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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 
QUEBECIn the Province of Quebec, the responsibility for registration of vital events fell to the church. These civil registers have been in existence since the early seventeenth century. In 1926 the registration of births and deaths was allowed centrally for those who did not belong to a church. However, until 1969, all marriages were expected to take place in a church. Essentially, church records were accepted as the legal record for civil registration. Two copies of all registers were required to be kept, one in the parish, the other in the office of the district protonotary. After 100 years the records are transferred to the appropriate Regional Branch of the Archives Nationale du Québec. Note: In order to locate a record of birth, marriage or death in Québec, researchers are usually required to know the religion of the person, the date of the event and the community where the person lived. MODERN RECORDS In simple terms the official government registration and collection of vital events centrally did not begin in Quebec until 1994. This radical modern reform has resulted in the need for the government to communicate clearly with people. For this reason they created leaflets in both English and French to explain the change and what is involved. These leaflets, along with most records since 1900 are available from: Direction de l'etat civil Service à la clientèle In Quebec City: Le Directeur de l'état civil 205, rue Montmagny QUÉBEC, Québec G1N 2Z9 Telephone: (418) 643-3900 In Montreal: Le Directeur de l'état civil 2050, rue de Bleury, 6e étage Montréal Québec H3A 2J5 Telephone: (514) 864-3900 Toll free within Québec: (800) 567-3900 Fax: (418) 646-3255 (Québec) or (514) 864-4563 (Montréal) Email: etatcivil@dec.gouv.qc.ca Website: http://www.etatcivil.gouv.qc.ca/en/default.html The Application Form necessary to order a certificate is available online in Portable Document Format (pdf) at: http://www.etatcivil.gouv.qc.ca/en/certificate-copy-act.html Researchers can now use the online order forms to request vital records. Payment can also be made online using a major credit card on the government's secure webform. Online orders are processed within 1 business day following receipt of your request. Learn more about the online secure ordering service by choosing the Birth, Marriage or Death links at: http://www.etatcivil.gouv.qc.ca/en/default.html HISTORIC RECORDS Records more than 100 years old are in the custody of the regional offices of the Archives nationales du Québec (ANQ). The ANQ requires exact dates before certificates can be issued. Unfortunately, the ANQ cannot conduct extensive research. If you do not have the necessary details or information to order registrations, you might wish to hire a researcher to search for and obtain copies of the appropriate records on your behalf. The Quebec Family History Society (P.O. Box 1026, POINTE-CLAIRE, Quebec, H9S 1N9) can help by providing a list of researchers. Regional Offices Archives nationales du Québec
For additional information about the regional offices, opening hours and detailed information on the geographic area covered by each office, visit the web page of the Quebec Family History Society at: http://www.qfhs.ca/ PRDH: Programme de recherche en démographie historique Recently a huge database has been made available online for those researching people in Quebec before 1800. Programme de recherche en démographie historique (PRDH) is a program that began in 1966 at the Université de Montréal to begin an exhaustive reconstruction of the population of Quebec from the beginnings of French colonization in the seventeenth century. The PRDH database is mainly based on the approximately 690,000 baptismal, marriage, and burial certificates dated prior to 1800 that come from 153 parishes, missions, and institutions. This massive project has come to fruition in the form of a computerized population register, composed of biographical files on all individuals of European ancestry who lived in the St. Lawrence Valley. The file for each individual gives the date and place of birth, marriage(s), and death, as well as family and conjugal ties with other individuals. This basic information is complemented by various socio-demographic characteristics drawn from documents: socio-professional status and occupation, ability to sign his or her name, place of residence, and, for immigrants, place of origin. The PRDH site includes Acadians who settled in Quebec, but it does not cover Acadia itself. How to access the PRDH: http://www.genealogie.umontreal.ca/fr/main.htm or in english at: http://www.genealogie.umontreal.ca/en/main.htm Researchers can navigate the site free of charge and also conduct a first-level search. The information that you can obtain at the first level will be limited, but it will allow you to check whether the data base contains information on the ancestor(s) for whom you want to launch a search. For further information it will be necessary to take out a subscription which will enable you to obtain complete information and to navigate between the different components of the data base. More Quebec / French Canadian Resources - from Global Genealogy 
CD ROM - Tanguay Collection Dictionnaire Genealogique Des Familles Canadiennes. By Rev Cyprien Tanguay.
