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Canadian Birth, Marriage and Death Records Article updated: 24 Febuary 2008 By: Fawne Stratford-Devai Biography & Archived Articles Intro | Alberta | British Columbia | Manitoba | New Brunswick | Newfoundland & Labrador | Northwest Territories | Nova Scotia | Nunavut | Ontario | Prince Edward Island | Quebec | Saskatchewan | Yukon 
NOVA SCOTIASystematic registration of births, marriages and deaths by the government did not begin until August 1, 1864 when the Registration Act added registration of vital events to the responsibilities of the Board of Statistics. However, the Legislature began the regulation of marriages as early as 1758 and allowed marriage licences to be issued to those couples who did not choose to have their impending marriage announced by the public reading of banns. After Confederation, the federal government's Department of Agriculture became responsible for compiling information about births, marriages and deaths. Unfortunately the federal government stopped collecting vital statistics for the province on July 1st, 1877. The provincial government did continue to register marriages. It was not until October 1908 that the provincial government resumed the central co-ordinated registration of births and deaths. For information about records before 1908 contact the Nova Scotia Archives at: Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management 6016 University Avenue HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, B3H 1W4 Telephone: (902) 424-6060 Fax: (902) 424-0628 Email: nsarm@gov.ns.ca Website: http://www.gov.ns.ca/nsarm/ Genealogical Research link: http://www.gov.ns.ca/nsarm/gene/ Online indexes and information can be found at the Archives website for a growing number of historic collections and research guides:
The Vital Statistics Division of Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations is responsible for registration of vital events. The department is responsible for the registration of all births, deaths, and marriages and issuance of certificates. Staff also record the registration of adoptions, including the updating of birth records to reflect adoption information when born in Nova Scotia and forwarding of adoption orders to other provinces and countries for individuals born outside Nova Scotia. Information documenting the process of change of name applications, maintenance of the Change of Name Register, and issuance of certificates. Records the registration of religions and clergy to perform marriages under the Solemnization of Marriage Act. Records information documenting the provision of statistical data to various government departments and outside agencies on a regular basis, assisting in various research projects through hospitals and universities on an ad hoc basis, and research services provided for genealogical research. Official Certificates are issued from information contained on the various registrations. For records of births and deaths from 1 October 1908, and of marriages from 1907-1918 (depending on the county) contact: By Mail: Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations Vital Statistics P.O. Box 157 Halifax, NS B3J 2M9 In Person: 1690 Hollis St. Ground Floor Joseph Howe Building Halifax, Nova Scotia Open Monday to Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm (Atlantic Standard Time) Telephone: (902) 424-4381 Fax: (902) 424-0678 Toll Free (within Nova Scotia) 1-877-848-2578 Email: Vstat@gov.ns.ca Website: http://www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr/vstat/ Forms for ordering each type of certificate are available from the Vital Statistics Office by mail, telephone or in person. You may apply on-line or download an application form to request a certificate from the Forms and Applications page at: http://www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr/forms/vstat.stm . The Forms and Applications page also contains a separate link for a genealogy application in Portable Document Format (pdf). To learn the different information contained on the long form versus the short form for each of the different certificates take a moment and visit the department's web pages for:
Did you know? As of June 4, 2001, under amendments to the Vital Statistics Act, common law and same sex couples can register their domestic partnership with Vital Statistics. Once a domestic partnership is registered, the partners will have many of the same benefits and obligations as a married couple, such as pension benefits and the division of assets at separation or death. ADDITIONAL LINKS & SOURCES For additional information about vital records and other family history topics and Nova Scotia resources take a moment and visit the following links: Nova Scotia Genweb project: www.rootsweb.com/~canns/ Nova Scotia Genealogy Network Association: http://nsgna.ednet.ns.ca/index.html Chebucto Community Net: Heritage & Multicultural Links: http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Heritage/heritage2.shtml Atlantoile - Francophone resources in Atlantic Canada: http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Heritage/Atlantoile/index.html.fr A Directory of Nova Scotia Museums, Archives, Public Galleries, and Historical, Heritage, and Naturalist Organizations : http://museum.gov.ns.ca/musdir/index.htm Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia: http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Recreation/GANS/index.html This important website includes a number of online indexes and many valuable links. Take a moment and explore the many online resources including:
More Nova Scotia Resources - from Global Genealogy 
BOOK - Loyalists and Land Settlement in Nova Scotia. Compiled by Marion Gilroy under the direction of D. C. Harvey, Archivist (originally published 1937)
The list of United Empire Loyalists who appear in this book, was compiled from the land papers in the Public Archives of Nova Scotia and checked with the land papers in the Department of Lands and Forests of the province. The general purpose of this publication was to collect in as compact a form as possible all the information that has survived on Loyalist settlements in Nova Scotia and to make this accessible to the descendants who are interested. ISBN 1-897210-95-7 More information
BOOK - A Geography and History of the County of Digby, Nova Scotia. By Isaiah W. Wilson (originally published 1900). This historical reprint by Global Heritage Press Inc.
