Queens County, Prince Edward Island Genealogy

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Prince Edward Island

Queens County

Guide to Queens county ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

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Queen County Information

Queens County is a county in the province of Prince Edward Island in Canada.

Getting Started

Getting Started with Queens County Links to articles on getting started with Queens County research. How to Locate Your Ancestor in Canada How to Recognize your Canadian Ancestor Name Variations in Canadian Indexes and Records Canada Online Genealogy Records

Queens County Research Tools Links to articles and websites that assist in Queens County research. The Master Name Index, and *Computerized Master Name Index to censuses, newspapers, and various publications help find PEI ancestors. No 1871 census exists for PEI. Mary's Genealogy Treasures – great research resource BYU Research Outline for Prince Edward Island, Canada

Populated Places Table

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POPULATED PLACE	FORMER NAME, if applicable	TYPE	FHL  CATALOG	WIKIPEDIA
Belfast			Link	Link
Belle Creek			Link	Link
Belle River			Link	Link
Brackley			Link	Link
Breadalbane			Link	Link
Brookfield			Link	Link
Brown's Creek			Link	Link
Caledonia			Link	Link
Canoe Cove			Link	Link
Cavendish			Link	Link
Charlottetown			Link	Link
Cherry Valley			Link	Link
Churchill			Link	Link
Clinton			Link	Link
Cornwall			Link	Link
Corran Ban			Link	Link
Covehead			Link	Link
Crapaud			Link	Link
DeSable			Link	Link
Emerald			Link	Link
Fort Augustus			Link	Link
French River			Link	Link
Harrington			Link	Link
Hartsville			Link	Link
Hope River			Link	Link
Hopefield			Link	Link
Hunter River			Link	Link
Irishtown			Link	Link
Kellys Cross			Link	Link
Long River			Link	Link
Marshfield			Link	Link
Mount Stewart			Link	Link
New London			Link	Link
North Rustico			Link	Link
Orwell			Link	Link
Park Corner			Link	Link
Pownal			Link	Link
Rustico			Link	Link
South Rustico			Link	Link
Springfield			Link	Link
St. Catherines			Link	Link
Stanhope			Link	Link
Stanley Bridge			Link	Link
Suffolk			Link	Link
Tracadie			Link	Link
Tyrone			Link	Link
Valleyfield			Link	Link
Vernon River			Link	Link
Victoria			Link	Link
Winsloe South			Link	Link
York			Link	Link

Resources

Biographies

• Who's who on Prince Edward Island
• Away : Maritimers in Massachusetts, Ontario, and Alberta : an oral history of leaving home
• Making History : a celebration of Prince Edward Island women of the 20th century
• Maritime Presbyterian Ministers : biographical sketches of over 400 ministers of the various Presbyterian churches in the lower provinces of British North America ordained by 1875
• Nova Scotia blue book and encyclopedia
• Prominent people of the Maritime Provinces

The following are in French

• Acadiens de l'Ile du Prince-Edouard
• Le clergé français dans l'Ile du Prince-Édouard, 1721-1821

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Prince Edward Island online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online	Martimes Ancestors at Rest Prince Edward Island Find A Grave Prince Edward Island Canadian Headstones.com Prince Edward Island I Dream of Genealogy Kings County Interment.net (Only partial list) (Click on cemetery name and scroll down list to find name) Queens County Interment.net (Only partial list) (Click on cemetery name and scroll down list to find name) Prince County Find A Grave (Click on cemetery name then put name in "Search" box or click on "View all interments", and then scroll down list to find name)
Tombstone Transcriptions in Print	Canada Prince Edward Island-Cemeteries A collection of records: cemetery, family, Bible, and an index of Revolutionary soldiers in Maine Gravestone inscriptions : Prince Edward Island An index of English immigrants based on obituaries and death notices in Prince Edward Island newspapers, 1835-1910 An index of Irish immigrants based on obituaries and death notices in Prince Edward Island newspapers, 1835-1910 Scottish immigrants to P.E.I. from death & obituary notices in P.E.I. newspapers, 1835-1910 Prince County, Prince Edward Island index of monumental inscriptions
List of Cemeteries in the County	Prince Edward Island BillionGraves Prince Edward Island Canadian Headstones.com Prince Edward Island I Dream of Genealogy Prince Edward Island The Island Register Kings County Find-A-Grave Kings County Interment.net Queens County Interment.net Prince County Find A Grave

