET, Delvina— PARADIS, Sifroy 543802 PARADIS, Siméon— PARIS, Azilda 543803 PARIS, Béatrice— PELLAND, Lucienne 543804 PELLAND, Malvina— PELLETIER, Priscille 543805 PELLETIER, Prosper— PERREAU, Louis (M. 1826) 543806 PERREAU, Louis (M. 1826)— PETIT or LAPRÈS, Céline 543807 PETIT, Charles— PICHET(TE), Aziline 543808 PICHET(TE), Béatrice— PINEAU(LT) or PINAULT, David 543809 PINEAU(LT) or PINAULT, Edouard— PLEAU, Josephine 543810 PLEAU, Julie— POITRAS, Josephine 543811 POITRAS, Julie— POULIOT, Adelme 543812 POULIOT, Adjutor— PROULX, Eugénie 543813 PROULX, Eulalie— QUENNEVILLE, Joseph 543814 QUENNEVILLE, Josephine— RAJOTTE, Clarisse 543815 RAJOTTE, Damase— REMY, Lumina 543816 REMY, Malvina— RICHARD, Lione 543817 RICHARD, Lise— RIVAL, François-Xavier 543818 RIVAL, Geneviève— ROBERGE, PrudentR 543819 ROBERGE, Raphael— ROBIN, Aurele or Aurélie 543820 ROBIN, Brigitte— RODRIGUE, Léopold 543821 RODRIGUE, Lorenzo— ROUSSEAU, Benjamin 543822 ROUSSEAU, Benoit— ROY, Onésime 543824 ROY, Onesiphore— ROY, Sara or Sarah 543824 ROY, Scolastique— ST. HILAIRE, Elisa 543825 ST. HILAIRE, Elmire— ST. ROTH, Alice (M. 1922) 543826 ST. ROTH, Alice (M. 1922)— SAULNIER, Thomas 543827 SAULQUIN or SOLQUIN, Anne— SÉQUIN, Luisella 543828 SÉQUIN, Madeleine— SIMARD, Rose 543829 SIMARD, Sara— STOECKLIN, Charles 543830 STOKE, Cyrille— TARDIF, Georgiana 543831 TARDIF, Gérard— TÉTREAU, Appoline 543832 TÉTREAU, Archange—T HÉRRIEN, Zotique (Group 1) 543833 THÉRRIEN, Abraham (Group 2)— THIFFAULT, Gérard 543834 THIFFAULT, Germaine— TOUZIN, Gustave 543835 TOUZIN, Hélène— TROTTIER, Julienne 543836 TROTTIER, Laura— TURCOTTE, Malvina 543837 TURCOTTE, Marcel— VAILLANCOURT, Marthe 543838 VAILLANCOURT, Martial— VAUDRY, Luce 543855 VAUDRY, Madeleine— VÉZINA, Justine 543856 VÉZINA, Laisa— VINCELET, Jacques 543857 VINCELET, Jean-Baptiste— ZUBERBUHLER, Maximilien 543858
 * INCONNUE, Louise (M. 1824)
 * INCONNUE, Louise (M. 1825)—

Supplement Film No. ABBOTT, Anne— AUDET, Eusèbe 1571024 AUDET, Eustache— BEAUDOIN, Flore 1571025 BEAUDOIN, Florentine— BELLAN, Prudent 1571026 BELLARD, Victor— BIAGE, Alfred 1571027 BIAGE, Blanche— BOIVIN, Régina 1571028 BOIVIN, Robert— BOURGEOIS, Adélaide 1571029 BOURGEOIS, Adéline— BRISSON, Jeanette 1571030 BRISSON, Jennie— CAMPEAU, Frs-Xavier 1571031 CAMPEAU, François— CHAMBERLAND, Rose 1571032 CHAMBERLAND, Rosanna— CHATELAIN, Jean 1571033 CHATELAIN, Joseph— CONLAN or CONLON, Thomas 1571034 CONLAN or CONLON, William— CREVIER, Hormisdas 1571035 CREVIER, Hortence— DAVID, Eugéne 1571036 DAVID, Exilda— DESCHAMPS, Onésime 1571037 DESCHAMPS, Onésiphore— DICAIRE, Jean-Bte 1571038 DICAIRE, Josephte— DUBRULE, Salomée 1571039 DUBRULE, Théophile— DUQUET or DUQUETTE, Josephine 1571040 DUQUET or DUQUETTE, Jovite— FLEURY, Ida-May 1571041 FLEURY, Jean-Bte— FYTGAT, Camille 1571042 GABARD, Jean-Marcel— GAUTHIER, Alexandrine 1571043 GAUTHIER, Alfred— GIRARD, Appoline 1571044 GIRARD, Arcade— GOYETTE, Albert 1571045 GOYETTE, Albina— GUILLEMET or GUILLEMETTE, Anita 1571046 GUILLEMET or GUILLEMETTE, Ann— HOULE, Cyrille 1571047 HOULE, Damase— JUTRAS, Zéphirin 1571048 KABLE, Charles— LACROIX, Adélard 1571049 LACROIX, Adjutor— LALONDE, Hermine 1571050 LALONDE, Hilaire— LANTHIER, Aimé 1571051 LANTHIER, Albertine— LAURIN, Basile 1571052 LAURIN, Benoit— LECAVALIER, Amédée 1571053 LECAVALIER, Angélique— LEGAULT, Josephine 1571054 LEGAULT, Judith— LETANG, Anselme 1571055 LETANG, Charles— LYTTE, Jane-Elisa 1571056 MCADAMS, Geo. Bernard— MARCHAND, Nazaire 1571057 MARCHAND, Noël— MATHIEU, Maggie 1571058 MATHIEU, Marie— MOISAN, Clémence 1571059 MOISAN, Cyrille— NADEAU, Bruno 1571060 NADEAU, Camille— PAGE, Emma 1571061 PAGE, Ernest— PAYETTE, Antonio 1571062 PAYETTE, Aristide— PETRIN, Emma 1571063 PETRIN, Joseph— POIRIER, Médard 1571064 POIRIER, Médéric— PRUNEAU, Julien 1571065 PRUNEAU, Léon— RICHARD, Félix 1571066 RICHARD, Félicien— ROCHON, Jérémie 1571067 ROCHON, Joseph— ST-AMANT, Rébecca 1571068 ST-AMANT, Régis— SAUVE, Isidore 1571069 SAUVE, Israël— STAS, Hubert 1571070 STATPORT, Charles— THIBERT, Adéline 1571071 THIBERT, Agnès— TURGEON, Asélier 1571072 TURGEON, Attala— VIGNEAU or BIGNAULT, Sara 1571073 VIGNEAU or VIGNAULT, Virginie— ZMIOWSKI, Henry-Corvin 1571074