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[[Category:Record Finder]]
[[Category:Record Finder]]
This table can help you decide which records to search in [[Quebec Genealogy|Quebec]]. It is most helpful for post-1800 research.


1. In column 1 find the goal you selected.
[[Category:Ontario, Canada]]
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2. In column 2 find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.  
== Record Finder Table for Ontario ==
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.
=== Order of Records ===
The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.


3. In column 3 find additional record types that may be useful.  
== List of Topics ==
This Record Finder table links to the Ontario topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.


4. Then look for the record type you need in the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog.
===Vital Events ===
 
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Note: Records of previous research (genealogy, biography, history, periodicals, and societies) are useful for most goals, but are not listed unless they are ''especially'' helpful.
 
Note: "Notarial Records" only apply to research in the Province of Quebec.
 
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{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" bgcolor="#F0F0F0"
|-
|-
| width="30%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''What you are looking for:'''  
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''  
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Try these records first:'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''  
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Other useful records:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Age
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| align="left" | [[Quebec Census|Census]], [[Quebec Civil Registration|Vital Records]],[[Quebec Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Quebec Cemeteries|Cemeteries,]] [[Quebec Military Records|Military Records]], [[Quebec Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Ontario Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Ontario Census|Census]]
*[[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Ontario Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Ontario Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Ontario Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Birth date  
| align="left" | Marriage place and date  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Quebec Civil Registration|Vital Records]],[[Quebec Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Quebec Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Quebec Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Quebec Census|Census]]
*[[Ontario Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Ontario Newspapers|Newspapers]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Ontario Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1915)
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birthplace
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| align="left" | [[Quebec Civil Registration|Vital Records]], [[Quebec Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Quebec Census|Census]], [[Quebec Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Ontario Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Ontario Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Ontario Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Ontario Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Ontario Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Ontario Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|}
 
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | City or parish of foreign birth
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Quebec Church Records|Church Records]], [[Quebec Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Quebec Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Quebec Biography|Biography]],
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Quebec Civil Registration|Vital Records]], [[Quebec Newspapers|Newspapers,]] [[Quebec History|History]], [[Quebec Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Country of foreign birth
| align="left" | Maiden name
| align="left" | [[Quebec Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Quebec Census|Census]],[[Quebec Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Quebec Church Records|Church Records]], [[Quebec Military Records|Military Records]], [[Quebec Civil Registration|Vital Records]], [[Quebec Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Ontario Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Ontario Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Ontario Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Ontario Loyalist Records|Loyalists]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
*[[Ontario Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Ontario Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Ontario Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Ontario Obituaries|Obituaries]]
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Death
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Quebec Civil Registration|Vital Records]], [[Quebec Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Quebec Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Quebec Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Quebec Notarial Records|Notarial Records]], [[Quebec Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Quebec Military Records|Military Records]], Obituaries
*[[Ontario Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Ontario Census|Census]]
*[[Ontario Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Ontario Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Ontario Loyalist Records|Loyalists]]
*[[Ontario Newspapers|Newspapers]]  
*[[Ontario Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
|-
|-
| align="left" | Ethnic background
| align="left" | Living relatives
| align="left" | [[Quebec Minorities|Minorities]], [[Canada Native Races|Native Races]], [[Quebec Societies|Societies]], [[Quebec Church Records|Church Records]], [[Quebec Census|Census]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | [[Quebec Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Quebec Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Ontario Directories|Directories]]
*[[Ontario Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Ontario Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Ontario Census|Census]]
*[[Ontario Biography|Biography]]
*[[Ontario Societies|Societies]]
*[[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Ontario Probate Records|Probate Records]]
|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | French terms
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Quebec Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Quebec Church Records|Church Records]], [[Quebec Civil Registration|Vital Records]], [[Quebec Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Historical background
| align="left" | Immigration date
| align="left" | [[Quebec History|History]],[[Quebec Historical Geography|Historical Geography, ]][[Quebec Periodicals|Periodicals]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Quebec Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration,]] [[Quebec Minorities|Minorities]]
*[[Ontario Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Ontario Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1915)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Ontario Obituaries|Obituaries]]
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Immigration date
| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Quebec Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Quebec Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Quebec Census|Census,]] [[Quebec Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Quebec Biography|Biography]], [[Quebec Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Quebec Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[Ontario Census|Census]]
*[[Ontario Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Ontario Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Ontario Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1915)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]]
 
