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"YORK REGION ANCESTORS" INDEX 1996 to 2007
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York Region Ancestors is published quarterly for branch members, and contains a wealth of information of interest to researchers with interests in York County. 

Updated November 2007, 1996-1997 and 2007 added.

Epidemics, Medical Information | Family History | General Information | Aurora | East Gwillimbury Twp. | Georgina Twp. | King Twp. | Markham Twp. | Newmarket | North Gwillimbury Twp. | Other Places | Richmond Hill | Whitchurch Twp. | Vaughan Twp. | York County | Immigration & Emigration | Pictures | Queries & Letters to Editor | Record Transcriptions | Research & How To Articles | Vital Statistics

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"YORK REGION ANCESTORS" INDEX 1996 to 2007
Title Year Vol. No. Issue No. Page
EPIDEMICS, MEDICAL INFORMATION         
Diptheria in Whitchurch Twp. In 1888 - deaths of 3 children of Jonas Cook recorded 1999 5 4 7
Early medical terms 2006 12 1 2
Epidemics in East Gwillimbury Twp. 2000 6 2 2
Medical Terms from late 18th Century 1997 2 3 3
Small Pox in Markham Township, February 1880 2002 8 1 3&5
Some Superstitious Warnings of Imminent Death (in early America) 2001 7 4 2
FAMILY HISTORY        
1871 census, Whitchurch Twp. Hacking/Graham Family Mix-Up 2003 9 3 1
1912 Richmond Hill's Oldest Resident - Susannah Maxwell, 107 years 2005 11 4 4&5
A portrait of James Goldfinch - Churchwarden's acct. books, etc. Kent, England 1999 5 4 2
A Touch of Romance in the History of the Teal Family 2000 6 2 7
An Early Arnold Family in York County 2002 8 3 1&7
Anna Hoover Burkholder 2006 12 1 4
Bennett/Foote/Lee Genealogy 1997 2 4 1,2,3 + insert 
Best family in Mulmur and Newmarket 1997 2 5 4
Bible entries for the Stewart family of King Township 2000 6 1 7
Capt. James Stoutenburgh and his Claim to a Fortune 2000 6 1 2
Capt. William Johnson and his Haunted Home "Auld Castle" 1996 1 1 2.3
Carl Spencer, Kidnapped by Aurora Bank Robbers, Decembe 1931  2004 10 3 4,5,7
Clippings, Keepsakes & Inscriptions -- the Maxson Jones Family Bible, Whitchurch Twp. 2000 6 3 4 &5
Date with a Tombstone - Christina & Richard Underwood 2005 11 2 1&3
Do You Descend from Samuel Pegg? 2003 9 2 3
Esther Willson, wife of Henry Castator - What was her maiden name? 2005 11 3 2
Family Bible of Joseph Julian, Vaughan Twp. 2004 10 4 7
Family of John & Catherine Winfield, Georgina Twp. 2005 11 `4 2
Fenton family of York County 2006 12 2 6
Fenton family of York County - Updates 2006 12 3 6
Genealogies in Grandma's Cookbook - Milliken & Stonehouse 2000 6 1 6
Houle Medals Find a Home 2007 13 3 7
Johan Engelhard Helmke & Family 2003 9 2 4&5
John George Stiver and his long-lost son 2002 8 2 6
John Haacke: Pioneer of Markham Township 2005 11 1 3,4,5,6
John Williamson & Family of Markham Township 2004 10 2 3&7
"Late" Birth Registration for Anna Beatrice Patchell 2004 10 3 7
Lemon family of Whitchurch Twp. 2006 12 2 1
Lindemann, Smith, Waggoner, Cramer of Markham Township 2007 13 4 2,7
Longevity and the Obituaries of David & Jacob Wismer 1999 5 4 3
Margaret Sisley: A centurion in Richmond Hill, 1887 2002 8 4 7
McQuarrie Family of Vaughan Twp. 2003 9 4 1
Miller, Abraham - Family picture 1997 2 3 4
Mrs. Cober's Christian Name 2001 7 2 1
Notations & References to the Musselman Surname in York County 2006 12 4 3&6
Pages from the Family Bible of Abram Pipher & Sophia Smith, Markham Twp. 2003 9 1 6
Pattenden Family Home in Aurora 2007 13 2 1
Peter Buckendahl and Family of Markham Twp. 2003 9 3 7
Russell John (Curley) Lynett 2005 11 4 7
Sarah Winfield Lyons - Why You Should Share Your Research 2002 8 4 1
Selby, Ralph  1997 2 3 3
Snider & Fisher Family Mysteries 2002 8 1 1&2
The Brooks Family (1833-1878) of Nobleton, King Twp. 2003 9 2 6
The Family Bible of Josephus & Mary (Klinck) Baker of Markham Twp. 2003 9 4 7
The Family of John & Ann (Mercer) Porter of Vaughan Twp. 2004 10 2 4&6
The Family Register of Abraham & Sarah Heise of Whitchurch Twp. 2001 7 3 6
