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This project is for people associated with the province of Ontario, Canada . If you have a brickwall in your research on a profile that is associated with Ontario , please start a discussion on it. Sources available for researching Ontario people: The following sources are not intended to be an all-inclusive list, but a starting point for research. Civil Registration of births, marriage...
This project is to explore the families and people who lived in the Province of Quebec, Canada. Sources: Census: Federal (see Canada) census records are available for 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 and 1911. They can be accessed online at familysearch.org or Ancestry.com as well as various other websites.
This project is to explore the connections of various people and families who lived in Nova Scotia, Canada Sources: Vital Records
This project is to explore the connections of various people and families who lived in Manitoba, Canada Sources: Vital Records
Farewell Holland Aim of this project This project functions as a research tool for users with relatives who originated from the Netherlands but also as a collection of profiles of the people who did leave to start a new life abroad. Please feel free to add profiles of the Dutch families or descendants to the project, ideally with a small note in the about section of the profile ...
The Children's Friend Society (CFS) was founded in London in 1830, as "The Society for the Suppression of Juvenile Vagrancy through the reformation and emigration of children". The CFS was founded by Captain Edward Pelham Brenton and run by a group of wealthy philanthropists with the cooperation of the British Government. Their stated objects was "to reclaim and provide for vagrant children...
First Nations Inuit Métis Links Naming Conventions Working Notes for ref only Some Canadian Tribes Includes the Following Indian Tribes Algonkin Arapaho Assiniboin Atsina Bellabella Bellacoola Beothuk Family Chilliwack Chippewa Cowichan Cree Crow Dakota Etchaottine Etchareottine Etheneldeli Haida Hidatsa Huron Iroquois Kawchodinne Kitksan Kutchin Kutenai Kwakiutl Lillooet Ma...
The Canadian portal The Canadian portal is a place to meet other researchers, share information and take part in discussions and find everything available on Geni related to Canada. In addition to the above this portal will also function as a research tool with the links and sources provided on this portal page. About Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces a...
Passengers arriving onboard the Fortitude This project page belongs to the main project Peter Robinson Settlers in Canada A return of Irish Emigrants proceeding to Canada, to be settled at the Expense of His Majesty's Government, under the superintendence of Mr. Peter Robinson, Embarked at Cove on board of the FORTITUDE for passage to Quebec - Mr. Francis Connin, Surgeon in charge. Ship For...
Peter Robinson Settlers in Canada 200 anniversary The year 2025 will see a celebration of significance in celebration of the two hundreth anniversary of the arrival of the Peter Robinson settlers in the Canadian Peterborough area. Scope of this project This is a project for documenting the Irish settlers brought to Ontario in 1823 and 1825 by Peter Robinson . This project aim is to help...
Passengers arriving onboard the Stakesby This project page belongs to the main project Peter Robinson Settlers in Canada This page will list all the Irish emigrants who traveled from Cobh County Cork Ireland to Quebec onboard ship the Stakesby passengers embarked on board of the STAKESBY on 8th July 1823 and arrived at Quebec September 2nd and the proceeded to Montreal on the steamboat New ...
Passengers arriving onboard the Hebe This project page belongs to the main project Peter Robinson Settlers in Canada This page will list all the passengers who traveled from Cobh County Cork Ireland to Quebec onboard ship the Hebe departure date 31 July 1823 arrival date 31st of August 1823. This list has been finalised if the person you are looking for is not on the list check the other sh...
This project is to explore the connections of various people and families who lived in Newfoundland, Canada
This is a sub-project for the Colonial Americas Master Project. New France (French: Nouvelle-France) was the area colonized by France in North America during a period beginning with the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Spain and Great Britain in 1763. At its peak in 1712 (before the Treaty of Utrecht), the territ...
Canadian Jews or Jewish Canadians are Canadian citizens of the Jewish faith and/or Jewish ethnicity. Canada boasts the fourth largest Jewish community in the world, exceeded only by the United States, France, and Israel. Most of the Jewish community consists of Ashkenazi Jews who immigrated from Europe. The city of Montreal has a substantial French-speaking Jewish community from North Africa an...
