Early U.S. French Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1695-1954
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About Early U.S. French Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1695-1954
In the 1940s the Institut Généalogique Drouin began microfilming records pertaining to French Canadians throughout French Canada and America. Consequently, this filmed set of records has become known as the Drouin Collection.
Areas Included:
The entire Drouin Collection contains vital, notarial, and other miscellaneous records from Quebec, as well as French Catholic parish records from Ontario, Acadia, and the U.S. This database only contains the French Catholic parish records from U.S. This includes areas of:
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Missouri
- New York
- Pennsylvania
Record Types:
Most of the records in this collection include baptisms, marriages, and burials. However, several other types of church records are also included. These records may be confirmations, dispensations, censuses, indexes, statements of readmission to the church, etc.
Language of the Records:
The majority of the records are written in French, but some are written in English, Latin, or Italian.
Related Databases:
The following databases contain the other records from the Drouin Collection.
Quebec Vital Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967
Ontario French Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1747-1967
Acadia French Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1670-1946
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Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967
Until the late 1900s, church registers in Quebec served as civil and vital records in that province. Throughout the years a second copy of church records, from all denominations, was sent annually to the appropriate courthouse. During the 1940s the vital record collections in courthouses throughout Quebec were filmed by the Institut Généalogique Drouin.* The filming of vital records continued for some areas up through the 1960s. Consequently, this filmed set of records became known as the Drouin Collection. The majority of the records in this database cover the time period 1621-1947, as most of the filming was done in the 1940s. The records that were filmed up through the 1960s are also included in this database, although they are very few in number. These records that were filmed later cover the years 1948-1967. Names from all years have now been indexed and can be searched on using the search box above.Ontario French Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1747-1967
This database contains French Catholic church records from Ontario filmed by the Institut Généalogique Drouin. The majority of the records included are baptisms, marriages, and burials, but other record types are also included. Most of the records are written in French, but some records may be written in English, Latin, or Italian.Acadia French Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1670-1946
This database contains French Catholic church records from Acadia filmed by the Institut Généalogique Drouin. The majority of the records included are baptisms, marriages, and burials, but other record types are also included. Most of the records are written in French, but some records may be written in English, Latin, or Italian.