Mauricie Genealogical Records

Mauricie 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.

Mauricie 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.

Mauricie 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.

Mauricie 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 Mauricie

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.

Mauricie 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.

Mauricie 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.

Mauricie 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.

Mauricie 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.

Mauricie 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.

Mauricie 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.

Mauricie 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.

Mauricie 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.

Mauricie 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 Mauricie

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.

Mauricie 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.

Mauricie 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 Mauricie

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.

Mauricie 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.

Mauricie 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 Mauricie

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Quebec
1Gelinas3,9111:7040.77%146
2Gagnon2,4321:1133.38%2
3Boisvert2,3461:11714.86%65
4Gauthier2,3011:1204.89%5
5Lefebvre2,0071:1378.32%26
5Tremblay2,0071:1372.11%1
7Bergeron1,9531:1415.55%12
8Cossette1,8301:15136.51%341
9Bellemare1,8171:15231.21%301
10Trudel1,7601:15614.84%104
11Marchand1,6961:16218.88%162
12Veillette1,5971:17236.42%380
13Cote1,4821:1862.65%4
14Roy1,4721:1872.25%3
15Massicotte1,4361:19231.40%367
16Grenier1,4171:1946.67%36
17Cloutier1,4111:1955.32%23
18Lessard1,3561:2036.35%35
19Lafreniere1,3351:20623.23%303
20Bouchard1,3311:2072.86%6
21Paquin1,3001:21211.87%122
22Leblanc1,2891:2144.12%17
23Bourassa1,2761:21621.37%288
24Lemay1,2541:2208.37%73
25Beland1,2191:22618.47%247
26Desaulniers1,1991:23036.04%485
27Richard1,1801:2335.66%37
28Boucher1,1721:2353.91%18
29Morin1,1681:2362.69%7
30Dupont1,1461:24013.89%182
31Blais1,1431:2416.06%42
32Caron1,1211:2463.92%19
33Gervais1,0941:25210.61%133
34Champagne1,0821:2557.17%72
35Bedard1,0811:2555.37%40
36Plante1,0571:2616.77%67
37Beaulieu1,0421:2643.88%21
38Rivard1,0401:26512.33%177
39Trepanier1,0231:26914.09%218
40Fortin1,0061:2742.52%9
41Ricard9781:28220.12%350
42Doucet9771:28213.26%215
42Girard9771:2823.11%16
42Pelletier9771:2822.52%10
45Lambert9761:2827.09%86
46Lemire9591:28713.99%239
47Pellerin9561:28814.67%254
48Perron9401:2935.31%54
49Lavoie9341:2952.29%8
50Bordeleau9331:29524.40%432
51Tessier9311:2967.91%109
52Baril9301:29615.45%283
53Milette9251:29847.63%766
54Mongrain9241:29836.95%621
55St-Pierre9221:2994.96%43
56Houle9121:3026.28%78
57Martel8991:3064.08%32
58Dube8881:3103.86%29
59Beaudoin8641:3194.77%49
60Landry8621:3203.80%31
61Belanger8361:3292.30%11
62Lafontaine8321:33111.02%205
63Leclerc8251:3343.76%33
64Ayotte8151:33819.98%399
65Brouillette8111:34022.72%459
66Dupuis8061:3425.72%84
67Rousseau7961:3465.12%68
68Garceau7901:34930.34%604
69Germain7881:35011.03%224
70Simard7851:3512.44%15
71Lapointe7841:3513.03%24
72Martin7701:3583.35%28
73Hebert7601:3624.10%45
74Pronovost7381:37328.32%603
75Vincent7351:3759.10%191