The Kreider Family and their sojourn in York County 2004 10 1 3
The Shank Family of Markham Twp. 2003 9 1 1&3
The Sisler Family in York County 2002 8 4 6
The Winfield Family of Georgina Twp. 2002 8 1 6
Thomas Clark: Drunken Ton to Happy Tom - His Lifestory 2004 10 2 1
Thomson Family of King Township 2005 11 1 1
Transcripts from Harrington Family Bible - Markham Twp. 2005 11 3 6
William and Martha Padget - Triplets born in Unionville, May 1885 2001 7 1 1
Willoughby Family in York County 2007 13 4 3,7
GENERAL INFORMATION        
Access to Census Information inquiry - Debate Concluded 1999 5 3 2
Archives of Ontario Needs Your Help! 2004 10 4 7
Are These Your Ancestors? 1998 4 2 3
Assurance Policies Found (Maxwell, male & Matthews, male) 1999 5 4 7
Branch Publications 2005 11 2 6
Cemetery Defense Fund Launched -  1996 2 2 3
Changes to Research in London, England 1999 5 1 7
Clendenen Cemetery Appeal Update 1997 2 3 3
Citation of Recognition - Shirley Lancaster 2000 6 3 7
Creative  with Troublesome Kin 2000 6 2 7
Don't Forget to Leave Your Mark on History - Era Banner, July 6, 1997 1997 3 1 3
Further (cemetery) Closure News 1996 2 2 4
Genealoty and Genetics - A y-DNA surname Study 2007 13 2 4,5
Genealogy at the Auction - Auction by Mrs.Jean  Barkey, Stouffville 1997 3 2 2
Grandmother's Egg Recipe 1998 4 2 3
Heir & Devisee Commission 1998 4 3 7
History of York Region Branch 1998 4 1 1
Houses are People Too 1998 4 3 6,7
How are Justices of the Peace appointed? 1998 4 3 4,5
Inscribing on a Gravestone, Kendall Cemetery, Durham Region 1998 4 2 1,2
Internet Sites for the Genealogist 1997 3 1 4
Land Records & Their Genealogical Impact 1997 2 4 3,4
LDS to put microfilm on Internet 2005 11 4 1
Major John McCrae 1997 3 2 1,2
Markham Public Library adds Ancestry Library Edition 2007 13 3 6
Meaning of "Base Line" 2005 11 3 8
Newmarket High School 1893 & 1926 time capsules found 2001 7 3 7
Occupayshun - Cencus Taker 2000 6 1 7
Principles of Old Naming Patterns 2001   2 2
Robert Simpson Co. 2000 7 2 5
Some Christmas Traditions Explained 2002 8 4 2
Stouffville Monument Works- History (Wideman, Tarr and Marks families) 1997 3 1 2
The Canadian Friends Historical Association 2001 7 3 2
The Canadian Genealogy Centre triples its content 2004 10 3 8
The Date of Christmas 2001 7 4 3
The Hamlet of Hope, Vaughan Twp. 2002 8 4 7
The Junior Farmers Association 1998 4 4 2,3,4
The meanings behind gravestone art 1999 5 4 2
The OGS Land Books Project: A Progress Report 2003 9 4 2
Toronto Emigration Office Records 1831-1892 2001 7 2 2
United Church Archives finds a new home 2007 13 4 8
Unlocking the Vault -LDS information 2006 12 2 2 ,3
Update on cemetery transcribing - York Region 2007 13 4 1
What are we "old codger genealogists" to do with all this stuff? 2000 6 2 8
Woodlawn Cemetery, Guelph Spirit Walk 1997 3 2 3,4,5,6,7
York County Industrial Home 1997 2 5 1,2,4+insert
York Branch Cemetery Transcripts - an Update 2007 13 4 1
York Region Group Changes Branch Status 1997 3 1 1
York Region in 1846 2007 13 3 2
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION -- AURORA        
1890 Death Registrations, town of Aurora 2006 12 1 7
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION -- EAST GWILLIMBURY TOWNSHIP        
1897 Birth Registrations - E. Gwillimbury Twp. 2005 11 4 3
Epidemics in East Gwillimbury Twp. 2000 6 2 2
Letter - Lookups in East Gwillimbury in the Nineteenth Century 2001 7 4 8
GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION -- GEORGINA TOWNSHIP        
Family of John & Catherine Winfield, Georgina Twp. 2005 11 4 2
Capt. William Johnson and his Haunted Home "Auld Castle" 1996 1 1 2.3
Georgina Archives.  Family Histories in their Collection 2000 6 1 6
More Georgina Twp. Birth Records, 1900-1902 2001 7 1 5
Some Georgina Township Birth Records 1897-1900 2000 6 3 3
Settlers, Old Homestead Road, Georgina 1997 3 1 4
The Winfield Family of Georgina Twp. 2002 8 1 6
GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION -- KING TOWNSHIP        
Bible entries for the Stewart family of King Township 2000 6 1 7
