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==Provincial Archives of Alberta== | ==Provincial Archives of Alberta== | ||
Birth, marriage, and death records are available beginning in 1870, although reliable coverage began more in 1898. | Birth, marriage, and death records are available beginning in 1870, although reliable coverage began more in 1898. | ||
{{Block indent|The Provincial Archives of Alberta provides access to:|2}} | |||
{{Block indent|*birth records that are 120 years or older (from the date of birth)|2}} | |||
{{Block indent|*marriage records that are 75 years or older (from the date of marriage)|2}} | |||
{{Block indent|*death records that are 50 years or older (from the date of death)|2}} | |||
{{Block indent|;*stillbirth records that are 75 years or older (from the date of stillbirth)}} | |||
===Indexes=== | ===Indexes=== | ||
Before requesting a record, find your ancestor in the index and copy down the reference number: | Before requesting a record, find your ancestor in the index and copy down the reference number: | ||
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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
{{Block indent|Vital records are birth, marriage, and death records maintained by civil authorities. Civil governments have created records of births, marriages, and deaths.}} | |||
{{Block indent|Records containing this information are commonly called "vital records," because they refer to critical events in a person's life. These are the most important documents for genealogical research, although the births, marriages, and deaths of many people have never been recorded by civil authorities.}} | |||
{{Block indent|Alberta began province-wide registration of births, marriages, and deaths in 1898, which was generally complied with by 1930. There are a few records of births between 1870 and 1890.}} | |||
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From 1840 to 1968, divorces in Canada were granted by the Parliament of Canada. From 1867 to 1968, anyone wanting a divorce had to place a notice of intent in newspapers. A petition was submitted to Parliament with details, including the place and date of marriage. Parliament then passed an '''Act of Divorce''' granting the divorce. | From 1840 to 1968, divorces in Canada were granted by the Parliament of Canada. From 1867 to 1968, anyone wanting a divorce had to place a notice of intent in newspapers. A petition was submitted to Parliament with details, including the place and date of marriage. Parliament then passed an '''Act of Divorce''' granting the divorce. | ||
*[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 Noovember 2020.</ref>|2}} | |||
===Library and Archives Canada Database of Divorce Records=== | ===Library and Archives Canada Database of Divorce Records=== | ||
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