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==Online Records== | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=70477 CanadianHeadstones.com Index] ($). Also at [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10110/canadian-headstones?s=218489221 MyHeritage] ($), index | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1973 Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948] Index ($) | |||
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi FindAGrave] Index | |||
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/canada-billion-graves-cemetery-index Canada BillionGraves Cemetery Index] Index | |||
*[http://cemetery.canadagenweb.org Canada GenWeb Cemetery] Index | |||
*[http://www.idreamof.com/canada/cemetery.html I Dream of Genealogy Canada] Index | |||
*[http://www.cwgc.org/ Commomwealth War Graves Commission], index | |||
* [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/2814/canadian-headstones-cemetery-heritage-records-of-canada Canadian Headstones: Cemetery Heritage Records of Canada] at American Ancestors — index & images ($) | |||
*{{RecordSearch|2579610|United States, Cemetery Abstracts}} at FamilySearch — index | |||
*{{RecordSearch|2290953|Canadian Headstones}} — index | |||
There are two main types of cemetery records in [[Canada|Canada]]: | ==Introduction== | ||
There are two main types of cemetery records in [[Canada Genealogy|Canada]]: | |||
Information recorded on gravestones, including transcripts of this information. | Information recorded on gravestones, including transcripts of this information. | ||
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Sexton records of some burials may have been lost, and some burials may not have been recorded. In isolated areas, most burials were in family plots on the farm itself. Other than a possible family Bible entry, there may have been no written record. On Canada’s prairies, pioneer cemeteries were often located at a point where several homesteads met. Few written records were kept, and monuments were destroyed as these cemeteries were plowed under. | Sexton records of some burials may have been lost, and some burials may not have been recorded. In isolated areas, most burials were in family plots on the farm itself. Other than a possible family Bible entry, there may have been no written record. On Canada’s prairies, pioneer cemeteries were often located at a point where several homesteads met. Few written records were kept, and monuments were destroyed as these cemeteries were plowed under. | ||
==Locating Cemetery Records== | |||
To find tombstone or sexton records, you need to know where a person was buried. You can find clues to burial places in funeral notices, church records, and death certificates. | To find tombstone or sexton records, you need to know where a person was buried. You can find clues to burial places in funeral notices, church records, and death certificates. | ||
You may find cemetery locations on maps of the area. See [[Canada Maps]]. Names, addresses, and telephone numbers of Canadian funeral directors are in: | You may find cemetery locations on maps of the area. See [[Canada Maps]]. Names, addresses, and telephone numbers of Canadian funeral directors are in: | ||
''National Yellow Book of Funeral Director''s. Youngstown, Oh.: Nomis Publications, annual. ( | ''National Yellow Book of Funeral Director''s. Youngstown, Oh.: Nomis Publications, annual. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|973 U24y|disp=book 973 U24y}} .) | ||
Some burial records have been indexed with other material in genealogical indexes. See [[Canada Genealogy]]. The | Some burial records have been indexed with other material in genealogical indexes. See [[Canada Genealogy]]. The FamilySearch Library has copies of many tombstone and some sexton records. See the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under: | ||
[PROVINCE] - CEMETERIES | [PROVINCE] - CEMETERIES | ||
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[PROVINCE], [COUNTY], [CITY] -CEMETERIES | [PROVINCE], [COUNTY], [CITY] -CEMETERIES | ||
=== | === Websites === | ||
*[http://canadianheadstones.com/ Canadian Headstone Photo Project] | *[http://canadianheadstones.com/ Canadian Headstone Photo Project] | ||
*[http://billiongraves.com/pages/search/index.php#cemetery BillionGraves] - Provides photos and GPS locations of grave markers. | *[http://billiongraves.com/pages/search/index.php#cemetery BillionGraves] - Provides photos and GPS locations of grave markers. | ||
*[http://www.townofindianhead.com/our-history.html Indian Head] | |||
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'''A wiki article describing this collection is found at:''' | |||
A wiki article describing this collection is found at: | |||
[[Toronto Trust Cemeteries | [[Ontario, Toronto Trust Cemeteries - FamilySearch Historical Records]] | ||
[[fr:Canada Cimetières]] | |||
[[Category:Canada | [[Category:Canada Cemeteries]] | ||
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