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To find a civil vital record, you will need at least the approximate year and place in which the birth, marriage, or death occurred. You may need to search other records first to find clues about these events, such as family Bibles, genealogies, local histories, biographies, cemetery records, censuses, pension files, newspaper notices, and probate files. In the 18th and 19th centuries these other records must often substitute for civil vital records, though they may not be as accurate as those kept by church authorities and local or provincial governments. | To find a civil vital record, you will need at least the approximate year and place in which the birth, marriage, or death occurred. You may need to search other records first to find clues about these events, such as family Bibles, genealogies, local histories, biographies, cemetery records, censuses, pension files, newspaper notices, and probate files. In the 18th and 19th centuries these other records must often substitute for civil vital records, though they may not be as accurate as those kept by church authorities and local or provincial governments. | ||
=== Links to Wiki pages for each Province === | === Links to Wiki pages for each Province === | ||
Click on a province below for information about civil registration and vital records for each province, including Internet sites and where to find the records: | Click on a province below for information about civil registration and vital records for each province, including Internet sites and where to find the records: | ||
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1890s: Civil registration began in most of the remaining provinces, but not all births, marriages, and deaths were registered until the late 1920s. | 1890s: Civil registration began in most of the remaining provinces, but not all births, marriages, and deaths were registered until the late 1920s. | ||
1926: Civil registration of vital statistics separate from church record keeping began in the province of Quebec. Vital records registration became a completely civil matter in Quebec in 1994. | 1926: Civil registration of vital statistics separate from church record keeping began in the province of Quebec. Vital records registration became a completely civil matter in Quebec in 1994. | ||
== Contents of Vital Records == | == Contents of Vital Records == | ||
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For other ideas on locating your ancestor, see [[How to Locate Your Ancestor in Canada|How to Locate Your Ancestor in Canada]]. | For other ideas on locating your ancestor, see [[How to Locate Your Ancestor in Canada|How to Locate Your Ancestor in Canada]]. | ||
If you are not sure a person you found is your ancestor, see [[How to Recognize your Canadian Ancestor|How to Recognize your Canadian Ancestor]]. | If you are not sure a person you found is your ancestor, see [[How to Recognize your Canadian Ancestor|How to Recognize your Canadian Ancestor]]. | ||
==== Tip 2. Search Death-related records first ==== | ==== Tip 2. Search Death-related records first ==== | ||
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Try searching for known and possible family members, such as brothers and sisters, in the marriage records. The more family members you search for, the more likely you are to find one of them in the records. | Try searching for known and possible family members, such as brothers and sisters, in the marriage records. The more family members you search for, the more likely you are to find one of them in the records. | ||
For other possibilities, see [[How To Recognize your Canadian Ancestor|How To Recognize your Canadian Ancestor]] and [[How to Locate Your Ancestor in Canada|How to Locate Your Ancestor in Canada]]. | For other possibilities, see [[How To Recognize your Canadian Ancestor|How To Recognize your Canadian Ancestor]] and [[How to Locate Your Ancestor in Canada|How to Locate Your Ancestor in Canada]]. | ||
==== Tip 5. What should I search next? ==== | ==== Tip 5. What should I search next? ==== | ||
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[http://www.ingeneas.com/ingeneas/index.html inGeneas database] - May contain birth, death and marriage records. | [http://www.ingeneas.com/ingeneas/index.html inGeneas database] - May contain birth, death and marriage records. | ||
[[Category:Canada]] | [[Category:Canada]] | ||