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*[[Nova Scotia Civil Registration- Vital Records|Nova Scotia Civil Registration- Vital Records]] | *[[Nova Scotia Civil Registration- Vital Records|Nova Scotia Civil Registration- Vital Records]] | ||
*[[Ontario Civil Registration- Vital Records|Ontario Civil Registration- Vital Records]] | *[[Ontario Civil Registration- Vital Records|Ontario Civil Registration- Vital Records]] | ||
*[[Prince Edward Island Civil Registration- Vital Records|Prince Edward Island Civil Registration- Vital Records]] | *[[Prince Edward Island Civil Registration- Vital Records|Prince Edward Island Civil Registration- Vital Records]] | ||
*[[Quebec Civil Registration|Quebec Civil Registration]] | *[[Quebec Civil Registration|Quebec Civil Registration]] | ||
*[[Saskatchewan Civil Registration- Vital Records|Saskatchewan Civil Registration- Vital Records]] | *[[Saskatchewan Civil Registration- Vital Records|Saskatchewan Civil Registration- Vital Records]] | ||
*[[Yukon Civil Registration- Vital Records|Yukon Civil Registration- Vital Records]] | *[[Yukon Civil Registration- Vital Records|Yukon Civil Registration- Vital Records]] | ||
Nunavut was formed in the past few years. No link has yet been made. | Nunavut was formed in the past few years. No link has yet been made. | ||
=== Historical Background of Vital Records === | === Historical Background of Vital Records === | ||
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Marriage bonds are written guarantees or promises of payment made by the groom or another person (often a parent or other relative) to ensure that a forthcoming marriage would be legal. The person who posted the bond was known as the surety or bondsman. The bond was recorded by a district or county clerk. These documents were frequently used in some eastern Canadian provinces up to the mid-1800s, and in New Brunswick to the early 1900s. | Marriage bonds are written guarantees or promises of payment made by the groom or another person (often a parent or other relative) to ensure that a forthcoming marriage would be legal. The person who posted the bond was known as the surety or bondsman. The bond was recorded by a district or county clerk. These documents were frequently used in some eastern Canadian provinces up to the mid-1800s, and in New Brunswick to the early 1900s. | ||
Contracts or settlements (contrats de mariage) are documents created in regions colonized by France, especially Quebec and Acadia (early Nova Scotia), for the protection of legal rights and property. They are usually included with notarial records, not with church or civil registration of vital statistics. | Contracts or settlements (contrats de mariage) are documents created in regions colonized by France, especially Quebec and Acadia (early Nova Scotia), for the protection of legal rights and property. They are usually included with notarial records, not with church or civil registration of vital statistics. | ||
Records of marriages. You may find the following records that document the actual marriage: | Records of marriages. You may find the following records that document the actual marriage: | ||
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*QUEBEC, [COUNTY], [CITY] - CHURCH RECORDS | *QUEBEC, [COUNTY], [CITY] - CHURCH RECORDS | ||
The library now has these and other sources | The library now has these and other sources some of which are described in the Wiki articles for each province. | ||
[[British Columbia Civil Registration- Vital Records|'''British Columbia''']] | [[British Columbia Civil Registration- Vital Records|'''British Columbia''']] | ||
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Kemp, Thomas J. International Vital Records Handbook. 3rd ed. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=984403&disp=International+vital+records+handbook%20%20&columns=*,0,0 929.1 K32i 1994; computer number 735457].) Some Canadian sample forms and fee schedules are outdated. | Kemp, Thomas J. International Vital Records Handbook. 3rd ed. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=984403&disp=International+vital+records+handbook%20%20&columns=*,0,0 929.1 K32i 1994; computer number 735457].) Some Canadian sample forms and fee schedules are outdated. | ||
The Family History Library also has a guide to Vital Records in the United States and Canada, which is frequently updated. (This guide is not available at Family History Centers.) For current specific details, contact the provincial archives or the vital statistics offices named in the research | The Family History Library also has a guide to Vital Records in the United States and Canada, which is frequently updated. (This guide is not available at Family History Centers.) For current specific details, contact the provincial archives or the vital statistics offices named in the Wiki research articles for the province. | ||
Vital Records Offices. Each province has its own schedule of fees for vital records searches. Many offices want requests made on their own special forms. Some offices will search a three- or five-year time period on either side of the date you suggest, but some will search only a specific day, month, and year. Some provinces provide information only to the person whose records are sought, or to family members when the person’s proof of death is furnished. If the original certificate is found, a genealogical abstract is provided for no additional fee. Photocopies of the original certificates are not usually provided. | Vital Records Offices. Each province has its own schedule of fees for vital records searches. Many offices want requests made on their own special forms. Some offices will search a three- or five-year time period on either side of the date you suggest, but some will search only a specific day, month, and year. Some provinces provide information only to the person whose records are sought, or to family members when the person’s proof of death is furnished. If the original certificate is found, a genealogical abstract is provided for no additional fee. Photocopies of the original certificates are not usually provided. | ||
Two useful addresses | Two useful addresses for the provinces are: | ||
'''Northwest Territories''' | '''Northwest Territories''' | ||
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British Columbia, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Ontario: Microfilm copies of unrestricted records from archives are at the Family History Library. | British Columbia, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Ontario: Microfilm copies of unrestricted records from archives are at the Family History Library. | ||
To request records from other archives and records not yet microfilmed, write to the provincial archives mentioned in the research | To request records from other archives and records not yet microfilmed, write to the provincial archives mentioned in the Wiki research article for the province. | ||
City Archives. City archives in Canada may have copies of vital records, but they cannot furnish copies. By law, requests for vital records must be addressed to the appropriate provincial archives or vital records offices. | City Archives. City archives in Canada may have copies of vital records, but they cannot furnish copies. By law, requests for vital records must be addressed to the appropriate provincial archives or vital records offices. | ||