{"id":1793,"date":"2007-10-05T23:30:06","date_gmt":"2007-10-06T06:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/2007\/10\/06\/catholic-marriages-in-quebec-the-blue-drouin\/"},"modified":"2015-06-21T15:11:47","modified_gmt":"2015-06-21T22:11:47","slug":"catholic-marriages-in-quebec-the-blue-drouin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/1793","title":{"rendered":"Catholic Marriages in Quebec – The Blue Drouin"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Drouin Institute microfilmed all vital records in Quebec up through about 1940 (later in some areas). The microfilms include\u00c2\u00a0records for all religious denominations and even include some places in Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and places in the United States where French Canadians lived.<\/p>\n

In addition to microfilming the actual records, the Drouin Institute indexed the marriages by the groom’s name in one series and by the bride’s name in another series. These indexes are\u00c2\u00a0known as the Blue Drouin, so-called because early editions of the indexes were bound in blue covers .\u00a0They are\u00c2\u00a0also known as Re\u00cc\u0081pertoire alphabe\u00cc\u0081tique des mariages des Canadiens franc\u00cc\u00a7ais, 1760 a\u00cc\u20ac 1935 or as La Masculine and La Feminine. The indexes were compiled in two groups, each covering a different time period. The first group covers the years 1760-1865 and the second group covers 1865-1935. In some cases, marriages missed in the 1760-1865 indexes are included in the 1865-1935 indexes.<\/p>\n

The Blue Drouin is available in book format or on microfiche at many libraries, including the Family History Library, the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Bibliotheque Nationale du Quebec, La Maison de la Genealogie, Universit\u00e9 Laval Biblioth\u00ed\u00a8que, Library and Archives Canada, and the Connecticut State Library.<\/p>\n

\"Sample<\/a>

Sample Page from the Blue Drouin<\/p><\/div>\n

SOURCE: Institut ge\u00cc\u0081ne\u00cc\u0081alogique Drouin. Re\u00cc\u0081pertoire alphabe\u00cc\u0081tique des mariages des Canadiens franc\u00cc\u00a7ais, 1760 a\u00cc\u20ac 1935: ordre masculin. Longueuil: Institut ge\u00cc\u0081ne\u00cc\u0081alogique Drouin, microfiche, series 1865-1935.<\/p>\n

This page is from the 1865-1935 series of grooms’ names. In this series, I\u00c2\u00a0unexpectedly found the marriage for one couple I was researching, even though the marriage occurred in 1775.<\/p>\n

\"Marriage<\/a>

Marriage of Aubin Gamache and Marie Sylvestre in the Blue Drouin<\/p><\/div>\n

SOURCE: Institut ge\u00cc\u0081ne\u00cc\u0081alogique Drouin. Re\u00cc\u0081pertoire alphabe\u00cc\u0081tique des mariages des Canadiens franc\u00cc\u00a7ais, 1760 a\u00cc\u20ac 1935: ordre masculin. Longueuil: Institut ge\u00cc\u0081ne\u00cc\u0081alogique Drouin, microfiche, series 1865-1935, Aubin Gamache-Marie Morin.<\/p>\n

The index shows the following information:<\/p>\n

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Number of Microfilm with Original Record: 3118<\/p>\n

Name of Groom:\u00a0Aubin Gamache
\nName of Groom’s Father: Pierre Gamache
\nName of Groom’s Mother: Marie Genevieve Belanger<\/p>\n

Name of Bride:\u00a0Marie Moren
\nName of Bride’s Father: Eustache Sylvestre
\nName of Bride’s Mother: Marie Genevieve Roussin<\/p>\n

Place of Marriage: Cap St. Ignace
\nDate of Marriage: 13 Feb 1775<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

These indexes frequently abbreviate names, include all information in lower case, and employ frequent hyphenation. The surnames of the fathers are usually omitted, unless the surname is different from the participant.
\nThe following abbreviations appear in this particular record:<\/p>\n