Is there a quick way

[Maggot]

Back in the 50's and later churches kept baptism records if you know the town you could narrow it down by the churches in that town. My Mothers sister created a book that goes back to the early 1600's with every person that had her maiden name which was in the thousands in Canada. It's entirely in french but my name is in it because she used the church as a directory to get all the birth and death dates on everyone. It's 2" thick.