Holdings for Essex County Genealogy

 
The Marsh Collection welcomes researchers and will gladly help you to utilize our collection. However, we cannot conduct in-depth research or genealogical searches on your behalf. While we usually can answer quick-reference questions (i.e., a specific question about a specific person) over the phone, by e-mail or by mail, we encourage researchers to visit our facility in person.

Please note that, unless otherwise stated, all genealogical materials relate only to Essex County. Unpublished records cannot be copied.

Census Records for Essex County (microfilm)

• 1851 (indexed) (many areas missing)
  

• 1861 (indexed for some areas)
  
• 1871 (indexed)
  
• 1881
  
• 1891
  
• 1901 (indexed for some areas)

Town, Township & County Records (microfilm)

Amherstburg

• Council Minutes 1878-1939
  

• Bylaws 1869-1910
  
• Assessment/Collector's Rolls 1860-1932

Anderdon Township

• Council Minutes 1881-1918
  

• Bylaws 1859-1925
  
• Assessment/Collector's Rolls 1874-1930 (incomplete)

Malden Township

• Council Minutes 1852-60, 1887-96
  

• Bylaws 1850-83, 1909-22
  
• Assessment/Collector's Rolls 1900-30

Essex County Council

• Minutes 1853-1937 (incomplete)
  

• Bylaws 1915, 1922, 1947

Directories and Voters' Lists

Essex County (selected townships)

• 1866-67, 1870-71, 1883-84, 1903
  

• 1964 telephone directory 

Amherstburg

• 1875-76 directory
  

• 1914 telephone directory
  
• Voters' Lists 1906, 1919, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1936, 1947

Colchester North Township

• Voters' List 1913

Malden Township

• 1823 Lotholders List
  

• 1843 Assessment
  
• 1899 Directory
  
• Voters' Lists 1882, 1886, 1889, 1933, 1937

Sandwich

• Voters' Lists 1884, 1894

Newspapers (microfilm)

• Kingston Gazette (1810-18)
  

• Colonial Advocate (Queenston 1824-34)
  
• Kingston Chronicle (1819-32)
  
• Canadian Emigrant (Sandwich 1832-36)
  
• Western Herald (Sandwich 1838-42)
  
• Voice of the Fugitive (Sandwich 1851-52)
  
• Windsor Herald (1855-56)
  
• Amherstburg Echo (1874-present)
  
• River Town Times (Amherstburg 1995-present)

Church Records

Anglican

• Christ Church, Amherstburg: Index to records c.1820-1960 (unpublished)
  

• St. John's, Sandwich: Records 1801-27, 1842-60; cemetery stones
  
• St. Stephen's, Sandwich South: Cemetery stones

Presbyterian

• St. Andrew's, Amherstburg: Selected marriages (unpublished)

Roman Catholic

• Annunciation, Pointe-aux-Roches: Marriages & burials 1867-1983
  

• Assumption, Sandwich: Marriages 1700-1982; burials 1768-1985
  
• Immaculate Conception, Paincourt: Marriages & burials 1851-1988
  
• L'Anse Creuse, St. Clair Shores: Records 1833-41
  
• Our Lady of the Lake, Windsor: Cemetery stones
  
• Sacred Heart, LaSalle: Cemetery stones
  
• St. Alphonsus, Windsor: Cemetery stones
  
• Ste. Anne, Tecumseh: Marriages & burials 1859-1985; cemetery stones 1861-1985
  
• St. Clement's, McGregor: Records c.1880- (unpublished); cemetery stones 1880-1979 (unpublished)
  
• St. Francis Xavier, Tilbury: Marriages & burials 1855-1985
  
• St. Jerome, Windsor: Marriages & burials 1958-85
  
• St. Joachim: Marriages & burials 1882-1982
  
• St. John the Baptist, Amherstburg: Baptisms 1802-1955 (microfilm) (unpublished); marriages 1802-1985; burials 1802-1985; cemetery stones to 1987
  
• St. Joseph, River Canard: Cemetery stones to 1986; selected marriage records
  
• St. Peter on Thames: Marriages 1806-94
  
• St. Simon/St. Jude, Belle River: Marriages & burials 1840-1985; cemetery stones

Church Histories

• Assumption Parish (Sandwich) 1767-1984
  

• Christ Church (Amherstburg) 1819-1996
  
• Eglise Ste. Anne Church (Tecumseh) 1859-1984
  
• First Baptist Church (Amherstburg), 1836-1986
  
• Holy Name of Mary Parish (Windsor)
  
• La Paroisse St. Clement Parish (McGregor) 1880-1980
  
• Led By the Shepherd: St. John the Baptist Parish (Amherstburg) 1802-1992
  
• Paroisse St-Joseph Parish (River Canard) 1864-1989
  
• St. Alphonsus Church (Windsor)
  
