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You find them in books like [https://www.worldcat.org/title/cyclopdia-of-canadian-biography-being-chiefly-men-of-the-time-a-collection-of-persons-distinguished-in-professional-and-political-life-leaders-in-the-commerce-and-industry-of-canada-and-successful-pioneers/oclc/1084367929&referer=brief_results '''A Cyclopaedia of Canadian Biography being Chiefly Men of the Times (1888)'''] or [https://www.worldcat.org/title/prominent-people-of-the-maritime-provinces/oclc/1036089504&referer=brief_results '''Prominent People of the Maritime Provinces''']. By 1922 when this was published, women, though not yet legally ‘persons’, were allotted some twenty entries. As well, the annual editions of [https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=Who%27s+Who+in+Canada&qt=results_page '''The Canadian Who’s Who and its variants'''], can be a useful source because they usually give the place of birth, names of parents and often earlier lineage, as well as marriage, wife, children and education, offering leads to professional and college directories. <ref>Douglas, ''Tools of the Trade,'' page 56.</ref>
You find them in books like [https://www.worldcat.org/title/cyclopdia-of-canadian-biography-being-chiefly-men-of-the-time-a-collection-of-persons-distinguished-in-professional-and-political-life-leaders-in-the-commerce-and-industry-of-canada-and-successful-pioneers/oclc/1084367929&referer=brief_results '''A Cyclopaedia of Canadian Biography being Chiefly Men of the Times (1888)'''] or [https://www.worldcat.org/title/prominent-people-of-the-maritime-provinces/oclc/1036089504&referer=brief_results '''Prominent People of the Maritime Provinces''']. By 1922 when this was published, women, though not yet legally ‘persons’, were allotted some twenty entries. As well, the annual editions of [https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=Who%27s+Who+in+Canada&qt=results_page '''The Canadian Who’s Who and its variants'''], can be a useful source because they usually give the place of birth, names of parents and often earlier lineage, as well as marriage, wife, children and education, offering leads to professional and college directories. <ref>Douglas, ''Tools of the Trade,'' page 56.</ref>


=== Provincial Archives of New Brunswick (PANB) Website  ===
*[https://archives.gnb.ca/ResearchTools/GuideToBiographies/?culture=en-CA '''Guide to Biographies'''] Provincial Archives of New Brunswick
*[https://archives.gnb.ca/ResearchTools/GuideToFamilyHistories/?culture=en-CA '''Guide to Family Histories'''] Provincial Archives of New Brunswick]




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