76Hamel7331:3764.85%71
77Lamy7261:37929.85%640
78Robert7211:3824.87%76
79Jacob7151:38521.72%490
80Allard7071:3904.94%82
81Dufresne7061:3909.42%207
82Noel6951:3967.67%161
83Michaud6941:3973.63%41
84Turcotte6811:4043.78%51
85Normandin6711:41020.85%501
86Dessureault6621:41623.43%552
86Guillemette6621:4169.50%235
86Trottier6621:4169.53%237
89Pepin6601:4176.34%130
90Heroux6471:42622.34%543
90Lampron6471:42624.09%586
92Gagne6441:4281.86%13
93Hamelin6271:43912.87%347
94Giroux6161:4474.28%79
95Thiffault6151:44838.22%874
96Levasseur6141:44910.92%309
97Lacoursiere6041:45637.35%872
98Poirier5951:4632.23%22
99Francoeur5941:46410.65%310
100Dubois5921:4653.91%70
101Auger5901:4676.83%173
102Milot5871:46927.87%724
103Fournier5861:4702.27%25
104Deschenes5841:4725.14%118
105St-Louis5831:47212.98%373
106Gravel5751:4794.27%89
107Levesque5721:4821.72%14
107Savard5721:4823.18%53
107St-Onge5721:4827.88%219
110Desilets5691:48418.91%530
111Lacombe5611:49110.67%322
112St-Arnaud5511:50034.42%877
113Lajoie5481:5038.24%245
114Lacerte5401:51036.14%917
115Thibeault5361:5147.97%243
116Lachance5321:5182.88%46
117Tousignant5301:52014.47%449
118Carpentier5271:52315.56%476
119Giguere5221:5285.11%135
120Moreau5201:5304.87%127
121Perreault5171:5333.04%55
122Diamond5161:53441.88%1,050
123Villemure5081:54243.76%1,092
124Drolet5041:5466.29%194
125Provencher5011:5507.26%238
126Proulx5001:5512.71%47
127Marcotte4981:5535.91%178
128Gendron4971:5544.32%116
129Page4961:5557.79%267
130Bournival4921:56046.42%1,158
130Dery4921:56012.57%425
132Dumont4881:5644.64%129
133Godin4871:5666.51%209
134Lacroix4851:5683.77%94
135Lebel4811:5735.56%172
136Matteau4801:57435.50%981
137Lavergne4751:58021.95%705
138Lamothe4731:5828.73%312
139Beaumier4611:59730.92%919
140Samson4591:6007.02%250
141Houde4581:6017.46%278
142Ouellet4541:6071.59%20
143Durand4531:6087.02%259
144Dumas4511:6116.27%221
145Nadeau4481:6151.95%30
146Charette4471:6165.39%180
147Blanchette4441:6204.61%145
148Boulanger4431:6226.24%225
148Carignan4431:62215.11%538
148Croteau4431:6226.47%240
151Ouellette4401:6264.37%139
152Brousseau4371:6306.84%266
152Toupin4371:63017.36%617
154Descoteaux4351:63317.76%635
154Vallieres4351:6338.75%342
156Parent4311:6392.61%60
157Goulet4301:6413.64%105
158Briere4281:6449.04%357
158Therrien4281:6443.19%91
160Ferron4271:64526.13%862
161Charest4231:6515.69%212
162Langlois4191:6572.51%57
162Roberge4191:6574.40%149
164Leduc4181:6592.91%81
164Vallee4181:6594.73%164
166Gingras4151:6643.52%107
166Gosselin4151:6642.31%52
168Boivin4131:6672.90%83
169Lahaie4121:66917.29%649
170Demers4111:6702.21%44
170Thibodeau4111:6705.83%231
172Paquette4101:6722.25%48
173Mailhot4081:67510.25%417
174Bertrand4061:6783.33%98
174Delisle4061:6785.51%214
176Larouche4041:6823.33%99
177Dionne4001:6893.24%97
177Plourde4001:6895.06%197
179Rheault3991:69015.32%604
180Deziel3961:69626.70%925
181Bellerive3901:70640.84%1,243
182Berube3891:7082.61%74
183Frigon3851:71519.90%770
184Hubert3841:71716.40%659
185Brunelle3801:7258.91%390
186Raymond3781:7292.78%88
187Paille3771:73143.18%1,312
188Beaudry3761:7334.79%198
188Clement3761:7336.09%277
188Deshaies3761:73315.42%638
188Lord3761:7339.33%408
192Sauvageau3741:73612.47%533
193Alarie3721:74012.38%531
194Laroche3711:7423.78%143
194St-Yves3711:74245.24%1,363
196Bernier3651:7551.76%39
196Loranger3651:75525.78%948
198Bolduc3631:7592.23%63
198Genest3631:7597.86%366
200Duval3621:7615.03%220
200Gignac3621:76111.34%506