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Be the first to know of genealogy events and freebies. Find out when new genealogy databases are put online. Get tips for finding your elusive brick-wall ancestor. . Be the first to know of genealogy events. Find out when new genealogy databases are put online. Get tips for finding your elusive brick-wall ancestor In your research you will need to know these various names for Ontario! Spotlight On Ontario Immigration There are many genealogy records for ancestors immigrating to Ontario. Olive Tree Genealogy has online passenger lists carrying Peter Robinson Settlers to Peterborough Ontario in 1820. If, for example, you find a census record in the U.S.A. or in Ontario showing your ancestor was born in C.W. , this was Canada West -- and existed only between the years 1842-1867. That will help you narrow the time period of an ancestor's birth, and provide clues for more genealogical research. Before December 26, 1791 present day Ontario was known as the Western part of the Montreal District of the Colony of Quebec. Ontario Settlement & Name Changes Start your genealogy journey on Ontario History. Find clues to break that brick wall in Ontario Settlements & Early Settlers and Districts of Upper Canada in 1846 In 1791 the colony of Quebec was divided into the two provinces of Upper and Lower Canada. Upper Canada (now Ontario) was all that land lying west of the Ottawa River, while Lower Canada (now Quebec) was all the land lying east. In 1842 Upper and Lower Canada united to form the Province of Canada. More On Ontario Immigration Search for Canadian ancestors in Emigrants at Kingston Ontario, Canada 1861-1882. Don't miss Ships Lists to Canada before 1865 Upper Canada (present-day Ontario) became known as Canada West while Lower Canada (present day Quebec) became known as Canada East. In 1867 Upper Canada, or Canada West was given the name of the Province of Ontario. It was one of four original provinces at the time of Ontario Confederation on July 1, 1867. Ontario BDM (Births, Marriages, Deaths) We all want births, marriages & death records for our ancestors. View Ontario Cemetery Records, Ontario Church Records & Ontario Vital Stats. Don't miss Canada BDM Exchange! The Constitution Act of 1867 also allowed for the admittance of Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory into the Dominion of Canada, but it was not until The Rupert's Land Act of 1868 that this occured. Ontario Land Records Make sense of Ontario Land Records and use them to find genealogical information on your ancestors. Searching the CLRI (Ontario Land Record Index) provides clues to relationships and helps with Upper Canada Land Petitions which are chock full of genealogy data Rupert's Land was originally owned by Hudson's Bay Company. It consisted of part of the present-day provinces of Ontario and Quebec North of the Laurentians and West of Labrador; all of Manitoba; most of Saskatchewan; the southern half of Alberta; the eastern part of Nunavut Territory; and portions of Minnesota and North Dakota in the United States. There are other miscellaneous obscure genealogy records where you can search for Ontario ancestors such as Blacks Settlements in Ontario, Home Children Records, Ontario Genealogy Books, Ontario Resources & Addresses Overlooked Ontario Genealogy Records Have you searched for ancestors in Ontario City & Farmers' Directories, Ontario Court Records, Ontario Divorce Records or Ontario Education Records? 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