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Kent County is located near the South-Western tip of Ontario, between London and Windsor. Have you hit a brick wall with your Kent County ancestors? Search for your family origins on Kent County GenWeb. I hope this site will help you find that brick-wall ancestor.

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2 Thumbs Up To Library & Archives Canada for putting digitized images and an index online for Soldiers of the South African War 1899 - 1902 Tip of the Month Kent County Records Black Settlement Cemetery Records Census Records Church Records Court Records Directories Home Children Land Records Lookups Loyalists Military Records Newspapers Orders in Council Township Records Vital Stats (Births, Marriages, Deaths) Featured Genealogy Criminal Assize Clerk criminal indictment files, 1853-1929 (309 Kent County names) Chatham General Hospital School of Nursing Quick Links Census Records Canada Naturalization Records Canada Ancestors At Rest Death Records Past Voices: Letters Home Olive Tree Genealogy Genealogy Blog Feeds Genealogy Blogs Olive Tree Genealogy Genealogy updates of free records online and tips for finding those elusive brick-wall ancestors The Paper Trail Eclectic mix of old documents - you may just find an ancestor's will, land record or general store receipt here! Past Voices Letters, letters and more letters! Letters from Civil War soldiers, from wives to husbands, sons to mothers, sisters to sisters... Ancestors at Rest - The blog for AncestorsAtRest.com website. Contains death records of all kinds - funeral cards, death notices, cemetery receipts, obits...and more Family Bibles - Another AncestorsAtRest.com blog of Family Bible entries and pictures of the births, marriages and death pages Antique Hunter - If you like antiques or collectibles, this brand-new blog will be one you don't want to miss!

City of Chatham Links to Online Resources Home Children immigrating to Chatham Church Records that have been published May be available by Inter-Library Loan (ILL); check with your local library. Most are available at Chatham-Kent Public Library, but are reference books, so they cannot leave the library. Available from Kent Co. OGS [$] Primitive Methodist Marriages 1860-1883 Early Chatham Presbyterian Marriages 1848-1869 Old St Paul's (Anglican), 1829-1841, the "earliest Kent County Anglican records discovered to date." Contains birth, marriage and burial records. Park Street Methodist, 1858-1890 City directories Available at Chatham-Kent Public Library, Chatham directories are available for the years 1876-77, 1882, 1885-86, 1892 and 1900-present. There are also County Directories available. 1899 Kent County Farmers Directory Chatham Township Local Information Renovations are underway at the Capitol Theater in Chatham. This is a theater built in 1930, which was used as a movie theater. It was scheduled for demolition in 1995. It is a historic building and has been saved, and is now being restored. Follow the above link for more information, or jump to the page on History of the Capitol Theater. Photo of the War Memorial in Chatham located at the entrance to Tecumseh Park. Second Heir and Devisee Commission Case Files The second Heir and Devisee Commission was responsible hearing and determining claims to land brought forward by the heirs, devisees, or assignees of original nominees. Following is a list of names of those from Camden Township who appear in the Second Heir and Devisee Commission Case Files. If you spot a name of interest, you can consult the reel or reels of microfilm at the Archives of Ontario in Toronto borrow the reel or reels of film through your local library using Interlibrary Loan borrow the reel or reels of film from a Family History Centre of the Church of Jesus Christ Latter Days Saints List of Names Cheyney, John Wesley Town of Chatham 1851 Coulter, John Town of Chatham 1854 Crow, John Town of Chatham 1851 Dorland, Gilbert Town of Chatham 1837 Duggan, George Town of Chatham 1842 Eberts, William D. Town of Chatham 1846 Fulford, William Town of Chatham 1835 Hall, Angelique Town of Chatham 1833 Ironside, George Town of Chatham 1852 McDonald, James Town of Chatham 1852 McGregor, Duncan Town of Chatham 1846 McKee, Alexander Town of Chatham 1834 McKee, Alexander Town of Chatham 1835 Meldrum, John T. and Jane Town of Chatham 1850 Newkirk, Mary Town of Chatham 1841 Payne, Robert Town of Chatham 1852 Sharp, George Hamilton Township, Town of Chatham, Town of Sandwich 1804 Smith, William H. Town of Chatham 1856 Steers, Thomas Town of Chatham 1842 Tessiman, Edith Town of Chatham 1852 Thomas, James L. Town of Chatham 1850

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