Beginning in 1867, author Isaiah Wilson travelled throughout western Nova Scotia selling an almanac. While on his rounds he collected detailed histories of the communities and families on his route. This 1900 book focuses on his research in the County of Digby. This book is an essential resource for those who have an interest in the early history of the County.ISBN 1-897210-91-4 More information
BOOK - History of Inverness County (pre 1922, Nova Scotia) by: J.L. MacDougall. A new historical reprint of a highly acclaimed local history book loaded with information and names of people of the county. Originally published in 1922, this book was written to "perpetuate the names and memories of the brave and intrepid men and women to whom we are indebted for the opening up and reclaiming from the bondage of the wilderness of this favored region of fine and free country".ISBN 1-897210-71-X More information
BOOK - A History of the County of Pictou, Nova Scotia (pre-1887)By Rev. George Patterson, D.D.. Originally published in 1877 this book is a wonderful old history of Pictou County that includes lists of early settlers, sorted in a variety of ways. By ship; by area that they came from; by area where they settled; by military regiment; by land grant acreage; etc... ISBN 1-894210-66-3 More information
BOOK - Pictonians At Home And Abroad (Pictou NS). Originally published in 1914. Full title reads: Pictonians at Home and Abroad, Sketches of Professional Men and Women of Pictou County - Its History and Institutions. ISBN 1-894378-36-9 More information
BOOK - Tide & Timber, Hanstport, Nova Scotia 1795 - 1995By Allen B. Robertson. Two hundred years of history, immigration & migration shaped the lives and experiences of a Nova Scotia community. ISBN 1-894378-48-2 More information
BOOK - A History of the County of Yarmouth Nova Scotia (1876). By J. R. Campbell. This book is a high quality reprint of a rare volume that was originally published in 1876. An excellent history of Yarmouth county including biographical information and listings of early families. ISBN 1-894571-79-7 More information
BOOK - Annals of Yarmouth and Barrington, Nova Scotia In the Revolutionary War. By Edmund Duval Poole (1899). A treasure-trove of information for those researching the early families of Yarmouth and Barrington and/or Revolutionary War/Loyalists. Includes a comprehensive name and subject index. ISBN 1-894571-81-9 More information
BOOK - A History of Barrington Township and Vicinity Shelburne County, Nova Scotia 1604 - 1870 with a Biographical and Genealogical Appendix. By Edwin Crowell. New Index by Richard Nickerson [2006]. More than 800 essential pages for everyone researching their Barrington Township roots, including a neww 176 page index including Personal Names; Place Names; Vessels; Subjects; Literary Allusions; New Index to Sources.More information
BOOK - A Short History of Annapolis Royal: - The Port Royal of the French, from Its Settlement in 1604 to the Withdrawal of the British Troops in 1854. By W. M. MacVicar Originally pubished by Copp, Clarke Company in 1897, this historical reprint was published by Global Heritage Press in 2008. Annapolis Royal (Port Royal) in Nova Scotia is the site of the first European settlement in Canada. It was settled three years before Quebec City in Quebec and two years before Virginia in the United States. A Short History of Annapolis Royal has been long regarded as an important reference for those researching the history and families of Annapolis Royal. ISBN 978-1-897446-40-9 More information
BOOK - History of the County of Annapolis- Including Old Port Royal and Acadia. by: W.A. Calnek. Originally published in 1897, author W.A. Calnek gathered information for this book for a least two decades, drawing heavily on government records and diaries.
Chapters cover French exploration and settlement, English occupation, expulsion of the Acadians, Loyalist settlements, township inhabitants, local government, churches and buildings.ISBN 1-894378-04-0-9 More information
BOOK - Supplement to the History of the County of Annapolis
This historical reprint is a supplementary volume to the History of the County of Annapolis. A. W. Savary published this valuable reference work in 1913 to address numerous errors in the genealogies and biographical memoirs in the original volume by W.A. Calnek. ISBN 1-894378-35-0 More information
BOOK - The Chignecto Isthmus And Its First Settlers.
