Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1800-1910 - FamilySearch Historical Records

Collection Time Period
This index covers events from 1800 through 1910.

Record Description
This index is an electronic database of information compiled from a variety of sources including the following:


 * Family Records
 * Church Records
 * Civil Registration

This index is not complete for any particular place or region.

Record Content
The key genealogical facts found in marriage index entries may include:


 * Name of the bride and groom
 * Names of the parents
 * Marriage date
 * Marriage place
 * Family History Library Microfilm and item numbers for the source materials

How to Use the Record
Use this index to help you learn more about your ancestors. The information could help you identify family relationships and lineages as well as direct you to original records of your ancestors, which may contain additional information.

Record History
For over 30 years, volunteer indexers extracted this information from microfilm copies of the original records. In 1998, a few of the entries were published on 7 CDs by the Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as the "North America Vital Records Index." This is an index of some marriages throughout Ontario. The index is not necessarily complete for any particular place or region.

Why This Record Was Created
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sponsored this index to help individuals find information about their ancestors.

Record Reliability
Church records and civil registration were official records and are some of the most reliable sources of information available for those who were born or married in Ontario.

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Examples of Source Citations for a Record in This Collection
"Ontario Marriages, 1800-1910." index, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org): accessed 1 April 2011. entry for William Miller and Margaret Monroe, married 15 October 1858; citing Marriage Records, FHL microfilm 1,030,058; Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.

Sources of Information for This Collection
"Ontario Marriages, 1800-1910," index, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org). Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.