Vital Statistics
BIRTHS~MARRIAGES~DEATHS
Before 1869
1869 and Later
After Privacy Law Date
Prior to 1 July 1869, civil registrations did not take place in Ontario. Church records may be found reporting baptisms, marriages and burials.
Hint: Often but not always, the census and other records provide an indication of the family's religious denomination.
Finding a Birth Registration Pathfinder at Archives of Ontario
Anglican Church Records
Holdings at Laurentian University Library for Algoma records
Parish Registers 1856-1910 Immaculate Heart of Mary, Catholic Church, Garden River, Ontario
(found on Bill Martin's Site)
1891 Mission register for various areas in Algoma District containing baptisms
On microfilm See LDS filmnotes for film numbers
Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Records Online NEW
(found on Bill Martin's
Site)
Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Record for
the Algoma District 1850-1894
Available for
reference at the Sault
Public Library
Sault Churches.com
Sault Ste. Marie Parish listings of several denominations
Sources of Religious Records in Ontario
Archives of Ontario
Ontario Vital Statistics Project
Algoma Church Links and Addresses
1869 and Later
Finding a Birth Registration Pathfinder at Archives of Ontario
Births on Microfilm for Algoma:
Civil Registration of Births & Stillbirths (geographically) 1869-1904
Division Registrar Vital Statistics 1858-1928 (includes BMD for Sault Ste. Marie & Steelton)
Algoma Births 1870-1873
From the St. Joseph Historical Society
St. Joseph Island Births 1874-1906
From the St. Joseph Historical SocietyManitoulin Island Birth Index
From Manitoulin GenealogyIndex to the Sault Daily Star Births 1901-1925 & 1981-1990
Available for purchase through Sault & District Branch Genealogy Society
Also available for reference at the Sault Public Library
(Note: the Sault Public Library holds the Sault Daily Star on microfilm 1901-current)Bruce Mines Spectator 1901-1956
Available for purchase or look up requests Sault & District Branch Genealogy Society
Also available for reference at the Sault Public Library
After Privacy Law Date
The Office of the Registrar General maintains birth registrations for 95 years, after this they are transferred to the Archives of Ontario.
You may only apply for a more current birth registration if:
You are the Next-of-kin,
Executor or estate administrator
The person is deceased (where you must submit proof of death)See the Government of Ontario Website for more information
Adoptions in Ontario
The Government of Ontario Website has detailed information including the new laws regarding the Adoption Information Disclosure Act.
MARRIAGES
Algoma District Marriages 1869-1924Algoma Marriages 1870-1873
From the St. Joseph Historical SocietySt Joseph Island Marriages 1882-1893
From the St. Joseph Historical SocietyManitoulin Island Marriages
From Manitoulin GenealogyPrecious Blood Cathedral RC 1870-1910 BMD online (by Ida Reed)
Parish Registers 1856-1910 Immaculate Heart of Mary, Catholic Church, Garden River
Index to the Sault Daily Star Marriages 1901-1925 & 1981-1990
Available for purchase through Sault & District Branch Genealogy Society
Or available for reference at the Sault Public Library
(Note: the Sault Public Library holds the Sault Daily Star on microfilm 1901-current)Algoma Partnership Book #1 June 1870- Aug1918
Available for purchase through Sault & District Branch Genealogy Society
Or available for reference at the Sault Public LibraryBruce Mines Spectator 1901-1956
Available for purchase or look up requests Sault & District Branch Genealogy Society
Or available for reference at the Sault Public LibraryMarriages on Microfilm for Algoma:
Civil Registrations of Marriages (listed geographically) 1869-1911
Division Registrar Vital Statistics 1858-1928 (includes BMD for Sault Ste. Marie & Steelton)
Ontario Vital Statistics Project
Moyen-Nord ontarien / compilateurs, Julien Hamelin,... [et al.] ; éditeur, Hubert Houle. -- Ottawa : Centre de généalogie S.C., 1984-1985
Répertoire des mariages, paroisse Sainte-Anne de Sudbury, 1883-1903
