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All Catholic marriages celebrated in Quebec from 1862 through 1871 are now online at PRDH-IGD.com, adding more than 75,000 records to the database.

Of the 150,000 spouses mentioned in these marriages, over 85% have been integrated into the PRDH family reconstructions. They now each have their own family file, in addition to appearing in their parents’ file.

Explore this new data by subscribing to PRDH today!

What is PRDH-IGD?

PRDH-IGD is a database of all Catholic baptisms, marriages and burials recorded in Quebec between 1621 and 1861 – and now up to 1871 for marriages – as well as a genealogical dictionary of families commonly known as “Family reconstructions”.

Every individual mentioned in these records receives their own “individual file” which centralizes the information available on the individual, along with links to the records in which they are mentioned.

In addition, every married couple receives their own “family file”, which fulfills a similar role as the individual file, but for a family unit.

It contains a list of the couple’s children with links to their respective individual files and vital events, as well as additional information about the married couple.

As a result, PRDH-IGD can be described as a detailed family tree of the entire French-Canadian population from the colony’s beginnings to the 1860s.

Useful links

• More information about PRDH
• Subscribe to PRDH
• Genealogy Quebec and PRDH: the similarities, differences, and why you should subscribe to both

260,000 Obituaries and Memorial Cards Added to Genealogy Quebec!

New Obituaries

These new records come primarily from Quebec, but also include material from several other Canadian provinces, spanning the 20th and 21st centuries.

You can start exploring them through our search engine today!

7-Day Free Trial

Start your 7-day free trial and explore your family history through 100+ million historical records and photos!

Obituaries and Memorial Cards on Genealogy Quebec

Several collections of obituaries and memorial cards are available on Genealogy Quebec.

Online Obituaries Collection

• 3,000,000 obituaries from various online sources
• Covers all of Canada
• Includes records from 1999 to today

Newspaper Obituaries Collection

• 1,670,491 obituaries from newspaper publications, along with some memorial cards
• Primarily covers Quebec and Ontario, with records from other provinces as well
• Includes documents from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries

Memorial Card Collection

• 99,699 memorial cards
• Mainly from Quebec
• Spanning from the mid-19th century to the present day

You can explore these records through our search engine

Search tip

To narrow your search results, use the “Obituaries, Headstones, Memorial Cards” filter on the left—this will show only those specific record types.

44,000 images from the registers of 75 Quebec parishes have been re-digitized in high definition on Genealogy Quebec, offering greatly improved readability.

Re-digitization of the Registers

In total, over 1.4 million images from the Drouin Collection have been re-digitized and enhanced for significantly improved readability — exclusively on Genealogy Quebec.

25% Off Your Subscription

Enjoy 25% off a yearly subscription to Genealogy Quebec when you subscribe before June 28!

There’s no better time to dive into your family history.

The Drouin Collection Records

The Drouin Collection Records, also known simply as the “Drouin Collection,” consist of digitized images of parish registers (baptisms, marriages, and burials) covering all of Quebec and French Acadia, as well as parts of Ontario, New Brunswick, and the Northeastern United States. The collection spans from the opening of parish registers up to the 1940s, and in some cases, the 1960s.

You can access them with a Genealogy Quebec subscription at this address.

Searching in the Drouin Collection

You can search in the Drouin Collection using our search engine, which now offers advanced search features!

We have some exciting news to share!
Advanced Search is now available on Genealogy Quebec, allowing you to add the following events to your search queries: birth, marriage, death, residence, and publication.

Explore our collection of over 60 million records like never before with Advanced Search — try it free for 7 days!

How to use Advanced search

To activate Advanced Search, go to the search engine and click on Advanced Search, located to the right of the Search button.

You can then select the event(s) you’d like to include in your search.
To learn more and make the most of all the features offered by Advanced Search, we invite you to consult our user guide.

Advanced search feedback

To share your suggestions or report any issues with Advanced Search, please use the feedback form available at this address.

Happy searching!

Thousands of families have been added to the Acadia – Families collection on Genealogy Quebec!
It’s the perfect time to explore your Acadian roots with this exclusive collection.

Try Genealogy Quebec FREE for 7 days and discover your family history with over 100 million archives.

A credit card is required. The subscription automatically renews to a monthly plan after the trial, unless cancelled. Can be cancelled at any time during and after the trial period.

About the Acadia – Families collection

The Acadia – Families collection contains 190,000 family files reconstructed from Acadian parish records from the 17th to the 20th century.

Each file usually lists a couple and one of their children, with dates of birth, marriage and death for one or more of the individuals listed. Complementary information is also included.

A link to the original source document(s) is often available within the file.

Join the Genealogy Quebec community on Facebook!

Are you passionate about genealogy and want to connect with other researchers? Join the Généalogie Québec Communauté group on Facebook today!

This bilingual community has been created as a place for genealogy enthusiasts to help each other. Come ask questions and share your findings!
What’s more, you’ll be able to interact directly with the Drouin Institute team.

Join the group now at this address.

48,408 baptism, marriage and burial records have been added to the LaFrance database on Genealogy Quebec.
These mid-19th century records are from francophone parishes in Ontario and the United Stats, as well as Protestant parishes in Quebec.

