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Genealogies,
Pedigrees and Family Histories
Hundreds of
compiled family histories, genealogies and pedigree charts include work
already completed on Quinte area families and others elsewhere in Ontario,
Canada, USA and Great Britain & Ireland.
Many of these have been indexed
and are included in the searchable online
Names Index
finding aid. Search or browse our collection of genealogies in the
Quinte
Branch Library Catalogue. See
also the list of recent donations.
Quinte
Area, Ontario
& Canadian Resources
Cemeteries
- CemSearch Database
that includes 335,708 tombstone inscriptions from 796 cemeteries in 99 townships
in Central Ontario.
- Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid for the Quinte area
- Extensive
collection of cemetery transcriptions for Hastings, Prince Edward, and southeastern Northumberland
Counties
- Hastings, Northumberland and Prince Edward Counties Cemetery
Transcriptions at the Latter-Day Saints Family History Library
(microfiche)
- Some
transcripts for Frontenac, Lennox & Addington, Lanark, Carleton
and Leeds Counties in Ontario, and others in Quebec
- Index
to Municipality of Brighton Cemeteries
Census
Records
The census collection includes
microfilms, published transcripts and CDs.
- 1803-1850: Newcastle District (Northumberland and Durham Cos.), Upper
Canada / Canada West, Indexed (9 reels)
- 1842: Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West (Ontario); and Canada East (Quebec)
- 1848: Alwinck and Murray Twps. in Northumberland Co., Canada West
- 1850: Alwinck and Monaghan Twps. in Northumberland Co., Canada West
- 1851
Supercensus, Richmond Twp. & Sheffield Twp., Lennox &
Addington Co.
- 1851-52:
many townships in Durham, Frontenac, Haldimand, Hastings,
Lanark, Lennox & Addington, Northumberland and Prince Edward,
Nicolet, Renfrew, Leeds & Grenville, and Ottawa Cos., Canada West
(Ontario) and Canada East (Quebec)
- 1861:
many townships in Durham, Frontenac, Haldimand, Hastings,
Lanark, Lennox & Addington, Northumberland, Prince Edward, Renfrew
and Russell Cos., Canada West; and Canada East (Quebec)
- 1871: Ontario Heads of Household Index (OGS);
many townships in Lanark, Renfrew, Muskoka, Haldimand, Durham,
Northumberland, Peterborough, Haliburton, Hastings, Lennox &
Addington, Lambton
and Frontenac Cos. and Nippising District Ontario
- 1871 Supercensus Hungerford Twp., Hastings County
& Sheffield Twp., Lennox & Addington Co.
- 1881: Canadian Census Transcripts on CD
- 1881:
many townships in Lennox & Addington, Hastings,
Peterborough, Haliburton, Durham, and Haldimand Cos., Ontario
- 1891:
many townships in Durham, Haldimand, Hastings, Lennox & Addington,
Leeds,
Northumberland, Haldimand, Peterborough, Prince Edward and
Drummondville Cos., Ontario
- 1901:
Hastings, Prince Edward and Northumberland Counties on microfilm;
townships included in neighbouring districts on microfilm; annotated
transcripts; and the City of Hamilton, Ontario on microfilm
- Index of Jews Resident in Newfoundland Census 1921, 1935 & 1945
- Surnames Index 1851-1901 – Lennox & Addington Counties
Church
Records
-
Wesleyan
Methodist Baptism Registers of Northumberland Co. 1834-1902
-
More
Obituaries from Ontario’s Methodist Papers 1873-1884
-
Obituaries
from Christian Guardian 1884-1890
-
Methodist Baptisms Sidney & Tyendinaga
Townships 1840-1887
-
Lutheran Church
Records 1783-1832, Fredericksburgh Twp., (Kingston OGS)
-
Rev. John Langhorn
Anglican Registers 1787-1814 (Kingston OGS)
- Births,
Marriages and Deaths of St. Thomas Church, Belleville, 1821-1874
- Minutes of St. Thomas Anglican Church, Belleville
- District
Marriage Registers include Ottawa
1816-1853, Prince Edward 1833-1847, Talbot 1837-1859, 1868, Victoria
1839-1858, 1861, Newcastle 1810-1855 and Colborne 1841-1857.
