List of the marriage parishes from the CONNELLY file

The list below presents the marriage parishes covered by the Connelly file. This collection contains Catholic and Protestant marriage records, primarily from Quebec's Eastern Townships, along with records from other regions of the province. It allows researchers to identify the parishes included and the years covered before searching the Connelly file.

The Connelly file is especially valuable for tracing families from English-speaking, Irish, Scottish and Protestant communities. It complements the other Genealogy Quebec collections and helps researchers locate marriage records in areas where parish registers are distributed among several religious denominations.

To prepare your family history research, use the county, city and parish name together. These details help distinguish locations with similar names and guide searches across Catholic records and Protestant records. The displayed date range also shows whether the Quebec marriage records you need may be included. After identifying a relevant parish, search for both spouses while considering spelling variants, changes in religious affiliation and family movements throughout the Eastern Townships. Comparing nearby marriage parishes can reveal records registered in a neighbouring community rather than the family's usual place of residence. If an expected union does not appear under one location, broaden the search to surrounding communities and a slightly wider date range. Marriage records may then confirm the parents' names, the spouses' origins and family connections that are useful for continuing research in other Quebec genealogy records. County and city information can also clarify which congregation served a family when several Catholic or Protestant churches operated within the same general area.

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