Quebec Marriage Registration in Evidence Explained (4th Edition) style.

By History-Hunter on Sat, 06/20/2026 - 10:45

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I thought I'd try constructing a Family Historian 7 template to generate a citation in the style from the 4th edition of Evidence Explained, but am not sure if I interpreted things correctly.

Here is what I have for the marriage record of Joseph François Paul Aubin and Cecile Patricia Carole Todd, taken from their government certificate.

I believe that all the required information is present. Have I constructed it correctly?

Footnote (First Reference)

"Quebec, Canada, Marriages and Deaths, 1926–1997," database with images, Généalogie Québec (genealogiequebec.com : accessed 20 June 2026), image for Joseph François Paul Aubin and Cecile Patricia Carole Todd marriage, 30 July 1968, Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada; citing civil registration Form E, certificate no. 122289, LaFrance database ID no. 8078141, Ministry of Health, Province of Quebec.

Short Footnote (Subsequent References)

"Quebec, Canada, Marriages and Deaths, 1926–1997," database, Généalogie Québec, Joseph François Paul Aubin–Cecile Patricia Carole Todd marriage, 1968, certificate no. 122289.

Bibliography (Master Source List Entry)

"Quebec, Canada, Marriages and Deaths, 1926–1997." Database with images. Généalogie Québec. genealogiequebec.com : 2026.


 

Submitted byEEon Sun, 06/21/2026 - 11:39

Hello, HistoryHunter. It's been a while.

Here at EE, as you know, we can't address issues with software and their handling of citations. Speaking to the broader issue, the fourth edition of EE did not change the format of citations.  We did add add a new chapter—a tutorial on creating citations—in which we reduced all types down to 14 templates that should handle any source, anywhere. You did not say what template you are following, but  your citations appear to be based on Template 5: Complex Website (Multiple Articles or Databases).

Two significant issues appear:

(1)

All elements in your set of citations are italicized, a practice that does not follow any style guide for citations. Using your citation data exactly, an Evidence Style citations would appear this way.

First Reference Note

     1. "Quebec, Canada, Marriages and Deaths, 1926–1997," database with images, Généalogie Québec (genealogiequebec.com : accessed 20 June 2026), image for Joseph François Paul Aubin and Cecile Patricia Carole Todd marriage, 30 July 1968, Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada; citing civil registration Form E, certificate no. 122289, LaFrance database ID no. 8078141, Ministry of Health, Province of Quebec.

Subsequent Note 

     11. "Quebec, Canada, Marriages and Deaths, 1926–1997," database, Généalogie Québec, Joseph François Paul Aubin–Cecile Patricia Carole Todd marriage, 1968, certificate no. 122289.

Source List Entry

"Quebec, Canada, Marriages and Deaths, 1926–1997." Database with images. Généalogie Québec. genealogiequebec.com : 2026.

(2)

The URL you provide takes us to the website's home page, not to the landing page for the database you cite. So how does a user of your citation get from that home page to the database itself?

Evidence Style citations supply either the exact landing page for the database or cite a path to go from the home page to the page for that specific database.