Vol 3 Blind River, Elliot Lake, Espanola, Massey, Spanish
Vol 11 Sault-Sainte-Marie : Saint-Ignace, Sainte-Croix, Precious Blood, H.N. of Mary ; Dubreuilville, Wawa
DEATHS
Algoma Deaths 1870-1873
From the St. Joseph Historical SocietyManitoulin Island Death Index
From Manitoulin GenealogyPrecious Blood Cathedral RC 1870-1910 BMD online (by Ida Reed)
Index to the Sault Daily Star Deaths 1901-1925 & 1981-1990
Available for purchase through Sault & District Branch Genealogy Society
Or available for reference at the Sault Public Library
(Note: the Sault Public Library holds the Sault Daily Star on microfilm 1901-current)Bruce Mines Spectator 1901-1956
Available for purchase or look up requests Sault & District Branch Genealogy Society
Or available for reference at the Sault Public LibraryDeaths on Microfilm for Algoma:
Civil Registrations of Deaths (listed geographically) 1869-1899
Civil Registrations of Deaths (listed geographically) 1900-1919
Civil Registrations of Deaths (listed geographically)1920-1929
Division Registrar Vital Statistics 1858-1928(includes BMD for Sault Ste. Marie & Steelton)
Algoma District Coroner Investigations and Inquests
Microfilm - Archives of Ontario
Ontario Government Record Series RG 22-1095
Online Index of names 1959-1964
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Registry of graves and memorials of soldiers who fought for our country.
Ontario Vital Statistics Project
OBITUARIES
Algoma Obituary Project
Sault Star Obituaries Online (Current Only - no archives- sign up is required)
Sault This Week Newspaper Obits & Memoriums
Soo Today.Com (Current Only- Archives)Ontario Obituaries "Every Little Obit Helps" Over 97,000 obituaries indexed and another 20,000+ in the pending files; updated daily.
Ontario Obituaries
Obituary Index Canada
Canada GenWeb's Cemetery Project
Lists Algoma Cemeteries and other resources
Algoma Cemetery Directory
Lists Algoma Cemeteries and is a place to find what is available & where
Cemetery Addresses of Ontario
St. Joseph Island Cemetery List (Online)
Manitoulin Island Cemetery Index ( from Manitoulin Genealogy)Genealogy Helplist Canada Volunteers
*please visit the Helplist to contact the volunteers*Barbara Graham
Algoma District: Births/ Marriages/Deaths/CensusAllan Osborne
Large database of various families in Bar River/SS Marie/Thessalon/Bruce Mines
See website for complete area names: Osborne Family Website Link updated Nov/02Laird Chronicles 1891-1999
Dan Walker
Evoy Heritage Book 1818-mid 1990's
Bruce Mines Spectator 1901-1956
Cemeteries
Sylvan Valley
Bruce Mines
Bruce Mines Taylor St.
Laird
Plummer
Algoma Distrtict: Marriage Register
Angela Whitehead
Index to marriage registrations of Ontario Canada 1869-1873
Ontario GenWeb's Official Census Project
The Ontario Vital Statistics Project
MilitaryMiningThe Commonwealth War Graves Commission (searchable online) Royal Canadian Legion 374 (St. Joseph Island Cenotaph Photos & Names) OGSPI Military Index(searchable online- WW1 &WW2) The Algonquin Regiment 49 Field Artillery Regiment (History timeline) Updated
RailwaysCanadian Mining Hall of Fame (featuring Elliot Lake Hall of Fame) IndustryAlgoma Central Railway (from Wikipedia)
Unofficial Algoma Central Railway Site (excellent photos of stations by Ted Ellis) Algoma Central Trains Eastern Algoma Railway Wisconsin Central Railway Bruce Mines & Algoma Railway Railway Rosters Canadian Pacific Railway Archives (a great photo gallery including images of the early station in White River) Fur TradeFrancis H. Clergue and the Early Industrial Development of Algoma
Hudson's Bay Company Archive Site Hudson's Bay Company Archive Holdings Resources: Batchewana Records Michipicoten Record Holdings Missanabie Record Holdings Mississaugi Record Holdings Sault Ste. Marie Record Holdings White River Record Holdings Exploration- The Fur Trade & Hudson's Bay Company Site
- Antoine Gingras --Fur Trader born Sault Ste. Marie 1821
Louis Jolliet - Fur Trader/Explorer
Trading Posts at Sault Ste.Marie
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