Estrie Genealogical Records

Estrie Birth & Baptism Records

Quebec Catholic Parish Registers (1621-1979)

An index to and images of registers recording more than 10 million baptisms, marriages and burials. The records list names of relatives; personal details; and particulars of baptisms, marriages and burials.

Quebec Church Records (1621-1967)

An index to 14.5 million entries from baptism, marriage, and burial registers; confirmations records, dispensations records, censuses, statements of readmission to the church and more. The records are predominantly from Catholic churches, but all other denominations are included.

Acadia Catholic Church Records (1670-1946)

An index to close to 1 million baptism, marriage, burial, confirmations, dispensations, censuses and statements of readmission records.

Quebec Birth & Baptism Index (1662-1898)

An index of over 25,000 records of births and baptisms, including parents' names and other details.

Canada Birth & Baptism Index (1661-1959)

A collection of various collated birth and baptism records, totaling around 1.5 million births.

Estrie Marriage & Divorce Records

Quebec Catholic Parish Registers (1621-1979)

An index to and images of registers recording more than 10 million baptisms, marriages and burials. The records list names of relatives; personal details; and particulars of baptisms, marriages and burials.

Quebec Church Records (1621-1967)

An index to 14.5 million entries from baptism, marriage, and burial registers; confirmations records, dispensations records, censuses, statements of readmission to the church and more. The records are predominantly from Catholic churches, but all other denominations are included.

Acadia Catholic Church Records (1670-1946)

An index to close to 1 million baptism, marriage, burial, confirmations, dispensations, censuses and statements of readmission records.

Canadian Genealogy Index (1604-1980)

This database contains over two million records referencing individuals from all regions of Canada and early Alaska. Entries have been extracted from city directories, marriage records, land records, census records, and more.

Canada Quaker Meeting Records (1786-1988)

An index to and images of membership registers, marriage records, meeting minutes, certificates of removal, death registers, disciplinary records, and other records for The Society of Friends.

Estrie Death & Burial Records

Quebec Catholic Parish Registers (1621-1979)

An index to and images of registers recording more than 10 million baptisms, marriages and burials. The records list names of relatives; personal details; and particulars of baptisms, marriages and burials.

Quebec Church Records (1621-1967)

An index to 14.5 million entries from baptism, marriage, and burial registers; confirmations records, dispensations records, censuses, statements of readmission to the church and more. The records are predominantly from Catholic churches, but all other denominations are included.

Acadia Catholic Church Records (1670-1946)

An index to close to 1 million baptism, marriage, burial, confirmations, dispensations, censuses and statements of readmission records.

Canadian Genealogy Index (1604-1980)

This database contains over two million records referencing individuals from all regions of Canada and early Alaska. Entries have been extracted from city directories, marriage records, land records, census records, and more.

Foreign and Overseas Registers of British Subjects (1627-1965)

Registers of births/baptisms, marriages and deaths/burials containing over 160,000 entries from over 30 countries. These largely relate to British subjects.

Estrie Census & Population Lists

1842 Lower Canada Census (1842)

An index to and images of registers recording around 50,000 inhabitants of Quebec, their occupations and other details.

1831 Lower Canada Census (1831)

An index to and images of registers recording around 90,000 inhabitants of Quebec, their occupations and other details.

1825 Lower Canada Census (1825)

An index to and images of registers recording around 75,000 inhabitants of Quebec, their occupations and other details.

1861 Quebec Census (1861)

An index to documents recording details of almost 1.1 million people living in Quebec; includes agricultural censuses.

Canada Voters Lists (1935-1980)

An index to and images of registers that list the name, address and occupation of those registered to vote. Contains over 95 million entries.

Newspapers Covering Estrie

Newspaper Archive: Canada (1872-Present)

Text-searchable copies of over 6.6 million Canadian newspaper pages.

Name Card Index to AP Stories (1905-1990)

An index to over 2.1 million people mentioned in Associated Press stories, including name, subject, location, date and a reference to the article.

April 1916 Canada Illustrated Journal (1916)

Searchable editions of a newspaper covering Canadian and British-Canadian military news.

May 1916 Canada Illustrated Journal (1916)

Searchable editions of a newspaper covering Canadian and British-Canadian military news.

June 1916 Canada Illustrated Journal (1916)

Searchable editions of a newspaper covering Canadian and British-Canadian military news.