*[[Ontario Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Ontario Biography|Biography]]
*[[Ontario Societies|Societies]]  
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives (and adoptions)
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | [[Quebec Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Quebec Directories|Directories]],[[Quebec Court Records|Court Records]], Obituaries
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | [[Quebec Census|Census]], [[Quebec Biography|Biography]], [[Quebec Societies|Societies,]] [[Quebec Church Records|Church Records]], [[Quebec Probate Records|Probate Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Maiden name, alias names
| align="left" | Residence
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Quebec Civil Registration|Vital Records]], [[Quebec Church Records|Church Records]], [[Quebec Newspapers|Newspapers]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Quebec Cemeteries|Cemeteries;]] [[Quebec Military Records|Military Records]]; [[Quebec Probate Records|Probate Records]];[[Quebec Names, Personal|Names, Personal]]
*[[Ontario Census|Census]]
*[[Ontario Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Ontario Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[Ontario Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Ontario Military Records|Military Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Ontario Directories|Directories]]  
*[[Ontario Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
*[[Ontario Biography|Biography]]
*[[Ontario Societies|Societies]]
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Marriage
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | [[Quebec Civil Registration|Vital Records]],[[Quebec Church Records|Church Records]], [[Quebec Notarial Records|Notarial Records]], [[Quebec Census|Census]], [[Quebec Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | [[Quebec Military Records|Military Records]], [[Quebec Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Quebec Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[Quebec Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Occupation
| align="left" | Nationality and ethnicity
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Quebec Census|Census]], [[Quebec Directories|Directories]], [[Quebec Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Quebec Civil Registration|Vital Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Quebec Newspapers|Newspapers,]] [[Quebec Biography|Biography,]] [[Quebec Court Records|Court Records]],[[Quebec Business Records and Commerce|Business Records and Commerce]]
*[[Ontario Census|Census]]
*[[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Canada First Nations|First Nations]]
*[[Ontario Black Canadians|Black Canadians]]
*[[Ontario Cultural Groups|Cultural Groups]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Ontario Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1915)
*[[Ontario Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Ontario Societies|Societies]]  
*[[Ontario Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, and other family members
| align="left" | Occupation
| align="left" | [[Quebec Civil Registration|Vital Records]], [[Quebec Church Records|Church Records]], [[Quebec Census|Census]], [[Quebec Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Quebec Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Obituaries, [[Quebec Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration,]] [[Quebec Notarial Records|Notarial Records]], [[Quebec Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Quebec Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Ontario Census|Census]]
*[[Ontario Directories|Directories]]
*[[Ontario Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Ontario Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Ontario Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Physical description
| align="left" | Religion
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Quebec Military Records|Military Records]], [[Quebec Biography|Biography]]
 
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Quebec Civil Registration|Vital Records]],[[Quebec Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Quebec Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Ontario Census|Census]]
*[[Ontario Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Ontario Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Ontario Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Place-finding aids
| align="left" | Social activities
| align="left" | [[Quebec Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[Quebec Maps|Maps]],[[Quebec History|History]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Quebec Historical Geography|Historical Geography,]] [[Quebec Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Ontario Biography|Biography]]  
|-
*[[Ontario Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Places of residence
*[[Ontario Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Quebec Census|Census]], [[Quebec Land and Property|Land and Property]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Quebec History|History]], [[Quebec Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Ontario Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
*[[Ontario Societies|Societies]]  
| align="left" | Place (town) of residence when you know only the province
 
| align="left" | [[Quebec Census|Census]] (indexed), [[Quebec Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Quebec Military Records|Military Records]], [[Quebec Civil Registration|Vital Records]], [[Quebec Land and Property|Land and Property]]
| align="left" | [[Quebec Biography|Biography]], [[Quebec Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Quebec History|History]], [[Quebec Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Quebec Directories|Directories]]
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Political subdivision origins and boundaries
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Quebec Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[Quebec Maps|Maps]], [[Quebec Directories|Directories]]  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Quebec History|History]], [[Quebec Historical Geography|Historical Geography]]
|-
| align="left" | Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| align="left" | [[Quebec Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Quebec Periodicals|Periodicals]], [[Quebec Societies|Societies]]
| align="left" | [[Quebec History|History]], [[Quebec Biography|Biography]]
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Record-finding aids
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Quebec Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]],[[Quebec Societies|Societies]]  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Quebec Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
| align="left" | Religion
| align="left" | [[Quebec Census|Census]], [[Quebec Church Records|Church Records]], [[Quebec History|History]]
| align="left" | [[Quebec Biography|Biography]], [[Quebec Cemeteries|Cemeteries,]] Obituaries
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Social activities
| align="left" | Physical description
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Quebec History|History]], [[Quebec Biography|Biography]], [[Quebec Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Quebec Societies|Societies]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Quebec Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Quebec Directories|Directories]], Obituaries
*[[Ontario Military Records|Military Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Ontario Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br> (after 1915)
*
|-
|}
|}


[[Category:Quebec Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record Finder]]
[[Category:Quebec Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record Finder]]

Revision as of 14:30, 16 October 2020

Ontario Wiki Topics
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Beginning Research
Record Types
Ontario Background
Cultural Groups
Local Research Resources

Record Finder Table for Ontario[edit | edit source]

The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.

Order of Records[edit | edit source]

The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.

List of Topics[edit | edit source]

This Record Finder table links to the Ontario topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Birth date and place
Marriage place and date
Death date, place, and burial

Maiden Names and Family Members[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Maiden name
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
Living relatives

Immigration and Country of Origin[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Immigration date
City or Country of foreign birth

Residences and Locations[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Residence

Personal Details and Affiliations[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Nationality and ethnicity
Occupation
Religion
Social activities
Physical description
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