The French Canadians in Western Their Churches

Archives nationales du Québec Centre d'archives de Montréal Édifice Gilles-Hocquart 535, avenue Viger Est Montréal (Québec) H2L 2P3 Tél. : 514 873-1100, option 4 Téléc. : 514 873-2980

web: http://www.banq.qc.ca/a_propos_banq/informations_pratiques/centres _archives/index.html email: [email protected]

This document was compiled by Jacques Gagne- [email protected]

The Archives nationales du Québec in Montréal on Viger Avenue are the repository of a wonderful and unique collection of books of marriages, baptisms, deaths of French Canadian families who left the Province of Québec between 1840 and 1930 for destinations in Western Canada, especially in and Manitoba.

Monsieur Daniel Olivier, former archivist at the Bibliothèque de la Ville de Montréal on Sherbrooke Street East, the latter no longer in operation, referred to for years as Salle Gagnon was responsible with the assistance of his associates for the acquisition of many of the books of marriages, baptisms, deaths, burials outlined in this research guide. www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?id_nbr=7384

Madame Estelle Brisson, former archivist at the Archives nationales du Québec on Viger Avenue East in Montréal with the assistance of her associates was also responsible for the acquisition of many of the books of marriages, baptisms, deaths, burials outlined in this research guide. dixie61.chez.com/brissoncanada1.html

Alberta http://www.electricscotland.com/history/canada/alberta/vol1chap14.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separate_school Atmore - Saint Philippe - Saint Mary Bonnyville - Saint-Louis Parish - http://www.stlouisparish.ca/ - Saint Mary Cathedral - Calgary - Sainte Famille Duhamel - Saint Thomas Parish - http://www.lieuxpatrimoniaux.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=5136 Eaglesham - Saint-François-Xavier - Archdiocese of Edmonton http://www.caedm.ca/ http://www.caedm.ca/AboutUs/OurHistory.aspx Edmonton - Saint Joachim - http://www.caedm.ca/ParishesMassTimes/StJoachimFrench.aspx http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=8356 https://hermis.alberta.ca/ARHP/Details.aspx?DeptID=1&ObjectID=4665-0515 http://maps.edmontonheritage.ca/st-joachims-church Edmonton - Saint Anne - http://www.caedm.ca/ParishesMassTimes/StJoachimFrench.aspx http://www.yellowpages.ca/bus/Alberta/Edmonton/St-Anne-Catholic-Parish-French- Residence/1491400.html - Sainte-Anne - Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes Grande-Prairie - Saint-Joseph Guy - Saint-Guy High-Prairie - Saint-Paul Jean-Côté - Sacré-Coeur Lac La-Biche - Sainte-Catherine Nampa - Saint Charles Peace River - Our Lady of Peace Plamondon - Saint-Isidore Spirit River - Saint Joseph Stavely - Saint-Vincent Strathmore - Sacred Heart St. Albert - Saint Vital - http://www.saintvital.ca/History%20of%20Saint%20Vital.html http://www.yellowpages.ca/bus/Alberta/St-Albert/St-Albert-Catholic-Parish/6318471.html St-Isidore - Marie-Reine-du-Monde St-Isidore - Saint-Isidore Tangent - Saints-Martyrs-Canadiens

British Columbia

New Wesminster - Saint-Pierre Vancouver - Très-Saint-Sacrement Victoria - Saint-Jean-Baptiste

Manitoba

Aubigny - Saint-Antoine Boissevain - Boissevain Emerson - Sacred Heart of Jesus Fort Alexander - Saint-Alexandre Hole River - Sacred Heart of Jesus Ile des Chênes - Notre-Dame-de-la-Miséricorde La Broquerie - Saint-Joachim La Salle - Saint-Hyacinthe Laurier - Notre-Dame-des-Victoires Le Pas - Our Lady of Sacred Heart Letellier - Saint-Pie X Lorette - Notre-Dame-de-Lorette Manigotagan - Saint-Louis-Roi-de-France Marchand - Saint-Jean-Marie-Vianney Mariapolis - Assomption-de-la-bien Heureuse Vierge-Marie Morris - Sasint-Maurice Richer - Enfant-Jésus Rivière-Rouge - Pionniers St-Alphonse - Saint-Alphonse St-Boniface - Saint-Boniface Basilique St-Boniface - Cathédrale St-Eustache - Saint-Eustache St-François-Xavier - Saint-François-Xavier St-Georges - Saint-Georges St. Jean-Baptiste - Saint-Jean-Baptiste St. Joseph - Saint-Joseph St. Léon - Saint-Léon St. Malo - Saint-Malo St. Norbert - Saint-Norbert St. Pierre-Jolys - Saint-Pierre St. Vital - Saint-Vital Ste-Agathe - Sainte-Agathe Ste-Anne-des-Chênes - Sainte-Anne Ste-Elizabeth - Sainte-Elizabeth Ste-Geneviève - Sainte-Geneviève Ste-Rose-du-Lac - Sainte-Rose Transcona - Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption Vassar - Sacré-Coeur-de-Jésus Winnipeg - Sacré-Coeur Winnipeg - Saint-Charles Woodbridge - Saint-Alexandre

Saskatchewan

Bellevue - Saint Isidore Saint-Louis - Saint-Isidore Willow Bunch - Saint-Ignace Zenon Park - Nativité de la Bien Heureuse Vierge Marie

Compiled by Jacques Gagne- [email protected]