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*'''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''' {{FSC|328407|item|disp='''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'''}} | ||
{{Block indent|1=*{{FSC|270320|item|disp='''Nominal card index for the Lower Canada marriage bonds'''}}.|2=1}} | |||
*'''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 | ||
*'''1801 - 1858''' {{RecordSearch|2569151|'''Ontario, District Marriage Registers, 1801-1858'''}} at FamilySearch — index & images | *'''1801 - 1858''' {{RecordSearch|2569151|'''Ontario, District Marriage Registers, 1801-1858'''}} at FamilySearch — index & images | ||
{{Block indent|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.|2}} | |||
*'''1858 - 1869''' {{RecordSearch|2568642|'''Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869'''}} at FamilySearch — index & images | *'''1858 - 1869''' {{RecordSearch|2568642|'''Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869'''}} at FamilySearch — index & images | ||
{{Block indent|From 1858 to 1869, the province required the counties to keep marriage registers. Clergymen of all faiths were supposed to record information from their parish registers in county marriage books. |2}} | |||
===Deaths=== | ===Deaths=== | ||
*'''1869 - 1948''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8946/ '''Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948'''], index and images - at Ancestry ($) | *'''1869 - 1948''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8946/ '''Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948'''], index and images - at Ancestry ($) | ||
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*[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/vital-statistics-births-marriages-deaths/divorce-1841-1968/Pages/acts-divorce-1841-1968.aspx '''Acts of Divorce, 1841-1968'''], index | *[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/vital-statistics-births-marriages-deaths/divorce-1841-1968/Pages/acts-divorce-1841-1968.aspx '''Acts of Divorce, 1841-1968'''], index | ||
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5776/ '''Canada Parliamentary Marriage and Divorces, 1867-1919'''] index, at Ancestry ($) | *[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5776/ '''Canada Parliamentary Marriage and Divorces, 1867-1919'''] index, at Ancestry ($) | ||
{{Block indent|"This database includes the names of the spouses, places of residence at the time of the marriage and divorce, other marriages (if noted), and dates of marriage and divorce (the date when the act became law) for divorce acts from this period. The original records may include additional information such as other places of residence, occupations, additional court action taken, and number of children (and occasionally their names or genders), if any. The very restrictive grounds for the cost of a divorce made them quite rare; the records are, however, worth obtaining when they apply".<ref>"Canada Parliamentary Marriage and Divorces, 1867-1919," at Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5776/, accessed 29 November 2020.</ref>|2}} | |||
== Background and History of Ontario Vital Records == | == Background and History of Ontario Vital Records == | ||
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*county/district of registration (an exact city, town or township is normally not given in the records for the earliest years).<br> | *county/district of registration (an exact city, town or township is normally not given in the records for the earliest years).<br> | ||
'''Marriages (1801-June 1869):''' There is a lot of variation in recorded information for marriages. It can be very limited in the early years: | '''Marriages (1801-June 1869):''' There is a lot of variation in recorded information for marriages. It can be very limited in the early years: | ||
{{Block indent|name of groom, bride, and clergy}} | |||
*location, date and religious denomination of ceremony).<br> | *location, date and religious denomination of ceremony).<br> | ||
'''Marriages (July 1869 and after):''' There is information about each person and about the marriage. <br> | '''Marriages (July 1869 and after):''' There is information about each person and about the marriage. <br> | ||
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=="Gretna Green" Marriage Places== | =="Gretna Green" Marriage Places== | ||
Some Ontarians were married in the United States because requirements were less strict there than in Canada. When an '''eloping''' Ontario couple's marriage is not in their home county, search for it in alternate places (nick-named [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gretna_Green#Marriage "Gretna Greens"] after a popular elopement town in Scotland) like:<ref name="Eakle1">Arlene H. Eakle, "Have you searched and searched for a marriage without finding it?" in ''Genealogy Blog'' at [http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/ Arlene H. Eakle](accessed 8 January 2011).</ref> | Some Ontarians were married in the United States because requirements were less strict there than in Canada. When an '''eloping''' Ontario couple's marriage is not in their home county, search for it in alternate places (nick-named [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gretna_Green#Marriage "Gretna Greens"] after a popular elopement town in Scotland) like:<ref name="Eakle1">Arlene H. Eakle, "Have you searched and searched for a marriage without finding it?" in ''Genealogy Blog'' at [http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/ Arlene H. Eakle](accessed 8 January 2011).</ref> | ||
{{Block indent|*[[Essex County, New York Genealogy|Crown Point, Essex, New York]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[St. Lawrence County, New York Genealogy|Ogdensburgh, St. Lawrence, New York]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Erie County, New York Genealogy|Buffalo, Erie, New York]] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[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> | ||
*{{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. | *{{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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*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).'''] | *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> | ||
{{Block indent|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|2}} | |||
====1931 to 1986 and 1987 to the Present==== | ====1931 to 1986 and 1987 to the Present==== | ||
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