Estrie Immigration & Travel Records

St. Lawrence Steamboat Co Passenger Lists (1819-1838)

Lists recording passengers and freight carried between Montreal and Quebec.

Canada-US Border Crossings (1895-1956)

This database contains an index of aliens and citizens crossing into the U.S. from Canada via various ports of entry along the U.S.-Canadian border. It may include name, age, date and place of birth, gender, ethnicity/nationality, names of friends and relatives and more.

Canada Passenger Lists (1881-1922)

An index to an images of lists of passengers traveling to and from Quebec City, Halifax, Saint John, North Sydney, Vancouver, Victoria and some US ports.

Canadian Passenger Lists (1865-1935)

Digital images of passenger lists of ships arriving in various Canadian ports as well as some eastern US ports. They may list name, age, gender, marital status, place of intended residence, birth country, race, occupation, religion, port of departure and more. Searchable by a index of over 7.25 million names.

Irish Famine Immigrants (1846-1851)

A record of over 600,000 immigrants arriving in the United States; being predominantly those escaping the Irish famine. Records may contain numerous useful details, such as age or year of birth, native county and intended destination.

Estrie Military Records

Soldiers of the First World War (1914-1918)

An index to Canadian soldiers of WWI, linked to digital images of their attestation papers.

WWI Commonwealth Casualty Lists (1914-1920)

A list of over 1.3 million British and Commonwealth servicemen who were injured during World War One.

1861 British Army Census (1861)

An index listing the rank and regiment of over 245,000 British Army soldiers serving in June 1861. Compiled from paylists, this essential work can help locate further records for military men whose regiment is not otherwise known.

Canada Volunteer Militia Nominal Rolls & Paylists (1857-1922)

An index to and images of registers detailing over 1.6 million payments made to militia volunteers.

Hellfire Corner (1897-1919)

A collection of fascinating diaries and remembrances of WWI soldiers.

Canada Voters Lists (1935-1980)

An index to and images of registers that list the name, address and occupation of those registered to vote. Contains over 95 million entries.

Patents of Canada (1824-1849)

Descriptions of patents granted by the Canadian government.

Lectric Law Dictionary (1066-Present)

A dictionary of law terminology from earliest times.

Provincial Government Personnel List (1919)

Lists of elected representatives and civil servants of the provincial governments of Canada.

1837 Rebellion Losses Claimants (1837-1849)

A list of people claiming money from the government for losses and damages as a result of the Rebellions of 1837.

Estrie Land & Property Records

Quebec Land Grants (1763-1890)

A list of around 35,000 people who received land grants from the Crown, including name of grantee, location of the land, acreage, date of patent and more.

Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases (1507-2000)

This database is a collection of maps and atlases detailing land areas that comprise the present-day United States and Canada, as well as various other parts of the world.

Soldier Homestead Grant Registers in Canada (1918-1931)

An index to and images of documents recording grants of lands to veterans of World War I.

Estrie Directories & Gazetteers

Lovell's Business & Professional Directory (1890-1891)

A directory of businesses, tradesmen and professional in Quebec.

Canadian Phone & Address Directories (1995-2002)

This database is a collection of phone and address directories from throughout Canada from 1995-2002. With around 38 million entries, information contained in this database includes: name, spouse's name, address, city, province, phone number and year.

Canada Gazetteer & Business Directory (1930)

A list of companies and tradesmen in Canada.

Canada Directory (1886-1889)

Searchable books containing information relating to the area, its residents and businesses.

Lovell's Canadian Dominion Directory (1871)

Descriptions of settlements in Canada, with lists of people residing and businesses operating there; supplemented by statistics and other details.

Estrie Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.

Canadian Headstones (1720-Present)

A growing collection of over 1 million photographs of graves in Canada. Graves can be searched by a name index.

Canada War Graves Registers (1914-1948)

This database contains death and burial information for Canadian military personnel who died during and as a result of the world wars.

Estrie Obituaries

Canada Obituary Collection (2006-Present)

A growing index, regularly updated, containing abstracts of over 1 million obituaries, including names of relatives.

Germans from Russia Obituaries (1899-2012)

Indexed images of over 400,000 obituaries of Germans from Russia who died in North America.

Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs Obituaries (1906)

A small number of short obituaries of notable Canadians.

Estrie Histories & Books

The Storied Province of Quebec (1500-1930)

A detailed history of Quebec and biographies of many leading Québécois.

