Hi, from Census Information - looks like he would have been 19 at the time - she 18 years of age - so considered minors. * At 07:41 PM 31/03/2010, you wrote: >Hi Allysa; > >The age of consent at that time in Quebec was 21. So if they were >"minors" i.e. not of age, then they were not yet 21 when they married. >I recall reading something somewhere on that particular topic, not sure >if it was on the Internet or not.. > > >Frank Watters >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Allyssa Edwards" <edbatch@gmail.com> >To: <quebec@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 7:56 PM >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 :) > > >body of the message > >. >. >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