BMD Cards (Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths)

The BMD cards collection contains thousands of baptism, marriage and burial cards, primarily from Quebec, along with records from parts of Ontario and the United States. These indexed cards provide quick access to essential details found in church records, making them a practical starting point for tracing an ancestor, locating a parish or confirming an important family event.

By organizing key details from Quebec baptism records, Quebec marriage records and Quebec death records, the BMD cards make genealogy research more efficient. They complement Genealogy Quebec's other genealogy archives and can guide researchers toward the original baptism, marriage and death records when more evidence is needed. The collection is especially useful for rebuilding a family line or locating an event across historical church records.


Why use BMD cards for your genealogy research?

BMD cards offer a fast way to locate a baptism, marriage or burial without immediately searching through complete Drouin Collection parish registers. Each card brings together the essential information recorded in a religious act, helping identify a person, family or parish before the original document is consulted. This focused approach can save time when several people share similar names or when the exact parish is not yet known.

This collection is a valuable complement to the Drouin Collection and the other Quebec genealogy resources available through Genealogy Quebec's global search. Researchers can use the cards to confirm a date, find a place, verify parentage or establish a direction when only limited family information is available. Although the collection focuses on Quebec, it also includes records from Ontario and parts of the United States. This broader coverage is particularly helpful for following families who moved across North America and whose lives appear in several regional genealogy archives. Additional resources can be explored through Genealogy Quebec's complete list of genealogy tools and collections.