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| This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for post-1800 research.1. In column 1 find the goal you selected.2. In column 2 find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.3. In column 3 find additional record types that may be useful.4. Then look for the record type you need in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog.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.<br /><br /> | | {{CountrySidebar |
| | |Country=Canada |
| | |Name=Canada |
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| | |Getting Started=Record Finder |
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| | [[Category:Record Finder]] |
| | This table can help you decide which records to search in Canada. It is most helpful for post-1800 research. |
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| {| class="vertical listing" | | 1. In column 1 find the goal you selected. |
| | align="left" | 1. If You Need
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| | align="left" | 2. Look First In
| | 2. In column 2 find the types of records most likely to have the information you need. |
| | align="left" | 3. Then Search
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| | 3. In column 3 find additional record types that may be useful. |
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| | 4. Then look for the record type you need in the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog. |
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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. |
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| | Note: "Notarial Records" only apply to research in the Province of Quebec. |
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| | {| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" bgcolor="#F0F0F0" |
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| | align="left" | Age | | | width="30%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''What you are looking for:''' |
| | align="left" | Census, Vital Records, Church Records | | | width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Try these records first:''' |
| | align="left" | Cemeteries, Military Records, Emigration and Immigration | | | width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Other useful records:''' |
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| | align="left" | Birth date | | | align="left" | Age |
| | align="left" | Vital Records, Church Records | | | align="left" | [[Canada Census|Census]], [[Canada Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Canada Church Records|Church Records]] |
| | align="left" | Cemeteries, Newspapers, Census | | | align="left" | [[Canada Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Canada Military Records|Military Records]], [[Canada Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]] |
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| | align="left" | Birthplace | | | bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Birth date |
| | align="left" | Vital Records, Church Records | | | bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Canada Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Canada Church Records|Church Records]] |
| | align="left" | Census, Newspapers | | | bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Canada Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Canada Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Canada Census|Census]] |
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| | align="left" | City or parish of foreign birth | | | align="left" | Birthplace |
| | align="left" | Church Records, Naturalization and Citizenship, Genealogy, Biography, | | | align="left" | [[Canada Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Canada Church Records|Church Records]] |
| | align="left" | Vital Records, Newspapers, History, Emigration and Immigration | | | align="left" | [[Canada Census|Census,]] [[Canada Newspapers|Newspapers]] |
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| | align="left" | Country of foreign birth | | | bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | City or parish of foreign birth |
| | align="left" | Emigration and Immigration, Census, Naturalization and Citizenship | | | bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Canada Church Records|Church Records]], [[Canada Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]],[[Canada Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Canada Biography|Biography,]] |
| | align="left" | Church Records, Military Records, Vital Records, Newspapers | | | bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Canada Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Canada Newspapers|Newspapers,]] [[Canada History|History]], [[Canada Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]] |
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| | align="left" | Death | | | align="left" | Country of foreign birth |
| | align="left" | Vital Records, Cemeteries, Probate Records, Church Records | | | align="left" | [[Canada Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Canada Census|Census]], [[Canada Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] |
| | align="left" | Notarial Records, Newspapers, Military Records, Obituaries | | | align="left" | [[Canada Church Records|Church Records]], [[Canada Military Records|Military Records]], [[Canada Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Canada Newspapers|Newspapers]] |
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| | align="left" | Ethnic background | | | bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Death |
| | align="left" | Minorities, Native Races, Societies, Church Records, Census | | | bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Canada Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Canada Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Canada Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Canada Church Records|Church Records]] |
