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These records are on microfilm but not online. Go to [http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/archival-records/interloan/vsmain.aspx Ontario Vital Statistics ]for more information and an update on the years that are available.  
These records are on microfilm but not online. Go to [http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/archival-records/interloan/vsmain.aspx Ontario Vital Statistics ]for more information and an update on the years that are available.  


Records, including indexes, that are on film in the Family History Library can be found in the Family History Library Catalog by using the Place Search under ONTARIO - VITAL RECORDS. Conversion lists of the microfilm references between the Archives of Ontario and the Family History Library are available on the [http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/archival-records/interloan/v-ao-gsu.aspx Archives of Ontario Web site.]  
Records, including indexes, that are on film in the Family History Library can be found in the FamilySearch Catalog by using the Place Search under ONTARIO - VITAL RECORDS. Conversion lists of the microfilm references between the Archives of Ontario and the Family History Library are available on the [http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/archival-records/interloan/v-ao-gsu.aspx Archives of Ontario Web site.]  


Records after the cutoff dates mentioned above must be obtained from the Office of the Registrar General.  
Records after the cutoff dates mentioned above must be obtained from the Office of the Registrar General.  
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Britnell, W. E. and Elizabeth Hancocks, eds. ''County Marriage Registers of Ontario, Canada 1858-1869''. Volumes 1-. Agincourt, Ontario: Generation Press, 1979-. (Family History Library {{FHL|971.3 V22m|disp=book 971.3 V22m}}.)  
Britnell, W. E. and Elizabeth Hancocks, eds. ''County Marriage Registers of Ontario, Canada 1858-1869''. Volumes 1-. Agincourt, Ontario: Generation Press, 1979-. (Family History Library {{FHL|971.3 V22m|disp=book 971.3 V22m}}.)  


For a limited period of time prior to 1858, clergymen of faiths other than Anglican and Roman Catholic were asked to record marriage information in district marriage registers. Not all clergymen complied. Microfilms of the available records are at the Family History Library. Consult the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under ONTARIO - VITAL RECORDS.  
For a limited period of time prior to 1858, clergymen of faiths other than Anglican and Roman Catholic were asked to record marriage information in district marriage registers. Not all clergymen complied. Microfilms of the available records are at the Family History Library. Consult the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under ONTARIO - VITAL RECORDS.  


Marriage bonds were sometimes prepared when the couple were married by license, rather than having banns pronounced in church. Ontario marriage bonds, 1803-1845, have been microfilmed and are at the Family History Library, cataloged under ONTARIO - VITAL RECORDS. An alphabetical index to these records is on Family History Library films {{FHL|270320|title-id|disp=1276180-82}}. Most have been extracted and published in:  
Marriage bonds were sometimes prepared when the couple were married by license, rather than having banns pronounced in church. Ontario marriage bonds, 1803-1845, have been microfilmed and are at the Family History Library, cataloged under ONTARIO - VITAL RECORDS. An alphabetical index to these records is on Family History Library films {{FHL|270320|title-id|disp=1276180-82}}. Most have been extracted and published in:  
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Not all marriages were reported to government authorities. However, there are many records of early Ontario marriages:  
Not all marriages were reported to government authorities. However, there are many records of early Ontario marriages:  


*The Family History Library has many parish records of the Roman Catholic Church and some church records for smaller denominations. Most are listed in the '''Place Search''' of the Family History Library Catalog under ONTARIO, [COUNTY], [CITY] - CHURCH RECORDS.  
*The Family History Library has many parish records of the Roman Catholic Church and some church records for smaller denominations. Most are listed in the '''Place Search''' of the FamilySearch Catalog under ONTARIO, [COUNTY], [CITY] - CHURCH RECORDS.  
*The National Archives of Canada has microfilm copies of some church records. National Archives of Canada microfilm numbers are listed in Checklist of Parish Registers 1986.  
*The National Archives of Canada has microfilm copies of some church records. National Archives of Canada microfilm numbers are listed in Checklist of Parish Registers 1986.  
*Some church records are mixed with government vital records in the Marriage Records Collection.  
*Some church records are mixed with government vital records in the Marriage Records Collection.  
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