Canada, Nova Scotia, Queens County Notes of Thomas Brenton Smith - FamilySearch Historical Records

Record Description
This collection contains genealogical notes (extracted from local newspapers and other sources) on about 1700 Queens County, Nova Scotia families, covering the 1700's to the 1950's. The files are arranged alphabetically by surname. Within the files, the papers are arranged alphabetically by given name.

For a list of volume numbers and surnames currently published in this collection, select the Browse.

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Record Content
Key genealogical facts found in the genealogical collection of Thomas Brenton Smith usually contains the following information:


 * Names of children
 * Names of parents
 * Birth dates
 * Death dates
 * Marriage dates
 * Names of cousins
 * Causes of deaths
 * Occupations
 * Maiden names of wives
 * Places of birth, marriage and death
 * Residences at a certain time of the events

How to Use the Record
To search the collection select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page ⇒Select the “Volume Number” ⇒Select the “Surnames/Other” 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
The archives of Thomas Brenton Smith: A Guide

Related Wiki Articles

 * Canada
 * Nova Scotia
 * Queens County, Nova Scotia

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Citation Example for a Record Found in This Collection
"Nova Scotia, Queens County, Notes of Thomas Brenton Smith, 1700-1950," digital images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org: accessed 28 March 2012), v. 817 &gt; Abbott-Aspin &gt; image 5 of 557, Annie Head Abbott, 1917; citing Notes of Thomas Brenton Smith, New England Historical Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.

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