Quebec genealogy poses some interesting problems, and these problems are magnified in the Eastern Townships, which were largely settled at first by English-speaking people whose roots go back into the New England states. 

         For a small fee I will make an extract of these records. You can now search on-line for free through all these names to see if I might hold a record for the name you're seeking. Most of this material is unavailable in an indexed form elsewhere. There's a brief tip sheet to explain the ways I have indexed information and approaches that will help you draw as much information out of your search as possible. 

         For those of you new to Quebec genealogy, or those looking for a few tips, scroll down through the left margin of my page. I have prepared some background articles, lists of useful addresses and links to related pages which might also prove helpful. I also have some wonderful old maps of various parts of Quebec where I have indexed records. These maps show places you can often no longer find on more modern maps

          My databases are strongest for the English- speaking Protestants of the Townships because so little material about them has been indexed to date. I have also indexed all the pre-1800 microfilmed Protestant church records for all of Quebec and the pre-1880 records for Argenteuil County, which is just west of Montreal. I do have some French-Canadian material, but estimate that it only makes up about twenty per cent of my holdings. 

          I have also indexed some Vermont vital and cemetery records because people who lived close to the border in the earliest days of settlement drifted back and forth across it quite a bit.

         I look forward to hearing from you.
         Marlene Simmons.
         E-mail: simmons@endirect.qc.ca 
         Page address: http://simmons.b2b2c.ca

© Marlene Simmons. Last updated 2008.