| | align="left" | Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship | | | bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Canada Notarial Records|Notarial Records]], [[Canada Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Canada Military Records|Military Records]], [[Canada Obituaries|Obituaries]] |
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| | align="left" | French terms | | | align="left" | Ethnic background |
| | align="left" | Language and Languages | | | align="left" | [[Canada Minorities|Minorities]], [[Canada Native Races|Native Races]], [[Canada Societies|Societies]], [[Canada Church Records|Church Records]], [[Canada Census|Census]] |
| | align="left" | Church Records, Vital Records, Notarial Records | | | align="left" | [[Canada Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Canada Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] |
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| | align="left" | Historical background | | | bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | French terms |
| | align="left" | History, Historical Geography, Periodicals | | | bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Canada Language and Languages|Language and Languages]] |
| | align="left" | Emigration and Immigration, Minorities | | | bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Canada Church Records|Church Records]], [[Canada Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Canada Notarial Records|Notarial Records]] |
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| | align="left" | Immigration date | | | align="left" | Historical background |
| | align="left" | Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship | | | align="left" | [[Canada History|History]], [[Canada Historical Geography|Historical Geography]], [[Canada Periodicals|Periodicals]] |
| | align="left" | Census, Newspapers, Biography, Genealogy, Land and Property | | | align="left" | [[Canada Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Canada Minorities|Minorities]] |
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| | align="left" | Living relatives (and adoptions) | | | bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Immigration date |
| | align="left" | Genealogy, Directories, Court Records, Obituaries | | | bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Canada Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration,]] [[Canada Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] |
| | align="left" | Census, Biography, Societies, Church Records, Probate Records | | | bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Canada Census|Census]], [[Canada Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Canada Biography|Biography,]] [[Canada Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Canada Land and Property|Land and Property]] |
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| | align="left" | Maiden name, alias names | | | align="left" | Living relatives (and adoptions) |
| | align="left" | Vital Records, Church Records, Newspapers | | | align="left" | [[Canada Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Canada Directories|Directories]], [[Canada Court Records|Court Records]],[[Canada Obituaries|Obituaries]] |
| | align="left" | Cemeteries; Military Records; Probate Records; Names, Personal | | | align="left" | [[Canada Census|Census]], [[Canada Biography|Biography,]] [[Canada Societies|Societies]], [[Canada Church Records|Church Records]], [[Canada Probate Records|Probate Records]] |
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| | align="left" | Marriage | | | bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Maiden name, alias names |
| | align="left" | Vital Records, Church Records, Notarial Records, Census, Newspapers | | | bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Canada Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Canada Church Records|Church Records]], [[Canada Newspapers|Newspapers]] |
| | align="left" | Military Records, Probate Records, Land and Property, Cemeteries | | | bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Canada Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]; [[Canada Military Records|Military Records]]; [[Canada Probate Records|Probate Records]]; [[Canada Naming Customs|Naming Customs]] |
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| | align="left" | Occupation | | | align="left" | Marriage |
| | align="left" | Census, Directories, Emigration and Immigration, Vital Records | | | align="left" | [[Canada Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Canada Church Records|Church Records]], [[Canada Notarial Records|Notarial Records]], [[Canada Census|Census]], [[Canada Newspapers|Newspapers]] |
| | align="left" | Newspapers, Biography, Court Records, Business Records and Commerce | | | align="left" | [[Canada Military Records|Military Records]], [[Canada Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Canada Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[Canada Cemeteries|Cemeteries]] |
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| | align="left" | Parents, children, and other family members | | | bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Occupation |
| | align="left" | Vital Records, Church Records, Census, Probate Records, Genealogy | | | bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Canada Census|Census]], [[Canada Directories|Directories]], [[Canada Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Canada Vital Records|Vital Records]] |
| | align="left" | Obituaries, Emigration and Immigration, Notarial Records, Newspapers, Cemeteries | | | bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Canada Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Canada Biography|Biography,]] [[Canada Court Records|Court Records]], [[Canada Business Records and Commerce|Business Records and Commerce]] |
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| | align="left" | Physical description | | | align="left" | Parents, children, and other family members |
