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Fonds F 978
3 metres of textual records
190 reels of microfilm (textual records)
The Church Records Collection contains original manuscripts, xeroxed copies and microfilm copies of Ontario church records including minutes, annual reports, church registers, communion rolls, session rolls, birth records, baptismal records, marriage records, burial records, accounts, financial records, pew rent records, deeds, military records, church histories, and newspaper clippings. Almost all the churches within the collection are in Ontario, however some are out of province.
The Church Records Collection also includes marriage registers created by the clerks of the Peace for Johnstown and London districts, as well as records of the Holy Blossom Temple (Jewish faith), in Toronto.
The entries which follow are arranged alphabetically by location then by name of church.
Acton - Knox Presbyterian Church
Ailsa Craig - Presbyterian Church
Albany - Temagami (Temiscamingue) - Indian Registers of Birth, Marriages, and Deaths
Ameliasburgh Township - Anglican Church
Ameliasburgh Township - Presbyterian Church
Amherstburg : St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
Amhest Isle Township - Presbyterian Church
Ancaster Township - Free Church, later St. John's Anglican Church
Atwood - Presbyterian Church
Aurora - Presbyterian Church
Avonton - Presbyterian Church
Baptist Church in Ontario - biographical and historical information (Note: The Archives of Ontario has only acquired the microfilm listed in the online finding aid. Microfilm not listed in the online finding aid is held by the Genealogical society of Utah and is available through their network of Family History Centres.)
Barriefield - St. Mark's Anglican Church
Bath - Anglican Church
Bay Of Quinte - Presbyterian Church
Beckwith Township - Presbyterian Church
Beckwith Township - Scotch Church
Beckwith Township - St. Andrew's Church, Carleton Place
Belfast (Prince Edward Island) - St. John's Presbyterian
Bell's Corners: Wesleyan Methodist (Huntly Church)
Belle River, Village of -- St. Paul's and Knox Churches
Belmont - Presbyterian Church
Bentinck Township - St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Biddulph Township - Wesleyan Methodist
Bolsover - Presbyterian Church
Bolton - Cavan Presbyterian Church
Bolton - St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
Bolton - Westwood Presbyterian Church
Bond Head - Presbyterian Church
Boston - Presbyterian Church
Brampton - Presbyterian Church
Brant And Bentinck Townships - St. John's Evangelical Church, Elmwood
Brant Township - St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church (2nd)
Brantford - West Street Baptist Church
Brantford Township - Gainsville Wesleyan Methodist United Church
Brock Township - Presbyterian Churches
Brockville - St. Francis Xavier Catholic Parish Church
Brockville - St. John's Church
Brockville - St. Peter's Anglican Church
Bruce County - Knox Presbyterian Church, Ripley
Burgoyne, Arran Township, Bruce County - Methodist Church
Burlington - Knox Presbyterian Church
Cainsville - United Church
Cainsville - Wesleyan Methodist Congragation
Caledon - Knox Presbyterian Church
Caledon - St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
Caledon East - Knox Presbyterian Church
Caledon Township - Presbyterian Churches
Cambray - Burns's Presbyterian Church
Camlachie - Knox Presbyterian Church
Camden East Township - Evangelical Lutheran Church
Campbellville - St. David's Presbyterian Church
Carleton Place - St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
Carman - Carman Methodist Church
Carp - Carp Methodist Church
Carp - Carp, Lowry And Kinburn Congregations of the Presbyterian Church
Carp - St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
Carp - St. Paul's Methodist Church
Centralia, Stephen Township, Huron County - United Church
Charlottenburgh Township - St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
Charlottenburgh Township - St. Raphael's Roman Catholic Church
Chatham - First Presbyterian Church
Chatham - St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
Chesley - Geneva Presbyterian Church
Chippawa - Chippawa Presbyterian Church
Churchill - Anglican Mission: Confirmation, baptism, marriage and death records, 1860-1934. (MS 217).
