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| ===Marriages=== | | ===Marriages=== |
| *'''1779 - 1858''' [https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/vital-statistics-births-marriages-deaths/marriage-bonds/Pages/search.aspx '''Search: Marriage Bonds, 1779-1858 - Lower & Upper Canada''']. | | *'''1779 - 1858''' [https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/vital-statistics-births-marriages-deaths/marriage-bonds/Pages/search.aspx '''Search: Marriage Bonds, 1779-1858 - Lower & Upper Canada''']. |
| *'''1803 - 1845, 1865''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/328407?availability=Family%20History%20Library '''Marriage bonds, licenses and correspondence of Ontario, Canada, 1803-1845, 1865'''] | | *'''1803 - 1845, 1865''' {{FSC|328407|item|disp='''Marriage bonds, licenses and correspondence of Ontario, Canada, 1803-1845, 1865'''}} |
| :*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/270320?availability=Family%20History%20Library '''Nominal card index for the Lower Canada marriage bonds''']. | | :*{{FSC|270320|item|disp='''Nominal card index for the Lower Canada marriage bonds'''}}. |
| *'''1826 - 1938''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7921/ '''Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938'''] - index & images - at Ancestry ($) | | *'''1826 - 1938''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7921/ '''Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938'''] - index & images - at Ancestry ($) |
| *'''1869 - 1927''' {{RecordSearch|1784216|'''Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927'''}} at FamilySearch — index & images | | *'''1869 - 1927''' {{RecordSearch|1784216|'''Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927'''}} at FamilySearch — index & images |
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| ==FamilySearch Library Microfilms== | | ==FamilySearch Library Microfilms== |
| *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/517518?availability=Family%20History%20Library '''Births, stillbirths, and delayed registration with indexes, 1869-1912'''], images | | *{{FSC|517518|item|disp='''Births, stillbirths, and delayed registration with indexes, 1869-1912'''}}, images |
| *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/530639?availability=Family%20History%20Library '''Marriages - registrations, 1869-1927; original index, 1869-1876; index, 1873-1927; and delayed registrations, 1892-1919'''], images | | *{{FSC|530639|item|disp='''Marriages - registrations, 1869-1927; original index, 1869-1876; index, 1873-1927; and delayed registrations, 1892-1919'''}}, images |
| *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/515541?availability=Family%20History%20Library '''Deaths - registration, 1869-1937 and index, 1869-1937'''], images | | *{{FSC|515541|item|disp='''Deaths - registration, 1869-1937 and index, 1869-1937'''}}, images |
| ==Archives of Ontario== | | ==Archives of Ontario== |
| *The Archives of Ontario receives Vital Statistics records from the Office of the Registrar General of Ontario on an annual basis. These records contain indexes (where they exist) and registrations capturing information about births, marriages and deaths in Ontario. | | *The Archives of Ontario receives Vital Statistics records from the Office of the Registrar General of Ontario on an annual basis. These records contain indexes (where they exist) and registrations capturing information about births, marriages and deaths in Ontario. |
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| ==Marriage Bonds== | | ==Marriage Bonds== |
| *Marriage bonds were sometimes prepared when the couple were married by license, rather than having banns pronounced in church. | | *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 digitized: [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/328407?availability=Family%20History%20Library '''Marriage bonds, licenses and correspondence of Ontario, Canada, 1803-1845, 1865'''] | | *Ontario marriage bonds, 1803-1845, have been microfilmed and digitized: {{FSC|328407|item|disp='''Marriage bonds, licenses and correspondence of Ontario, Canada, 1803-1845, 1865'''}} |
| **The records are indexed in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/270320?availability=Family%20History%20Library '''Nominal card index for the Lower Canada marriage bonds''']. | | **The records are indexed in {{FSC|270320|item|disp='''Nominal card index for the Lower Canada marriage bonds'''}}. |
| **Most have been extracted and published in: Wilson, Thomas B. '''''Marriage Bonds of Ontario 1803-1834'''''. Lambertville, New Jersey, USA: Hunterdon House, 1985. {{FSC|202221|title-id|disp=FamilySearch Library}}. [https://www.worldcat.org/title/marriage-bonds-of-ontario-1803-1834/oclc/12546593 WorldCat]. | | **Most have been extracted and published in: Wilson, Thomas B. '''''Marriage Bonds of Ontario 1803-1834'''''. Lambertville, New Jersey, USA: Hunterdon House, 1985. {{FSC|202221|title-id|disp=FamilySearch Library}}. [https://www.worldcat.org/title/marriage-bonds-of-ontario-1803-1834/oclc/12546593 WorldCat]. |
