Saturday, October 3, 2015

Two databases upgraded at FamilySearch



There are two databases that have been recently updated on the FamilySearch web page -

Family Origins,Quebec, Quebec Federation of Genealogical Societies, 1621-1865 

This is an index of the family origins of French and foreign immigrants who settled in old Quebec from 1621 to 1865. The index includes individual names, gender, birth dates, baptism dates, area where the individual migrated from, parent's names, and marital status

You can search the index at https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2558681

Prince Edward Island Death Card Index, 1721-1905 

This database has also been updated. It is from index and images of index cards. Information comes from various sources, newspapers, cemeteries, churches, etc.


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Thursday, October 1, 2015

Three new historical databases updated at Ancestry.ca



The Alberta Newspaper BMD Index, 1889 – 2012, the database which has the birth, marriage and death records of ancestors who lived in Alberta, Canada, have been updated on Ancestry.ca.

You can see the historical records at http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=70598 

They also have updated two more historical records - 

The Montreal, Canada, non-Catholic Burial Index, 1767-1899 or the Index des sépultures non catholiques, Montréal, Canada, 1767 à 1899 has been updated at http://search.ancestry.ca/search/db.aspx?dbid=70766 

The Montreal, Canada, non-Catholic Marriage Index, 1766-1899 or the Index des mariages non catholiques, Montréal, Canada, 1766 à 1899 has been updated at http://search.ancestry.ca/search/db.aspx?dbid=70767

These two databases come from the National Library and Archives of Achives (Bibliothèque et Archives Nationales du Québec) (BanQ).  

Happy Researching!!

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