Laurentides Genealogical Records

Laurentides 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.

Laurentides 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.

Laurentides 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.

Laurentides 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 Laurentides

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.

Laurentides 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.

Laurentides 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.

Laurentides 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.

Laurentides 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.

Laurentides 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.

Laurentides 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.

Laurentides 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.

Laurentides 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.

Laurentides 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 Laurentides

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.

Laurentides 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.

Laurentides 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 Laurentides

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.

Laurentides 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.

Laurentides 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 Laurentides

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Quebec
1Desjardins4,9301:12322.91%34
2Gauthier4,5191:1359.60%5
3Labelle4,2721:14233.22%95
4Tremblay4,1841:1454.40%1
5Gagnon4,1281:1475.73%2
6Roy3,9461:1546.02%3
7Paquette3,7021:16420.29%48
8Belanger3,3451:1829.21%11
9Charbonneau3,1661:19221.51%77
10Legault3,0421:20022.71%92
11Lauzon3,0141:20227.14%121
12Morin2,8441:2146.54%7
13Forget2,6561:22930.33%167
14Cote2,5661:2374.59%4
15Leblanc2,4511:2487.84%17
16Cloutier2,4241:2519.14%23
17Lefebvre2,2781:2679.44%26
18Lapointe2,2721:2688.78%24
19Lavoie2,2671:2685.55%8
20Raymond2,2571:27016.58%88
21Poirier2,1461:2838.03%22
22Pelletier2,1361:2855.51%10
23Cyr2,1321:28512.98%62
24Gagne2,1201:2876.11%13
25Fortin2,0441:2985.13%9
26Bouchard1,9901:3064.28%6
27Bergeron1,9341:3155.50%12
28Bertrand1,9211:31715.76%98
29Piche1,9051:31929.18%253
30Martin1,8811:3238.17%28
31Boucher1,8781:3246.26%18
32Grenier1,8441:3308.68%36
33Pilon1,8421:33018.63%142
34Giroux1,8391:33112.79%79
35Belisle1,8291:33323.77%200
36Levesque1,8201:3345.46%14
37Beaulieu1,7961:3396.69%21
38Beauchamp1,7871:34021.86%187
39Ouellette1,7741:34317.63%139
40Girard1,7531:3475.57%16
41Richer1,7191:35422.51%202
42Charron1,7111:35616.95%138
43Chartrand1,6891:36020.67%188
44Thibault1,6521:36810.02%61
45Therrien1,6191:37612.07%91
46Charette1,6121:37719.44%180
47Corbeil1,6001:38025.45%272
48Lalonde1,5911:38213.57%112
49Paquin1,5871:38314.49%122
50Caron1,5861:3845.54%19
51Leduc1,5681:38810.93%81
52Perreault1,5571:3919.15%55
52Proulx1,5571:3918.45%47
54Brunet1,5411:39517.68%169
55Villeneuve1,5351:39610.32%75
56Fournier1,5321:3975.93%25
57Hebert1,4851:4108.02%45
58Demers1,4521:4197.81%44
59Larocque1,4281:42617.76%192
59Richard1,4281:4266.85%37
61Dufour1,4021:4348.38%56
62Ouimet1,3821:44024.34%304
63Champagne1,3811:4419.15%72
64Dube1,3781:4416.00%29
65Laurin1,3771:44221.50%262
66Plouffe1,3681:44525.83%319
67Robert1,3661:4459.22%76
68Simard1,3541:4494.22%15
69Menard1,3461:4529.37%80
70Landry1,3401:4545.91%31
70Leclerc1,3401:4546.11%33
72Dubois1,3141:4638.68%70
73Guenette1,3121:46436.15%452
74Boivin1,3021:4679.14%83
