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Finding Ancestors in Canada - Canadian Genealogy Resources

To find your Canadian ancestors you MUST know what province in Canada your ancestors settled in. You also need to know in which township, or county or what range or meridian your ancestors settled.

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Provinces and Territories in Canada were settled at different times. Immigrants to Canada arrived from many countries like England, Scotland, Ireland, U.S.A., Germany. You will want to search off-site ships passenger lists arriving in Canada for your immigrant ancestors.

Each Canadian province kept genealogy records starting at different times. Not all have survived. If your ancestors were Loyalists, that is refugees from the American Revolution who fled to Ontario, Nova Scotia, Quebec or New Brunswick you need to search off-site for Loyalist Genealogy records.

Orphans in Canadian Orphanages

Orphans in the Orphans Home & Female Aid Society in St Patrick's Ward, Toronto, York, Ontario Canada (New Oct. 2005)

Home Children in the Guthrie Home, London Ontario 1888

Home Children in the House of Providence, Kingston Ontario 1888

Names of 354 Home Children sailing from England to Canada in 1869

Names of 866 Home Children sailing from England to Canada in 1870

Names of 1,877 Home Children sailing from England to Canada in 1871

Names of 1,298 Home Children sailing from England to Canada in 1873

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Find your ancestors on Lost Faces: Photo Albums

Civil War Era Photo Album Spencer and Kilman Families of Niagara area Ontario Canada

Surnames include Spencer, Carrow, Kilman, Killman, Watts, Andrews, Bullock, Smith, Garner, Sternburgh, Daniels, McCall, Storey, Olds, Ward, Davis, Hutt, Monroe, Miller, Stewart, Palmerton, Glover Locations include Toronto, Pelham, Simcoe, St Catharines, Brantford, Canada West, Dunnville, Otterville, Niagara Falls, Drummondville, Hamilton, Thorold

LEE, WILLSON, BADENOCH Family Album of Brant County, Ontario

Surnames include Lee, Willson, Badenoch, Pepper, Shaver, Muma, Edwards, Blundy, Weaver, Clark, Lever, Green, Drake, Mannen, Bell, Jacobs, heron, Kitchen Locations include Brantford, London, Ingersoll (all in Ontario Canada) and Little Falls New York

Neilson Family of Esquesing Township, Halton County Ontario

. [55 photos & documents] Surnames include Stark, Brownridge, Joyce, Wilson, Graham, Lawson, Newton, Aitkens. Locations include Esquesing Township, Halton County, Dresden, Guelph, Milton, Prince Albert Saskatchewan, Detroit Michigan, Hespeler, Puslinch Township, Wellington County, St. Catharines, Hamilton, Georgetown, Brampton, Acton, Mansewood, Charlemont, Dawn Township, Lucan

Hele & Kingsford Family Devon England to Oxford Co. Ontario

[117 photos] Surnames include Kingsford, Hele, Buncher, Healey, McGregor, Woodrow, Thomas, Carter, Leach, Yates, Chittenden, Lossing Locations include Devon England, Lowell Massachusetts, Newaygo Co. Michigan, North Norwich Ontario, Cheltenham England, Exeter, Aldeburgh, Torquay, Brantford Ontario, Montreal Quebec, Detroit Michigan, Bucklan, London England, Plymouth, Notting Hill, Newton Abbot, Cornhill, Penrith

Skinner Family Scotland and Ontario

[46 photos] Surnames include Skinner, Brown, Smith, Yemen, Welsh, Wallace, Cousins, Pugsley, Wilson, Young, Scroggie, Locations include Brantford Ontario, St. Paul [Minnesota?], Hamilton Ontario, Ottawa Ontario, Norfolk Co. Ontario, Scotland, Ingersoll Ontario, West Bay City, Simcoe Ontario, Cobourg Ontario, Aberdeen, Hamilton Ontario

WALLACE, DEAN, MITCHELL, JOHNSTON Family Album of Bruce & Huron County, Ontario

Surnames include Wallace, Dean, Mitchell, Johnston Locations include Lucknow, Ripley, Kincardine, Bruce Co., Goderich, Huron Co., Clinton, Orangeville, Marquette Michigan

The Paper Trail - Finding Ancestors in Old Canadian Documents

This little corner of Olive Tree Genealogy is for miscellaneous old papers and documents. That's why I call it The Paper Trail. The documents I'm collecting for researchers are varied - land grants, Civil War enlistment papers, military pay lists, receipts for items bought and sold, funeral expenses, court and legal documents, slave records, tax bills, receipts, indentures, etc I have scans of the actual papers online for you to read. You can copy them to your own computer for your own use, but don't put them up on other websites.

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New York. Lake Champlain. Canada. Petition, 1790 - Peter Allaire, Samuel Mott

Almshouse (Poorhouse) Records

Many Canadians are found in these Almshouse (Poorhouse) Records for New York City. Details in this Almshouse ledger for New York City 1819-1840 include Ship Captain's Name, Owner's Name, Date of Bond, Sureties, Date Discharged, Death Date, Remarks, Bonded, Commuted & Total. For individuals recorded in the Almshouse between 1855-1858 the information includes ship name, date of sailing, ports of departure and arrival

Where do I Start Looking for my Canadian Ancestors?

