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An update has been applied to the LAFRANCE in early December. This update pertains to the Catholic baptism and burial records celebrated in the province of Quebec between 1850 and 1861.
LAFRANCE update figures
Catholic baptisms 1850-1861 : 22 503 records added
Catholic burials 1850-1861 : 7 086 records added
The corrections suggested by our users over the past month have also been applied.
About the LAFRANCE
The LAFRANCE, one of 16 tools available to GenealogyQuebec.com subscribers, is a detailed index with link to the original document of ALL Catholic marriages celebrated in Quebec between 1621 and 1917, ALL Catholic baptisms and burials celebrated in Quebec between 1621 and 1849 as well as ALL Protestant marriages celebrated in Quebec between 1760 and 1849.
Baptisms and burials from the 1850-1861 period are added gradually through bimonthly updates.
Updated parishes
Here is the list of parishes affected by this update.
| Parish name | Event type | Min year | Max year | Added records |
| Baie-St-Paul | b | 1828 | 1828 | 7 |
| Baie-St-Paul | m | 1828 | 1828 | 1 |
| Baie-St-Paul | s | 1828 | 1828 | 3 |
| Beauport | b | 1844 | 1844 | 2 |
| Berthierville (Berthier-en-Haut) | b | 1849 | 1849 | 1 |
| Berthierville (Berthier-en-Haut) | s | 1849 | 1849 | 1 |
| Compton | b | 1855 | 1861 | 519 |
| Compton | s | 1855 | 1861 | 122 |
| Inverness | b | 1859 | 1861 | 49 |
| Inverness | s | 1860 | 1861 | 9 |
| La Baie | b | 1849 | 1849 | 1 |
| La Prairie | y | 1833 | 1833 | 1 |
| Les Escoumins | b | 1850 | 1861 | 463 |
| Les Escoumins | s | 1850 | 1861 | 80 |
| Lieu inconnu | s | 1830 | 1830 | 1 |
| L’Islet | b | 1850 | 1861 | 2463 |
| L’Islet | s | 1850 | 1861 | 1050 |
| Lotbinière | b | 1847 | 1847 | 1 |
| Montréal (Notre-Dame-de-Montréal) | b | 1858 | 1858 | 3041 |
| Montréal (Notre-Dame-de-Montréal) | s | 1858 | 1858 | 2000 |
| Montréal (St-Patrick) | b | 1859 | 1861 | 2759 |
| Papineauville | b | 1853 | 1861 | 541 |
| Papineauville | s | 1853 | 1861 | 131 |
| Pointe-Gatineau | b | 1850 | 1861 | 1034 |
| Pointe-Gatineau | s | 1850 | 1861 | 359 |
| Ristigouche | b | 1842 | 1845 | 2 |
| St-André-Avellin | b | 1845 | 1889 | 789 |
| St-André-Avellin | s | 1854 | 1861 | 184 |
| St-Antoine-Abbé (Franklin) | b | 1861 | 1861 | 44 |
| St-Antoine-Abbé (Franklin) | s | 1861 | 1861 | 11 |
| St-Benoît | b | 1815 | 1815 | 1 |
| St-Camillus de Farellton | b | 1850 | 1861 | 473 |
| St-Camillus de Farellton | s | 1853 | 1861 | 11 |
| St-Césaire | m | 1889 | 1889 | 1 |
| St-Cyprien-de-Léry (Napierville) | b | 1830 | 1830 | 23 |
| St-Cyprien-de-Léry (Napierville) | s | 1830 | 1830 | 6 |
| St-Denis-sur-Richelieu | b | 1818 | 1818 | 1 |
| Ste-Élisabeth (Seigneurie Dautray) | s | 1842 | 1842 | 1 |
| Ste-Julie-de-Somerset (Laurierville) | b | 1854 | 1861 | 715 |
| Ste-Julie-de-Somerset (Laurierville) | s | 1854 | 1861 | 200 |
| Ste-Sophie-de-Mégantic | b | 1855 | 1861 | 574 |
| Ste-Sophie-de-Mégantic | s | 1855 | 1861 | 177 |
| St-Eusèbe-de-Stanfold | b | 1849 | 1861 | 1085 |
| St-Eusèbe-de-Stanfold | s | 1850 | 1861 | 287 |
| St-Ferdinand-d’Halifax | b | 1850 | 1861 | 1854 |
| St-Ferdinand-d’Halifax | s | 1850 | 1861 | 427 |
| St-Jacques-de-Leeds | b | 1855 | 1861 | 137 |
| St-Jean-Port-Joli | b | 1850 | 1861 | 1925 |
| St-Jean-Port-Joli | s | 1850 | 1861 | 813 |
| St-Jean-sur-Richelieu (Cathédrale) | b | 1850 | 1861 | 2234 |
| St-Jean-sur-Richelieu (Cathédrale) | s | 1850 | 1861 | 495 |
| St-Laurent I.O. | s | 1793 | 1793 | 1 |
| St-Michel-de-Percé | b | 1828 | 1832 | 7 |
| St-Michel-de-Percé | s | 1826 | 1830 | 3 |
| St-Roch-des-Aulnaies | b | 1850 | 1861 | 1362 |
| St-Roch-des-Aulnaies | s | 1850 | 1861 | 644 |
| Sts-Anges-Gardiens-de-Cascapédiac (New Richmond) | s | 1838 | 1838 | 1 |
| St-Stephen of Old Chelsea | b | 1850 | 1861 | 426 |
| St-Stephen of Old Chelsea | s | 1850 | 1861 | 74 |
| St-Urbain-de-Charlevoix | b | 1838 | 1839 | 2 |
| St-Urbain-de-Charlevoix | s | 1844 | 1844 | 1 |
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Genealogically yours,
The Drouin team
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