Court records can often provide historical information about individuals. The court records at the Public Archives and Records Office include the following:
1. Chancery Court
records (1794–1940)
2. Minutes of Bankruptcy
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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DIRECTORIES
Many Prince Edward Island directories
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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