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Church records may be consulted for birth, death, or marriage information prior to 1882. Civil registration of vital statistics was not generally practiced in Canada until provincial governments took responsibility in the late nineteenth century. The first Catholic parish was founded at Red River in 1818 by two priests. The Church of England (Anglican) began in the same area in 1820. The Methodists were established at Rossville in 1840 | Church records may be consulted for birth, death, or marriage information prior to 1882. | ||
*Civil registration of vital statistics was not generally practiced in Canada until provincial governments took responsibility in the late nineteenth century. | |||
*The first Catholic parish was founded at Red River in 1818 by two priests. The Church of England (Anglican) began in the same area in 1820. | |||
*The Methodists were established at Rossville in 1840. | |||
*The Presbyterians first arrived in Assiniboin in 1851. | |||
*Baptists, Lutherans, and Mennonites were established in [[Portal:Manitoba|Manitoba]] in the 1870s as a result of the arrival of large numbers of Germanic and Slavic immigrants. | |||
*The Congregationalists, Methodists, and some of the Presbyterians were combined in 1925 to form the United Church of Canada. | |||
A few Church of England, Presbyterian, Roman Catholic, and United Church of Canada registers are available on microfilm at the Provincial Archives. The Church of England registers are indexed to 1900. For a complete list of Church of England, Roman Catholic, and Presbyterian registers held by the Provincial Archives see “Genealogical Sources in the Province of Manitoba,” ''Genealogical Journal'' 8:98. | A few Church of England, Presbyterian, Roman Catholic, and United Church of Canada registers are available on microfilm at the Provincial Archives. The Church of England registers are indexed to 1900. For a complete list of Church of England, Roman Catholic, and Presbyterian registers held by the Provincial Archives see “Genealogical Sources in the Province of Manitoba,” ''Genealogical Journal'' 8:98. | ||
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Archdiocese of St. Boniface<br>151 Avenue de la Cathédrale<br>St. Boniface, MB R2H 0H6<br>Phone: 204-237-9851<br>Fax: 204-231-2652<br>Internet: http://www.archsaintboniface.ca/ | Archdiocese of St. Boniface<br>151 Avenue de la Cathédrale<br>St. Boniface, MB R2H 0H6<br>Phone: 204-237-9851<br>Fax: 204-231-2652<br>Internet: http://www.archsaintboniface.ca/ | ||
'''United Church of Canada Archives'''<br>Conference of Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario Archives<br>The University of Winnipeg Library <br>515 Portage Avenue <br>Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9<br>Telephone: 204-783-0708<br>Fax: 204-786-1824<br>Internet: http://www.united-church.ca/archives/mnwo/home.shtm<br>(An appointment is recommended.) | '''United Church of Canada Archives'''<br>Conference of Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario Archives<br>The University of Winnipeg Library <br>515 Portage Avenue <br>Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9<br>Telephone: 204-783-0708<br>Fax: 204-786-1824<br>Internet: http://www.united-church.ca/archives/mnwo/home.shtm<br>(An appointment is recommended.) | ||
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