Vital Statistics
BIRTHS~MARRIAGES~DEATHS
Locating your Ancestor's Birth
Before 1869
1869 and Later
After Privacy Law Date
Births prior to 1 JULY 1869
Civil registrations did not take place in Ontario. Church records may be found reporting baptisms, marriages and burials.
Hint: Often but not always, the census and other records provide an indication of the family's religious denomination.
A few resources to locate Parish Records:
Births 1869 and Later
Before 1869
1869 and Later
After Privacy Law Date
Births prior to 1 JULY 1869
Civil registrations did not take place in Ontario. Church records may be found reporting baptisms, marriages and burials.
Hint: Often but not always, the census and other records provide an indication of the family's religious denomination.
A few resources to locate Parish Records:
- Anglican Church Records Holdings at Algoma University Library
- Parish Registers 1856-1910 Immaculate Heart of Mary, Catholic Church, Garden River, Ontario (Bill Martin's Site)
- Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Records Online ( Bill Martin's Site)
- Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Record for the Algoma District 1850-1894 Available for reference at the Sault Public Library
- Precious Blood Cathedral RC 1870-1910 BMD online (by Ida Reed)
Births 1869 and Later