All seven volumes, more than 4,400 pages. Originally published between 1871-1890. Covers the period of French Canada from 1608 to approximately 1760. Perhaps the most-well known and oft quoted source for French-Canadian genealogy. This CD also includes three other inportant works including Complement to the Tanguay Genealogical Dictionary (Tanguay Corrections) by LeBoeuf.More information
BOOK - Forests and Clearings - The History of Stanstead County, Province of Quebec, With Sketches of More Than Five Hundred Families
Compiled by B. F. HubbardRevised, Abridged, with Additions and Illustrations by John Lawrence Originally published by Lovell Printing and Publishing Co., Montreal, 1874 This facsimile reprint by Global Heritage Press, Milton, 2010 This authoritive local history provides a comprehensive description of the history of Stanstead County from the time of the earliest European settlers until 1874. Genealogists and the descendants of those early pioneers and inhabitants of Stanstead county will especially be drawn to the collection of more than five hundred family histories/sketches. Overflowing with names, dates and places as well as local history of the community that the county's early families forged from the wilderness. ISBN 9781926797045 (Hardcover) More information
By Rev. Ernest M. Taylor, M.A. New Indexes by Arlene Royea [2009] Volume One - Originally published by John Lovell and Son, Montreal 1908 Volume Two - Originally published by John Lovell and Son, Montreal 1937 These facsimile reprints by Global Heritage Press, Milton, 2009 The Reverend Ernest M. Taylor created two volumes of history of Brome County and family sketches of the people who called Brome their home. The first volume was published in 1908. The author had intended to have the second volume ready soon after, "however, various matters occassioned the delay", not the least being the challenge of accumulating the histories of failies who settled in teh county pior to 1850. That second volume was published 29 years later in 1937. These works have been valued by historians and genealogists ever since. Both volumes include carefully prepared text that offers valuable insights into the early settlement and development of the County of Brome. More information
BOOK - History of Shefford (pre-1877) by C. Thomas. A historical reprint of the original 1877 book with a new every-name index. This historical reprint discusses the civil, ecclesiastical, biographical and statistical history of Shefford Quebec, as it was known by author C. Thomas in 1877. Of great interest to those who seek knowledge of the region during its early development and the personalities that guided it throughout its development. Many individuals and their accomplishments are included as well as lists of those who served in public office, sorted by year.
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BOOK - Sketches of Some Early Shefford Pioneers (Quebec, Canada) (1905).
