Canada, Prince Edward Island Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Record Description
This collection contains baptisms, marriages, burials and other records from several churches from the following denominations:


 * Anglican Church of Canada
 * Catholic
 * Church of Christ
 * Church of England in Canada
 * Church of Scotland
 * Free Church
 * Methodist
 * Presbyterian
 * United Church of Canada

Citation for This Collection
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Information about creating source citations for FamilySearch Historical Collections is found in the wiki article Help:How to Create Source Citations For FamilySearch Historical Records Collections.

Record Content
Key genealogical facts found in the birth records generally include the following:


 * Name of Child
 * Gender
 * Name of Father
 * Full maiden name of Mother
 * Profession of Father
 * Date and Place of Birth
 * Date of Baptism

Key genealogical facts found in the marriage records generally include the following:


 * Name of groom
 * Maiden name of bride
 * Date and place married
 * Names of witnesses
 * Residence of groom at time of marriage
 * Residence of bride at time of marriage
 * Religious Denomination

Key genealogical facts found in the death records generally include the following:


 * Full name of deceased
 * Date of Birth
 * Date of Death
 * Date of Burial
 * Place of burial
 * Date of Funeral
 * Officiating minister

How to Use the Record
To search the collection, select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page: ⇒Select the “County” ⇒Select the “City/Town” ⇒Select the “Name of Denomination/Parish” ⇒Select the “Record Type and Year Range” which takes you to the images. Look at the images one by one comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine which one is your ancestor. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to make this determination.

Related Websites
Mary’s Genealogy Treasures

Related Wiki Articles
Prince Edward Island Church Records

Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections
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A suggested format for keeping track of records that you have searched is found in the wiki article Help:How to Cite FamilySearch Collections.

Citation Examples for Records Found in a FamilySearch Historical Collection
“Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-1981,” digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 28 February, 2012), La Plata &gt; San Ponciano &gt; Matrimonios 1884-1886 &gt; image 71 of 389 images, Artemio Avendano and Clemtina Peralta, 1884; citing Parroquia de San Ponciano en la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Matrimonios. San Ponciano, La Plata.

When the citation has been replaced with a citation specific to the collection being described, the heading should be changed to “Citation Example for a Record Found in This Collection” in Heading style 5”.