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Canada Ontario

Guide to Ontario ancestry, family history and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

This article is about a province of central-east Canada, formerly known as Upper Canada and Canada West. For other uses, see the Ontario (disambiguation).

Ontario Wiki Topics
Beginning Research
Guided Research Record Finder
Record Types
Adoption and Guardianship Business Records and Commerce Cemeteries Census Church Records Civil Registration Court Records Directories Emigration and Immigration Genealogies Land and Property Loyalists	Military Records Municipal Records Naturalization and Citizenship Newspapers Obituaries Online Records Periodicals Probate Records Public Records School Records Taxation Vital Records
Ontario Background
Biography Gazetteers Historical Geography	History Maps Name Variations For Further Reading
Cultural Groups
Cultural Groups Black Canadians	First Nations
Local Research Resources
Archives and Libraries Societies Family History Centers

Ontario Information

Ontario is a province in the East central regionn of Canada. It was formerlu known as Upper Canada or Canada West.

Getting Started

Getting Started with Ontario Research Links to articles on getting started with Ontario research. How to Locate Your Ancestor in Canada How to Recognize your Canadian Ancestor Name Variations in Canadian Indexes and Records Canada Online Genealogy Records

Ontario Research Tools Links to articles and websites that assist in Ontario research. Ontario Marriages Arranged by County-District A RootsWeb place-by-place marriage extract list. Includes a search engine to find each name. Ontario Births, 1869-1911 — index Ontario Vital Records Index (FamilySearch Historical Records) The Ontario Name Index  Registration of vital statistics began officially in Ontario on 1 July 1869 as a provincial responsibility. A substantially complete registration was achieved by 1930.

Ontario Map

Historical Counties and Districts

Algoma District Brant County Bruce County Carleton County Cochrane District Dufferin County Dundas County Durham County Elgin County Essex County Frontenac County Glengarry County Grenville County Grey County Haldimand County Haliburton County

Halton County Hastings County Huron County Kenora District Kent County Lambton County Lanark County Leeds County Lennox and Addington Co Lincoln County Manitoulin District Middlesex County Muskoka District Nipissing District Norfolk County Northumberland County Ontario County Oxford County Parry Sound District Peel County Perth County

Peterborough County Prescott County Prince Edward County Rainy River District Renfrew County Russell County Simcoe County Stormont County Sudbury District Temiskaming District Thunder Bay District Victoria County Waterloo County Welland County Wellington County Wentworth County York County

Current Ontario Counties, Districts, and Municipalities shows the most recent government divisions at the county or equivalent level.

Extinct Counties and Districts:  Addington County · Bothwell District · Brant County · Cardwell District · Carleton County · Dufferin County · Dundas County · Durham County · Frontenac County · Glengarry County · Grenville County · Haldimand County · Halton County · Kent County · Leeds County · Lennox County · Lincoln County · Monck District · Niagara District · Norfolk County · Ontario County · Patricia County · Peel County · Prescott County · Prince Edward County · Russell County · Stormont County · Sudbury Regional Municipality · Suffolk County · Victoria County · Welland County · Waterloo County · Wentworth County · York County

Major Repositories

Library and Archives Canada · Archives of Ontario · Toronto Reference Library · University of Western Ontario D. B. Weldon Library · American-Canadian Genealogical Society · Ontario Births and Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Migration Routes

Ottawa River · St. Lawrence River · Lake Champlain · Lake Erie · Lake Huron · Lake Ontario · Lake Superior · Addinton Road · Bobcageon Road · Halifax Road or Grand Communication Route · Hastings Road · King's Road · Monck Road · Nipissing Road · Opeongo Line · Provincial Road · Talbot Trail · Chambly Canal · Erie Canal · Soo Locks · Canadian Pacific Railway

FamilySearch Resources

Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in resourcing your family.

• Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
• Learning Center - Online genealogy courses
• Historical Records - databases and record images on FamilySearch
• Family History Center locator map