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:''This article is about a province of central-east [[Canada|Canada]], formerly known as Upper Canada and Canada West. For other uses, see the [[Ontario (disambiguation)|Ontario (disambiguation)]].''<br><br> | :''This article is about a province of central-east [[Canada|Canada]], formerly known as Upper Canada and Canada West. For other uses, see the [[Ontario (disambiguation)|Ontario (disambiguation)]].''<br><br> | ||
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| + | }}<div style="width: 74%; padding-left: 1px; float: right;"><center>''[[Canada]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Ontario|Ontario]]''</center><br> | ||
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| − | | style=" | + | | valign="bottom" height="30" align="center" colspan="2" style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 51, 102); font-family: verdana; font-size: 140%;" | '''Welcome to Ontario<br>There's no place like this''' |
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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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| − | === Counties | + | <br> {{ONDC}} <br> |
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*[[Dufferin County, Ontario|Dufferin County]] | *[[Dufferin County, Ontario|Dufferin County]] | ||
*[[Dundas County, Ontario|Dundas County]] | *[[Dundas County, Ontario|Dundas County]] | ||
| − | *[[Durham | + | *[[Durham County, Ontario|Durham County]] |
*[[Elgin County, Ontario|Elgin County]] | *[[Elgin County, Ontario|Elgin County]] | ||
*[[Essex County, Ontario|Essex County]] | *[[Essex County, Ontario|Essex County]] | ||
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*[[Grey County, Ontario|Grey County]] | *[[Grey County, Ontario|Grey County]] | ||
*[[Haldimand County, Ontario|Haldimand County]] | *[[Haldimand County, Ontario|Haldimand County]] | ||
| − | *[[Haliburton County, Ontario|Haliburton | + | *[[Haliburton County, Ontario|Haliburton County]] |
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| + | *[[Halton County, Ontario|Halton County]] | ||
| + | *[[Hastings County, Ontario|Hastings County]] | ||
*[[Huron County, Ontario|Huron County]] | *[[Huron County, Ontario|Huron County]] | ||
*[[Kenora District, Ontario|Kenora District]] | *[[Kenora District, Ontario|Kenora District]] | ||
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*[[Lanark County, Ontario|Lanark County]] | *[[Lanark County, Ontario|Lanark County]] | ||
*[[Leeds County, Ontario|Leeds County]] | *[[Leeds County, Ontario|Leeds County]] | ||
| − | *[[Lennox County, Ontario|Lennox County]] | + | *[[Lennox and Addington County, Ontario|Lennox and Addington County]] |
*[[Lincoln County, Ontario|Lincoln County]] | *[[Lincoln County, Ontario|Lincoln County]] | ||
*[[Manitoulin District, Ontario|Manitoulin District]] | *[[Manitoulin District, Ontario|Manitoulin District]] | ||
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| − | '''Extinct | + | <br> |
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| − | + | '''[[Current Ontario Counties, Districts, and Municipalities]]''' shows the most recent government divisions at the county or equivalent level.<br> | |
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| + | '''Extinct Counties and Districts: ''' [[Addington County, Ontario|Addington County]]{{·}} [[Bothwell District, Ontario|Bothwell District]]{{·}} [[Brant County, Ontario|Brant County]]{{·}} [[Cardwell District, Ontario|Cardwell District]]{{·}} [[Carleton County, Ontario|Carleton County]]{{·}} [[Dufferin County, Ontario|Dufferin County]]{{·}} [[Dundas County, Ontario|Dundas County]]{{·}} [[Durham County, Ontario|Durham County]]{{·}} [[Frontenac County, Ontario|Frontenac County]]{{·}} [[Glengarry County, Ontario|Glengarry County]]{{·}} [[Grenville County, Ontario|Grenville County]]{{·}} [[Haldimand County, Ontario|Haldimand County]]{{·}} [[Halton County, Ontario|Halton County]]{{·}} [[Kent County, Ontario|Kent County]]{{·}} [[Leeds County, Ontario|Leeds County]]{{·}} [[Lennox County, Ontario|Lennox County]]{{·}} [[Lincoln County, Ontario|Lincoln County]]{{·}} [[Monck District, Ontario|Monck District]]{{·}} [[Niagara District, Ontario|Niagara District]]{{·}} [[Norfolk County, Ontario|Norfolk County]]{{·}} [[Ontario County, Ontario|Ontario County]]{{·}} [[Patricia County, Ontario|Patricia County]]{{·}} [[Peel County, Ontario|Peel County]]{{·}} [[Prescott County, Ontario|Prescott County]]{{·}} [[Prince Edward County, Ontario|Prince Edward County]]{{·}} [[Russell County, Ontario|Russell County]]{{·}} [[Stormont County, Ontario|Stormont County]]{{·}} [[Sudbury Regional Municipality, Ontario|Sudbury Regional Municipality]]{{·}} [[Suffolk County, Ontario|Suffolk County]]{{·}} [[Victoria County, Ontario|Victoria County]]{{·}} [[Welland County, Ontario|Welland County]]{{·}} [[Waterloo County, Ontario|Waterloo County]]{{·}} [[Wentworth County, Ontario|Wentworth County]]{{·}} [[York County, Ontario|York County]] | ||
=== Major Repositories === | === 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]]{{·}} | |
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| + | [[Ontario Births and Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
=== Migration Routes === | === Migration Routes === | ||
| − | [[Ottawa River]]{{·}} [[St. Lawrence River]]{{·}} [[Lake Champain]]{{·}} [[Lake Erie]]{{·}} [[Lake Huron]]{{·}} [[Lake Ontario]]{{·}} [[Lake Superior]]{{·}} [[Addinton Road]]{{·}} [[Bobcageon Road]]{{·}} [[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 === | ||
| − | *[http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~maryc/oldies.htm Marriages Arranged by County-District] [[Image:Ontario flag.png|right| | + | *[http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~maryc/oldies.htm 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)]] | |
| − | + | *[http://www.looking4kin.com/group/ontariogenealogy Looking 4 Kin Genealogy & Family History Network - Ontario] | |
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| + | '''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:''' | ||
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| + | *[[Ontario Births (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Ontario Births (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
| + | *[[Ontario Death Registrations (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Ontario Death Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records]]) | ||
| + | *[[Ontario Births and Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Ontario Births and Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br> | ||
| + | *[[Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927 (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br> | ||
| + | *[[Ontario Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Ontario Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
| + | *[[Ontario Census 1861 (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Ontario Census 1861 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
| + | *[[Ontario, Roman Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Ontario, Roman Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br> | ||
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| + | === Did you know? === | ||
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| + | 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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| + | '''<u>RESEARCH GUIDES</u>''' | ||
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| + | [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/Canada/Ontario.pdf BYU Research Outline for Ontario, Canada] | ||
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Revision as of 05:36, 3 March 2013
- 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)
- Looking 4 Kin Genealogy & Family History Network - Ontario
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A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:
- Ontario Births (FamilySearch Historical Records)
- Ontario Death Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)
- Ontario Births and Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)
- Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927 (FamilySearch Historical Records)
- Ontario Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)
- Ontario Census 1861 (FamilySearch Historical Records)
- Ontario, Roman Catholic Church Records (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
Help Expand the Wiki
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