Originally written by Howard Trueman and published in 1902, this edition is an historical reprint by Global Heritage Press. The author explores the part played by the Yorkshiremen and their descendants in the local history of the Chignecto Ithsmus. The Isthmus of Chignecto is an area bordering the Maritime provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia which connects the mainland portion of Nova Scotia with North America. ISBN 1-897210-78-7 More information
BOOK - History of King's County, Nova Scotia- Heart of the Acadian Land. by: Arthur Wentworth Hamilton Eaton. This facsimile edition of the 1910 book includes chapters detailing the beginnings and growth of each municipality and lists original grantees. Further chapters cover education, militia, transportation, government and churches. More than four hundred pages are devoted to biographical sketches and genealogies. ISBN 1-894378-02-4
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BOOK - A History of the County of Antigonish, Nova Scotia. The first portion of the book contains a history of the county (pre- 1929), including information about settlement and those Europeans who first called Antigonish their home.
However the bulk of the content is genealogical information about the early families of this important Nova Scotia county. ISBN 1-894378-87-3 More information
BOOK - The 1752 Census of Isle Royal (Cape Breton, Nova Scotia). By Sieur De La Roque. This book is a reprint of a 1906 Canadian Archives transcription of the original inspection and census of Isle Royale in 1752 by Sieur De La Roque. In addition to including a listing of the people, this report includes much personal about the settlers/residents of Cape Breton in 1752, plus detailed descriptions of the topography and condition of places thoughout the island. If you are researching early families or history in Cape Breton, this resource is priceless! ISBN 1-897210-86-8
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BOOK - Cape Breton Canada at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century By C. W. Vernon. Originally published in 1903, Cape Breton Canada at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century is a respectable history of Cape Breton Island from before European "discovery" of the island, to settlement and development of Cape Breton up to 1902. The book is generously complimented with historical photo illustrations of people and places on the island. ISBN 1-897210-87-6 More information
BOOK - Old Sydney, Sketches of the Town and Its People in Days Gone By. By J.G. MacKinnon. The historical portions were gleaned from books, newspapers, letters and public documents, the traditions were 'gathered here and there as opportunity offered'.ISBN 1-894571-80-0 More information
BOOK - Historical and Genealogical Record of the First Settlers of Colchester County, Nova Scotia (1873) By Thomas Miller. Contains a general history of Colchester County, as it was recorded in 1873, however the bulk of the book is a wonderful collection of genealogical information for many of the early families (pre-1873)ISBN 1-894378-79-2 More information
BOOK - The History Of Queens County, Nova Scotia (1873).
A general history of the early settlement of Queens County, Nova Scotia (pre-1873). This volume also includes biographical sketches and names of those who settled specific places within the county.ISBN 1-894378-78-4 More information
BOOK - History of The County of Lunenburg (1895). By M. B. DesBrisay. New index by Gail Facini Edwards. Contains a general history of Lunenburg County along with biographical and genealogical information of many individuals and families who settled and lived in this important Nova Scotia county. ISBN 1-894378-76-8 More information
BOOK - The Mapmakers' Legacy, Nineteenth Century Nova Scotia Through Maps. By: Joan Dawson. This book shows how early maps of Nova Scotia reflect the province’s establishment under first French, then English colonial rule. The book looks at Nova Scotia’s continuing development in the nineteenth century, first as a British colony then as a member of Confederation, as reflected in the many different types of maps made for various purposes during the century. This is a unique and captivating account of Nova Scotian cartographic history. . More information CD ROM - Maps Associated With Lunenburg County Family History. By J. Chistopher Young. Now on CD ROM. Land Lots in question include those in Lunenburg Town, the garden lots to the east of Lunenburg, the 30 acre Farm Lots, and the 300 acre Forest Lots. The volume is prefaced with maps of Europe showing, where known, the location of home "towns" of Lunenburg ancestors and concludes with maps that show the location of over 200 known cemeteries distributed across Lunenburg County. More information CD ROM - Register of The Foreign Protestants of Nova Scotia (ca. 1749-1770) Written by Winthrop P. Bell, Ph.D. Compiled by J. Christopher Young, Ph.D. Now on CD ROM. From nearly 40 different sets of surving civil and church resords covering the period ca. 1749-1770, Dr. Bell extracted all relevant details for each of some 800 different families and consolidated the data in register format. The fruits of Dr. Bell's work are published here in combination with other related information.More information BOOK - Historical Atlas of the Maritime Provinces 1878. Introduction by Joan Dawson. This book is a reprint of the 1878 publication, with a new introduction by Joan Dawson. Wonderful quality at a very reasonable price! The atlas featured maps, historical and geological descriptions, and a business directory. Each page contained a map of one county in the Maritimes (the scale was one inch to seven miles) and featured the added bonus of color to highlight each parish within a county. In addition to the county map, the Roe Brothers Atlas contained a number of Maritime towns and city maps including Saint John, Halifax, Moncton, Fredericton, St. Stephen, Chatham, Newscastle, Saint Andrews, and Charlottetown. More information MAP BOOK - Backroad Mapbook: Nova Scotia. By Back Road Map Books. Inside this guidebook you will find the most comprehensive outdoor recreation resource available for Nova Scotia plus extremely detailed maps of all areas of the province. Discover limitless seacoast, and forests, alive with bird and animal life, as well as more than four centuries of European settlement history and centuries of Mi’kmaq traditions. More information BOOK - Planters and Pioneers, Nova Scotia, 1749-1775 - Revised Edition 2007 Limited Edition Reprint Dr. Esther Clark Wright Until now, Dr. Esther Clark Wright's gem Planters & Pioneers, Nova Scotia 1749-1775 was indeed a rare and valuable find to the avid family historian of Atlantic Canada. Now, for the first time in 25 years, it is available for a limited time to the entire genealogical community! More Information BOOK - Pier 21, The Gateway that Changed Canada. By: T. D. Mitic and J.P. LeBlanc. Pier 21 in Halifax served for two years as the front door to Canada, the entryway through which more than a million immigrants passed. This book captures the hope and trepidation of these strangers in a new land. More information BOOK - The Search for Heinrich Stief (Steeves), A Genealogist on the Loose By Les Bowser. More information BOOK - Drummer on Foot. (Recorded oral history of Antigonish County, Nova Scotia). By: D. MacFarlane and R A MacLean. " Drummer on Foot" is a compilation of letters of William Duncan Cameron that were originally submitted to, and printed by "The Casket" between 1912-1919. The articles cover local history, and genealogy of the people who the traveller met and interviewed. Filled with references to local families and individuals, this book is an essential read for everyone researching individuals, families or the social history of early Antigonish. More information BOOK - Early Cape Breton: From Founding to Famine. By: Robert Morgan. Here is the story of Cape Breton from its days as an independent colony to its annexation to mainland Nova Scotia, the strugle for separation - and the upheaval of the famine that reshaped the island's life. More information BOOK - The Chignecto Covenanters. Tracing the Chignecto movement from its roots in Irish Reformed Presbyterianism to its virtual assimilation into the Presbyterian Church in Canada in 1905, Eldon Hay chronicles the history of a unique religious community in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. More information BOOK - An Illustrated History of Nova Scotia By: Harry Bruce. Although Nova Scotia is Canada's second smallest province, it's history is undoubtedly the most complicated, and probably the most horrendous of all. More information BOOK - The Irish in Cape Breton. By: A.A. MacKenzie A.A. MacKenzie offers a rare, rich and lively history of the Irish in Cape Breton, once again showing that the recipe for authentic Cape Breton is a complex and exciting mix. More information BOOK - The Land of the Loyalists. By: Ronald Rees. This book explores the Loyalists' settlement patters, land distribution, and architectural efforts, as well as the Black Loyalist experience, giving a thorough and engaging look at the forces that created the Loyalist imprint in the Maritimes. More information BOOK - Nova Scotia Genealogical Sources County Guide Series By: Various Authors. These booklets comprise the Nova Scotia Genealogical Sources County Guide Series. The contents of each guide will assist genealogical researchers by providing quick access via a standard list to specific sources available to the Public Archives of Nova Scotia.(PANS). The Counties included are; Halifax, Kings, Lunenburg, Pictou, Annapolis, Colchester, Guysborough and the City of Halifax. More information BOOK - Religious Marriages in Halifax, 1768-1841, From Original Source, by: Terrence M. Punch, C.G.(C). The solemnization of marriage in Nova Scotia was contentious during the period of this compilation (religious marriages from 1768-1841). More information BOOK - Nova Scotia Vital Statistics; 1769 - 1854 , Compiled by Jean M. Holder. This series of books holds the newspaper recordings of Births, Marriages and Deaths from each of the Halifax newspapers at the time the events took place. These recordings were transcribed from the Public Archives of Halifax, Nova Scotia. 1769 - 1812 , 1813 - 1822 , 1823 - 1828 , 1828 - 1834 , 1835 - 1839 , 1840 - 1843 , 1844 - 1847 , 1848 - 1852 , 1852 - 1854 , 1855 - 1856 BOOK - Deaths, Burials and Probate of Nova Scotians, 1800-1850 , Compiled by Allan Everett Marble, C.G.