Canada, Ontario Roman Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Record Description
This collection includes Catholic Church records from various Ontario parishes. The records include baptisms, marriages and deaths. Church records are an important way to track ancestors prior to civil registration. Civil registration began in Ontario in 1869 but was not fully implemented until 1930.

Record Content
Key genealogical facts found in baptisms may include:


 * Name of child
 * Name of parents
 * Locality of residence of child

Key genealogical facts found in marriages may include:


 * Name of groom
 * Name of bride
 * Names of parents of groom
 * Names of parents of bride

Key genealogical facts found in deaths may include:


 * Name of deceased
 * Residence of deceased

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Examples of Source Citations for a Church Record Found in This Collection

 * “Ontario Roman Catholic Parishes. Church Records.” index and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed 7 March 2012), entry for William Anderson and Elizabeth Baynard Henry, married 23 November 1913; citing marriage certificate no. 859; FHL microfilm 2,025,063; Ontario Bureau of Archives and Records Management, Dover..

Citation for This Collection
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Ontario. Various Roman Catholic Parishes. Church Records. Various Roman Catholic Parish Buildings, Ontario.

Records are included for the following dioceses:


 * London
 * Moosonee
 * Pembroke
 * Peterborough
 * Sault Ste. Marie
 * St. Catharines
 * Thunder Bay
 * Timmins

Records are included for the following archdioceses:


 * Kingston
 * Ottawa
 * Toronto

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