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NAVIGATING TANGUAY & DROUIN French Canadian Genealogy: An In-Depth Practical Guide to Tanguay, Drouin, PRDH, Jetté, BMS2000, Fichier Origine, Parish,
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Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Nov 5 2026
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.80
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
An In-Depth Practical Guide to French Canadian Genealogy
Expanded Edition - 2026
By Marcel Beaudet
Discover Your French-Canadian Roots. Follow the Records. Reconstruct Your Family's History.
Tracing your French-Canadian ancestry is an exciting journey through centuries of family history. From the earliest settlers of New France to families who migrated throughout Canada and the United States, historical records offer an incredible opportunity to uncover your heritage.
But knowing where to look, how to interpret old documents, and how to connect generations accurately can be challenging.
Navigating Tanguay & Drouin by Marcel Beaudet is a comprehensive, practical guide designed to help beginning and experienced genealogists research, document, and understand their French-Canadian ancestry.
Explore the Essential Genealogy ResourcesLearn how to use the most important tools for French-Canadian research, including:
Tanguay's Seven-Volume Dictionary: Understand its organization, abbreviations, strengths, and limitations.
The Drouin Collection: Locate and interpret original parish records.
PRDH-IGD: Reconstruct family connections across generations.
René Jetté's Dictionary: Explore an essential reference for early Québec families.
BMS2000: Search baptism, marriage, and burial records.
Fichier Origine: Discover the French origins of immigrant ancestors.
BAnQ and Library and Archives Canada: Access historical, notarial, census, military, and land records.
Discover practical strategies for researching:
Dit-names and changing surname spellings.
Compound French given names and naming conventions.
Women's maiden names and family relationships.
French immigrant origins and Acadian ancestry.
Military ancestors and families who migrated to the United States.
Parish registers, marriage contracts, and notarial records.
Census records, newspapers, obituaries, and cemetery records.
Probate, estate, and historical land records.
Old French and Latin handwriting.
Finding a name in a database is only the beginning. Reliable genealogy requires evidence.
This guide teaches you how to:
Work backward through generations using original records.
Resolve conflicting dates and historical information.
Verify parentage and family relationships.
Identify errors in published genealogies and online family trees.
Create accurate source citations and research logs.
Build documented genealogical conclusions.
Turn research findings into a meaningful family history.
With practical examples, step-by-step research methods, exercises, reference tables, and worksheets, this book makes complex genealogical research easier to understand and apply.
Your Family's History Is Waiting to Be DiscoveredWhether you are beginning your first family tree or investigating ancestors who lived in Québec centuries ago, this book provides the knowledge and tools to take your research further.
Its guiding principle is simple:
Use compiled sources to find the record, and use the record to prove the genealogy.
Your ancestors were more than names and dates. They were people whose lives, marriages, migrations, and experiences helped shape French-Canadian history.
Discover their stories with Navigating Tanguay & Drouin: An In-Depth Practical Guide to French Canadian Genealogy.
Marcel Beaudet
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