By J. P. Noyes. The design of this book is to provide of a series of biographical sketches to accompany portraits of ten men who had, in one way or another, been intimately connected with the early history of Shefford. In telling the stories of these men, Noyes also shed considerable light on the settlement and development of Shefford, as well as on family members and others in the community up to 1905. . More information
BOOK - Pioneers of The Upper Ottawa, and The Humors of the Valley [Hull & Aylmer, Quebec area]By Anson Guard. Originally published by Emerson Press, Ottawa, 1905. This facsimile reprint by Global Heritage Press, Milton, 1999 (CD 2009) Genealogists will rejoice to see this new edition of Pioneers of the Upper Ottawa, with its wealth of genealogical information about families in the Aylmer-Eardley-South Hull area. The original edition of 1906, published by a small press in Ottawa, has disappeared so thoroughly that even libraries have not found copies to place in their rare book rooms. The core of the book, and the justification for republishing it after so many years of neglect, are the genealogies which occupy the last third of the volume. All the earliest families are listed, with information about who married whom, where migrant children have gone and whose farms various descendants occupy now. This historical reprint includes a new introduction and a new index. ISBN 1-894378-28-8 (Hardcover) More information
BOOK - History of The Ottawa Valley (Ontario & Quebec, Canada)
By J. M. Gourlay. History of The Ottawa Valley is a great resource for those with an interest in the settlement and early development of the communities in the Ottawa Valley. The book addesses both the Ontario and Quebec sides of the Ottawa River. Seemingly endless references to specific settlers and early community leaders populate the pages of this respected history. Originally published in 1896 ISBN 1-978-1-897446-3-5 (Hardcover) More information
BOOK - Contributions To The History of The Eastern Townships, Accounts of the Early Settlement of St. Armand, Dunham, Sutton, Brome, Potton, and Bolton [Quebec, Canada] By Cyrus Thomas. Originally published by John Lovell, Montreal 1866. This facsimile reprint by Global Heritage Press, Milton, 2006 (CD 2009) Cyrus Thomas created a work that has endured as a valued reference work since it was first published by John Lovell, Montreal in 1866. It is a carefully prepared text that offers valuable insights into the early settlement and development of the Eastern Townships of present-day Quebec as reported by a witness from more than one hundred and forty years ago. ISBN 1-894378-91-1 (Hardcover) More information
BOOK - History of the Eastern Townships (1869) Province of Quebec, Dominion of Canada by Mrs. C.M. Day. The author describes the founding and development of the Eastern Townships in detail. The book contains much biographical information about individuals and families who settled in the area. An invaluable reference for everyone with an interest in the early history of the Eastern Townships of Quebec (Lower Canada / Canada East).
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BOOK - Pioneers of the Eastern Townships. (pre- 1863)by Mrs. C.M. Day. This high quality historical reprint contains pioneer sketches of the first settlers in this area, as well as a very good description of what they encountered while establishing a life for themselves in the New World. New Index! According to the original author : "the object of the book is to bring a more lively remembrance of the hardships and privations suffered by the early settlers of these townships." More information
BOOK - Montreal Directory, 1868-69 Author John Lovell.
The John Lovell directory of the city of Montreal for the years of 1868 to 1869 contains an alphabetical listing of the citizens of the city and a street directory. It also includes subscribers and advertisers classified business directories and a miscellaneous directory.
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BOOK - History of Compton County and Sketches of the Eastern Townships, District of St. Francis, and Sherbrooke CountyCompiled by L.S. Channell Originally published by L.S Channell, Cookshire, 1896 This edition published by Global Heritage Press, Milton 1999 (CD 2009) After more than 100 years, this book is still considered an essential resource for those with an interest in the early settlement history of Commpton County, and its founding families. Filled to the brim with biographical sketches, first-hand accounts, and historical records from a wide array of primary and secondary sources, The History of Compton County will continue to delight readers and researchers for centuries to come. Most information was gathered from old settlers, old newspapers, government reports, municipal records, and written accounts left by some pioneers. ISBN 1-894378-13-X (Hardcover) More information