History of the Eastern Townships of Quebec (1470-1869)

A history of the region, its resources, settlement etc.

Lovell's Gazetteer of British North America (1874)

A searchable edition of a book listing descriptions of settlements, regions, geographic features etc.

Canada Year Book (1867-1967)

A collection of books detailing important facets of the country, including government, immigration, vital statistics, health and welfare, resources, labour and more.

The American Gazetteer (1798)

One of the earliest attempt to form a comprehensive dictionary of places in The Americas.

Estrie School & Education Records

Canada School Yearbooks (1908-2010)

An index to and images of middle school, junior high, high school, and college yearbooks. They may list name, photo, hobbies, family relationships and more.

McGill University at War (1914-1945)

A description of McGill graduates' contributions to the world wars.

McGill University Graduates (1946)

A searchable book listing some details of the university and lists of graduates, ordered by various criteria.

Golden Jubilee of T. Eaton Co. (1869-1919)

A history of a Canadian department store.

Fleming's Farm & Live Stock Almanac (1916)

A book filled with useful info for livestock owners.

Estrie Occupation & Business Records

Crockford's Clerical Directories (1868-1914)

Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.

1871 Canada Census (1871)

An index to a list of all inhabitants of Canada; nominal returns of the deaths within last twelve months; returns of public institutions, real estate, vehicles and implements; returns of cultivated land, of field products, plants, fruits, live stock, animal products, home-made fabrics, furs; returns of industrial establishments; returns of products of the forest; returns of shipping and fisheries; and returns of mineral products.

Canada Officials (1853-1894)

Lists of civil servants, government employees and military officers. Some include their place of origin.

Biographical of Architects in Canada (1800-1950)

Biographies of over 2,200 architects who worked in Canada.

Canadian Maritime Records (1789-1935)

A database containing data on the vessels, captains and crews of Great Britain and Atlantic Canada. It contains records of crew members, masters, and ship owners for vessels registered in Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Estrie

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Colonial Gentry: Genealogical & Heraldic History 1 (1891)

Genealogies of land-owning families in the British colonies, including biographies.

Colonial Gentry: Genealogical & Heraldic History 2 (1891)

Genealogies of land-owning families in the British colonies, including biographies.

Ancestry Member Family Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A compilation of lineage-linked family trees submitted by Ancestry users. The database contains over 2 billion individuals and is searchable by numerous metrics.

Debrett's Baronetage of England (1835)

An alphabetical list of baronetcies as have merged in the peerage, or have become extinct, and also of the existing baronets of Nova Scotia and Ireland.

Estrie Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Colonial Gentry: Genealogical & Heraldic History 1 (1891)

Genealogies of land-owning families in the British colonies, including biographies.

Colonial Gentry: Genealogical & Heraldic History 2 (1891)

Genealogies of land-owning families in the British colonies, including biographies.

Debrett's Baronetage of England (1835)

An alphabetical list of baronetcies as have merged in the peerage, or have become extinct, and also of the existing baronets of Nova Scotia and Ireland.

Estrie Church Records

Quebec Catholic Parish Registers (1621-1979)

An index to and images of registers recording more than 10 million baptisms, marriages and burials. The records list names of relatives; personal details; and particulars of baptisms, marriages and burials.

Quebec Church Records (1621-1967)

An index to 14.5 million entries from baptism, marriage, and burial registers; confirmations records, dispensations records, censuses, statements of readmission to the church and more. The records are predominantly from Catholic churches, but all other denominations are included.

Acadia Catholic Church Records (1670-1946)

An index to close to 1 million baptism, marriage, burial, confirmations, dispensations, censuses and statements of readmission records.

Crockford's Clerical Directories (1868-1914)

Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.

US & Canada Quaker Annual Reports (1808-1930)

Digital images of records from the highest bodies in the Quaker church. The minutes contain names of representatives and committee members, memorials and obituary notices, along with business news.

Biographical Directories Covering Estrie

The Canadian Biographical Dictionary (1881)

Biographies and portraits of hundreds on notable Québécois.

The Storied Province of Quebec (1500-1930)

A detailed history of Quebec and biographies of many leading Québécois.

Canadian Cyclopedia of Names (1894)

A large tome containing biographies of Canadian men and women.

Crockford's Clerical Directories (1868-1914)

Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.

