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There are only a few scattered immigration records for Ontario for the period before 1865. There are several incomplete lists of Loyalist settlers in Ontario. For example: | There are only a few scattered immigration records for Ontario for the period before 1865. There are several incomplete lists of Loyalist settlers in Ontario. For example: | ||
Crowder, Norman K. ''Early Ontario Settlers: A Source Book''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1993. (Family History Library | Crowder, Norman K. ''Early Ontario Settlers: A Source Book''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1993. (Family History Library {{FHL|632644|title-id|disp=book 971.3 H29c}}.) Transcribes and indexes various provisioning lists and returns of settlers during 1783-89. | ||
Fitzgerald, E. Keith. ''Ontario People 1796-1803''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1993. (Family History Library | Fitzgerald, E. Keith. ''Ontario People 1796-1803''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1993. (Family History Library {{FHL|619385|title-id|disp=book 971.3 D2f}}.) Has district Loyalist rolls. | ||
"Emigrant Returns of early settlers, 1815-1834"in ''Land records, ca. 1792-1876''. (Family History Library films | "Emigrant Returns of early settlers, 1815-1834"in ''Land records, ca. 1792-1876''. (Family History Library films {{FHL|283269|title-id|disp=1319966 items 1-5 and 1319967 items 6-11}}.) These are mainly for Lanark, Leeds, and Perth counties. The Archives of Ontario has filmed copies. | ||
Bruce S. Elliott ; index by De Alton Owens.''The McCabe list : early Irish in the Ottawa valley. ''Toronto, Ontario : Ontario Genealogical Society, 1991. ISBN: 0-7779-2124-3 (Family History Library book | Bruce S. Elliott ; index by De Alton Owens.''The McCabe list : early Irish in the Ottawa valley. ''Toronto, Ontario : Ontario Genealogical Society, 1991. ISBN: 0-7779-2124-3 (Family History Library book {{FHL|533193|title-id|disp=971.383 W2e}}). This list contains the names, places of origin in Ireland, and more information for nearly 700 Irish men who lived in and near Bytown (now Ottawa) in 1829. | ||
Names and addresses of some later Ontario immigrants and of the relatives they left behind are in: | Names and addresses of some later Ontario immigrants and of the relatives they left behind are in: | ||
Holt, Ruth and Margaret Williams. ''Genealogical Extraction and Index of the Canada Company Remittance Books 1843-1847''. Three Volumes. Weston, Ontario and Oakville, Ontario: Holt and Williams, 1990. (Family History Library | Holt, Ruth and Margaret Williams. ''Genealogical Extraction and Index of the Canada Company Remittance Books 1843-1847''. Three Volumes. Weston, Ontario and Oakville, Ontario: Holt and Williams, 1990. (Family History Library {{FHL|416621|title-id|disp=book 971.3 W29g; film 2055555 Item 1}}.) | ||
Various collections of papers in the Archives of Ontario and the National Archives of Canada list names from British-subsidized emigration programs such as the Irish movement into the Ottawa Valley and near Peterborough, 1823-1825, led by Peter Robinson. Many of those lists have been published in various sources, including those given in Brenda D. Merriman's Genealogy in Ontario. | Various collections of papers in the Archives of Ontario and the National Archives of Canada list names from British-subsidized emigration programs such as the Irish movement into the Ottawa Valley and near Peterborough, 1823-1825, led by Peter Robinson. Many of those lists have been published in various sources, including those given in Brenda D. Merriman's Genealogy in Ontario. | ||
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Overseas immigrants to Ontario usually landed at Quebec or at ports in the northeastern U.S., then took smaller vessels or came overland into Ontario. Very few lists for Canadian ports exist before 1865, and only a handful for U.S. ports prior to 1820. Some names of early immigrants have been indexed in: | Overseas immigrants to Ontario usually landed at Quebec or at ports in the northeastern U.S., then took smaller vessels or came overland into Ontario. Very few lists for Canadian ports exist before 1865, and only a handful for U.S. ports prior to 1820. Some names of early immigrants have been indexed in: | ||
Filby, P. William. ''Passenger and Immigration Lists Index''. Three Volumes. plus annual supplements. Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research, 1981-. (Family History Library | Filby, P. William. ''Passenger and Immigration Lists Index''. Three Volumes. plus annual supplements. Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research, 1981-. (Family History Library {{FHL|291926|title-id|disp=book Ref 973 W32p; also on film and fiche}}.) | ||
Passenger lists for ships coming to major Canadian ports after 1865 are described in [[Canada Emigration and Immigration]]. | Passenger lists for ships coming to major Canadian ports after 1865 are described in [[Canada Emigration and Immigration]]. | ||
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Much family information is included in two alphabetical series of Six-Dollar Bonus Refunds for 1872-76. About one-fifth of the immigrants into Ontario during that time had such papers. See: | Much family information is included in two alphabetical series of Six-Dollar Bonus Refunds for 1872-76. About one-fifth of the immigrants into Ontario during that time had such papers. See: | ||
*Refund bonus applications (Series J). (On five rolls of microfilm, Family History Library | *Refund bonus applications (Series J). (On five rolls of microfilm, Family History Library {{FHL|168272|title-id|disp=films 1405787-88 and 1405910-12}}.) | ||