BOOK - History of the Counties of Argenteuil, Quebec & Prescott, OntarioBy: Cyrus Thomas Originally published by John Lovell & Son, Montreal, 1896. This facsimile reprint by Global Heritage Press, Milton, 1999 (CD 2010) Cyrus Thomas, educator and author, wrote this comprehensive history of neighboring counties - one in Quebec, and one in Ontario - in 1896. This book remains the foremost published history of the settlement and development of the region up to its publication date in 1896. The historical and family sketches included in History of the Counties of Argenteuil, Quebec & Prescott, Ontario, contain a wealth of names and genealogical information that will be of great interest to those with an interest in the history and families of the region. ISBN 1-894378-06-7 (Hardcover) More information
BOOK - The History of the County of Huntingdon, and of the Seigniories of Chateaugay and Beauharnois from Their Settlement to the year 1838 [Quebec]By Robert Sellar. Originally published 1888 (This historical reprint by Global Heritage Press) This thick county history is overflowing with the history of the settlement and advancement of the Quebec county of Huntingdon and the seigniories of Chateaugay and Beauharnois fromteh time of the first Europwan settlement up to 1838. Lists of occupants of properties and first settlers are a windfall for family historians who seek information about their ancestors who settled or lived in the community. Much anecdotal and biographical information about specific individuals is included in this fine local history. ISBN 9781926797045 (Hardcover) More information
BOOK - Pontiac County Protestant Baptisms, Marriages and Burials 1864-1911, St. George's, St. Stephen's & St. Mathew's Anglican ChurchesBy Dawn Murphy This book consists of information extracted from microfiche records of Anglican circuit riders and churches from Pontiac County Quebec. Pontiac County is located on the Ottawa River, upstream from the present day cities of Ottawa & Hull, situated opposite the Ontario counties of Renfrew and Lanark. Many of the family names contained in this book will be familiar to those who have researched in Lanark and Renfrew as there was a great deal of migration between the counties. ISBN 1-894378-09-1 (Hardcover) More information
BOOK - The French-Canadian Heritage in New England By Gerard J. Brault The French-Canadian Heritage in New England is a comprehensive historical, sociological, and cultural introduction to the sizable Franco-American population in New England. From 1865 to 1920 thousands of French Canadians immigrated to New England from Quebec and Acadia; today Franco-Americans are the third largest ancestry group in New England, outnumbered only by the English and the Irish. In his account of their history and culture, Gerard Brault follows the migration of French Canadians to New England, their experience as a community in the United States, and the many aspects of their cultural legacy: literature and folklore, art and architecture, education and politics. ISBN 0-7735-0537-7 More information
CD ROM - Quebec Land Grants Indexed by Surname - Complete Set Land records are a critical source of information for family historians. They place a person/family at a specific place at a definite time and date. The information on this CD is organized in an alphabetical index format (sorted by Surname) to the Land Grants by the crown, in the province of Quebec from 1763 to 1890. An alphabetical index, county by county of those persons who received a Crown Land Grant from 1763-1890. More information BOOKLETS - Crown Land Grants of Quebec. By: Reprinted by QFHS. Terrific reference, sorted alphabetically by surname.More information CD ROM - "Red Drouins" - The "Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Francais 1608-1760" Economical source for all three volumes of the RED DROUIN. More information BOOK - JETTE - Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles du Quebec by Rene Jette. A genealogical dictionary for Québec families from 1621 to 1730. Published in 1983, it covers French people in the area now called Quebec, and named at that time Canada or New France. More information BOOK - Miller's Manual, A Research Guide to the Major French-Canadian Genealogical resources... What They are and How to Use Them. By Douglas J. Miller. Confused by Tanguay? Can't read French? Can't read the footnotes? Gave up on the PRDH? Baffled by the Jetté? Many beginning genealogists have long been frustrated by these "Bibles" of French-Canadian Genealogy. Douglas Miller, the eminent genealogist and popular speaker has created an easy how-to guide that takes the mystery out of not only the Tanguay, Jetté and the PRDH, but also instructs us on how to read and understand the Drouin, the Loiselle file, baptismal records, marriage records, and burial records. Also included is a 10-page section on the English translation of the most commonly found abbreviations in French Canadian genealogy. More information BOOK - La Grande Recrue de 1653, The Colonists Who Saved Montreal By Roland J. Auger. Translated to English by Dianne J. Little La Grande Recrue de 1653 provides details about the 150 men who were part of La Grand Recrue. Contains information about their contract for service, marriage, and children. Also background information about the