Statement of the Baptisms, Marriages and Burials in the district of Quebec for the year 1849:-
Baptisms: Males - 6,111, Females - 5,681-- Total 11,792
Burials: Males - 3,178, Females 2,698 -- Total 5,876.*
Marriages: 1,820

February 8, 1850: A tremendous conflagration occurred at San Francisco on the 24th of December, destroying nearly half the city.