In Search of George and Mary Winn of Lloydtown 1999 5 4 6
Lloydtown Pioneer Cemetery Restoration 1999 5 3 1,7
Some 1883 King Twp. Death Registrations 2004 10 1 1
Some 1905 King Twp. Birth Registrations 2002 8 4 6
The Brooks Family (1833-1878) of Nobleton, King Twp. 2003 9 2 6
Thomson Family of King Township 2005 11 1 1
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION -- MARKHAM TOWNSHIP        
1887 Death Registrations, Markham Twp. 2005 11 2 5
A List of Purchasers at the 1812 Estate Sale for Adam Gohn, Markham Twp. 1999 5 2 4,5
Baptism Index to Grace Anglican Church, Markham, 1849-62 1999 5 1 4,5
Cemeteries of Markham Twp. 1999 5 3 6
Deaths Back Home (from Markham Economist) 2003 9 1 7
Estate Sale - Robert Johnson, 1832 Markham Twp. 2005 11 4 6&7
From Markham to Temiskaming in 1897 2001 7 1 4
Henry Corson's Enumeration - District 13, Markham Twp. 1861 2001 7 4 3
"I am in doubt…that you or George is no more" Letter to James Mustard, 1815, Markham 1999 5 3 5
John Haacke: Pioneer of Markham Township 2005 11 1 3,4,5,6
John Williamson & Family of Markham Township 2004 10 2 3&7
Lindemann, Smith, Waggoner, Cramer of Markham Township 2007 13 4 2,7
Markham Pioneers and their Loyalist Connections 1998 4 2 2,9-12
Markham Primitive Methodist Circuit - Baptisms 1866-1881 2004 10 3 4&5
Markham Primitive Methodist Circuit Part II - Baptisms 1866-1882 2004 10 4 4&5
Markham's Past Comes Alive with Paper of Record 2004 10 3 1
Obituary, Joseph Barkey, Markham Economist, 1886 1999 5 1 7
Old Country Residences from the Markham Economist - Part 2, 1867-1882 2000 6 2 3
Old Country Residences from the Markham Economist - Part 3, 1883-1892 2000 6 4 3
Pages from the Family Bible of Abram Pipher & Sophia Smith, Markham Twp. 2003 9 1 6
Peter Buckendahl and Family of Markham Twp. 2003 9 3 7
Rate Payers of S.S. No. 16, Markham, 1857 2005 11 3 1
Small Pox in Markham Township, February 1880 2002 8 1 3&5
Some 1886 Birth Registrations for Markham Twp. 2004 10 4 6
Some 1886 Birth Registrations for Markham Twp. 2004 10 4 6
Some 1896 Death Registrations, Markham Twp. 2004 10 1 3
Some Birth Registrations for Whitchurch Twp. 1875 & Markham Twp. 1879 2003 9 4 6
Teachers at Mt. Joy Public School (S.S.#16) Markham Twp. 2878-1946 2005 11 3 1
The 1818 Petition of the Lutherans of Vaughan and Markham Twps. 2003 9 4 4
The Family Bible of Josephus & Mary (Klinck) Baker of Markham Twp. 2003 9 4 7
The Shank Family of Markham Twp. 2003 9 1 1&3
The Size Will Case - Markham Economist - 18 May 1893 2003 9 1 3&5
Transcripts from Harrington Family Bible - Markham Twp. 2005 11 3 6
Unionville Circuit Methodist Church - Financial report - 1899 2001 7 2 6
William and Martha Padget - Triplets born in Unionville, May 1885 2001 7 1 1
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION -- NEWMARKET        
2 Obituaries from Newmarket Industrial Home - 1882 2004 10 1 2
Newmarket High School 1893 & 1926 time capsules found 2001 7 3 7
Newmarket's 200th Anniversary - Quaker Resources 2001 7 4 2
GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION -- NORTH GWILLIMBURY TOWNSHIP        
1873 Birth Registrations - North Gwillimbury Twp. 2005 11 3 3
1883 Birth Registrations, North Gwillimbury 2006 12 2 3
Some 1871 Birth Registrations, North Gwillimbury Twp. 2003 9 2 6
GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION -- OTHER PLACES        
1861 Ontario Census: A question of Deaths 2004 10 2 2
A 4-Step Approach to Identifying your Ontario Ancestor's Pennsylvania Roots 2004 10 4 2
A Sampling of baptisms from the Parish Register, St. Joseph's RC Church, Beaverton 2004 10 1 7
Marriages in Ontario, 1800-1924 2002 8 2 7
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION -- RICHMOND HILL        
1912 Richmond Hill's Oldest Resident - Susannah Maxwell, 107 years 2005 11 4 4&5
Former "Old Country" residences recorded in The Markham Economist 1999 5 4 5
Margaret Sisley: A centurion in Richmond Hill, 1887 2002 8 4 7
Marion Keffer's Shoebox Index - Final Installment - Richmond Hill Liberal 2005 11 3 7
Marion Keffer's Shoebox Part I (Index to Richmond Hill Liberal) 1882-1894 2003 9 4 5