| *For a larger online collection, [https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/vital-statistics-births-marriages-deaths/marriage-bonds/Pages/search.aspx '''Search: Marriage Bonds, 1779-1858 - Lower & Upper Canada''']. | | *For a larger online collection, [https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/vital-statistics-births-marriages-deaths/marriage-bonds/Pages/search.aspx '''Search: Marriage Bonds, 1779-1858 - Lower & Upper Canada''']. |
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| :*[[St. Clair County, Michigan Genealogy|Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan]] | | :*[[St. Clair County, Michigan Genealogy|Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan]] |
| *Names of many who married in the Buffalo, New York, area from 1840 to 1890 are listed in: Jewitt, Allen E. '''''Early Canadian Marriages in Erie County, New York.''''' 12 Volumes. Hamburg, New York, USA: Jewitt, 1982. {{FSC|81990|title-id|disp=FamilySearch Library}}. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gretna_Green#Marriage WorldCat].<br> | | *Names of many who married in the Buffalo, New York, area from 1840 to 1890 are listed in: Jewitt, Allen E. '''''Early Canadian Marriages in Erie County, New York.''''' 12 Volumes. Hamburg, New York, USA: Jewitt, 1982. {{FSC|81990|title-id|disp=FamilySearch Library}}. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gretna_Green#Marriage WorldCat].<br> |
| *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/125447?availability=Family%20History%20Library '''People from Lambton County., Ontario, Canada and elsewhere in Ontario were married in St. Clair County, Michigan''']. (Most marriages took place in Port Huron, Michigan). These marriages are for the period 1838 to 1898. See also {{RecordSearch|1810350|'''Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940'''}} - index & images. | | *{{FSC|125447|item|disp='''People from Lambton County., Ontario, Canada and elsewhere in Ontario were married in St. Clair County, Michigan'''}}. (Most marriages took place in Port Huron, Michigan). These marriages are for the period 1838 to 1898. See also {{RecordSearch|1810350|'''Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940'''}} - index & images. |
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| *Until 1930, only the '''Federal Parliament could grant a divorce in Ontario through a Resolution or an Act of Parliament'''. Couples had to have a private member’s bill (a bill that a Member of Parliament presented to the House of Commons) requesting that their divorce be granted. | | *Until 1930, only the '''Federal Parliament could grant a divorce in Ontario through a Resolution or an Act of Parliament'''. Couples had to have a private member’s bill (a bill that a Member of Parliament presented to the House of Commons) requesting that their divorce be granted. |
| *All divorces granted by the Federal Parliament are indexed: [http://www.cangenealogy.com/armstrong/divintro.htm '''Index to Canadian Parliamentary Divorces 1826-1946'''.] | | *All divorces granted by the Federal Parliament are indexed: [http://www.cangenealogy.com/armstrong/divintro.htm '''Index to Canadian Parliamentary Divorces 1826-1946'''.] |
| *Divorces granted between 1867 and 1930 are also indexed in a book titled [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/824256?availability=Family%20History%20Library '''Index to Canadian Parliamentary Divorces, 1867- 1930'''], by J. Brian Gilchrist and Nancy J. Duffy. This book is available in the Archives of Ontario’s Reading Room and in [https://www.worldcat.org/title/index-to-canadian-parliamentary-divorces-1867-1930/oclc/50079943 '''major public libraries (WorldCat).'''] | | *Divorces granted between 1867 and 1930 are also indexed in a book titled {{FSC|824256|item|disp='''Index to Canadian Parliamentary Divorces, 1867- 1930'''}}, by J. Brian Gilchrist and Nancy J. Duffy. This book is available in the Archives of Ontario’s Reading Room and in [https://www.worldcat.org/title/index-to-canadian-parliamentary-divorces-1867-1930/oclc/50079943 '''major public libraries (WorldCat).'''] |
| *For a certified copy of the Resolution or Act of Parliament for a divorce (needed for legal purposes), you must contact:<br> | | *For a certified copy of the Resolution or Act of Parliament for a divorce (needed for legal purposes), you must contact:<br> |
| ::Office of the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel<br>Senate of Canada<br>1310-40 Elgin Street<br>Ottawa ON K1A 0A4<br>Canada<br>Telephone: 613-992-2416 | | ::Office of the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel<br>Senate of Canada<br>1310-40 Elgin Street<br>Ottawa ON K1A 0A4<br>Canada<br>Telephone: 613-992-2416 |