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Prince Edward Island
Research Outline
   

Table of Contents
Records Of The Family History Library
Research Strategy
Archives And Libraries
Cemetery Records
Census Records
Church Records
Court Records
Directories
Emigration And Immigration
Genealogy
History
Land And Property Records
Military Records
Naturalization And Citizenship
Newspapers
Periodicals
Probate Records
Societies
Vital Records
For Further Reading
Comments And Suggestions

COURT RECORDSLook this term up in the glossary.


Court records can often provide historical information about individuals. The court records at the Public Archives and Records Office include the following:

1. Chancery CourtLook this term up in the glossary. records (1794–1940)
2. Minutes of BankruptcyLook this term up in the glossary. Court (1903–1921)
3. Small Debt Court records (1811–1868)
4. Supreme Court records (1780–1940)

The Family History Library has:

Prince Edward Island. Court of Chancery. Court Records, 1793–1934. [Charlottetown, P.E.I.]: Microfilmed by the Public Archives of Prince Edward Island, 1979-1980. (FHL films 1630150–51.)

The Library also has The Loppinot Papers, 1687–1710, which are important genealogical abstracts of the earliest notarial records for the province of Acadia:

Loppinot, Jean Chrysostome. The Loppinot Papers, 1687–1710 . . . Ville Platte, Louisiana: W. De Ville, c1991. (FHL book 971.5 N38L.) Includes a surname index.


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DIRECTORIESLook this term up in the glossary.


Many Prince Edward Island directoriesLook this term up in the glossary. up to and including 1900 are available on microfiche:

Pre-1900 Canadian Directories. Ottawa, Ont.: Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions, 1988. (On 4,219 FHL fiche beginning with 6360453. Not available at Family History Centers.)

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