This project is to explore the connections of various people and families who lived in British Columbia, Canada
Canadian Prime Ministers This project is focused on Prime Ministers of Canada and their families. The family trees of the more recent prime ministers can be a challenge to merge due to the number of living/private profiles. If you would like to contribute to this page, please contact the Project Manager or one of the Project Collaborators. Profiles for Canadian Prime Ministers: Sir Jo...
Irish Canadians Irish Canadian are immigrants and descendants of immigrants who originated in Ireland. 1.2 million Irish immigrants arrived, 1825 to 1970, at least half of those in the period from 1831-1850. By 1867, they were the second largest ethnic group (after the French), and comprised 24% of Canada's population. The 1931 national census counted 1,230,000 Canadians of Irish descent, hal...
The Hockey Hall of Fame is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dedicated to the history of ice hockey, it is both a museum and a hall of fame. It holds exhibits about players, teams, National Hockey League (NHL) records, memorabilia and NHL trophies, including the Stanley Cup. Originally in Kingston, Ontario, the Hockey Hall of Fame was first established in 1943 under the leadership of James T...
Wöhl / Woehl family that originated in Oberseebach, Bas-Rhin, France. A good number of them migrated to Welland County, Ontario, Canada and settled. A select number emigrated to Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA. The surname can be seen written in a number of ways depending on where they are using the name. In Oberseebach it was Wöhl and in North America and other places that have issues wi...
This Black Canadian project includes people that were in Canada: 1) before French and Indian War and U.S. Revolutionary War, 2) came from Loyalist units, THE UNITED EMPIRE LOYALISTS: "It is a little known fact that slavery existed in the early years of (Prince Edward) Island’s History. Seventeen years after Samuel Holland divided the Island into sixty-seven lots in 1767, the first...
This project is to explore the families and people who lived in Canada. There will be subprojects for each province. Sources: Census records are available for 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901, and 1911 for all of Canada "Census" records are also available for 1906 and 1916 for the Northwest Provinces or the provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
Мой прадед, Бидюк Мирон Иванович с товарищем Хилитий Яким и другими односельчанами в 1914 году уехал на заработки в Канаду. Сначала писал письма, высылал посылки, потом след затерялся. Это фото он выслал своей семье. Предположительно он был в Торонто. Здесь остались его шестеро детей Параска, Александра, Мария, Тодоска, Иван, Парфений и жена Бидюк Тодоска Ивановна (Левицкая). Все они родом с се...
This is a sub project under the umbrella of the War of 1812 The Battle of Queenston Heights The Battle of Queenston Heights was the first major battle in the War of 1812 and resulted in a British victory. It took place on 13 October 1812, near Queenston, in the present-day province of Ontario. It was fought between United States regulars and New York militia forces led by Roger Sheaffe , ...
This Group will focus on cleaning up and expanding the genealogy for the French Canadian Ancestors. Links to those listed in Our French-Canadian Ancestors by Thomas J. Laforest (listing still in progress) Volume 01 Grégoire Deblois (1632 - 1705) , Julien Fortin dit Bellefontaine (1621-1692) , Nicolas Veilleux dit Labecasse (Verieul dit Labecasse) (1632-1714)
This project represents notable West Indian Americans and Caribbean Canadians. These are Americans with origin in the Dutch-, English-, and French-speaking lands of the Caribbean. Their population of 2,532,380 accounted for 0.83% of the U.S. population in 2008. The majority of Black Canadians are of Caribbean origin. Many Canadians identify as Black even though they may have multi-ethnic ...
This project is to explore the connections of various people and families who lived in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, CanadaSources:
This project is to explore the connections of various people and families who lived in Clementsvale, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Order of Canada The Order of Canada (French: Ordre du Canada) is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit. It comes second only to membership in the Order of Merit, which is within the personal gift of Canada's monarch. To coincide with the centennial of Canadian Confederation, t...
This project is to explore people and families who lived in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada
The list below is extracted from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission databases . About this project This project honors the military who died for the liberation of the Dutch city of Bergen op Zoom in WW II, and who were buried at the Canadian War Cemetery . In total, 1,087 people are buried at this cemetery. This includes 964 Canadians, the remainder being mainly British. For infor...