Canada, Saskatchewan Cemetery Transcripts - FamilySearch Historical Records

Canada Saskatchewan

What is in the Collection?
These records include transcripts of tombstones from various cemeteries. This collection includes records from 1850-1994. Series 1, 2, and 3 were compiled by the Saskatchewan Genealogical Society.

The series contain a card file of transcriptions of Saskatchewan cemeteries. The number listed by the personal name on a card refers to the number assigned the cemetery in the list of cemeteries arranged within their rural municipalities.

Series 1 was created in 1983 and continued on until 1984. Series 2 was created between October 1985 and December 1987 and is a continuation of series 1. Series 3 is a second continuation. Names are not repeated between series.

What Can these Records Tell Me?
Cemetery transcripts may contain the following information:


 * Name of ancestor
 * Date of death
 * Place of death
 * Age
 * Date of birth
 * Name of cemetery

How Do I Search the Collection?
To begin your search it is helpful to know:
 * The name of your ancestor.
 * The approximate date of death.
 * The place where your ancestor died.
 * The names of family members and their relationships.

Search by Name by visiting the Collection Page: Fill in the requested information in the initial search page. This search will return a list of possible matches. Compare the information about the ancestors in the list to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct family or person. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to find your ancestor.

View images in this collection by visiting the Browse Page: To search this collection you will need to follow this series of links: ⇒Select "Browse Images" on the initial search page ⇒Select the “Surname Range” category which takes you to the images

Search the collection by image, comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination.

What Do I Do Next?
When you have located your ancestor’s cemetery record, carefully evaluate each piece of information about them. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details that can lead you to other records about your ancestors.

I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now?

 * Don't forget to look at nearby cemetery plots for additional family members.

I Can't Find Who I'm Looking for, What Now?

 * Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life.
 * Some people could not afford a gravestone or monument. Some monuments have been vandalized or weathered so badly as to be unreadable.
 * The gravestone or plot maps may have more information regarding relatives that are buried in plots near each other.

Citing this Collection
Citing your sources makes it easy for others to find and evaluate the records you used. When you copy information from a record, list where you found that information. Here you can find citations already created for the entire collection and for each individual record or image.

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