- County
Marriage Registers of Ontario include Prince
Edward, Hastings, York, Northumberland, Lennox & Addington, Durham,
Toronto, Kingston & Frontenac, Lincoln
& Welland
and Peterborough.
- Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register Master Index (100,000+ names)
and Baptismal Registers, United Church Archives (microfilm) also Prince Edward County 1841-1888, Hastings
1840-1904, and Out of Ontario 1826-1900 (transcripts).
- Other
Methodist Records include: Early
Methodists in Upper & Lower Canada 1759-1828; Niagara Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church Baptismal Register Index 1849-1886; Baptisms
& Marriages Rev. W. Case 1810-1837; Prince Edward County Baptisms
1800’s & 1841-1888; Madoc Twp., Hastings Co., Baptisms
1843-1876; Kingston City & Township, Frontenac Co., Baptisms
1844-1876; Frontenac Co. Baptisms 1835-1897; Early
Methodist Records, United Empire Loyalists Association; and More
Notices from
Ontario Methodist Papers 1830-1857, 1858-1872.
-
Presbyterian Registers and Records include: Communion Roll, Tyendinaga Twp., 1862-1893;
Kingston 1821-1869; Rev. Robt.
McDowall, Upper Canada; Marriage Register, St. Andrews, Campbellford, 1858, 1886; Baptism Register,
St.
Andrews, Picton, 1866-1984; Zion Baptismal &
Marriage, 1891-1919; and Births, Rev. John Scott, 1842-1919.
- Marriage
Registers of
Stephen Conger 1803-1823, Rev. Daniel
McMullen 1831-1873, David S. Hubbs 1905-1911 and Rev. D. F. Gee 1877-1890.
- Baptisms Registers of Rev. Robert Neill, Seymour
Twp, Northumberland Co. 1840-1878.
- Anglican Parish Register of Rev. John Stuart 1784-1911.
- Clarendon Baptist Parish Registers 1877-1939 & Minute Books
1877-1919 (microfilm).
- Westlake
Monthly Meeting, Births & Deaths, 1829-1865.
- The
Carlisle List, BMDs, Middlesex County, 1839-1866.
- Marriages,
Prince Edward County , Persons Married Elsewhere.
- Missing
Marriages of Hastings County.
- Marriage
Bonds of Ontario 1803-1834.
- Marriage
Notices of Ontario 1813-1854, 1830-1856.
- Death
Notices of Ontario, 1810-1849.
- Death
Notices from Christian Guardian, 1836-1850, 1851-1860.
Directories
- 1889
Hastings County Directory
- The Atlantic Canadians, 1600-1900
- The French Canadians, 1600-1900
- The Central Canadians, 1600-1900
- The Western Canadians, 1600-1900
-
Prince
Edward County Directory 1946-47
- 1958 Prince Edward County Yearbook
- 1980 Belleville City Directory
- 1865 Prince Edward County Directory
- 1958 Social
Register of Canada, Vols. 1 & 2
- Genealogical Research Directories, 1984-2006
- 2007
Genealogical Research Directory
Historical
The
historical section includes an extensive collection of local and church histories
for the Quinte area as well as strong coverage for other townships and counties
in Ontario and other provinces in Canada. Many contain detailed information about early settlers and their families, such as William
Caniff's Pioneer
Life on the Bay of Quinte (CD) and Settlement of
Upper Canada. Other historical resources cover topics such as Canadian history, heraldry, Indian Affairs Records, French Canadian
ancestors, Jews resident in Quebec and Newfoundland, Grosse Ile, and Bible
Christians to name
but a few. Search or browse the collection of local and church
histories in the QWPL
online catalogue. See
also the list of recent donations and
acquisitions.