Christian Brotherhood, Church of
Churchill, Keewatin Diocese - Anglican Mission
Cobourg - St. Peter's Anglican Church
Cochrane District - Methodist Church
Collingwood Township - Presbyterian Churches
Cornwall - St. Andrew's Roman Catholic Church
Cornwall - St. John's Church
Cornwall - Trinity Anglican Church
Coulson - Anglican Church
Cramahe Township - Presbyterian Church
Crediton, Stephen Township, Huron County - United Church
Crief - Knox Presbyterian Church
Delaware Township - Christ Church Anglican
Draper - Uffington Mission
Dresden - Presbyterian Church
Drummond Township - Presbyterian Church
Drummondville - Drummondville Presbyterian Church
Drummondville - St. George's Anglican Church
Dundas - Certification of Marriages performed by licence by Rev. Andrew Bell at Dundas, Ancaster, West Flamboro and L'Orignal
Dunnville - Knox Presbyterian Church
Dunsford - Dunsford Presbyterian Church
Dunvegan, Kenyon Township - Presbyterian Church
Dunwich - Dunwich Anglican Church
Eastern District - Anglican Churches, Parishes of Williamsburgh, Matilda, Osnabruck and Edwardsburg
Eastern District - Church of Scotland, Lutherans, Congregationalists, Baptists, Tunkers, Methodists, Independents, and Moravians
Easthope, North - Knox Presbyterian Church
Eden Mills - Eden Mills Presbyterian Church
Edwardsburg - Anglican Church
Egremont Township - Presbyterian Churches
Eldon Township - Presbyterian Churches
Elmstead, Village of - St. Paul's Church
Elora - Chalmers Presbyterian Church
Elora - Knox Presbyterian Church
Enniskillen - Anglican Church
Eramosa Township - Presbyterian Church
Erin Township - Presbyterian Churches
Erindale - St. Peter's Anglican Church
Ernestown Township - Anglican Church
Ernestown Township - Presbyterian Church
Esquesing Township - Norval Presbyterian and Union Presbyterian Church
Etobicoke Township - Mimico Anglican Church
Exeter - Christ Church, Anglican and Trivitt Memorial Churches
Farrington - Independence Inghamite Church
Farnham - Shefford Methodist
Fenelon Township - Presbyterian Churches
Fergus - St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
Finch Township - St. Luke's Presbyterian Church
Fingal - Knox Presbyterian Church
Flamborough, East - Mounstberg Methodist Episcopalian Church
Flamborough, West - Strathbane Presbyterian Church, Nairn
Forest - St. James Presbyterian Church
Fort Albany - Fort Albany Parish
Fort Alexander - Fort Alexander Anglican Church
Fort George - Military Register of Baptisms for the Station of Fort George, Upper Canada
Fort Hope - Fort Hope District of Patricia Anglican Church Records
Fort Severn, Keewatin Diocese
Franktown - Presbyterian Church
Franktown - United Church
Fredericksburg Township - Lutheran Church
Fredericksburgh Township - Anglican Church
Fredericksburgh Township - Presbyterian Church
Galt - Central Presbyterian Church
Galt - First United Church
Galt - Knox Presbyterian Church
Galt - Trinity Anglican Church
Galt - Wesley United Church
Georgetown - Knox Presbyterian Church
Glammis - St. Paul's Presbyterian Church
Glengarry - Laggan Area: Register of Births, Marriages, and Deaths in Laggan Area of Lochiel and Kenyon Townships compiled by Angus Deacon MacMillan
Glengarry - St. Raphael's Roman Catholic Church
Glengarry County - Roman Catholic Church
Goderich and Hullett Townships - Clinton circuit of Wesleyan Methodist Church
Grey County - Lutheran Church
Grimsby - Grimsby Presbyterian Church
Grimsby - St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
Guelph - Knox Presbyterian Church
Guelph - St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
Gwillimbury East Township - Quaker Church (Children of Peace)
Gwillimbury North Township - Presbyterian Churches
Gwillimbury West - Christ Church Anglican, Middleton
Gwillimbury West - Presbyterian Church
Gwillimbury West - St. Paul's Church Anglican, Coulson
Gwillimbury West - Trinity Church Anglican, Bradford
Hallowell Township - Hallowell Sunday School, Methodist
Hamilton Township - Cold Springs Congragational Church
Hamilton Township - Presbyterian Church
Hamilton, City Of - Central Presbyterian Church
Hamilton, City Of - Erskine Presbyterian Church
Hamilton, City Of - Knox Presbyterian Church
Harrington - Knox Presbyterian Church
Harwich Township, Kent Township - Methodist Church
Harwich Township - Presbyterian Churches
Hensall & Staffa, Exeter, Middlesex County - Anglican Church
Holland Township - St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church, Williamsford
Houghton Township - Guysborough Methodist Church
Huntley Township - Methodist Church
Huntley Township - Presbyterian Church
Huron Township - Knox Presbyterian Church, Ripley
Ingersoll - Ingersoll Presbyterian [Methodist?] Church
Inkerman - Wesleyan Methodist Church
Innerkip - Innerkip Presbyterian Church
Islington Lake:, Keewatin Diocese (Anglican)
Johnstown District - Marriage registers
Keewatin Diocese - Anglican Church
Kemptville - Kemptville Roman Catholic Mission
