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==Online Records==
== History ==
== History ==
In 1668, the Canadian French founded Sault Sainte Marie which became the first permanent settlement in Michigan. French Canadians built several subsequent forts in Michigan until the area was ceded to Great Britain in 1763. In 1787, the Northwest Territory was created and covered most of Michigan. In 1800, Michigan became part of the Indiana Territory, until the Michigan Territory was created in 1805. Questions regarding the boundary of Michigan were not fully resolved between Great Britain and the United States until after the War of 1812.<ref>Christina K. Schaefer, ''Genealogical encyclopedia of the colonial Americas : a complete digest of the records of all the countries of the Western Hemisphere'' (Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Publishing Company, c1998), 599-600. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39622039 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|822639|item|disp=FHL book 929.11812 D26 1998}}</ref>
In 1668, the Canadian French founded Sault Sainte Marie which became the first permanent settlement in Michigan. French Canadians built several subsequent forts in Michigan until the area was ceded to Great Britain in 1763. In 1787, the Northwest Territory was created and covered most of Michigan. In 1800, Michigan became part of the Indiana Territory, until the Michigan Territory was created in 1805. Questions regarding the boundary of Michigan were not fully resolved between Great Britain and the United States until after the War of 1812.<ref>Christina K. Schaefer, ''Genealogical encyclopedia of the colonial Americas : a complete digest of the records of all the countries of the Western Hemisphere'' (Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Publishing Company, c1998), 599-600. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39622039 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|822639|item|disp=FHL book 929.11812 D26 1998}}</ref>


== Sources ==
== Resources ==
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/542862?availability=Family%20History%20Library ''Genealogy of the French Families of the Detroit River Region, 1701-1936''] by Christian Denisen, 2 Vols, Detroit: Detroit Society for Genealogical Research, 1987.
*[https://archive.org/details/arg9598.0001.001.umich.edu/page/n6''History of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan Containing a Full Account of its Early Settlement''], Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1883.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/696569?availability=Family%20History%20Library ''Detroit River Connections: Historical and Biographical Sketches of the Eastern Great Lakes Border Region''] by Judy Jacobson, Baltimore: Clearfield Co., 1994.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1210000?availability=Family%20History%20Library ''Michigan Genealogy: Sources and Resources''] by Carol McGinnis, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1987.
*[https://archive.org/stream/storyofsaultstem01newt?ref=ol#mode/2up ''The Story of Sault Sainte Marie and Chippewa County''] by Stanley D. Newton, Sault Ste. Marie: Sault News Printing Company, 1923.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/640367?availability=Family%20History%20Library ''Letters from New France, the Upper Country, 1686-1783''] by Joseph L. Peyser, Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1992.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/266465?availability=Family%20History%20Library ''Michigan Censuses, 1710-1830, under the French, British and Americans''] by Donna Valley Russell, Detroit: Detroit Society for Genealogical Research, 1982.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/476098?availability=Family%20History%20Library ''Guide to the Manuscripts in the Burton Historical Collection''] by Bernice Cox Sprenger, Detroit: Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library, 1985.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/358966?availability=Family%20History%20Library ''Guide to Manuscripts in the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of Michigan''] by Robert M. Warner, Ann Arbor: n. p., 1963, film 0874197.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/601243-redirection ''Tracing Your Ancestors in Michigan''] by Ethel W. Williams, Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1969, fische 6039418.
 
===Ecclesiastical Records===
===Ecclesiastical Records===
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/107535?availability=Family%20History%20Library L'Assomption de la Pointe-de-Montreal, Detroit. Registre de la Paroisse, 1761-99] by Eglise catholique, L'Assomption de la Pointe-de-Montreal Sandwich Township, Upper Canada, Otawa: National Archives of Canada, 1967, film 1026603 ff.  
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/107535?availability=Family%20History%20Library L'Assomption de la Pointe-de-Montreal, Detroit. Registre de la Paroisse, 1761-99] by Eglise catholique, L'Assomption de la Pointe-de-Montreal Sandwich Township, Upper Canada, Otawa: National Archives of Canada, 1967, film 1026603 ff.  
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===Civil Records===
===Civil Records===
*Records from the U.S. Land office at Detroit contain land grants and claims in the Detroit area, 1707-1825. The French land grants begin in 1707; British grants begin in 1781. These records are in the Bureau of Land Management record group (RG 49.13) at the National Archives in Washington, DC.<ref>Christina K. Schaefer, ''Genealogical encyclopedia of the colonial Americas : a complete digest of the records of all the countries of the Western Hemisphere'' (Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Publishing Company, c1998), 599-600. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39622039 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|822639|item|disp=FHL book 929.11812 D26 1998}}</ref>
*Records from the U.S. Land office at Detroit contain land grants and claims in the Detroit area, 1707-1825. The French land grants begin in 1707; British grants begin in 1781. These records are in the Bureau of Land Management record group (RG 49.13) at the National Archives in Washington, DC.<ref>Christina K. Schaefer, ''Genealogical encyclopedia of the colonial Americas : a complete digest of the records of all the countries of the Western Hemisphere'' (Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Publishing Company, c1998), 599-600. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39622039 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|822639|item|disp=FHL book 929.11812 D26 1998}}</ref>
== Additional Readings ==
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/542862?availability=Family%20History%20Library ''Genealogy of the French Families of the Detroit River Region, 1701-1936''] by Christian Denisen, 2 Vols, Detroit: Detroit Society for Genealogical Research, 1987.
*[https://archive.org/details/arg9598.0001.001.umich.edu/page/n6''History of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan Containing a Full Account of its Early Settlement''], Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1883.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/696569?availability=Family%20History%20Library ''Detroit River Connections: Historical and Biographical Sketches of the Eastern Great Lakes Border Region''] by Judy Jacobson, Baltimore: Clearfield Co., 1994.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1210000?availability=Family%20History%20Library ''Michigan Genealogy: Sources and Resources''] by Carol McGinnis, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1987.
*[https://archive.org/stream/storyofsaultstem01newt?ref=ol#mode/2up ''The Story of Sault Sainte Marie and Chippewa County''] by Stanley D. Newton, Sault Ste. Marie: Sault News Printing Company, 1923.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/640367?availability=Family%20History%20Library ''Letters from New France, the Upper Country, 1686-1783''] by Joseph L. Peyser, Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1992.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/266465?availability=Family%20History%20Library ''Michigan Censuses, 1710-1830, under the French, British and Americans''] by Donna Valley Russell, Detroit: Detroit Society for Genealogical Research, 1982.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/476098?availability=Family%20History%20Library ''Guide to the Manuscripts in the Burton Historical Collection''] by Bernice Cox Sprenger, Detroit: Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library, 1985.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/358966?availability=Family%20History%20Library ''Guide to Manuscripts in the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of Michigan''] by Robert M. Warner, Ann Arbor: n. p., 1963, film 0874197.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/601243-redirection ''Tracing Your Ancestors in Michigan''] by Ethel W. Williams, Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1969, fische 6039418.


== References ==
== References ==


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