Immigration
& Passenger Lists
- Province of Ontario Immigration Records
- Immigrants from England - 1800-1900 - Hastings & Prince Edward Counties
- Immigrants from England - 1800-1900 – Lennox & Addington Counties
- Scottish
Immigrants to Canada Before Confederation, Volumes 2 & 3, by
Donald Whyte
- Scottish
Emigrants To Canada, Vols. 1 & 4 Online
Index for vol. 1 at OGS
- Irish Migrants in the Canada’s
- Upper Canada Naturalization, 1828-1850
- Immigrant
& Passenger Arrivals, USA
- London
Church Books & The German Emigration, 1709
- Passengers
Who Emigrated to Canada 1817-1849 Online
Index at OGS
- And In The
New World
by Constance Pole Bayer
Land
Records
- Ontario
Land Record Index c1780-c1920 (microfiche)
- Index
to the Upper Canada Land Books 1787-1841 edited by Susan Smart (CD)
- Upper
Canada Land
Books Index, Nos. 1-9, 1787-1841 Online
Index at OGS
- Belleville, Sidney & Thurlow Township
Papers, Indexed
- Canada Company Remittance Books, Genealogical Extraction & Index,
1843-1847
- Rawdon Twp., Hastings Co., Land Assessment Rolls 1838, 1842, 1848
- Thunder
Bay Land
Settlement Index
- Land Records in Ontario Registry Offices
Loyalists
- Romance of the
Palatine Millers - Irish Palatines & UEL
- Book of Names - Early Palatines of Mohawk Valley
- Loyalist Families, Hastings & Prince Edward - A-L
- Loyalist Families, Hastings & Prince Edward - M-Z
- Loyalists of the Eastern Townships - Index
- Loyalists of New Jersey
- Compendium
of Early Mohawk Valley Families (2 vols.)
- The
King’s Rangers
- Handwritten
List of Loyalists
- The
U.E.L. Around the Quinte Area by Elizabeth Mitchell
- Carleton’s Loyalist Index (CD)
- Loyalists in the American Revolution (CD)
- Mohawk Valley
Families (CD)
- Loyalist Lineages of Canada, 1783-1983
- Founders of Early American Families, 1607-1657
- Founders & Patriots, 1961-1980
- The Loyalists
(Parks Canada)
- Loyalists in Ontario
- Loyalist Lists, Haldimand Papers
- Loyalist Trail
- Voyage of a Different Kind (United Empire Loyalist Association)
- Old United Empire Loyalist List 1784-1884
- Sons and Daughters of United Empire Loyalists, Upper Canada
- Loyalists of Eastern Townships of Quebec
- Loyalists in New Brunswick
- Loyalists of the American Revolution
- United Empire Loyalist Settlement, Prince Edward County, 1784-1984
- Loyalist Settlements, 1783-1789
- Confiscation Lists of Loyalists, New York State
- American Loyalist Claims
- Loyalist Children of Upper Canada
- Rolls of the Provincial (Loyalist) Corps
- To Their Heirs Forever,
United Empire Loyalists, Camden Valley, New York, to Upper Canada
- London
Church Books and the German Migration 1709 by John P. Dern
Maps,
Atlases & Gazetteers
- Historical Atlas of Northumberland & Durham
Counties, 1878
- Historical Atlas of Prince Edward & Hastings
Counties, 1878
- Index to
Prince
Edward & Hastings
County
Atlas
- Catalogue
of the National Map
Collection, Public Archives of Canada
- Foreign
Topographical Map Services in Canadian Map Collections (PAC,
1986)
- Canadian Permanent
Committee on Geographical Names
- Lost Names and Places in Ontario Lennox and Addington
Counties East
- Townships of Ontario
- 1846 Smith's Canadian Gazetteer, Canada West (Ontario)
- 1918 The New Encyclopedic Atlas & Gazetteer of the World, R. F. Collier & Sons
Military
- Field of Glory - Soldier of the Great War - Prince Edward County
- Register of German Military Men
Who Remain in Canada after the American Revolution
- Muster Roll of Hastings Flank Co.,
July 12, 1812
- For King and
Canada: 100th Foot Regiment during War of 1812
- Prince Edward Dragoons, 1814
- Men of Upper Canada, Militia Nominal Rolls
1828-1829
-
Hastings Militia Return, 1834
- Index to Canadian Service Records
of the South African War (1899-1902) at the National Archives
- The Roll of Honour of Teachers Who
Served in The Great War 1914-1918
- Overseas Deaths of Ontario Servicemen & Servicewomen, 1939-1947
- Cobourg Rifle Corps
- Hastings & Prince Edward
Regiment
- Rolls of the Provincial (Loyalist)
Corps
Miscellaneous
-
Carmel (Thurlow Twp.)