Kenora District - Anglican Church
Kent County - Presbyterian Church
Kinlough - Kinlough Presbyterian Church
Kincardine - Knox Presbyterian Church
Kincardine - St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church:
King Township - St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
King Township - Presbyterian Churches
Kingston, City of - Kingston Mission (Catholic)
Kingston, City of - St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
Kingston, City of - St. Mary's Cathedral
Kingston, City of - Zion Presbyterian Church
Kingston Township - Presbyterian Church
Kitchener, City Of - St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
Kitley Township - St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Toledo
Komoka - Knox Presbyterian Church
Lac Seul - Diocese of Keewatin (Anglican)
Lambton County - Presbyterian Church
Leamington - Knox Presbyterian Church
Lennox and Addington County - Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Camden East, Ernestown, Fredericksburg, and Richmond Townships
Listowel - Knox Presbyterian Church
Lochiel, Township of - Breadalbane Congregation
London Circuit, Middlesex County - Methodist Episcopal Church
London, City of - Proudfoot, Rev. William
London, City of - St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
London, City of - St. James Presbyterian Church
London, City of - St. Paul's Anglican Church
London, City of - Talbot Street Baptist Church
London District - register of marriage
London Township - Primitive Methodist Church
London Township - Proof Line Presbyterian Church
L'Original - L'Original Presbyterian Church
Loughboro Township - Presbyterian Church
Maidstone - Maidstone Presbyterian Church
Maitland - St. James Church
Maple - Maple Presbyterian Church
Mara Township - Presbyterian Churches
Mariposa Township - Presbyterian Churches
Martintown - St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
Marysburgh - Anglican Church
Marysburgh - Presbyterian Church
Matilda - Anglican Church
McIntyre - United Church
Merritton - St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
Middlesex County - Delaware, Ekfrid, and Caradoc Township Anglican Church
Midland - Baptist Church
Milton - Milton Presbyterian Church
Milverton - Burns Presbyterian Church
Mitchell - Knox Presbyterian Church
Molesworth - St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
Monaghan Township - Wesleyan Methodist Church
Monmouth Township - Mormon Church (Chuch of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints)
Montague Township - Christchurch
Montreal - St. Gabriel Presbyterian Church
Moose Factory - Anglican Mission
Moose Factory - Methodist Mission
Moose Factory - St. Thomas the Apostle Anglican Church
Moosonee, Diocese of (Anglican)
Moraviantown - Moraviantown Indian Church
Mornington, North Township - Presbyterian Church
Morriston - Duff's Presbyterian Church: Congregational Minutes
Mosa Township - Burns Presbyterian Church
Murray Township - Presbyterian Church
Muskoka District - Mission of Muskoka
Muskoka District, Counties of Grey and York - Rev. Lewis F. Kipp Baptist Minister
Neustadt - St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Newmarket - Newmarket Anglican Church
Newmarket - Newmarket Presbyterian Church
Newmarket - St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
Newmarket - Yonge Street Quakers (Hicksite)
Niagara - Anglican Church
Niagara - Presbyterian Church
Niagara Township - Christ Church, McNab
Niagara Township - St. George's Anglican Church, Homer
Niagara Township - St. John's Anglican Church, Virgil
Niagara Township - Sunday School Union Society
Niagara, Diocese of (Anglican)
Niagara-on-the-Lake - St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
Niagara-on-the-Lake - St. Mark's Anglican Church
Niagara-on-the-Lake - St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Church
Norfolk County - Presbyterian Church
Normanby Township - St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Norwich - Knox Presbyterian Church
Omagh - Presbyterian Church
Ops Township - Presbyterian Churches
Oro Township - Presbyterian Churches
Orono - Methodist/Episcopal Church
Osnabruck - Anglican Church
Osnabruck - Presbyterian Church
Osnaburgh - Anglican Mission
Osnaburgh, Diocese of Keewatin (Anglican)
Ottawa, City of - Christ Church Anglican
Ottawa, City of - Glebe Presbyterian Church
Ottawa, City of - St. Andrew's Church of Scotland
Ottawa, Diocese of (Anglican)
Pacific Northwest - Catholic Church Records of the Pacific Northwest, St. Paul, Oregon
Peel County - Presbyterian Church
Penetanguishene - St. James Anglican Church
Perth - First Presbyterian Church
Perth - St. Andrew's Church
Peterborough, City of - Episcopal New Church
Peterborough, Diocese of
Petrolia - St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
Picton - Picton (Hallowell) Methodist Church
Pine Grove, Village Of - Presbyterian Churches
Piitsburgh Township - Anglican Church