Biographical of Architects in Canada (1800-1950)

Biographies of over 2,200 architects who worked in Canada.

Estrie Maps

Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases (1507-2000)

This database is a collection of maps and atlases detailing land areas that comprise the present-day United States and Canada, as well as various other parts of the world.

Old Maps Online (1497-2010)

An interactive index to thousands of maps covering the world, continents, countries and regions. The majority of maps cover Britain and Ireland.

Estrie Reference Works

Lectric Law Dictionary (1066-Present)

A dictionary of law terminology from earliest times.

Researching a Medical Ancestor (1505-Present)

A guide to tracing ancestors who practiced medicine in several English-speaking countries.

Work of The Canadian Archives (1908-1913)

Details of some records held in Canada.

Most Common Surnames in Estrie

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Quebec
1Roy5,8861:568.98%3
2Cote3,7661:886.74%4
3Gagnon2,7821:1193.86%2
4Morin2,4641:1345.67%7
5Couture2,2951:14411.03%38
6Bergeron2,2561:1466.41%12
7Poulin2,0361:1628.68%27
8Tremblay1,8471:1791.94%1
9Gagne1,7871:1855.15%13
10Bolduc1,7551:18810.78%63
11Grenier1,7531:1898.25%36
12Blais1,7281:1919.15%42
13Nadeau1,6831:1967.33%30
14Lessard1,6601:1997.77%35
15Boisvert1,6481:20110.44%65
16Lacroix1,4941:22111.60%94
17Fontaine1,4921:22112.67%110
18Gosselin1,4841:2238.25%52
19Beaudoin1,4681:2258.10%49
20Belanger1,4671:2254.04%11
21Fortier1,4611:2269.26%66
22Cloutier1,4561:2275.49%23
23Fortin1,4401:2293.61%9
24Gauthier1,3781:2402.93%5
25Lapointe1,3221:2505.11%24
26Boucher1,3181:2514.39%18
27Dion1,3031:2547.87%59
28Bouchard1,2961:2552.79%6
29Pelletier1,1781:2813.04%10
30Turcotte1,1701:2826.50%51
31Bernier1,1451:2895.53%39
32Carrier1,1441:2899.57%100
33Bilodeau1,1421:2897.48%69
34Mercier1,1221:2956.73%58
35Martin1,1041:2994.80%28
36Breton1,0921:30310.78%137
36Hamel1,0921:3037.23%71
38Dubois1,0891:3037.20%70
39Lachance1,0691:3095.79%46
40Boutin1,0541:31410.17%132
41Langlois1,0511:3146.29%57
41Leblanc1,0511:3143.36%17
43Vachon1,0461:3168.01%93
44Richard1,0411:3175.00%37
45Caron1,0401:3183.63%19
46Audet1,0171:3258.64%111
47Lavoie1,0081:3282.47%8
48Veilleux1,0041:3299.68%131
49Lemieux1,0011:3305.54%50
50Robert9841:3366.64%76
51Dube9831:3364.28%29
52Rodrigue9731:34011.98%190
53Leclerc9681:3414.42%33
54St-Pierre9581:3455.15%43
55Demers9561:3465.14%44
56Lambert9461:3496.87%86
57Jacques9361:3537.87%101
58Lussier9281:3569.02%134
59Boulanger9201:35912.97%225
60Beaulieu9181:3603.42%21
61Paquette9161:3615.02%48
62Martel9031:3664.09%32
63Houle8951:3696.16%78
64Bedard8871:3734.40%40
65Lefebvre8811:3753.65%26
66Rousseau8761:3775.64%68
67Lemay8651:3825.77%73
68Therrien8641:3826.44%91
69Fournier8621:3833.34%25
70Gilbert8591:3856.41%90
71Perreault8431:3924.96%55
72Hebert8401:3934.54%45
73Poirier8371:3953.13%22
74Thibault8171:4044.95%61
75Tardif8091:4087.56%125
76Labrecque7971:4158.95%163
76Plante7971:4155.11%67
76Simard7971:4152.48%15
79Paradis7961:4154.99%64
80Pare7951:4167.82%136
81Frechette7671:43111.54%246
82Proulx7631:4334.14%47
83Vaillancourt7581:4366.43%108
84Pepin7541:4387.25%130
