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This section describes changes in the county structure of Canada and jurisdictions used in the FamilySearch Catalog. This will help you use the catalog to find records of the place your family lived. For help using an online database, [http:// | This section describes changes in the county structure of Canada and jurisdictions used in the FamilySearch Catalog. This will help you use the catalog to find records of the place your family lived. For help using an online database, [http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/geography/place-names/search/9170 Canadian Geographical Names Data Base], click [[Geographical Names of Canada|here]]. | ||
== The Regions and Provinces of Canada == | == The Regions and Provinces of Canada == | ||
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Townships and parishes had names; lots were numbered. You can find names of townships and counties where villages were located in: | Townships and parishes had names; lots were numbered. You can find names of townships and counties where villages were located in: | ||
Lovell, John, editor. ''Canadian Dominion Directory for 1871''. Eight Volumes. Montreal, Quebec: John Lovell, 1871. ( | Lovell, John, editor. ''Canadian Dominion Directory for 1871''. Eight Volumes. Montreal, Quebec: John Lovell, 1871. (FS Library book {{FSC|228287|title-id|disp=971 E4L; films 856124 and 856125; fiche 6046766}}.) This gives the township and county of each community, which is important when searching census, land and property, local histories, and other records. | ||
In parts of some provinces, townships or their equivalent had their own municipal governments, although villages and towns within their boundaries may have been independent of them. In other places, townships were only names of parcels of land. | In parts of some provinces, townships or their equivalent had their own municipal governments, although villages and towns within their boundaries may have been independent of them. In other places, townships were only names of parcels of land. | ||
[[Category:Canada Maps]] [[Category:Canada History]] | |||
Roberts, Miriam. The Greatest Canadian Geographer: David Thompson Born to Welsh Parents. The article briefly describes his life, his travels and accomplishments. He served both the Hudson Bay Comany 1784-1797, and the North West Company 1797-1815, as trader, explorer and surveyor. He accurately mapped the main travel routes through 1,700,000 square miles of the Canadian and american west, often journeying by canoe, horse and foot. His map of the West and his Narrative edited by J.B. Tyrell for the Champlain Society (1916) are lasting monuments to his genius. He died at Longueuil. Included is a record taken from the family Bible giving the names, birth dates and place and deaths of his 13 children. Article in Hel Achau, #99, Dec. 2008, pages 19-22, FamilySearch Library Ref. 942.93 D25h | |||
==Historical Images== | |||
*'''1893-1963''': [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1619/ Canada Historical Postcards, 1893-1963] at Ancestry ($) - index & images | |||
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