Centennial 1855-1955 by Carmel Public School
-
Heritage Years Vol. 2
- Stirling & District 150th Anniversary - Anniversary
Book Committee
-
Early History of Big
Island, Prince Edward County by C. S. & G. C. Sprague
-
Places in Ontario - 3
Volumes
- Forty Years of Kennebec Township, L & A. County - 2 Vols.
- Way Back in Addington County by Russ Waller - 1861-1901
- Way Back in Hastings County by Russ Waller - 1851-1861
- North of 7 ... And Proud of It - Bancroft & North Hastings
- Pakenham Village of Ottawa Valley - 1823-1860
- Pakenham Village of Ottawa Valley - 1860-1900
- Our French-Canadian Ancestors by
Thomas J. Laforest (30 vols.) Index
of Biographies
- Canadian Obituary Record 1988-1992
- Index to Searchlight, 1980-1998
- OGS Library Index 1997
- Daily Register of Pupils, Brighton, 1901-1920
- Hillier Women’s Institute
Tweedsmuir Histories (CD)
- The Ontario Register, Volume 4 (1971)
- George Little’s Account Book and Auction Sale
- Oaths of Allegiance
- Funeral Cards
Municipal
Records
- Voters Lists include North Marysburgh 1964, Sophiasburgh 1878 & 1898,
Bloomfield
1910, 1917, 1980, and North Trenton 1979
- Assessment of Township of Hallowell, 1808
- Poll Book, Brighton
Twp., 1868
- Trenton,
Poll #90, 1968, 1972
Newspapers
& Indexes
-
Belleville
Newspapers Index (CD)
- Belleville
Intelligencer, Vols. 1-7, 1862-1868
- British Whig, Vol. 1-10, 1849-1852
- Brockville
Gazette, Vol. 1, 1818-1832
- Brockville
Recorder, Vol. 1, 1836-1879
- Cobourg Star, BMDs, 1831-1849
- Colonial Advocate, 1824-1833
- The Globe, Births, Marriages Deaths, 1844-1847
- Hallowell Free Press, Marriages & Deaths,
1830-1834
- Kingston
Chronicle, Vol. 1-6, 1819-1832
- New
Brunswick News, Vital Statistics from
1868-1869
- Oshawa
Vindicator, Vols. 1-8, 1862-1871
- Picton Gazette & Times,
1834-1989 (microfilm)
- Port Hope Papers, July 1832, December 1824
- Quinte Loyalist, 1900-1956
(microfilm)
- Upper Canada Gazette, 1793-1845
(microfilm, 14 reels)
- Upper
Canada Gazette, Vol. 1-2, 1796-1828
- OGS
Directory of Surnames 1985, 1986, 1987
-
Wall of Ancestors, 1995
Periodicals
- Index to the Ontario Genealogical
Society’s Families #2, 1998-2006 (OGS)
- Families & Newsleaf (Ontario Genealogical Society)
- OGS
Branch Newsletters include BRANTches (Brant), Bruce
& Grey Co. Newsletter, Kindred Spirits (Durham), Talbot Times (Elgin), Trails
(Essex), Haldimand Past Times (Haldimand), Halton-Peel Newsletter, Hamilton Branch
Newsletter, Rooting Around Huron (Huron), The Bulletin (Kawartha),
Root, Branches & Twigs (Kent), Relations (Kingston), Lambton
Lifeline (Lambton), News & Views (Leeds & Grenville), London
Leaf (London-Middlesex), Notes from Niagara (Niagara-Peninsula),
Nippissing Voyageur (Nippissing), Norfolks (Norfolk), Ottawa Branch
News (Ottawa), The Tracer (Oxford), Perth County Profiles (Perth),
Searchlight (Quinte) plus Index 1980-1998, The New Searchlight (Quinte), Sault Channels
(Sault Ste. Marie), SCAN (Simcoe), Ancestor Hunting (Sudbury), Past
Tents (Thunder Bay), Toronto Tree, Branch Notes (Waterloo/Wellington),
Our Waterloo Kin (Waterloo), Traces & Tracks (Wellington), Kindred
Spirits (Whitby/Oshawa) and York Region Ancestors (York)
- The
Beacon (Quinte Branch OGS)
- The
County Magazine (Prince
Edward County)
- The
York Pioneer (Ontario) by the York
Pioneer & Historical Society