(C) This compilation was undertaken in order to establish statistics on the cause of death, and the age at time of death of Nova Scotians during the period 1800-1850. The compilation has been restricted to deaths, burials, and probate, taken from primary sources only, and none of the information presented has been taken from secondary sources. Volume One , Volume Two , Volume Three , and Volume Four BOOK - Deaths, Burials and Probate of Nova Scotians, 1749-1799 , Compiled by Allan Everett Marble, C.G.(C) This compilation was undertaken in order to establish statistics on the cause of death, and the age at time of death of Nova Scotians during the period 1749-1799. The compilation has been restricted to deaths, burials, and probate, taken from primary sources only, and none of the information presented has been taken from secondary sources. Volume One , and Volume Two BOOK - Beyond The Atlantic Roar: A Study of the Nova Scotia Scots, Edited and Translated by: Micheal Wilkshire. This all-embracing survey of the long and eventful history of the Scots in Nova Scotia is in the vanguard of a new wave of writing on ethnic studies. More information BOOK - Place Names of Atlantic Canada by William B. Hamilton. An ideal reference book with more than 2,000 entries arranged alphabeticaly by province and aided by five maps.More information BOOK - This Unfriendly Soil - The Loyalist Experience in Nova Scotia 1783-1791, by Neil MacKinnon. Following the Revolution more than 20,000 Loyalists fled to Nova Scotia but the Loyalists were disappointed not only by their treatment at the hands of the British Government, but also by the apparent unwillingness of the government and people of Nova Scotia to recognize their sacrifice and encourage their advancement. More information BOOK - Scotland Farewell: The People of the Hector, by Donald MacKay. This is the story of the Highland Scots who sailed to Pictou, Nova Scotia in 1773 on the Hector and who pioneered the large-scale emigration of Scots to Nova Scotia. More information BOOK - After the Hector: The Scottish Pioneers of Nova Scotia and Cape Breton By: Lucille H. Campey. This is the first fully documented and detailed account, produced in recent times, of one of the greatest early migrations of Scots to North America. The arrival of the Hector in 1773, with nearly 200 Scottish passengers, sparked a huge influx of Scots to Nova Scotia and Cape Breton. More information BOOK - The Black Loyalists The Search for a Promised land in Nova Scotia & Sierra Leone 1783-1870, James W. St. G. Walker.The author documents the Black loyalist experience in Canada. More information BOOK - Planter Links: Community and Culture in Colonial Nova Scotia [Canada] By Margaret Conrad and Barry Moody. They came into early Nova Scotia from many backgrounds, carrying the village culture, missionary ideals, political dreams, economic ambitions and ordinary hopes of the eighteenth century. Preachers and privateers, teachers and soldiers, merchants and farmers, these men and women founded communities and planted seeds that have made a distinctive contribution to local and regional identities in the Maritime Provinces. More information BOOK - New England Planters in the Maritime Provinces: 1759-1800, Bibliography of Sources, compiled by Judith Ann Norton. In 1758 the Governor of Nova Scotia invited New England colonists to settle in Nova Scotia. More information VIDEO - Louisbourg Under Seige. (VHS) In 1745, a largely untrained force of 4,000 New England colonists captured the great French fortress of Louisbourg. More Information BOOK - Historic Cumberland County South, Land Of Promise. By Roger David Brown. More information BOOK - Historic Sackville, Images of our Past. . By Robert Patton Harvey. More information BOOK - Hidden Heritage, Buried Romance at St. Ann's Cape Breton Island, (Nova Scotia). by J. Lamb. the compelling story of 350 years at St. Ann’s Bay, site of Capt. Daniel’s 1629 fort, the first Jesuit mission to the Mi’kmaq, and of France’s 18th-century Fort Dauphin More information BOOK - Yarmouth Nova Scotia, Genealogies, Transcribed from the Yarmouth Herald. By George S. Brown. With an Introduction by the noted Nova Scotia authority Col. Leonard H. Smith Jr., and with additional articles containing selected Yarmouth source records, this is clearly the pre-eminent work on Nova Scotia genealogy. More information 
BOOK - Starting Out in Genealogy. By Ruth Burkholder. Building a family tree looks like a daunting taste to the unititiated, however it's easier than you think! Family history research is not complicated as long as you know which records are available, where to find those records, and how to organize the information that you gather. This guide is designed for the beginner. However, it will also be of considerable help to those who have already started researching and recording family history, but want to improve their skills and results. ISBN 978-1-897446-02-7 More information
BOOK - Canadian Records of Birth, Marriage and Death: A Guide
By Fawne Stratford-Devai. The government registration of births, marriages and deaths, is usually referred to as civil registration and the records as "vital records". In Canada, the responsibility for all aspects of civil registration falls to the individual provinces and territories. This guide is designed to provide a general overview and introduction to Canadian vital records in all jurisdictions across Canada; where they are, and how to access them.ISBN 1-894571-89-4 More information
