Canada, Quebec, Quebec Judicial District, Guardianships, 1639-1930

What is in This Collection?

This collection includes guardianship records from 1639 to 1930. This collection contains images and indexes of guardianship records. Québec notarial records are written in French. In Québec, notaires or notaries have registered contracts since 1626, including guardianships and other probate records. Guardianship papers or tutelle et curatelle, are records about orphans and the conservation of their property. Each document in a notary's minutes gives at least the name of the notary, the date and place the document was prepared, the names and addresses of the persons involved, and the names and addresses of the witnesses. The ages and relationships of the witnesses and the persons involved are sometimes included. More information about this collection is in the Quebec Notarial Records or Canada Notarial Records article.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Reading These Records

These records are in French. For help reading them see:

• France Language and Languages
• French Genealogical Word List
• French Handwriting
• Script Tutorial for French

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What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

• Name of the deceased
• Names of children of the deceased
• Names of other relatives of the deceased
• Information about the guardian(s) of the children
• Ages and relationships of witnesses

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  1764 Guardianship