Welcome to the Ontario County page of the Ontario GenWeb

Have you hit a brick wall with your Ontario County ancestors? Search for your family origins on Ontario County GenWeb. I hope this site will help you find that brick-wall ancestor. Land Records ~ Maps ~ Cemeteries ~ Census Records ~ Census Transcripts ~ Church Records ~ Archives, libraries, museums, etc. ~ Baptism, birth, marriage, and death ~ Ontario County Genealogy Links

 

2 Thumbs Up To Library & Archives Canada for putting digitized images and an index online for Soldiers of the South African War 1899 - 1902 Tip of the Month Search the Collections of Early Canadiana Online - a digital library containing more than 8,750 volumes. Ontario County Records Featured Database Death Records Ontario County Death Records 1870 to 1879 [AncestorsAtRest] Quick Links Census Records Canada Naturalization Records Canada Census Records Canada Past Voices: Letters Home Family Branches - an online community of family trees Olive Tree Genealogy Brick Wall Help Search Ontario County 1911 Census Indexes [AllCensusRecords.com] Blog Feeds Genealogy Blogs Olive Tree Genealogy Genealogy updates of free records online and tips for finding those elusive brick-wall ancestors The Paper Trail Eclectic mix of old documents - you may just find an ancestor's will, land record or general store receipt here! Past Voices Letters, letters and more letters! Letters from Civil War soldiers, from wives to husbands, sons to mothers, sisters to sisters... Ancestors at Rest - The blog for AncestorsAtRest.com website. Contains death records of all kinds - funeral cards, death notices, cemetery receipts, obits...and more Family Bibles - Another AncestorsAtRest.com blog of Family Bible entries and pictures of the births, marriages and death pages Antique Hunter - If you like antiques or collectibles, this brand-new blog will be one you don't want to miss!

Ontario County GenWeb Ontario County was established in 1849 from York County but was not a county until 1853. In 1974 Ontario County was dissolved and split amongst Simcoe County (Rama & Mara Townships), the Regional Municipality of Durham (all other townships) and Metropolitan Toronto. Ontario County was located in South-Western Ontario. Prior to 1853 - part of York County 1974-present - Part of the Regional Municipality of Durham, Metropolitan Toronto, and Simcoe County Places in Ontario County Lovell's 1871 Directory Municipal/Administrative History Land Records Maps Archives, libraries, museums, etc. Baptism, birth, marriage, and death Cemeteries Census Records Census Transcripts Church Records Newspapers Queries Other Research Records Surnames being researched in Ontario County Important Note: Ontario GenWeb operates as a free service, but you may find links to websites or organizations which charge a fee. These organizations are not financially associated with the GenWeb project, and I have marked them with a $

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