| | align="left" | Military Records, Biography | | | align="left" | [[Canada Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Canada Church Records|Church Records]], [[Canada Census|Census]], [[Canada Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Canada Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]] |
| | align="left" | Vital Records, Genealogy, Emigration and Immigration | | | align="left" | [[Canada Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Canada Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration,]] [[Canada Notarial Records|Notarial Records,]] [[Canada Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Canada Cemeteries|Cemeteries]] |
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| | align="left" | Place-finding aids | | | bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Physical description |
| | align="left" | Gazetteers, Maps, History | | | bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Canada Military Records|Military Records]], [[Canada Biography|Biography]] |
| | align="left" | Historical Geography, Periodicals | | | bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Canada Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Canada Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy,]] [[Canada Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]] |
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| | align="left" | Places of residence | | | align="left" | Place-finding aids |
| | align="left" | Census, Land and Property | | | align="left" | [[Canada Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[Canada Maps|Maps]], [[Canada History|History]] |
| | align="left" | History, Military Records | | | align="left" | [[Canada Historical Geography|Historical Geography]], [[Canada Periodicals|Periodicals]] |
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| | align="left" | Place (town) of residence when you know only the province | | | bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Places of residence |
| | align="left" | Census (indexed), Genealogy, Military Records, Vital Records, Land and Property | | | bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Canada Census|Census]], [[Canada Land and Property|Land and Property]] |
| | align="left" | Biography, Probate Records, History, Emigration and Immigration, Directories | | | bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Canada History|History]], [[Canada Military Records|Military Records]] |
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| | align="left" | Political subdivision origins and boundaries | | | align="left" | Place (town) of residence when you know only the province |
| | align="left" | Gazetteers, Maps, Directories | | | align="left" | [[Canada Census|Census]] (indexed), [[Canada Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Canada Military Records|Military Records]], [[Canada Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Canada Land and Property|Land and Property]] |
| | align="left" | History, Historical Geography | | | align="left" | [[Canada Biography|Biography,]] [[Canada Probate Records|Probate Records,]] [[Canada History|History]], [[Canada Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Canada Directories|Directories]] |
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| | align="left" | Previous research (compiled genealogy) | | | bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Political subdivision origins and boundaries |
| | align="left" | Genealogy, Periodicals, Societies | | | bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Canada Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[Canada Maps|Maps]], [[Canada Directories|Directories]] |
| | align="left" | History, Biography | | | bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Canada History|History]], [[Canada Historical Geography|Historical Geography]] |
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| | align="left" | Record-finding aids | | | align="left" | Previous research (compiled genealogy) |
| | align="left" | Archives and Libraries, Societies | | | align="left" | [[Canada Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Canada Periodicals|Periodicals]], [[Canada Societies|Societies]] |
| | align="left" | Periodicals | | | align="left" | [[Canada History|History]], [[Canada Biography|Biography]] |
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| | align="left" | Religion | | | bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Record-finding aids |
| | align="left" | Census, Church Records, History | | | bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Canada Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]], [[Canada Societies|Societies]] |
| | align="left" | Biography, Cemeteries, Obituaries | | | bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Canada Periodicals|Periodicals]] |
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| | align="left" | Social activities | | | align="left" | Religion |
| | align="left" | History, Biography, Newspapers, Societies | | | align="left" | [[Canada Census|Census]], [[Canada Church Records|Church Records]], [[Canada History|History]] |
| | align="left" | Cemeteries, Directories, Obituaries | | | align="left" | [[Canada Biography|Biography,]] [[Canada Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Canada Obituaries|Obituaries]] |
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| | | bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | Social activities |
| | | bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Canada History|History]], [[Canada Biography|Biography,]] [[Canada Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Canada Societies|Societies]] |
| | | bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | [[Canada Cemeteries|Cemeteries]],[[Canada Directories|Directories]], [[Canada Obituaries|Obituaries]] |
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| | {{Place|Canada}} |
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| | [[Category:Canada]] [[Category:Record Finder]] |