Census Records

• 1798 Island of St. John Heads of Household Census
• 1841,1881,1891,1901 Prince Edward Island Archives Census Search Index.
• 1861 Prince Edward Island Census Index Only.
• 1901 Census records for Prince Edward Island, by Automated Genealogy

Church Records

• Prince Edward Island Archives Baptismal Index
• 1721-1885 Prince Edward Island Baptism Card Index Index and images.
• 1777-1985 Prince Edward Island, Church Records Images only.
• 1835 -1891 The history of the Catholic Church in Prince Edward Island ($)

Court Records

• 1687–1710 The Loppinot Papers, which are important genealogical abstracts of the earliest notarial records for the province of Acadia: Loppinot, Jean Chrysostome. book 971.5 N38L Includes a surname index.

• 1793–1934 Court Records, [Charlottetown, P.E.I.]: Microfilmed by the Public Archives of Prince Edward Island films 1630150–51

• 1867-1976 Persons Sentenced to Death in Canada An Inventory of Case Files in the Fonds of the Department of Justice.

Directories

• 1889-1890 Frederick's Prince Edward Island Directory and Book of Useful Information Ancestry.com ($)

Land and Property Records

• Prince Edward Island Land Record Database
• 1767-1810 Proprietors of P.E.I. Lots in 1767, and Changes in Lot Ownership till 1810
• 1780-1915 Prince Edward Island Archive Petition Index 1780-1915
• 1880 Prince Edward Island, Canada Land/Gazetteer Records: 1880 ($)

Local Histories

• History of Prince Edward Island ($)
• A History of Prince Edward Island: From its Discovery in 1534 Until the Departure of Lieutenant-Governor Ready in 1831 ($)
• Handbook of Prince Edward Island ($)

Maps

• Maps of Prince Edward Island
• Historical Maps of Prince Edward Island

Newspapers and Obituaries

• Historical Canadian Newspapers Online: Prince Edward Island, BGSU
• U.P.E.I. Newspapers

Taxation Records

*1881, 1891 and 1901 tax records are available at Prince Edward Island Public Archives and Record Office. You may search the records by name and date.

Vital Records

• At Prince Edward Island Public Archives and Record Office you may search Baptism, Marriage and death records by name .
• 1721-1758 Îl St. Jean (now Prince Edward Islands), Civil Registration and Parish Registers, index and images. These records are in French.

Births

• Prince Edward Island Baptism Card Index, 1721-1885
• Prince Edward Island, Baptism Index, 1788-1943
• Prince Edward Island, Canada, Baptisms, Marriages, Burials, 1780-1983, index and images, ($).

Marriages

• Prince Edward Island Marriage Registers, 1832-1888 Images only.
• Prince Edward Island, Canada, Marriage Registers, 1832-1888, index, ($).
• Prince Edward Island, Canada, Baptisms, Marriages, Burials, 1780-1983, index and images, ($).

Death

• Prince Edward Island Death Card Index, 1721-1905
• Prince Edward Island, Canada, Death Card Index, 1810-1913, index, ($).
• Prince Edward Island, Canada, Baptisms, Marriages, Burials, 1780-1983, index and images, ($).

Websites

• Island Imagined Maps and Atlases of Prince Edward Island
• Government of Prince Edward Island
• Prince Edward Island, Canada
• Historica Canada
• Island Register
• P.R.I. Public Archives and Records
• Canadian Genealogy

Major Repositories

• Library and Archives Canada
  
• PEI Public Archives and Records Office
  
• Le Centre d'études acadiennes (Center for Acadian Studies)
  
• American-Canadian Genealogical Society
• Library and Archives Canada

FamilySearch Resources

Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in researching your family.

• Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
• Learning Center - Online genealogy courses
• Historical Records - databases and record images on FamilySearch
• Family History Center locator map