situation in Montreal leading to recruitment of these colonists. More information BOOK - Pioneers of French Canada and Detroit (Michigan), They Came, They Settled, They Flourished By Patricia Oliss Brown. This book is a history of persons who have passed their genes down to Joseph Charles Francis brown. The family members included are French-Canadians and French-Americans who are the direct descendants of Rosalie Basilique Chene, the maternal grandmother of Joseph Brown. references are made to several thousand specific individuals. More information BOOK - Loyal Service - Perspectives on French-Canadian Military Leaders By Colonel Bernd Horn and Dr. Roch Legault. French Canadians have a long, proud history of serving their nation. Loyal Service examines the service of a number of French-Canadian leaders and their contributions to the nation during times of peace, crisis, and conflict spanning the entire historical spectrum from New France to the end of the twentieth century. More information BOOK - ISLE of Orleans By Pierre George Roy This is a reprint of a scarce English edition that was originally published in 1928. It contains anecdotal stories of the people, places and events that shaped the history of the Isle of Orleans. This comprehensive history discusses every aspect of the discovery, settlement and development of the island. Filled with references to specific people and events, ISLE of Orleans is an essential read for everyone with an interest in French settlement and families in North America. More information BOOK - King's Daughters and Founding Mothers: The Filles du Roi, 1663-1673 (2 Vol. Set) by: Peter J. Gagné. A groundbreaking biographical dictionary of the nearly 800 women and girls sent from France to populate Quebec between 1663 and 1673. The introduction explains the need for the program, compares it to similar initiatives by the British and Spanish, dispels misconceptions about the Filles du Roi and gives a history of the program in Canada. Includes information and index to husbands of Filles du Roi More information BOOK - The Good Regiment. The Carignan-Salieres Regiment in Canada, 1665-1668. By: Jack Verney. In 1665 the Carignan-Salieres Regiment was sent to Canada by King Louis XIV to quell the Iroquois, whose attacks were strangling the colony's fur based economy and threatening to destroy it's tiny settlements. In this book, Jack Verney reveals that soldiers in the Carignan-Salieres Regiment were not saintly knights but caroused, womanized, and gambled just like those of any other infantry. Many of their members married some of the first French women to come to the colonies, and some married women from the 'Fille du Roi' immigration. More information BOOK - Before The King's Daughters: The Filles a Marier, 1634-1662 by: Peter J. Gagné. Before the state-sponsored immigration program that sent nearly 800 women known as Filles du Roi to Québec, 262 brave and adventurous women made the journey to New France on their own. Sent by relatives and religious organizations or enlisting on their own account, these women did not benefit from a paid passage and dowry drawn from the King’s treasury, but they did face the same if not worse hardships and dangers. Known as the Filles à Marier or “marriageable girls,” they were the first single women to set foot in the colony since its return from the English in 1632. More information BOOK - Les Écossais: The Pioneer Scots of Lower Canada (Quebec), 1763-1855 By: Lucille H. Campey. This is the first fully documented account, produced in modern times, of the migration of Scots to Lower Canada (Quebec). Scots were in the forefront of the early influx of British settlers, which began in the late eighteenth century. More information BOOK - French Canadian sources, a Guide for Genealogists This book is designed to assist researchers by provided detailed explanations about many primary and secondary sources available to them. It is the purpose of this book to help non-French speaking genealogists use these resources. More information BOOK - Finding Your French Canadian Ancestors 2nd Ed. by L. St. Denis. This publication includes over 150 resources to assist in finding your French-Canadian Ancestors. More information BOOK - Finding your Ancestors in English Quebec. by Althea Douglas. This publication includes: how to locate documents, what records are open or closed, and what published sources are best, unique research methods for finding your ancestors in English Quebec. More information BOOK - Oatmeal and the Catechism, Scottish Gaelic Settlers in Quebec By Margaret Bennett. An in-depth examination of one ethnic group's place in Canada's cultural mosaic. Oatmeal and the Catechism records the history and folk culture of the Gaels who emigrated to Canada from the Scottish Hebrides and settled in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. By looking at their history, examining the way of life and the values of the society from which they came, and recording the traditional folk culture that has survived the emigration process, Margaret Bennett traces the influence of Scottish Gaelic settlers on