Pittsburgh Township - Presbyterian Church
Point Edward - Presbyterian Church
Port Credit - Presbyterian Church
Port Dover - Knox Presbyterian Church
Port Elgin, Evangelical Church
Port Elgin - Knox Presbyterian Church
Port Elgin - United Church
Port Hope - Methodist Sunday School
Portland Township - Presbyterian Church
Preston - Knox Presbyterian Church
Prince Edward County - MInister's Records (denomination unknown)
Prince Edward County - St. Jean Baptiste Parish (Roman Catholic Church)
Puce, Village Of - St. Andrew's and St. John's Churches
Puslnich Township - Presbyterian Churches
Railton - St. Patrick's Church (Roman Catholic)
Ratho - Presbyterian Church
Rawdon Township - Presbyterian Church
Reach Township - Presbyterian Churches
Renaud, Village Of - St. John's Church and Renaud School House
Richmond Hill - First Congregational Church
Richmond Township - Anglican Church
Rideau Circuit
Rustico, Prince Edward Island - St. Augustin Church
St. Catharines - Knox Presbyterian Church
St. Mary's - First Presbyterian Church
St. Mary's - Knox Presbyterian Church
St. Thomas - Knox Presbyterian Church
Saltfleet Township - St. Paul's Presbyterian Church
Sandwich Township - St. John's Anglican Church
Sarnia - St. Andrew's Church
Scarborough Township - Bethel Primitive Methodist Church
Scarborough Township - St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
Shakespeare - Presbyterian Church
Sheffield Township - Presbyterian Church
Sidney Township - Presbyterian Church
Simcoe - St. Paul's Presbyterian Church
Sombra Township - Methodist Episcopal Church
Sophiasburgh Township - Presbyterian Church
Soulanges and Lancaster Township - Cote St. George Congregation (Presbyterian)
Southampton - Knox Presbyterian Church
Southampton - St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
South Marysburgh Township - Methodist Church
Stratford - Knox Presbyterian Church
Stratford - St. Andrew's Church:
Strathroy - St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
Streetsville - Presbyterian Church
Sullivan Township - St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Sunnidale Township - Presbyterian Churches
Sutton - Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church
Sydney - Anglican Church
Teeswater - Knox Presbyterian Church.
Telfer - United Presbyterian Church
Thamesville - Presbyterian Church
Thedford - Knox Presbyterian Church
Thorah - St. Andrew's Church of Scotland
Thorah Township - Presbyterian Churches
Thornhill - Thornhill Presbyterian Church
Thurlow Township - Anglican Church
Toronto, City of - Dovercourt Road Presbyterian Church: Session Minutes, 1886-1900; Baptismal Records, 1889-1900; Marriage Records, 1896-1900 (G.S. 6332).
Toronto, City of - Holy Blossom Congregation
Toronto, City of - Knox Presbyterian Church
Toronto, City of - Metropolitan Church
Toronto, City of - Parkdale Presbyterian Church
Toronto, City of - Richmond Street Wesleyan Methodist Church
Toronto, City of - St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
Toronto, City of - St. John's Presbyterian Church
Toronto, City of - St. Patrick's Anglican Church
Toronto, City of - St. Stephen's Anglican Church
Toronto, City of - United Secession Congregation (Presbyterian(
Toronto, City of - Victoria Presbyterian Church
Tyendinaga Township - Presbyterian Church
Valetta - Presbyterian Church
Vaughan - St. Paul's Presbyterian Church
Vaughn Township - Presbyterian Churches
Walkerton - Knox Presbyterian Church
Wallaceburg - Presbyterian Church
Warwick Township - Knox Presbyterian Church
Waterdown - Knox Presbyterian Church
Waterloo, City Of - Knox Presbyterian Church
Waterloo County - Various Churches
Wellesley-Wilmot - Wellesley-Wilmot Congregation
West Hill - Melville Presbyterian Church
West Nissouri - Baptist Church
West Toronto - West Toronto Junction Presbyterian Church
Weston - Presbyterian Church
Wexford, Ireland - Irish Methodist Church
Whitby - Whitby Presbyterian Church
Whitby Township - Presbyterian Church
Wiarton - St. Paul's Presbyterian Church
Williams Township
Williams, East, Township - St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
Williamsburgh - Anglican Church
Williamstown - Presbyterian Church
Williamstown - St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church:
Windham Centre - St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
Windsor, City Of - St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
Winterbourne - Chalmers Presbyterian Church
Woodbridge - Presbyterian Church:
Woodhouse Township - St. John's Church
Woodstock, City Of - British Wesleyan Chapels
Woodstock, City Of - Knox Presbyterian Church
Woodstock, City of - Methodist Church
Woodstock, City of - Presbyterian Church
Yarmouth, North - St. James Presbyterian Church
Yonge Street - Yonge Street Hicksite (Quakers)
York County - Rev. Charles Schutt, Minister of the United Church
York Factory, Diocese of Keewatin (Anglican)
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