BOOK - Routes To Routes By Ryan Taylor. A wide range of genealogical and research topics assist family historians with their quest to uncover their roots. Included is an essay describing how to effectively use libraries for family history research and how to best utilize the skills and training of professional librarians. The book is an entertaining read, however, before you know it, you will accumulate many sound research ideas from the vast experience of Mr. Taylor. ISBN 0-9682524-0-0 More information
BOOK - The Sash Canada Wore - A Historical Geography of The Orange Order in Canada By: Cecil J. Houston and William J. Smith. This work explores the role of the Orange Order in the unfolding settlement geography of Canada. Protestant Irish soldiers and emigrants, largely Ulster-born, introduced the organization into New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario within the first decade of the nineteenth century. At its zenith, he movement had a membership of as many as one in three Canadians.ISBN 1-894378-31-8 More information
BOOK - Cyclopaedia Of Methodism In Canada Originally published in 1880, this high quality reprint provides historical, educational and statistical information regarding the Methodist Church in Canada, dating from the "beginning of the Work" (1765) in the several provinces of the Dominion Of Canada and extending to 1880. Includes information about all of those who served as ministers and circuit riders, complete with a record of where and when they served.ISBN 1-894378-16-4 More information
BOOK - The First Century of Methodism in Canada, 1775-1883. Two Volumes In One.
By J. E. Sanderson. Originally published by William Briggs, 1908 (vol. 1) & 1910 (vol. 2)
This Historical Reprint by Global Heritage Press. Sanderson's fine history of the early years of Methodism in Canada has served as an essential resource for more than a century. Being out of print for over one hundred years, this new edition has been pubished to provide access for today's researchers. This editon is a facsimile reprint of both of the original volumes, bound into a single book.ISBN 978-1-897446-34-8 More information Two volumes in one book
BOOK - Getting From Here To There, Identifying the Origins of Immigrants to Canada. Revised and Expanded Edition by: Fawne Stratford-Devai.
One of the more difficult things to do in a family history research project is to identify where your original immigrant ancestor came from. Sometimes we know the country they came from, but not the specific place within that country. In order to find records in the "old-country" it is very helpful to know which town, parish, county etc that the person came from. This book identifies a long list of potential sources in Canada, where you may find that critical piece of information. ISBN 1-897210-80-9 More information
BOOK - Canadian Family History in the 21st Century, Lessons, Links & Resources. Second Edition 2005. By Fawne Stratford-Devai. This newly updated and expanded second edition offers readers valuable lessons, links and recommended resources that will help you keep you family history research project on-track, saving time, effort and expense. The author is a popular genealogical lecturer, educator and author/co-author of more than 50 important genealogical and historical books. ISBN 1-897210-68-X More information
BOOK - Lovell's 1873 Gazetteer of British North America This facsimile reprint of The volume contains over six thousand descriptions and historical facts about cities, towns and villages across Canada, as they were known in 1873. Also included is a listing of over fifteen hundred lakes and rivers with their location, size and general information. A table showing the railway and steamboat routes within British North America in 1873, which will assist researchers in understanding the routes that their ancestors may have migrated over. The table lists the distance that each place in British North America is to the nearest railway station or port.ISBN 0-9682524-5-1 More information
BOOK - True Stories of New England Captives Carried to Canada During the Old French and Indian Wars. By C. Alice Baker. This thoughtfully written book provides the reader with the gripping history of Indian attacks in Maine; New Hampshire; and Massachusetts. Events leading up to the attacks and the attacks themselves are described in considerable detail with an emphasis on how those engagements affected specific people, especially those who were captured and removed to Canada. ISBN 1-897210-98-1 More information
BOOK - The Canadian Almanac of 1862. Originally published by W. C. Chewett & Co. 1862. 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. ISBN 1-897210-98-1 More information
BOOK - Using Maps in Family History Research, Revised and Updated
By Fawne Stratford-Devai
This book provides insights into the use of maps for genealogical and historical research. The visual representation of the land and communities on a map can offer evidence in its own right. It is the task of the researcher to carefully evaluate every piece of the puzzle in order to identify and understand individuals, families, migration routes, and even settlement patterns.