Quebec and Canada. More information BOOK - Our French Canadian Ancestors - 28 Volume Series. A fine series of books that not only contain biographies on many hundreds of our first French ancestors written in English, but also interesting and informative articles on life in early New France: Filles de Roi, dit names, Carignan Regiment, Crime and punishment, the role of the Catholic Church in New France, etc. More information BOOK - Crofters and Habitants- Settler Society, Economy, and Culture in a Quebec Township, 1848-1881. by J.I. Little. In Crofters and Habitants, J.I. Little examines the ways in which two highly distinct social groups- Gaelic-speaking crofters from the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Herbrides and French-speaking habitants from south of Quebec City- adapted to a common physical environment in the rugged Appalachian plateau of south-eastern Quebec. More information BOOK - Habitants and Merchants in Seventeenth Century Montreal By: Louise Dechene. The island of Montreal in the seventeenth century as a case study for an analysis of the establishment of colonial society, investigates the emergence of urban and rural communities that were shaped by both their French cultural backgrounds and the new environment. More information BOOK - The Loyalists of Quebec, 1774, 1825 by Montreal U.E.L. More information BOOK - The Loyalists of the Eastern Townships of Quebec. This book contains historical sketches, biographical descriptions and an extensive index of settlers. More information BOOK - Index to 'The Loyalists of the Eastern Townships of Quebec'. By: Linda Corupe, U.E.. This book provides an extensive index for the original publication. More information BOOK - The Seigneurial System in Early Canada, A Geographical Study. By: Richard Colebrook Harris. With remarkable clarity, Harris unfolds a detailed picture of the landscape of early Canada and of the people who created it. The reissue of this important volume will be welcomed by all interested in early European societies in North America. More information 
BOOK - The Christie Seigneuries, Estate Management and Settlement in the Upper Richelieu Valley, 1760-1854 By: Francoise Noel. In The Christie Seigneuries, Françoise Noël provides a detailed case study of the Christie Seigneuries in the Upper Richelieu Valley (in what is now Quebec) during the period from the French surrender to the British in 1760 to the commutation act of 1854 ending seigneurial tenure. While most seigneurial studies have focused on the censitaires, Noël examines the administrative practices of the seigneurs themselves. ISBN: 9780773508767 More information
BOOK - Grosse Ile - Gateway to Canada 1832-1937, by Marianna O'Gallagher.A quarantine station for European immigrants in the early life of Canada, Grosse Ile was the end of the road, not the beginning, for many seeking a new life in a new life in a new land. More information BOOK - A Grandmother Remembers Grosse Ile by Jeannette Vekeman Masson.Ordinary daily life on this extraordinary quarantine island told by the daughter of the Belgian interpreter More information BOOK - Voyage of the Naparima by James J. Mangan.The controversial best-seller which recounts the coming of an Irish family to Grosse Ile in 1847. More information BOOK - Guide to Quebec Catholic Parishes and Published Parish Marriage Records. by Jeanne Sauve White. This book is intended to help researchers locate their Catholic ancestors in Quebec, Canada. More information BOOK - Quebec, 1759 The Seige And The Battle by C.P. Stacey Edited and with new material by Donald E. Graves A superb account of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham -- a turning point in the history of North America. More information 
BOOK - Starting Out in GenealogyBy 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 CanadaBy: 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 By Rev. George H. Cornish Originally published by Methodist Book and Publishing House, Toronto, 1881 This edition published by Global Heritage Press, Milton 2001 (CD 2009) 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 (Hardcover edition) More information
BOOK - The First Century of Methodism in Canada, 1775-1883. Two Volumes In OneBy 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 & ResourcesSecond Edition 2005By 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 AmericaBy John Lovell and Son, Montreal, 1873 Originally published by John Lovell and Son, Montreal, 1873 This facsimile reprint by Global Heritage Press, Milton, 1998 (CD 2010) 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 (Hardcover) More information
BOOK - The Canadian Almanac of 1862Originally 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
American Revolution / United Empire Loyalists:
BOOK - United Empire Loyalists, A Guide to Tracing Loyalist Ancestors in Upper CanadaBy Brenda Dougall Merriman Published by Global Heritage Press 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 (Hardcover); ISBN 978-1897446-95-9 (Coil bound) 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 Published by Global Heritage Press Gavin Watt has significantly updated and revised 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 have 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. ISBN 1-897210-83-3 (Hardcover) More information