- Timberline (Upper Ottawa Valley Genealogical Group)
- The
Long Point Genealogist (Norfolk Historical Society)
- Connections
(Quebec Family History Society)
- Generations
(Manitoba Genealogical Society)
- Bulletin
(Saskatchewan Genealogical Society)
- Root
Tootin’ (West Central Branch, Saskatchewan)
- Grass
Roots (Grasslands Branch, Saskatchewan)
- Clandigger
(Edmonton Branch, Alberta Genealogical Society)
- Relatively Speaking
(Alberta Genealogical Society)
- Chinook
(Alberta Family History Society)
- Heritage
Seekers (Grande Prairie & District Branch, Alberta)
- The
British Columbia Genealogist (Kamloops Family History Society, BC)
- Journal
(Victoria Genealogical Society, BC)
- Grapevines
(South Okanagan
Genealogical Society, BC)
- Ancestree
(Okanagan Researcher, Kelowna & District Genealogical Society, BC)
- Cariboo
Notes (Quesnel Branch, British Columbia Genealogical Society)
- Heir Lines (Everton Publishers
Inc.)
- Family Chronicle Collection, Years One and Two (Moorshead
Publications)
- Family
Chronicle, Year Seven, Sept. 2002-Aug. 2003
- Cousins
and Cousines (Canadian Genealogical and Heritage Society of Minnesota)
- Lost
in
Canada (Minnesota Genealogical Society)
- Canadian- American Journal
for Canadian, French and Metis Study (Minnesota Genealogical Society)
Reference
and Research Aids
A very broad range of topics of interest to all researchers is
covered including: Beginner’s
Guide to Ontario Genealogy by Fraser Dunford,
In
Search of Your Canadian Roots, Canadian Genealogical Handbook, Heraldry,
Aboriginal Peoples, Latin Word List, Colonial Handwriting, Searching
Records in Ontario, Standards of Evidence, Beginner’s Guide, Using
Forms, Researching Archives, Municipal Records in Ontario, Tools of the
Trade for Genealogists, Introduction to Genealogy, Brickwall Solutions, Attic Full of
History, Here Be Dragons, Publishing Family Histories,
Creating Worthwhile Genealogies, General Aids to Research, Research in
German Speaking Lands, Canadian Railway Records Guide, PAF Manual, LDS
Family History Library, Surname Dictionaries, Jewish Genealogy, The
Seigneurial Regime, Genealogical Research
Directories
1984-2006, Directory of Family Associations,
Bible Recording, Index to
Searchlight 1980-1998, Public Archives
of Canada Guide 1983,
OGS Library Index 1997, Organizing a Genealogical Library,
Catalogue of Genealogical Sources available on CD,
My Ancestors became Methodist Ministers, Genealogy and the Law in Canada,
OGS Conference Syllabuses, and much more.
Search or browse
our collection of reference and research aids in the QWPL
online catalogue. See
also the list of recent donations.
Strays
- An Index to British Strays in Canada
- Index to the OGS Strays Project
- Married Name Index to Strays, Vols. 1-3
Vital
Statistics
- Indexes to Ontario Civil Birth Registrations
(1869-1912) (microfilm)
- Indexes to Ontario Civil Marriage Registrations
(1869-1927)
(microfilm)
- Indexes to Ontario Civil Death Registrations
(1869-1937) (microfilm)
- Birth
Registrations, Carlow & Mayo Twps., Monteagle & Herschell, and
Faraday Twp. Hastings Co., 1890-1898
- Hastings
County Births, 1869-1879
- Marriages
from Hungerford Twp. Hastings, 1876-1926
- Prince
Edward County Births, 1869-1889
- Birth,
Marriages, Deaths, Clerk. F. Jones, 1880-1905, Hillier Twp., Prince
Edward Co.