*Refund bonus certificates (Series I). (On six Family History Library | *Refund bonus certificates (Series I). (On six Family History Library{{FHL|168272|title-id|disp=films 1412649 and 1405952-56}}.) | ||
See also this useful record: | See also this useful record: | ||
''Applications for Passage Warrants (Series L). 1872-88''. Four Volumes. (Family History Library | ''Applications for Passage Warrants (Series L). 1872-88''. Four Volumes. (Family History Library {{FHL|168272|title-id|disp=film 1405912}}.) Lists names and locations in Ontario of immigrants whose passage was paid by sponsors. Family members' names and ages are sometimes given. The 1872 and 1873 lists give some immigrants' exact street addresses in Europe. | ||
These and other Ontario Department of Immigration records are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under ONTARIO - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION. | These and other Ontario Department of Immigration records are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under ONTARIO - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION. | ||
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'''Border Crossing Manifests'''. Manifests may include each passenger's name, port or station of entry, date of entry, literacy, last residence, previous visits to the United States, and birthplace. The manifests are reproduced in two series: | '''Border Crossing Manifests'''. Manifests may include each passenger's name, port or station of entry, date of entry, literacy, last residence, previous visits to the United States, and birthplace. The manifests are reproduced in two series: | ||
''Manifests of Passengers Arriving in the St. Albans, Vermont, District through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1895-January 1921''. (608 rolls; FHL films | ''Manifests of Passengers Arriving in the St. Albans, Vermont, District through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1895-January 1921''. (608 rolls; FHL films {{FHL|452590|title-id|disp=1561087-499}}.) Includes records from seaports and railroad stations all over Canada and the northern United States. These manifests provide two types of lists: | ||
-–Traditional passenger lists on U.S. immigration forms. | -–Traditional passenger lists on U.S. immigration forms. | ||
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-–Monthly lists of passengers crossing the border on trains. These lists are divided by month. In each month, the records are grouped by railroad station. (The stations are listed in alphabetical order.) Under the station, the passengers are grouped by railroad company. | -–Monthly lists of passengers crossing the border on trains. These lists are divided by month. In each month, the records are grouped by railroad station. (The stations are listed in alphabetical order.) Under the station, the passengers are grouped by railroad company. | ||
''Manifests of Passengers Arriving in the St. Albans, Vermont, District through Canadian Pacific Ports, 1929-1949''. (25 rolls; FHL films | ''Manifests of Passengers Arriving in the St. Albans, Vermont, District through Canadian Pacific Ports, 1929-1949''. (25 rolls; FHL films {{FHL|452590|title-id|disp=1549387-411}}.) These list travelers to the United States from Canadian Pacific seaports only. | ||
'''Border Crossing Indexes'''. In many cases, index cards were the only records of the crossings. These cards are indexed in the four publications below. | '''Border Crossing Indexes'''. In many cases, index cards were the only records of the crossings. These cards are indexed in the four publications below. | ||
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A [[Soundex|Soundex]] is a surname index organized by the way names sound rather than how they are spelled. Names like Smith and Smyth are filed together. | A [[Soundex|Soundex]] is a surname index organized by the way names sound rather than how they are spelled. Names like Smith and Smyth are filed together. | ||
''Soundex Index to Canadian Border Entries through the St. Albans, Vermont, District, 1895-1924''. (400 rolls; FHL films | ''Soundex Index to Canadian Border Entries through the St. Albans, Vermont, District, 1895-1924''. (400 rolls; FHL films {{FHL|452590|title-id|disp=1472801-3201}}.) | ||
''Soundex Index to Entries into the St. Albans, Vermont, District through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1924-1952''. (98 rolls; FHL films | ''Soundex Index to Entries into the St. Albans, Vermont, District through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1924-1952''. (98 rolls; FHL films {{FHL|452590|title-id|disp=1570714-811}}.) | ||
''St. Albans District Manifest Records of Aliens Arriving from Foreign Contiguous Territory: Records of Arrivals through Small Ports in Vermont, 1895-1924''. (six rolls; FHL films | ''St. Albans District Manifest Records of Aliens Arriving from Foreign Contiguous Territory: Records of Arrivals through Small Ports in Vermont, 1895-1924''. (six rolls; FHL films {{FHL|452594|title-id|disp=1430987- 92}}.) The records are arranged first by port and then alphabetically by surname. Only from Vermont ports of entry: Alburg, Beecher Falls, Canaan, Highgate Springs, Island Pond, Norton, Richford, St. Albans, and Swanton. | ||
''Detroit District Manifest Records of Aliens Arriving from Foreign Contiguous Territory: Arrivals at Detroit, Michigan, 1906-1954''. (117 rolls; FHL films | ''Detroit District Manifest Records of Aliens Arriving from Foreign Contiguous Territory: Arrivals at Detroit, Michigan, 1906-1954''. (117 rolls; FHL films {{FHL|484198|title-id|disp=1490449-56}}.) Only from Michigan ports of entry: Bay City, Detroit, Port Huron, and Sault Ste. Marie. | ||
'''Online Resources''' | '''Online Resources''' | ||