BOOK - Orderly Book of the Three Battalions of Loyalists Commanded by Brigadier-General Oliver De Lancey, 1776-1778, To Which is Appended a List of New York Loyalists in the City of New York During the War of the RevolutionCompiled by: William Kelby Originally published 1917 This facsimile reprint by Global Heritage Press, Milton, 2006 This book is a military diary outlining the activities of three battalions of Loyalists that were raised for the defense of Long Island. The orderly book includes much detail including many names of specific individuals. An appendix listing 1500 Loyalists who resided in New York during the American Revolution follows the main content of the book. ISBN 1-897446-93-5 (Softcover) 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 (Hardcover) 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 (Softcover) 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 By Eula C. Lapp. Originally published by Mika Publishing, Belleville, 1977 Subsequent printings by Global Heritage Press, Milton, 2000, 2010 (CD 2010) 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 1-894378-39-3 (Hardcover) More information
BOOK - Voyage Of A Different Kind - The Associated Loyalists of Kingston and Adolphustown [Ontario]By Larry Turner. Originally published by Mika Publishing, Belleville, 1984 This printing by Global Heritage Press, Milton, 1999 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 (Hardcover) 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 (This historical reprint by Global Heritage Press) 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 (Hardcover) 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 Originally published by Rose Publishing Co., Toronto, 1885. This facsimile reprint by Global Heritage Press, Milton, 2005 (CD 2010) This book was originally compiled in 1885 for the "Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada". It contains the names of, and information about many 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 (Hardcover) 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 (Hardcover) 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 (Hardcover) 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 (Hardcover) 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 (Hardcover) More information
BOOK - The Queen's Rangers
By George H. Locke and Margaret Ray. The author discusses the history of the Queen's Rangers from the American Revolution until the mid-ninteenth century. A reprint of a paper presented by George H. Locke at the June, 1923 meeting of the Ontario Historical Society at Kingston. Includes several biographies plus an appendix item containing a list of members of the Queen's Rangers who were present at the Surrender of Yorktown in 1781. ISBN 1-897210-77-9 More information
BOOK - The Settlement of the United Empire Loyalists on the Upper St. Lawrence and Bay of Quinte In 1784, A Documentary Record. By Brig. General E. A. Cruikshank (originally published 1934). The Settlement of the United Empire Loyalists on the Upper St. Lawrence and Bay of Quinte In 1784, A Documentary Record is comprised of a collection of letters and journal entries of the people who were most closely involved with planning and accomplishing Loyalist settlement along the St. Lawrence River and the Bay of Quinte area between May 1783 and November of 1784.ISBN: 978-1-897466-03-4 (Hardcover) More information
BOOK - The Hessians And The Other German Auxiliaries Of Great Britain In The Revolutionary War. By Edward J. Lowell (This historical reprint by Global Heritage Press) The history of the German auxiliaries, who fought for Great Britain in the Revolutionary War, has not received from American writers the amount of attention which its importance would seem to deserve. Much of the original source material used by the author in 1884 was lost due to bombing during the Second World War. This circumstance heightens the the importance of this early work. ISBN 1-894378-83-0 (Hardcover) More information
BOOK - Sketches Illustrating The Early Settlement and History of Glengarry in CanadaBy J. A. MacDonell. J. A. MacDonell recognized that much had been written on the subject of United Empire Loyalist settlement in Ontario, the War of 1812-14, and the Rebellion of 1837-8, but expressed concern that there was little mention made of the part that the Highlanders of Glengarry played in those conflicts. He corrects that oversight within the 29 chapters that comprise this formitable text. This book is an fine source of information for those interested in early settlement of the Highlanders in Glengarry and surrounding counties, and the role that they played in the American Revolution, United Empire Loyalist migration and settlement, War of 1812, and the Rebellion of 1837-38. ISBN 1-894378-80-6 (Hardcover) 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
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