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Tools to Research Your French Canadian Ancestors

Johanne Gervais
Apr 19, 2024
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Fichier Origine
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Nos Origines
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Les Cimetieres du Quebec
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About this webinar

With the right tools, searching for your French Canadian ancestors in Quebec has never been easier. French Canadians are passionate about their ancestral lineage, consequently a large number of repositories exist, both public and private, to help trace your French Canadian ancestors. Although the well known Drouin Collection is a wonderful source of genealogical data, many more databases exist on French Canadian ancestry. This presentation will focus on lesser known databases and websites to help you find your elusive French Canadian ancestors or to add valuable information to your ancestors’ lives.

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Johanne Gervais
Johanne Gervais worked for over 25 years at various large companies in Montreal, Québec implementing computer business systems. She has her own company Quebec Family Search (
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    Robert Blauvelt
    3 weeks ago

    Great to hear about Canadian research from a Canadian. While familiar with many of the sites mentioned, there are a few new ones worth exploration.

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    Marie Morrissey
    3 weeks ago

    It was awesome. Been working on my cousin’s tree and did a lot of research and expanded back to a Native American Sewatha Straight Tail who married Martin Chartier. With the first DB, Fichier, etc., today during seminar, was able to find and confirm this heritage, including many of his family’s deaths at the Lachine Massacre by the Iroquois. When I started this, my cousin didn’t even know his great grandparents on either side. I have his family back to these 1600’s and more on some. Merci Beaucoup!!

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    David Stong
    3 weeks ago

    Very nicely presented. Covered many sources not widely known as the Drouin collection.

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    Angela Southworth
    3 weeks ago

    now I have a few more sites to try as I start looking into Canadian ancestors.

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    Edward Robertson
    3 weeks ago

    I was surprised I hadn’t heard of a few of the websites mentioned. I learned a lot today.

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    Bruce Hanson
    3 weeks ago

    Was pleased to discover web sites about which I had no knowledge that will help fill in the blanks concerning pre-immigration information and also those who entered religious life.

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    Xana Miller
    3 weeks ago

    Thank you

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    Jo-Ann Blomquist
    3 weeks ago

    I have seen Johanne before, so was thrilled to attend this webinar. Excellent presenter.

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