Please read the LDS Research Guide at www.familysearch.org for Quebec, and
then Notarial Records for a detailed explanation of sources of info on the
Notaries and their records. It explains how to find the books and obtain the
data.
Here is a way to quickly obtain the index info for a
family SURNAME, and then order copies of the original documents.
TO
OBTAIN THE INDEX INFO: Write a letter as follows.
Note: There may be hundreds of documents indexed. You may want to specify a geographical area such as Montreal or Laprairie.
The Archives will make copies of the output of their database search and print 6 indexes per page and charge you .25 cents a page; so that 120 indexes (20 pages) will cost you $5.00. They will send you an invoice for the amount. You can mail them a check when you receive the info.
The database currently contains all index info up to 1784, and soon to be 1789.
ARCHIVES NATIONALES DU QUEBEC
Centre d’archives de Montreal 535, av. Viger Est Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2L 2P3 Please send me copies of the index of Notarial documents from the Parchemin Database for the surname = Your Surname. John Doe 123 Main Street Anycity, USA 00045 Email: Jdoe@aol.com |
You will receive this type of Index Information:
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01 03 1769 (1765-1792) [Lalanne, P.] (Mtl) Vente d'une terre située à la côte St Marcque; par Michel Hardy et Elisabeth Deiniau, son épouse, de la paroisse de St Philip, à Jean-Baptiste Lalard et Angélique Poissant, son épouse, de la paroisse de St Phillip. ------------------------------------------ 08 02 1770 (1765-1792) [Lalanne, P.] (Mtl) Contrat de mariage entre Jean Perrier (36 ans), fils de feu Jean Perrier et de feue Catherine Joussette, de la côte St Joseph; et Catherine Poissant (20 ans), fille de Pierre Poissant et de Angélique Giroux, de la paroisse St Philipe. ------------------------------------------ 04 03 1775 (1765-1776) [Hantraye, C.] (Mtl) Donation de biens meubles et immeubles; par Pierre Poissan et Marie-Angélique Giroux, son épouse, de La Prairie de la Magdeleinne, à Pierre Poissan, Jean-Baptiste Poissan, Joseph Poissan, Louis Poissan, Jean-Baptiste Latard et Angélique Poissan, son épouse, Jean Perrier dit Olivier et Marie-Catherine Poissan, son épouse, et Eustache Martin et Geneviève Poissan, son épouse, leur enfants et gendres. ------------------------------------------ 04 05 1778 (1746-1800) [Foucher, A.] (Mtl) Engagement de Joseph Lasalime, voyageur, de Laprairie, à William Grant, bourgeois négociant, de la ville de Montréal, et compagnie. |
From the Index information, enter the Notary’s name in full, the district (MTL) the date of the record and a simple description.
The Archives will make copies of the documents and will charge you .25 cents a page; remember that most documents are 1, 2 or 3 pages long but some Inventories are 14 pages long. They will send you an invoice for the amount. You can mail them a check when you receive the info.
ARCHIVES NATIONALES DU QUEBECCentre
d’archives de Montreal 535,
av. Viger Est Montreal,
Quebec, Canada H2L
2P3 Please
send me a copy of the following Notarial Documents from the Montreal
District; 17 April 2006 NOTARY
DATE
DESCRIPTION
Merci
beaucoup, John
R. Doe 1595
North Avenue Anycity,
Vermont, USA 05401-2433 E_mail:
jdoe@aol.com |
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CONTACTS:
You may be contacted via email by the following person:
Pierre Beaulieu
Agent de bureau, Division de la diffusion
Direction du Centre de Montréal, des archives privées, judiciaires et civiles
Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec
535, avenue Viger est
Montréal (Québec) H2L 2P3
Téléphone: (514) 873-1101 poste 6273
Télécopieur: (514) 873-2980