Dive into your family’s history with over 100 million historical archives by becoming a Genealogy Quebec member today!

Get 25% off the yearly subscription until March 28th!

A monthly subscription is also available at this address.

LaFrance database

The LaFrance is a collection of birth, marriage and death records from Quebec, Ontario, Acadia and the United States, spanning from the arrival of the first settlers in North America to the present day.

This database includes an index of the Drouin Collection (all Quebec parish registers from 1621 to the 1940s) and the Marriages and Deaths 1926-1997 collection (all marriages and deaths registered by the Quebec government between 1926 and 1997).

Trace your ancestors with these documents and more right now!

Parish map update

Some 661 parishes have been geolocated and added to the parish map, with their county, administrative region, diocese and even address when known.

The map now lists 1,798 parishes from the 17th century to the 1960s.
The information is from originis.ca.

More than 60,000 obituaries have been added on Genealogy Quebec!

Explore these documents alongside 60 million historical archives on the website’s new search engine.

And for a limited time, get 25% off the yearly subscription to Genealogy Quebec! There’s never been a better time to dive into your family history.

Newspaper obituaries from Quebec

22,000 obituaries have been added to the Newspaper Obituaries collection. These notices are from all over Quebec and date from 1850 to 2024.

The Newspaper Obituaries collection, available exclusively on Genealogy Quebec, now contains 1,475,000 death notices. These are mainly from Quebec and Ontario, but also from the rest of Canada and the United States.

You can search the collection directly at this address.

Internet Obituaries from Canada

38,000 obituaries have been added to the Internet Obituaries collection. These notices are from 2024 and were published all over Canada.

The Internet Obituaries collection contains over 3,000,000 Canadian death notices from various online sources, covering from 1999 to the present day.

You can search the collection directly at this address.

More than 87,000 births, marriages and deaths have been added to Genealogy Quebec and can now be consulted on our new search engine.

Not a member? No worries! Click the button below for a free preview of the new search.

La Prairie baptisms, marriages and burials

A fruitful collaboration with the Société d’histoire de La Prairie-de-la-Magdeleine has enabled us to add all of La Nativité de la Sainte-Vierge de Laprairie de la Magdelaine (Notre-Dame) parish’s baptisms and burials from 1862 to 2000, as well as all marriages from 1919 to 2000.

In all, nearly 30,000 records have been added.

Jewish births, marriages and deaths

We have also added over 56,000 records from various Jewish synagogues in Montreal, Quebec and Sherbrooke, as well as 2,300 headstones from the Jewish section of Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Laval. A digitized picture of the register or stone is available with each record.

Canadian obituaries

Finally, we are pleased to share with you some 2,316 obituaries from various Canadian provinces, covering the years 1950 to 1990. These obituaries relate to French-Canadian families, and are courtesy of the Société généalogique du Nord-Ouest.

Dive into your family history with over 100 million historical archives, become a Genealogy Quebec member today!

Genealogy Quebec’s new search engine just received a major update.
 
This update affects the ABCD Couples and ABCD Individuals databases, which contain records that aggregate diverse information gathered from a variety of sources.

This update aims to enhance the quality and relevance of the records within these databases. To achieve this, over 5.7 million records have been corrected, merged or removed.

You will notice a significant improvement in the quality of results from these sources.

Genealogy Quebec’s new search engine lets you browse over 60 million historical documents with a single search.
Try it for free today!

Upcoming developments – Advanced search

We are excited to announce that the next development stage of the search engine is underway!
Soon, you will be able to add the individual’s mariage, death and residence dates and locations to your search.

We hope to roll out these new features over the winter.

Genealogically yours,

The Drouin team

A new way to explore Genealogy Quebec’s millions of historical documents is now available!

Discover our brand-new search engine, giving you access to over 65 million genealogical records.

Browse through all 19 of the site’s databases with a single search using our cutting-edge technology. Tracing your ancestors on Genealogy Quebec has never been easier.

Try it for free now!

And for a limited time, get 25% off the yearly Genealogy Quebec subscription!

About the new search engine

A global search

You can now search through the entire website with a single query.

A smart search

The technology on which the new search engine is based enables much more advanced logic to be incorporated into the various search functions, giving you much greater flexibility when it comes to your queries. Approximate date, alternative spelling or typo? No problem for the new search engine; you’ll still find what you’re looking for.

Dynamic filters

Your search results can now be segmented using three categories of filters:

• Type of document
• Location
• Year

These filters allow you to refine your search results directly from the results page. For example, you can choose to only display a specific type of document or source collection, or you can limit the results to a particular location or time period.

An abundance of new data

Millions of previously unpublished historical documents are now available exclusively on Genealogy Quebec’s new search engine.

The infrastructure on which the engine is built enables us to share collections that were previously unavailable to the general public. This new data includes BMD records, individual and family files, censuses and historical directories.

In all, we’re talking about over 35 million new documents, for a total of 65 million historical archives to be discovered on the engine.

For more information, please refer to the New Search Engine User Guide.

Genealogically yours,

The Drouin team