{"id":2132,"date":"2015-07-20T07:30:56","date_gmt":"2015-07-20T12:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geneosity.com\/?p=2132"},"modified":"2015-11-19T07:37:19","modified_gmt":"2015-11-19T13:37:19","slug":"canadian-sources-eh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geneosity.com\/canadian-sources-eh\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Sources, Eh?"},"content":{"rendered":"

If your ancestors originate from the British Isles, and came to north America after the Revolutionary war, it was easier for them to immigrate through Canada and then make their way to the United States since Canada was still part of the British Empire.<\/p>\n

Library and Archives Canada<\/strong> has a rich database for Canadian genealogy research. You can access the website here:http:\/\/www.bac-lac.gc.ca\/eng\/search\/Pages\/ancestors-search.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n

Here you will find passenger lists for passengers arriving through the port of Quebec, passenger lists for entry to other ports like Halifax, border crossings between Canada and the US, census records, land grants and military records.<\/p>\n

Another rich resource is the database for Prince Edward Island<\/strong> genealogy, which can be found here: http:\/\/www.islandregister.com\/<\/a> Here you will find land grants, ship’s arrivals, wills, family lineages for the early settlers of the Island and more. The link to the provincial genealogy society:\u00a0(PEI<\/strong><\/a>)<\/p>\n

British Columbia<\/strong> vital statistics are available through: http:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/vital-statistics<\/a>\u00a0The link to the provincial genealogy society:\u00a0BC<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Alberta<\/strong> vital statistics are available through: https:\/\/www.servicealberta.ca\/1175.cfm<\/a>\u00a0The link to the provincial genealogy society:\u00a0Alberta<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Saskatchewan<\/strong> vital statistics are available through:\u00a0http:\/\/www.saskarchives.com\/using-archives\/family-history-research\/online-resources<\/a>.\u00a0The link to the provincial genealogy society:\u00a0Saskatchewan<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Manitoba<\/strong> vital statistics are available through:\u00a0http:\/\/www.gov.mb.ca\/chc\/archives\/<\/a>.\u00a0The link to the provincial genealogy society:\u00a0Manitoba<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ontario<\/strong> vital statistics are available through:\u00a0http:\/\/www.archives.gov.on.ca\/en\/index.aspx<\/a>\u00a0The link to the provincial genealogy societ:\u00a0Ontario<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Quebec<\/strong> vital statistics are available through:\u00a0http:\/\/www.dec.gouv.qc.ca\/en\/default.html<\/a>\u00a0The link to the provincial genealogy society:\u00a0Quebec<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

New Brunswick<\/strong> vital statistics are available through:\u00a0http:\/\/archives.gnb.ca\/Archives\/?culture=en-CA<\/a>\u00a0The link to the provincial genealogy society:\u00a0NB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Nova Scotia<\/strong> vital statistics are available through:\u00a0https:\/\/www.novascotiagenealogy.com\/<\/a>\u00a0 The link to the provincial genealogy society:\u00a0NS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

and vital statistics for Newfoundland<\/strong> are available through:\u00a0http:\/\/ngb.chebucto.org\/Vstats\/1dist-vstats-idx.shtml<\/a>.\u00a0The link to the provincial genealogy society:\u00a0Nfld<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Best of luck tracking your ancestors who may have spent time in Canada.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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