b7b41eff_Quebec_Marriage_Records__Description
[Years] 1841-1867 [Description] 
All marriages performed by religious personnel. By law, records books (including births, marriages and burials) were submitted annually to the Superior Court for Lower Canada in the jurisdiction where the marriage was performed. Typically records were kept in duplicate, with one set of books being kept by the religious institution, and a second set being submitted to the government. There were no formal rules regarding what information was included in these records, but generally they included the date of the marriage, the names of the groom and bride, a statement of whether they were of age, or if they had their parents' consent, and usually, the parents' names (although often missing the mother's maiden name). The records often included the signatures of the groom and bride and the witnesses. This norm notwithstanding, some records had surprisingly little information (date, surnames and initials of groom and bride), and some records are amazingly rich in detail, including place of origin, residence addresses, occupations, names of deceased spouses.
Quebec Marriage Records
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