Examples used include Canada, USA, UK, world. Every family historian can benefit from this valuable booklet. ISBN 1-894378-85-1 More information
BOOK - Officers of the British Forces in Canada During the War of 1812-15 By: L. Homfray Irving. Includes carefully researched lists of officers who served during the War of 1812. The lists were built from a wide variety of records including the records of the grant of land made in Upper Canada (Ontario) to officers, non-commissioned officers and men who had served in "the first flank Companies, the Provincial Artillery, the Incorporated Regiment, the Corps of Militry Drivers, the Provincial Dragoons, the Marine and General Staff of the Army. And, in Lower Canada (Quebec), the officers and men of the Embodied Militia, discharged troops and others, pay lists, appointments and promotions as published in Militia Orders, returns, petitions, correspondence, Army lists, obituaries in newspapers and miltary magazines, General Service Medal lists, and Gold Medals lists. ISBN 978-1-897446-91-1 More information
BOOKS - The Documentary History of the Campaign on the Niagara Frontier 1812-1814 [War of 1812] By Ernest Alexander Cruikshank. The correspondence and papers that are included in this book provide the reader/researcher with accounts covering a wide spectrum -- "Most Secret and Confidential" military letters; returns of killed, wounded and missing; lists of civilian damages; lists of "persons plundered"; administrative correspondence; and other topics relating to the war, both military and civilian. Each volume includes a comprehensive index. Volumes 1& 2 are bound into a single book because they are sequentially page numbered with a single index covering both volumes. Volumes 3 through 9 are all individually bound, each with its own index. More information
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BOOK - The Talbot Regime - or the First Half Century Of The Talbot Settlement. by C.O. Ermatinger, K.C. - Junior Judge, County of Elgin. This rare volume illustrates early settlement and historical events of the southwestern portion of Upper Canada, which became the province of Ontario. Topics s include, Port Dover burned, rebellion of 1837, Muster Rolls to the War of 1812, Lists of persons plundered in Long Point Settlement, and much more.ISBN 1-894378-10-5 More information
BOOK - United Empire Loyalists, A Guide to Tracing Loyalist Ancestors in Upper Canada (Ontario). By Brenda Dougall Merriman. There has long been a need for descendants to have a general guide to assist the tracing of Loyalist ancestors, not only for the beginner, but also for those who encounter stumbling blocks on their way. Brenda Dougall Merriman accomplishes this in spades. Merriman defines what a Loyalist is, then goes on to discuss the necessary sources and background information that is available to trace a specific Loyalist in Upper Canada (Ontario). An essential guide for everyone researching Loyalist heritage. ISBN 1-897210-84-1 More information
BOOK - The History and Master Roll of the The King's Royal Regiment of New York, Revised and Expanded Edition. By Gavin Watt. Gavin Watt has significantly revisited his original book that was published under the title The King's Royal Regiment of New York in 1984. This new volume [2006] provides much new content, including corrections, additions and newly discovered sources that have come to light during the 22 years of research since his earlier book. The history of the regiment, and of the men of The King's Royal Regiment has great significance to those with an interest in the American Revolutionary War and the subsequent resettlement of United Empire Loyalists and others, many of whom migrated to Canada. More information ISBN 1-897210-83-3 More information
BOOK - Pioneer Life On The Bay Of Quinte This 1032 page tome is invaluable to those who are researcing Loyalist and other ancestry in the Bay of Quinte and south east central Ontario region. Originally published in 1904, this edition contains a extensive new index by R. Arles Flint and a new introduction by Brian Tackaberry. 309 family histories and genealogies of early Loyalist, British and American families who settled in the region. ISBN 1-894378-33-4 More information
BOOK - Loyalists in Arms 1775 - 1783 By: W. O. Raymond. This book contains a short History of the British Regiments that unsuccessfully attempted to contain the American revolution, with the Roll of their Officers. Loyalists in Arms 1775 - 1783 is an essential reference for those interested in those who fought on the side of the Crown in the American Revolutionary War. To see a list of which regiments are covered in this book, click on "More Information". ISBN 1-897210-76-0 More information
BOOK - The Romance of The Palatine Millers, A Tale of Palatine Irish-Americans and United Empire Loyalists. By Rev. Bowman Tucker More than a family history book, The Romance of The Palatine Millers, begins with an historical overview of the Palatines in Europe, continues with the story of their emigration overseas, eventual settlement in Canada, and their American cousins.