74Monette1,3021:46725.43%333
76Filion1,2911:47121.52%285
77Carriere1,2891:47221.96%296
78Dagenais1,2771:47620.18%270
79Paradis1,2711:4797.97%64
80Parent1,2621:4827.64%60
81Prevost1,2591:48321.01%286
82Leonard1,2501:48733.81%445
83Renaud1,2471:48810.81%114
84Martel1,2431:4895.63%32
85Seguin1,2411:49013.11%151
86Lemay1,2201:4998.14%73
87Bedard1,2121:5026.02%40
87Perron1,2121:5026.85%54
89Brisebois1,1911:51124.00%343
90Lamoureux1,1791:51616.67%226
91Ethier1,1671:52120.67%306
92Clement1,1621:52418.82%277
93Lessard1,1491:5295.38%35
94Blais1,1401:5346.04%42
95Dion1,1371:5356.86%59
96Nadeau1,1251:5414.90%30
97Dupuis1,1151:5467.92%84
98Cadieux1,1041:55120.69%317
99Tessier1,1001:5539.34%109
100Ouellet1,0951:5563.84%20
101Briere1,0931:55723.07%357
102Lachance1,0861:5605.89%46
103Provost1,0741:56615.20%229
104Vaillancourt1,0731:5679.10%108
105Rochon1,0701:56919.21%311
106Millette1,0631:57232.78%500
107St-Pierre1,0461:5825.62%43
108Michaud1,0361:5875.43%41
109Lepage1,0271:5928.83%113
110Lapierre1,0241:5949.13%120
111Aubin1,0231:59516.91%282
112Daoust1,0221:59516.24%271
113Meilleur1,0171:59840.20%616
114Boyer1,0131:60116.65%279
115Allard1,0111:6027.06%82
116Robitaille1,0051:6058.85%119
117Bernier1,0031:6074.84%39
117Lafleur1,0031:60715.32%249
119Campeau1,0021:60722.13%372
120Guay9951:6117.24%87
121Boisvert9921:6136.28%65
122Gravel9901:6157.36%89
123Trudel9871:6168.32%104
124Lacasse9751:62411.17%168
125Langlois9731:6255.82%57
126Bastien9701:62716.41%290
127Hamel9671:6296.40%71
128Lemieux9601:6345.31%50
129Houle9541:6386.57%78
130Beaudoin9491:6415.24%49
131Valiquette9481:64231.62%533
132St-Jean9451:64416.18%298
133Deslauriers9381:64918.30%332
134Fortier9331:6525.91%66
135Chalifoux9271:65634.32%582
136Gingras9211:6617.81%107
137Benoit9161:6648.57%126
138Durocher9101:66918.70%349
139Lanthier8971:67824.47%448
140Poulin8931:6813.81%27
141Dore8891:68421.84%403
142Constantineau8861:68754.26%864
143Denis8801:69110.71%185
144Gervais8731:6978.47%133
144Lacroix8731:6976.78%94
146Leveille8711:69821.50%405
147Legare8701:69916.25%315
148Desrosiers8621:7067.49%115
149Ladouceur8541:71219.95%388
149Laroche8541:7128.70%143
151Racine8501:7169.12%154
152Bigras8471:71831.31%579
152Larose8471:71811.26%206
154Lalande8421:72330.19%559
155Beaudry8411:72310.72%198
156Turcotte8401:7244.67%51
157Joly8371:72715.86%321
158Alarie8341:72927.74%531
159Sigouin8281:73533.52%631
160Lavigne8221:7409.98%184
161Page8111:75012.73%267
162Mercier8051:7564.83%58
163Lachapelle8021:75911.95%244
164Goulet8011:7596.78%105
165Nantel8001:76030.19%591
166Lajeunesse7971:76321.45%441
167Lachaine7931:76748.29%859
168Labonte7911:76911.19%227
169Leroux7901:77011.18%228
170Gratton7791:78125.84%527
171Charlebois7781:78219.09%401
171Lavallee7781:7829.14%175
173Lambert7731:7875.62%86
173Rousseau7731:7874.97%68
175Savard7541:8074.20%53
176Huot7511:81014.94%339
177Bolduc7421:8204.56%63
177Gendron7421:8206.45%116
179Nadon7381:82423.76%516
180Sauve7311:83212.21%287
181Archambault7291:8359.65%204
182Pepin7251:8396.97%130
183Bourgeois7201:84511.06%257
184Gosselin7191:8464.00%52
185Plante7051:8634.52%67
186Bilodeau7001:8694.58%69
187Laporte6991:87011.90%295
188Tasse6941:87743.38%878
189Picard6921:8795.45%96
190Dufresne6871:8869.16%207
190St-Louis6871:88615.29%373
192David6851:88815.06%369
193Couture6761:9003.25%38
193Lafrance6761:9009.68%234
195Guindon6741:90324.63%574
196Emond6721:9058.60%199
197Smith6701:9088.12%182
198Lussier6681:9116.49%134
199Lamarche6591:92312.60%326
200Rioux6541:9305.74%117