Canadian Genealogy can be researched by the following Provinces and Territories:

Finding your Canadian ancestor in Ontario

Here you can search for Your Ontario Ancestors in Ontario Cemetery Records; Ontario Census Records; Ontario Church Records; Ontario City & Farmers' Directories; Ontario Court Records; Education Records in Ontario; Ontario Land Records; Medical Records in Ontario; Ontario Military Records including Loyalist Genealogy; Naturalization Records; Ontario Newspaper Records, Passenger Lists & Immigration for Ontario; Ontario Settlements & Early Settlers; Lists of Ontario Tavern Keepers; Ontario Vital Statistics - Births, Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, Burials; Home Children Arriving in Ontario from England; Districts of Upper Canada in 1846; Ontario Mailing Lists; Ontario Genealogy Links; Genealogy Books for Ontario; Ontario Resources & Addresses; History of the Settlement of Ontario; Settlement of Blacks in Ontario;

Finding your Canadian ancestor in Quebec

Genealogy Resources in Quebec can be divided into three categories:
  • 1608-1763: French Regime. Certain books include Detroit and other French forts that are outside the present borders of Quebec.
  • 1763-1901: British Regime. Vital statistics are preserved at the Archives Nationales du Québec.
  • 1900-today: This period covers the vital statistics that are not archived.
Search for Quebec ancestors in Quebec Archives; Quebec Census Records; Quebec Court Records; Ships Passenger Lists arriving in Quebec; Quebec Land Records, Quebec Mailing Lists; Military Records in Quebec; Naturalization Records; Quebec Vital Statistics - Births, Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, Burials

Finding your Canadian ancestor in Acadia

The Acadians were people who settled eastern Canada. They arrived in Acadia just after the start of the 17th century. Many were from France. Port Royal (in Nova Scotia) was one of the first places settled. In 1755 deportation of Acadians began, with over 6000 being exiled. Many were sent to France, many to Louisiana. Search for Acadian ancestors in Census; Land Records; Cemetery Records; Vital Statistics - the Index of Fichier Origine and Ships Passenger Lists bringing settlers to Acadia and lists of passengers on ships leaving Acadia arriving in Louisiana

Finding your Canadian ancestor in Alberta

Search for Alberta ancestors in Alberta Archives; Alberta Census Records; Alberta Court Records; Alberta Land Records, Alberta Mailing Lists; Military Records in Alberta; Naturalization Records; Alberta Vital Statistics - Births, Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, Burials

Finding your Canadian ancestor in British Columbia

Search for British Columbia ancestors in British Columbia Archives; British Columbia Census Records; British Columbia Court Records; British Columbia Land Records, British Columbia Mailing Lists; Military Records in British Columbia; Naturalization Records; British Columbia Vital Statistics - Births, Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, Burials

Finding your Canadian ancestor in Manitoba

Search for ancestors in Manitoba Archives; Manitoba Census Records; Manitoba Court Records; Manitoba Land Records, Alberta Mailing Lists; Military Records in Manitoba; Naturalization Records; Manitoba Vital Statistics - Births, Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, Burials

Finding your Canadian ancestor in New Brunswick

Search for New Brunswick ancestors in New Brunswick Archives; New Brunswick Census Records; New Brunswick Court Records; New Brunswick Land Records, New Brunswick Mailing Lists; Military Records in New Brunswick; Naturalization Records; New Brunswick Vital Statistics - Births, Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, Burials

Finding your Canadian ancestor in Newfoundland

Search for Newfoundland ancestors in Newfoundland Archives; Newfoundland Census Records; Newfoundland Court Records; Newfoundland Land Records, Newfoundland Mailing Lists; Military Records in Newfoundland; Naturalization Records; Newfoundland Ships Passenger Lists; Newfoundland Vital Statistics - Births, Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, Burials

Finding your Canadian ancestor in Nova Scotia

Search for ancestors arriving in Nova Scotia in Nova Scotia Archives; Nova Scotia Census Records; Alberta Court Records; Nova Scotia Land Records, Nova Scotia Mailing Lists; Military Records in Nova Scotia including Loyalist Genealogy; Naturalization Records; Ships Passenger Lists to Nova Scotia; Nova Scotia Vital Statistics - Births, Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, Burials

Finding your Canadian ancestor in Northwest Territories

Search for ancestors in Northwest Territories Archives; Northwest Territories Census Records; Northwest Territories Court Records; Northwest Territories Land Records, Northwest Territories Mailing Lists; Naturalization Records; Northwest Territories Vital Statistics - Births, Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, Burials

Finding your Canadian ancestor in Prince Edward island

Search for Prince Edward island ancestors in Prince Edward island Archives; Alberta Census Records; Prince Edward island Court Records; Prince Edward island Land Records, Prince Edward island Mailing Lists; Military Records in Prince Edward island; Naturalization Records; Prince Edward island Vital Statistics - Births, Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, Burials

Finding your Canadian ancestor in Saskatchewan

Search for Saskatchewan ancestors in Saskatchewan Archives; Saskatchewan Census Records; Saskatchewan Court Records; Saskatchewan Land Records, Saskatchewan Mailing Lists; Military Records in Saskatchewan; Saskatchewan Metis Genealogy; Naturalization Records; Saskatchewan Vital Statistics - Births, Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, Burials

Finding your Canadian ancestor in Yukon

Search for ancestors in Yukon Archives; Yukon Census Records; Yukon Court Records; Yukon Land Records, Yukon Mailing Lists; Naturalization Records; Yukon Vital Statistics - Births, Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, Burials
 

 


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