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BOOK - To Their Heirs Forever, United Empire Loyalists, Camden Valley, New York, to Upper Canada (Ontario) By Eula C. Lapp. To Their Heirs Forever is the story of families who migrated from Europe to England in the 1700's, then to Ireland, finally settling in the Camden Valley, Charlotte County, of present day New York State. This story focuses on those families that were forced to seek a new life in Canada after the American Revolutionary War. ISBN (to be added here) More information
BOOK - Voyage Of A Different Kind - The Associated Loyalists of Kingston and Adolphustown (Ontario). by Larry Turner. From the City of New York to the shores of Lake Ontario: Following a path of its own choosing, a small but significant group of Loyalist refugees opted for settlement in the western territory of the old Province of Quebec (present day Kingston and Adolphustown, Ontario) after the American Revolutionary War. ISBN 1-894378-08-3 More information
BOOK - Loyalists and Land Settlement in Nova Scotia. Compiled by Marion Gilroy under the direction of D. C. Harvey, Archivist (originally published 1937)
The list of United Empire Loyalists who appear in this book, was compiled from the land papers in the Public Archives of Nova Scotia and checked with the land papers in the Department of Lands and Forests of the province. The general purpose of this publication was to collect in as compact a form as possible all the information that has survived on Loyalist settlements in Nova Scotia and to make this accessible to the descendants who are interested. ISBN 1-897210-95-7 More information
BOOK - The Old United Empire Loyalists List, Originally Published as The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada 1784-1884 By The Centennial Committee, United Empire Loyalists. This book was originally compiled in 1885 for the "Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada". It contains the names of, and information about the thousands of United Empire Loyalist settlers, and others who left the American colonies during and after the Revolutionary War and settled, first, in 1783, in what is now New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, and then, in 1784, in Upper Canada, or what is now the Province of Ontario.ISBN 1-897210-69-8 More information
BOOK - The British Campaign of 1777, The St. Leger Expedition, The Forces of Crown and Congress SECOND EDITIONBy: Gavin Watt & James F. Morrison. The authors have produced a revised edition of their indispensible study of the Crown forces and native allies of St. Leger's expedition of 1777 and forces of Congress and the natives who opposed them. Filled with names of those who participated and detailed end notes and bibliographic information. ISBN 1-894378-69-5 More information
BOOK - 7th Town Ameliasburgh Township, Past & Present by: Seventh Town Historical Society, This revised edition contains a facsimile reprint of every page of the original book plus new material. Ameliasburgh, in Prince Edward County, Ontario was a major settlement destination for Loyalists expelled after the American Revolution. The index is a windfall for family historians because it guides readers to over six thousand names linked to many thousands of valuable references.ISBN 1-894378-30-X More information
BOOK or CD ROM - The Ketcheson Family. By The Ketcheson Family Book Committee. Though this is one family's history/genealogy, the direct and collateral family lines are dominated by Loyalists and their descendants. The Ketcheson Family history is a genealogical study of twelve generations of the descendants of William and Sally Ayr Ketcheson. Thier son William Ketcheson, born in Yorkshire, England, was destined to become the progenitor of the widespread family largely responsible for a considerable share of the development of what later became the province of Ontario in the Dominion of Canada.ISBN 1-894378-62-8 More information
BOOK - The Book of Names, Especially Relating to the Early Palatines and the First Settlers in the Mohawk Valley. By: Lou D. MacWethy. Palatines migrated across the continent with primary migration trails including to Canada and to the American west after the American Revolution. This long respected work was the earliest to to provide a published list of more than 20,000 names and genealogical information about the early Palatines of New York State, the original settlers of the Mohawk Valley. ISBN 1-897210-73-6 More information
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