- Quebec death records and burials have been kept by the church and later by the government for over 400 years.
- The LAFRANCE contains every Catholic burial recorded in Quebec from the beginnings of the colony to 1861, plus tens of thousands of later deaths.
- The Connolly File and the NBMDS collection contain over 1,400,000 Quebec death records from the colony’s beginnings to the present day.
- Quebec’s civil registration is digitized but not individually indexed, so registers must be browsed manually.
- The PRDH-IGD links all Catholic vital events in Quebec up to 1849 into a family tree of the French-Canadian population.
Quebec death records and burials have been kept by the church and later by the government for now over 400 years. Thanks to the efforts of many organizations, it is now possible to consult the majority of these documents online. In this article, you will find a list of the best sources of Quebec death records available on the internet.
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The LAFRANCE on Genealogy Quebec (Quebec death records from 1621 to today)
The LAFRANCE is a collection of Ontario, Acadia and Quebec birth, marriage and death records. In addition to millions of marriages and baptisms, the collection contains EVERY Catholic burial recorded by the Church in Quebec from the beginnings of the colony to 1861, as well as tens of thousands of death records dating from 1862 to today.
Search in the LAFRANCE on Genealogy Quebec ($)
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Marriages and deaths 1926-1997 on Genealogy Quebec
The Marriages and Deaths 1926-1997 collection contains most of the marriages and deaths recorded by the Government of Quebec during this period.
Search in the Marriages and Deaths 1926-1997 collection on Genealogy Quebec ($)
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Connolly File and NBMDS collection on Genealogy Quebec (Quebec death records from 1621 to today)
The Connolly File and the NBMDS collection contain Quebec death, marriage and birth records. More specifically, they contain over 1,400,000 Quebec death records dating from the beginnings of the colony to the present day.
Search in the Connolly File and the NBMDS collection on Genealogy Quebec ($)
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Quebec Civil Registration (1621 to the 1940s)
The civil registration of Quebec collection is made up of parish registers produced in Quebec between 1621 and the 1940s. Although these registers are digitized, the records they contain are not individually indexed; you will have to browse the register manually to find the death you are looking for.
Browse Quebec’s civil registration up to the 1920s on the BANQ website (Free)
Browse Quebec’s civil registration up to the 1940s Genealogy Quebec ($)
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Quebec Parish Records (1621 to 1979)
A second copy of Quebec’s parish records was kept in the churches themselves and differs slightly from the other copy. It is also available online and is partially indexed. This copy covers up to 1979 for Catholic parishes, and 1967 for Protestant parishes.
Browse Quebec’s Catholic Parish Registers on Family Search (Free)
Browse Quebec’s Protestant Parish Registers on Family Search (Free)
PRDH-IGD (Quebec burials from 1621 to 1849)
The PRDH-IGD contains all the Catholic vital events recorded in Quebec from the founding of the colony until 1849. In addition to these records, the PRDH-IGD contains files used to reconstruct the lives of individuals and families who lived in Quebec during this period. These files are interconnected and form a massive genealogical tree of the entirety of the French-Canadian population of Quebec up to the middle of the 19th century. With this tree, entire genealogical lines can be traced in minutes.
PRDH-IGD subscription: starting at $19,99 CAD
NosOrigines
NosOrigines is a free resource containing files pertaining to Quebec and Acadian individuals and families. The source of these files is often the parish records (baptisms, marriages and burials) themselves, and a link to the original document from which the file is sourced is sometimes included.
BMS2000
BMS2000 is a genealogical search site offering more than 16 million Quebec death, birth and marriage records. Navigation within the records is done using a search engine, and a link to the original document to which a record refers is often included.
BMS2000 subscription: starting at $20 CAD
Fichier Origine
The Fichier Origine is a database that focuses on Quebec’s first immigrants. Each pioneer has their own file on which is found, among other things, their death and burial information.
Frequently asked questions
The LAFRANCE, on Genealogy Quebec, contains every Catholic burial recorded by the Church in Quebec from the beginnings of the colony to 1861. It also includes tens of thousands of death records dating from 1862 to today.
Yes. Quebec’s civil registration up to the 1920s can be browsed for free on the BANQ website, and Quebec’s Catholic and Protestant parish registers are free on Family Search. NosOrigines is also a free resource.
The civil registration of Quebec, made up of parish registers produced between 1621 and the 1940s, is digitized, but the records it contains are not individually indexed. You have to browse the register manually to find the death you are looking for.
A second copy of Quebec’s parish records was kept in the churches themselves and differs slightly from the other copy. It is available on Family Search with a partial index, up to 1979 for Catholic parishes and 1967 for Protestant parishes.
The Marriages and Deaths 1926-1997 collection on Genealogy Quebec contains most of the marriages and deaths recorded by the Government of Quebec during this period, which makes it a useful source for 20th-century deaths.
