{"id":3808,"date":"2022-08-10T15:21:51","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T19:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.genealogiequebec.com\/blog\/?p=3808\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T14:57:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T19:57:17","slug":"quebec-birth-records-and-baptisms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogiequebec.com\/blog\/en\/2022\/08\/10\/quebec-birth-records-and-baptisms\/","title":{"rendered":"Quebec birth records and baptisms &#8211; The best free and paid sources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogiequebec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IGD-large-EN-1024x338.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2680\" style=\"width:410px;height:135px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to the efforts of the religious authorities and eventually the government, Quebec birth records have been documented for more than 400 years. Nowadays, most of these records can be consulted online easily. In this article, you will find a list of the best sources of Quebec birth records and baptisms available on the internet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The&nbsp;<em>LAFRANCE<\/em>&nbsp;on Genealogy Quebec (Quebec birth records from 1621 to today)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogiequebec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bapteme-louis-joseph-papineau-lafrance-EN-e1660153312535-1024x499.png\" alt=\"Quebec birth record from Genealogy Quebec\" class=\"wp-image-3810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogiequebec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bapteme-louis-joseph-papineau-lafrance-EN-e1660153312535-1024x499.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.genealogiequebec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bapteme-louis-joseph-papineau-lafrance-EN-e1660153312535-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/www.genealogiequebec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bapteme-louis-joseph-papineau-lafrance-EN-e1660153312535-768x374.png 768w, https:\/\/www.genealogiequebec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bapteme-louis-joseph-papineau-lafrance-EN-e1660153312535-1536x748.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.genealogiequebec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bapteme-louis-joseph-papineau-lafrance-EN-e1660153312535.png 1917w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Louis-Joseph Papineau&#8217;s baptism as presented on the <em>LAFRANCE<\/em> on Genealogy Quebec<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>LAFRANCE<\/em> is a collection containing Ontario, Acadia and Quebec birth, marriage and death records. In addition to millions of marriage and burial records, the LAFRANCE contains ALL Catholic baptisms recorded in the province from the beginnings of the colony to 1861, as well as tens of thousands of birth records dating from 1862 to the present day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogiequebec.com\/en\/search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Search in the&nbsp;<em>LAFRANCE&nbsp;<\/em>on Genealogy Quebec ($)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogiequebec.com\/en\/checkout?abo_stripe=TRIAL\"><em>Try Genealogy Quebec<\/em> FREE with a 7-day trial<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Connolly File <\/em>and <em>NBMDS <\/em>collection on Genealogy Quebec (Quebec birth records from 1621 to today)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>Connolly File<\/em> and the <em>NBMDS <\/em>collection contain Quebec birth, marriage and death records. Notably, they contains nearly 3 million Quebec birth records dating from the beginnings of the colony to the present day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogiequebec.com\/en\/search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Search in the&nbsp;<em>Connolly File and NBMDS collection <\/em>on Genealogy Quebec ($)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogiequebec.com\/en\/abonnement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogiequebec.com\/en\/checkout?abo_stripe=TRIAL\"><em>Try Genealogy Quebec<\/em> FREE with a 7-day trial<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quebec Civil Registration (Quebec baptism records from 1621 to the 1940s)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The civil registration of Quebec available to the public consists of parish registers recorded between 1621 and the 1940s. This is a digitized version of the registers, but it should be noted that the various events are not individually indexed; you will have to browse the registers manually to find a specific event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/numerique.banq.qc.ca\/ressources\/details\/etatcivil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Browse Quebec\u2019s civil registration up to the 1920s on the BANQ website (Free)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogiequebec.com\/membership\/en\/fonds-drouin\/REGISTRES\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Browse Quebec\u2019s civil registration up to the 1940s Genealogy Quebec ($)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogiequebec.com\/en\/abonnement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><\/em><\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogiequebec.com\/en\/checkout?abo_stripe=TRIAL\"><em>Try Genealogy Quebec<\/em> FREE with a 7-day trial<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quebec Parish Registres (1621 to 1979)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A second copy of Quebec\u2019s civil registration exists, which was kept within the churches. This copy is available online with a partial index and stops in 1979 for Catholic records, and 1967 for Protestant records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.familysearch.org\/search\/collection\/1321742\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Browse Quebec\u2019s Catholic Parish Registers on Family Search (Free)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.familysearch.org\/search\/collection\/1929561\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Browse Quebec\u2019s Protestant Parish Registers on Family Search (Free)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PRDH-IGD (Quebec baptisms from 1621 to 1849)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogiequebec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Baptism-certificate-detailed-e1660156258437.jpg\" alt=\"Certificate sourced from a Quebec birth record\" class=\"wp-image-3820\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogiequebec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Baptism-certificate-detailed-e1660156258437.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.genealogiequebec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Baptism-certificate-detailed-e1660156258437-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Baptism certificate from PRDH-IGD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The PRDH-IGD contains all of Quebec&#8217;s Catholic baptism, marriage and burial records from 1621 to 1849. These records are presented on the site in the form of a certificate, but are also used to reconstruct the life of an individual or a family via detailed files. This process is called &#8220;family reconstruction&#8221; and results in an extremely detailed and accurate family tree of the entire French-Canadian population of Quebec up to 1849. This tree can be used to trace an entire lineage in the span of minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prdh-igd.com\/Gratuit\/en\/PRDH\/Recherche\/Acte\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Browse the PRDH-IGD ($)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prdh-igd.com\/en\/abonnement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PRDH-IGD subscription: starting at $19,99 CAD<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NosOrigines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogiequebec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/nosorigines-EN-e1658949666535-1024x431.png\" alt=\"Family file containing baptisms from NosOrigines\" class=\"wp-image-3776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogiequebec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/nosorigines-EN-e1658949666535-1024x431.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.genealogiequebec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/nosorigines-EN-e1658949666535-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/www.genealogiequebec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/nosorigines-EN-e1658949666535-768x323.png 768w, https:\/\/www.genealogiequebec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/nosorigines-EN-e1658949666535.png 1056w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">NosOrigines family file<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>NosOrigines is a free site containing files pertaining to individuals and families of Quebec and Acadia. These files are based on vital events which mainly come from the parish registers. A link to the original document from which the information was sourced is sometimes included.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nosorigines.qc.ca\/genealogie.aspx?lng=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Browse NosOrigines (Free)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">BMS2000<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>BMS2000 contains more than 16 million Quebec birth, marriage and death records. The database can be navigated with ease using a search engine. A link to the original source document is often included.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bms2000.org\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Browse BMS2000 ($)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bms2000.org\/en\/subcription\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">BMS2000 subscription: starting at $20 CAD<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fichier Origine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"919\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogiequebec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Logo-Fichier-Origine2-e1658950984896.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3011\" style=\"width:233px;height:65px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogiequebec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Logo-Fichier-Origine2-e1658950984896.png 919w, https:\/\/www.genealogiequebec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Logo-Fichier-Origine2-e1658950984896-300x83.png 300w, https:\/\/www.genealogiequebec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Logo-Fichier-Origine2-e1658950984896-768x213.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>Fichier Origine<\/em> is made up of individual files compiled from parish and notarial records. These files pertain to the first immigrants of families who settled on Quebec soil, from the origins of the colony until 1865. These individual files list, among other things, the place and date of birth of these pioneers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fichierorigine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Browse the Fichier Origine<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to the efforts of the religious authorities and eventually the government, Quebec birth records have been documented for more than 400 years. Nowadays, most of these records can be consulted online easily. 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