85Girard7511:4402.39%16
86Lamontagne7491:4418.06%156
87Gendron7431:4456.46%116
88Doyon7421:44510.59%232
89Lacasse7411:4468.49%168
90Levesque7361:4492.21%14
91Cyr7291:4534.44%62
91Pouliot7291:4538.32%166
93Champagne7211:4584.78%72
94Gregoire7151:4628.73%186
94Laroche7151:4627.28%143
96Perron7021:4713.97%54
97Quirion6961:47517.92%427
98Goulet6931:4775.87%105
99Guillemette6741:4909.67%235
100Turgeon6671:4957.09%153
101Menard6581:5024.58%80
102Landry6571:5032.90%31
103Drouin6561:5046.03%124
104Blouin6511:5087.17%159
104Brochu6511:50810.54%276
106Larochelle6481:5109.91%251
107Corriveau6431:5149.87%255
108Viens6341:52117.43%451
109Roberge6281:5266.60%149
110Duquette6181:53512.85%352
110Giguere6181:5356.05%135
112Lapierre6141:5385.48%120
113Dupuis6091:5434.32%84
114Picard6001:5514.73%96
115Gaudreau5991:5529.37%265
116Faucher5961:5549.31%263
117Blanchette5941:5566.16%145
118Begin5921:5589.19%260
119Raymond5851:5654.30%88
120Bouffard5631:58710.47%314
121Bourque5621:5888.33%242
122Pinard5611:58917.64%509
123Ouellet5601:5901.97%20
124Provencher5591:5918.10%238
125Beauregard5561:5946.42%171
126Marcotte5551:5956.58%178
127Benoit5521:5995.17%126
127Charland5521:59913.69%409
129Smith5471:6046.63%182
129St-Laurent5471:6047.88%236
129Tanguay5471:6045.79%152
132Giroux5441:6073.78%79
133Guay5401:6123.93%87
134Charest5381:6147.24%212
135Bernard5331:6204.49%103
136Ducharme5261:6288.23%264
137Fauteux5171:63931.68%865
137Grondin5171:6398.82%297
139Croteau5151:6427.52%240
140Leroux5111:6477.23%228
141Labonte5101:6487.21%227
142Ferland5081:6506.78%208
142Labbe5081:6507.26%233
144Rouleau5041:6568.39%284
145Godbout5031:6579.70%329
146Ouellette4971:6654.94%139
147Boudreau4911:6734.88%140
148Daigle4891:6766.01%189
149Letourneau4871:6796.06%193
150Chouinard4761:6944.97%147
150Dumas4761:6946.62%221
152Baillargeon4731:69911.69%406
152Laflamme4731:6994.47%128
154Marcoux4701:7035.18%160
155Pomerleau4691:70511.08%391
156Houde4631:7147.54%278
157Tessier4571:7233.88%109
158Allard4561:7253.18%82
159Laplante4531:7294.75%148
160Dupont4521:7315.48%182
161Bisson4511:7336.39%230
162Vallee4481:7385.07%164
163Gingras4471:7393.79%107
163Martineau4471:7395.26%176
165Desmarais4441:7446.54%241
166Charron4381:7544.34%138
167Pellerin4371:7566.71%254
168Dionne4341:7613.51%97
169Auger4321:7655.00%173
170Mathieu4311:7675.17%179
170Royer4311:76710.69%411
172Marchand4271:7744.75%162
173Boivin4241:7792.98%83
174Michaud4171:7922.18%41
175Rivard4111:8044.87%177
176Bureau4071:81214.39%551
177Moreau4061:8143.80%127
178Desrochers4051:8164.41%157
179Goyette4041:8187.70%323
180Parent4011:8242.43%60
181Laliberte3991:8285.25%203
182Belisle3981:8305.17%200
182Boulet3981:8309.04%378
182Trepanier3981:8305.48%218
185Tetreault3961:8348.42%360
186Beliveau3911:84510.93%458
187Bombardier3851:85829.50%1,009
187Lavigne3851:8584.67%184
189Talbot3841:8616.60%302
190Noel3831:8634.23%161
191Duval3811:8675.30%220
192Dubreuil3791:87214.48%598
193Chabot3751:8813.88%144
194Fillion3731:8866.34%293
195Chartier3721:8889.24%412
195Rancourt3721:88810.09%446
197St-Onge3711:8915.11%219
198Bissonnette3701:8936.28%292
198Labrie3701:8935.72%258
200Bibeau3691:89610.62%467
200Maurice3691:89614.42%609