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Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles Canadiennes- Cyprien Tanguay

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We are very pleased to be one of the few sites offering fully searchable versions of Cyprien Tanguay’s Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles Canadiennes. A word of caution, these files are very large and may take a long time to load!

Please note these documents are all in DJVU format; you will need a DJVU plugin for your browser in order to read the texts. For additional information and pointers on using DJVU, see our posting on “Why DJVU and not PDF?“

13 Responses to “Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles Canadiennes- Cyprien Tanguay”

  1. Claudette says:
    16 August 2010 at 7:49 am

    Bonjour, même avec votre DJVU Pluginfor Internet explorer
    je ne peux l’ouvrir. I am so sorry!

    lequel me conseillez-vous?

    Bravo pour votre site

  2. Mark Rabideau says:
    16 August 2010 at 2:15 pm

    Bonjour Claudette

    Perhaps this will help you: http://njlegallib.rutgers.edu/help/djvuhelp.php

    Bon chance!

  3. Colleen Callan says:
    15 December 2010 at 5:10 am

    Bon Jour,
    My great-great-uncle was Louis St. Laurent, prime Minister of Canada. I would like to know his family history dating back to the 1600´s.

  4. Mark Rabideau says:
    15 December 2010 at 6:03 am

    Hi Colleen, Have you tried checking your family history through some of our Quebec genealogy links on this page: http://www.many-roads.com/link-directory/ ? If you’d like more specific help, please feel free to contact me either via email or via the ManyRoads’ contact form. Bon chance!

  5. Thomas B. Higgins says:
    31 May 2011 at 7:12 am

    I’m using the Caminova DjVu Browser Plug-in (http://www.caminova.net/en/downloads/). It is a free download. It works fine with Mozilla Firefox 4.0.1, and is said to work with a broad range of browsers.

    What I really like about this version of Tanguay is that it is fully searchable, unlike, for example, the version at the National Archives of Quebec which is optically very crisp but in an unsearchable PDF image format. The Caminova search function is not defeated by italics and can even handle somewhat broken characters. Also, the speed with which DjVu documents can be displayed, panned, zoomed and otherwise manipulated is without equal.

    Thank you, Many Roads, for a really useful research tool!

  6. Mark Rabideau says:
    31 May 2011 at 7:26 am

    Hi Thomas, You are welcome. Be aware that there are a few places within our version of Tanguay which are not reliably searchable. Apparently it has to do with the scanned text’s clarity. I tried fixing it to no avail. …mark

  7. Chris L'Ecuyer says:
    3 November 2011 at 10:46 pm

    Hello Mark

    Thank you for placing this tool on your website.
    I have used it many time but not with your searchable database.

    I have a question that I was hoping you could help me with – there are several footnotes in this collection attached to my ancestors

    it simply says “Voy. Vol. 1 p. 387″
    would you have any idea what that refers to ?

    Any help is appreciated

    Chris

  8. Mark Rabideau says:
    4 November 2011 at 6:47 am

    Hi Chris: It likely means: see Volume 1 (of the 7) page 387. The texts are sorted by last name into two major sections. First Volume has all last names archive who lived in Quebec up until 1700. The remaining 6 volumes are in alphabetic sequence and include the years 1700 until roughly 1760. Bon chance, mon ami! …mark

  9. carol says:
    19 February 2012 at 5:17 pm

    I am looking for the parents of Francis Debien born 1831 canada married Philomena Rousseau/Brooks came to USA in 1837. Name has changed so much not sure what it really is if you can help thanks.
    Carol (Debiew) Chernogorec

  10. Mark Rabideau says:
    19 February 2012 at 7:46 pm

    Hi Carol … It is probably Francois Debien… here is one: http://gw3.geneanet.org/chris106?lang=fr;p=michel;n=debien Altoughh I doubt your guy born in 1831 married and came to the US with a wife when he was 6 (in 1837). Here is another to check for spelling etc. http://www.nosorigines.qc.ca/GenealogieQuebec.aspx?pid=361177 Bon chance!

  11. Pierre Guertin says:
    28 February 2012 at 11:26 am

    Now downloadable in pdf from http://collections.banq.qc.ca/ark:/52327/2021541

  12. carol says:
    4 March 2012 at 9:53 am

    What about a francois debien born 1836? I am really stuck here I think someone has the wrong information. This is what I know Frank Debien born 1831-1836 died 1896 in St Regis Falls New York. Came to USA in 1837 was naturalized in 1852 was married in 1853 in Malone New York to a Philomena or Philenda Rousseau/Brooks born 1840. I am stuck as to whom his parents could or should be.
    Thank You

  13. Mark Rabideau says:
    5 March 2012 at 5:03 am

    Hi Carol, I am not quite sure how you would like me to help. I can tell you that there are Debiens in Tanguay vol 3. beginning at page 260. The last Debien I noticed (without looking really closely died in 1781 , which is typical for his texts). You will need to find source materials to connect your family to the correct branch in Tanguay at about 1750… If you’d like more help, please contact me directly for assistance using our contact form. We are always happy to have new clients …mark

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