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As civil registration of vital statistics was not generally practiced in Canada until provincial governments took responsibility in the late nineteenth century, 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. | *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 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 Methodists were established at Rossville in 1840. | ||
*The Presbyterians first arrived in Assiniboin in 1851. | *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. | *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. | ||