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-This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for post-1800 research.1. In column 1 find the goal you selected.2. In column 2 find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.3. In column 3 find additional record types that may be useful.4. Then look for the record type you need in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog.Note: Records of previous research (genealogy, biography, history, periodicals, and societies) are useful for most goals, but are not listed unless they are ''especially'' helpful.<br><br>
+This table can help you decide which records to search in [[Portal:Canada|Canada]]. It is most helpful for post-1800 research.1. In column 1 find the goal you selected.2. In column 2 find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.3. In column 3 find additional record types that may be useful.4. Then look for the record type you need in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog.Note: Records of previous research (genealogy, biography, history, periodicals, and societies) are useful for most goals, but are not listed unless they are ''especially'' helpful.<br><br>
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 | align="left" | 1. If You Need
 | align="left" | 2. Look First In
 | align="left" | 3. Then Search
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 | align="left" | Age
 | align="left" | Census, Vital Records, Church Records
 | align="left" | Cemeteries, Military Records, Emigration and Immigration
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 | align="left" | Birth date
 | align="left" | Vital Records, Church Records
 | align="left" | Cemeteries, Newspapers, Census
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 | align="left" | Birthplace
 | align="left" | Vital Records, Church Records
 | align="left" | Census, Newspapers
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 | align="left" | City or parish of foreign birth
 | align="left" | Church Records, Naturalization and Citizenship, Genealogy, Biography,
 | align="left" | Vital Records, Newspapers, History, Emigration and Immigration
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 | align="left" | Country of foreign birth
 | align="left" | Emigration and Immigration, Census, Naturalization and Citizenship
 | align="left" | Church Records, Military Records, Vital Records, Newspapers
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 | align="left" | Death
 | align="left" | Vital Records, Cemeteries, Probate Records, Church Records
 | align="left" | Notarial Records, Newspapers, Military Records, Obituaries
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 | align="left" | Ethnic background
 | align="left" | Minorities, Native Races, Societies, Church Records, Census
 | align="left" | Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship
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 | align="left" | French terms
 | align="left" | Language and Languages
 | align="left" | Church Records, Vital Records, Notarial Records
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 | align="left" | Historical background
 | align="left" | History, Historical Geography, Periodicals
 | align="left" | Emigration and Immigration, Minorities
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 | align="left" | Immigration date
 | align="left" | Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship
 | align="left" | Census, Newspapers, Biography, Genealogy, Land and Property
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 | align="left" | Living relatives (and adoptions)
 | align="left" | Genealogy, Directories, Court Records, Obituaries
 | align="left" | Census, Biography, Societies, Church Records, Probate Records
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 | align="left" | Maiden name, alias names
 | align="left" | Vital Records, Church Records, Newspapers
 | align="left" | Cemeteries; Military Records; Probate Records; Names, Personal
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 | align="left" | Marriage
 | align="left" | Vital Records, Church Records, Notarial Records, Census, Newspapers
 | align="left" | Military Records, Probate Records, Land and Property, Cemeteries
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 | align="left" | Occupation
 | align="left" | Census, Directories, Emigration and Immigration, Vital Records
 | align="left" | Newspapers, Biography, Court Records, Business Records and Commerce
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 | align="left" | Parents, children, and other family members
 | align="left" | Vital Records, Church Records, Census, Probate Records, Genealogy
 | align="left" | Obituaries, Emigration and Immigration, Notarial Records, Newspapers, Cemeteries
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 | align="left" | Physical description
 | align="left" | Military Records, Biography
 | align="left" | Vital Records, Genealogy, Emigration and Immigration
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 | align="left" | Place-finding aids
 | align="left" | Gazetteers, Maps, History
 | align="left" | Historical Geography, Periodicals
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 | align="left" | Places of residence
 | align="left" | Census, Land and Property
 | align="left" | History, Military Records
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 | align="left" | Place (town) of residence when you know only the province
 | align="left" | Census (indexed), Genealogy, Military Records, Vital Records, Land and Property
 | align="left" | Biography, Probate Records, History, Emigration and Immigration, Directories
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 | align="left" | Political subdivision origins and boundaries
 | align="left" | Gazetteers, Maps, Directories
 | align="left" | History, Historical Geography
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 | align="left" | Previous research (compiled genealogy)
 | align="left" | Genealogy, Periodicals, Societies
 | align="left" | History, Biography
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 | align="left" | Record-finding aids
 | align="left" | Archives and Libraries, Societies
 | align="left" | Periodicals
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 | align="left" | Religion
 | align="left" | Census, Church Records, History
 | align="left" | Biography, Cemeteries, Obituaries
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 | align="left" | Social activities
 | align="left" | History, Biography, Newspapers, Societies
 | align="left" | Cemeteries, Directories, Obituaries
 |}
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