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}}<div style="padding-left: 1px; width: 74%; float: right;"><center>''[[Canada]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Ontario|Ontario]]''</center><br> | }}<div style="padding-left: 1px; width: 74%; float: right;"><center>''[[Canada]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Ontario|Ontario]]''</center><br> | ||
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| align="left" | <br><br><br>'''''Unique genealogical features:''''' | | align="left" | <br><br><br>'''''Unique genealogical features:''''' | ||
*Early [[Ontario Land and Property|land records]] are important and complicated. Be persistent. | *Early [[Ontario Land and Property|land records]] are important and complicated. Be persistent. | ||
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=== Historical Counties and Districts === | === Historical Counties and Districts === | ||
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=== Migration Routes === | === Migration Routes === | ||
| − | [[Image:Ontario map.png|right|200px]][[Ottawa River]]{{·}} [[St. Lawrence River]]{{·}} [[Lake Champain]]{{·}} [[Lake Erie]]{{·}} [[Lake Huron]]{{·}} [[Lake Ontario]]{{·}} [[Lake Superior]]{{·}} [[Addinton Road]]{{·}} [[Bobcageon Road]]{{·}} [[Halifax Road]] or Grand Communication Route{{·}} [[Hastings Road]]{{·}} [[King's Road]]{{·}} [[Monck Road]]{{·}} [[Nipissing Road]]{{·}} [[Opeongo Line]]{{·}} [[Provincial Road]]{{·}} [[Talbot Trail]]{{·}} [[Chambly Canal]]{{·}} [[Erie Canal]]{{·}} [[Soo Locks]]{{·}} [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] | + | [[Image:Ontario map.png|right|200px|Ontario map.png]][[Ottawa River]]{{·}} [[St. Lawrence River]]{{·}} [[Lake Champain]]{{·}} [[Lake Erie]]{{·}} [[Lake Huron]]{{·}} [[Lake Ontario]]{{·}} [[Lake Superior]]{{·}} [[Addinton Road]]{{·}} [[Bobcageon Road]]{{·}} [[Halifax Road]] or Grand Communication Route{{·}} [[Hastings Road]]{{·}} [[King's Road]]{{·}} [[Monck Road]]{{·}} [[Nipissing Road]]{{·}} [[Opeongo Line]]{{·}} [[Provincial Road]]{{·}} [[Talbot Trail]]{{·}} [[Chambly Canal]]{{·}} [[Erie Canal]]{{·}} [[Soo Locks]]{{·}} [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] |
=== Research Tools === | === Research Tools === | ||
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*[[Canada Ontario Death Registrations (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Canada Ontario Death Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records]]) | *[[Canada Ontario Death Registrations (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Canada Ontario Death Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records]]) | ||
*[[Ontario Births and Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Ontario Births and Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br> | *[[Ontario Births and Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Ontario Births and Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br> | ||
| − | *[[Ontario Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Ontario Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | + | *[[Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927 (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br> |
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*[[Ontario Census 1861 (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Ontario Census 1861 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[Ontario Census 1861 (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Ontario Census 1861 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
=== Did you know? === | === Did you know? === | ||
| − | Registration of vital statistics began officially in Ontario on 1 July 1869 as a provincial responsibility. A substantially complete registration was achieved by 1930. [[Image:Ontario flag.png|right|180px]] | + | Registration of vital statistics began officially in Ontario on 1 July 1869 as a provincial responsibility. A substantially complete registration was achieved by 1930. [[Image:Ontario flag.png|right|180px|Ontario flag.png]] |
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In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by: | In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by: | ||
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Revision as of 16:53, 6 July 2012
- This article is about a province of central-east Canada, formerly known as Upper Canada and Canada West. For other uses, see the Ontario (disambiguation).
Ontario| Welcome to Ontario There's no place like this | |
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Unique genealogical features:
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Historical Counties and Districts
Current Ontario Counties, Districts, and Municipalities shows the most recent government divisions at the county or equivalent level.
Extinct Counties and Districts: Addington County · Bothwell District · Brant County · Cardwell District · Carleton County · Dufferin County · Dundas County · Durham County · Frontenac County · Glengarry County · Grenville County · Haldimand County · Halton County · Kent County · Leeds County · Lennox County · Lincoln County · Monck District · Niagara District · Norfolk County · Ontario County · Patricia County · Peel County · Prescott County · Prince Edward County · Russell County · Stormont County · Sudbury Regional Municipality · Suffolk County · Victoria County · Welland County · Waterloo County · Wentworth County · York County
Major Repositories
Library and Archives Canada · Archives of Ontario · Metropolitan Toronto Reference Library · University of Western Ontario D. B. Weldon Library · American-Canadian Genealogical Society ·
Ontario Births and Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)
Migration Routes
Research Tools
- Ontario Marriages Arranged by County-District A RootsWeb place-by-place marriage extract list. Includes a search engine to find each name.
- Ontario Vital Records Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)
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A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:
- Canada Ontario Births (FamilySearch Historical Records)
- Canada Ontario Death Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)
- Ontario Births and Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)
- Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927 (FamilySearch Historical Records)
- Ontario Marriages 1859-1927 (FamilySearch Historical Records)
- Ontario Census 1861 (FamilySearch Historical Records)
Did you know?
Registration of vital statistics began officially in Ontario on 1 July 1869 as a provincial responsibility. A substantially complete registration was achieved by 1930.
RESEARCH GUIDES
BYU Research Outline for Ontario, Canada
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