- Northumberland
County Births
1869-1889 and Deaths 1869-1879
- Lennox
& Addington Co. Marriages Vol. 1 1869-1880
- Prince
Edward Co. Marriages Vol. 1 1869-1880
-
Hastings
Co. Marriages Vols. 1-4, 1869-1890
-
Frontenac County Marriages,
Vols. 1-4, 1869-1890
Wills,
Probate & Court Records
United States
In additional to the Loyalist resources that
include information about colonial families, the collection has:
-
Mayflower Increasings
-
Romance of the Palatine Millers - Irish
Palatines & UEL
-
Book of Names - Early Palatines of Mohawk Valley
-
Bergen Records, New
Jersey, 1666-1788
-
History of Moniteau County, Missouri
-
The Dramatic Destiny of Etienne Brule (Michigan)
-
Loyalists of New Jersey
-
Compendium
of Early Mohawk Valley Families (2 vols.)
-
Preserving
Your American Heritage
-
Marriages & Deaths
from the New Yorker 1836-1841 by Kenneth Scott
-
Genealogical Data from
New York Post-Boy 1743-1773 by Kenneth Scott
-
The
Massacre of Baylor’s Dragoons 1778 by Wayne M Daniels and D
Bennett Mazur
-
Huguenot
Historical Society Publications
-
Stone
Houses of the Paltz Patentees by Huguenot Historical Society, New
Paltz, New York
-
S.A.R.
(Sons of the American Revolution) - 2 issues
-
American
History Illustrated (Cowles Magazines)
- The
Rifleman
- U.
S. Social Security Records - 1937-1993 (2 CDs)
- Mohawk Valley
Families (CD)
- New England
Families (CD)
- Founders of Early American Families, 1607-1657
- Founders & Patriots, 1961-1980
- Old
Fort Hunter
& Queen Anne Chapel, New York
- Old
Dutch Burying Ground of Sleepy Hollow, Tarryington, New York
- To Their Heirs Forever,
United Empire Loyalists, Camden Valley, New York to Upper Canada
- Encyclopedia
of American History
- The
Blockhouse at Bergen Wood
- Dutchess
County History (selection of photocopies)
- Bergenfield,
New Jersey (selection of photocopies)
- Settlers
About Boston Bay, 1630
- Pioneers
of Leslie County
- New York Marriages to 1784
- Reformed
Protestant
Dutch Church of Bergen
Records, New Jersey, 1666-1788
- Understanding
Colonial Handwriting
- Special
Aids to Genealogical Research in Northeastern & Central United States
- Dutch
Systems in Family Naming, New York
& New Jersey, 1954
- Confiscation Lists of Loyalists, New York State
- The
Genealogist (The American Society of Genealogists)
- Michigana
(
Western Michigan
Genealogical Society)
- The
Connecticut
Nutmegger (
Connecticut
Society of Genealogists)
- Mayflower
Quarterly (The Mayflower Society)
- Heir Lines (Everton Publishers
Inc.)
- Family Chronicle Collection, Years One and Two (Moorshead
Publications)
- Cousins
and Cousines (Canadian Genealogical and Heritage Society of Minnesota)
- Lost
in
Canada (Minnesota Genealogical Society)
- Canadian- American Journal
for Canadian, French and Metis Study (Minnesota Genealogical Society)
Great Britain
& Ireland
Australia
& Tasmania
- Land
of a Thousand Sorrows, Australian Prison Journal, 1840-1842
- Recollections
of Van Damien’s Land
- Journal
of a Political Exile in Australia
- Notes
of a Convict, 1838
Complementary
Collection at
QWPL
The Quinte West
Public Library’s genealogical and local history collection
strongly complements that of the Quinte Branch and includes:
Assessment Rolls dating from 1891; all census records for Hastings, Prince
Edward and Northumberland Counties up to 1901; Trentonian and Courier
Advocate newspapers on microfilm dating from 1867 with an index to births,
marriages and deaths; and access to Ancestry.com and other databases. Their catalogue can be
searched
online. Some of the Quinte Branch Library Holdings are
added to the QWPL catalogue.
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