21 years old at the time, regardless of gender. Under this, parents consent was required. Stayed valid till the age of the civil majority for the province of Quebec was brought down to 18 in the 1971, from the age of 21, it was since 1782, where it was 25 prior to that date. M -----Original Message----- From: quebec-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:quebec-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Allyssa Edwards Sent: March 31, 2010 7:56 PM To: quebec@rootsweb.com Subject: [QUEBEC] Age for consent for marriage in Quebec in 1874? I've been trying to decipher a marriage record that is in french, and with incredibly hard to read handwriting (and my french is very rusting, but i'm getting help). it indicated that both persons are minors. I read in an article that the age of consent varied depending on time period and that it could be different for males and females. My people are Hyacinthe Dussault and Emelie Pouliot. The record I found on ancestry says 2 Jun 1874, though i'm not sure yet if thats the actual date of marriage. it lists both people as "fil mineur/fille mineure" from what i can read. So i'm trying to narrow down the age range from that. Can anyone tell me what the age of consent was for each gender at that time? they were catholic and in St Hyacinthe, Quebec. Thanks for any suggestions. -- ~*~ Allyssa (New England, USA) ~*~ (I am often house-bound or limited, so can often only search from home. I always GREATLY appreciate the kindness of volunteers.) Need a Massachusetts Vital Record from before 1850? Please feel free to ask. I can look them up on my discs, no problem :) http://branches-leaves.blogspot.com (new site with obits, records, transcriptions, etc) . . Search the Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=QUEBEC . Browse the Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/QUEBEC/ . A link to a favorite site: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~unclefred/main.htm . ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to QUEBEC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message