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Books, Maps & Other Resources
Canada - General
Genealogy & History
( Topics That Concern More than One Province )
More Canadian Resources
BOOK - The Canadian Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year of 1862.
Originally published by W. C. Chewett & Co. 1862
This Historical Reprint by Global Heritage Press
Many family historians value a carefully compiled almanac. Almanac's assist genealogists, historians, social historians and geographers locate information and records that affected the inhabitants of the area being researched.
Of particular interest is a listing of all of the townships in Canada West (Ontario) including:
- township
- county
- Reeve
- Treasurer
- Clerk (including address)
Also a list of cities, towns and villages in Canada West (Ontario):
- city, town or village
- county
- Chief Magistrate
- Treasurer
- Clerk (including address)
There is also a listing of all of the Canada East (Quebec) townships and the Quebec counties within which they are located.
This almanac is crammed with much more valuable information including but not limited to:
- Masonic lodges(including details of master, secretary etc)
- Collector of Customs listed by location
- Crown land agents listed y location
- populations of towns and cities and counties
- provincial land surveyors
- clergy of Canada (Roman Catholic and Protestant denominations)
- County and judicial officers
- Banks (including officers)
- many lists and topics included...
The complete original title of this book is: The Canadian Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year of 1862, Being The Second After Leap Year, Containing Full Authentic Commercial, Statistical, Astonomical, Departmental, Ecclesiastical, Financial and General Information.
96 pp., spiral bound , 6" x 9" ,reprint 2003, ISBN 1-894378-74-1.
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