• St. Anthony (Harrow), 1906-1956
  
• St. Clement (McGregor) 1880-1980
  
• St. Joachim 1882-1982
  
• St. Mary's Parish (Maidstone) 1846-1996
  
• St. Peter's Parish (Tilbury East) 1802-1952
  
• St. Simon & St. Jude (Belle River), 1834-1984

Cemetery Records (see also under Church Records)

• Central Grove (Harrow)
  

• Colchester South Cemeteries: stones
  
• North Bay Cemetery (Pelee Island): stones
  
• Rose Hill Cemetery (Amherstburg): stones to 1987
  
• St. Francis Xavier Cemetery (Ecorse, MI): stones
  
• Monuments & Graveyards in Essex County (booklet)
  
• Gilgal Cemetery
  
• Wyandotte Cemetery: stones 1832-1971

Births, Marriages & Deaths (see also under Church Records)

• Births in the Amherstburg Courier 1849-50
  

• Births in the Amherstburg Echo 1874- (many years indexed)
  
• Marriage Register of the Western District 1796-1856
  
• Marriage Records of Essex County 1858-64
  
• Early Marriage Records of Monroe County, MI
  
• Marriages in the Amherstburg Courier 1849-50
  
• Marriages in the Amherstburg Echo 1874- (many years indexed)
  
• Marriages & Deaths from the Canada Evangelist 1851-58
  
• Index to Marriage Records of Ontario 1869-73
  
• Deaths in the Amherstburg Courier 1849-50
  
• Deaths in the Amherstburg Echo 1874- (many years indexed)
  
• Amherstburg Undertaker's Notebook 1885-1911 (unpublished)

Wills

• Essex County Wills index (selected, early 1800s)

Columns from the Amherstburg Echo (indexed)

• "Just Folks" 1988-present
  

• "Upsetting the Hour Glass" 1982-94
  
• "Yesterday's News" 1995-present
  
• "Echoing through the Ages" 1999-present
  
• Births, Marriages & Deaths 1874- (index in progress)

Compiled Family Histories

• Bernard/Fox
  

• Bernard/Martin
  
• Bezaire
  
• Borrowman
  
• Charette
  
• Chevalier/Lefebvre/Dubuc
  
• Cote
  
• Craig
  
• Garant
  
• Honor
  
• Knapp
  
• Luckham/Patton
  
• Lyons
  
• McGee
  
• Menzies
  
• Sinasac
  
• Valade

The Collection also includes over 1000 genealogy files containing miscellaneous information on Amherstburg-area families.

Books

• Amherstburg 1796-1996: The New Town on the Garrison Grounds
  

• Commemorative Biographical Record of Essex County (microfilm)
  
• French Families of the Detroit River Region (Denissen)
  
• Harrow-Colchester South
  
• Historical Atlas of Essex & Kent Counties (1973 reprint of 1881 edition)
  
• Index to Passengers who immigrated to Canada between 1817-1849
  
• Men of Upper Canada: Militia Nominal Rolls, 1828-29
  
• Simon, Peter & Polly: A Chronicle of Malott & Girty Families
  
• West Kent Militia, 2nd Kent Militia & St. Clair Volunteers Pay List, 1838
  
• Windsor Border Region (Lajeunesse)

Sources for Other Areas

Northern Ontario

• Ste-Anne de Sudbury: Marriages 1883-1983

Quebec - Marriages

• L'Acadie 1784-1968 et St-Luc 1801-1968
  

• Batiscan (comté de Champlain) 1682-1900
  
• Beauport (Notre-Dame de la Misericaide) 1673-1966
  
• Berthier-en-Haut (Paroisse Ste-Génèvieve) 1727-1960
  
• Berthier-sur-Mer (Berthier-en-Bas) 1720-1973
  
• Boucherville (Ste-Famille de Boucherville), 1668-1900
  
• Comté de Brome (10 parishes, starting 1831-1941, ending 1970)
  
• Comté de Lothinière 1744-1950 (Deschaillons, Fortierville, Parisville)
  
• L'Île d'Orléans (6 parishes, starting 1666-1872, ending 1963)
  
• Notre-Dame de Montréal 1642-1850
  
• Notre-Dame de Québec 1621-1900
  
• Notre-Dame-de-St-Hyacinthe (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) 1777-1969
  
• La Perade (comté de Champlain) 1684-1900
  
• Lauzon (St-Joseph de la Pointe-de-Levy) 1679-1965
  
• Rivière-Ouelle 1672-1972
  
• Rivière-des-Prairies (Montréal) 1687-1970
  
• St-Antoine-sur-Richelieu (comté de Verchères) 1741-1965
  
• St-Athanase 1822-1979, St-Noel-Chabanel 1950-1979 et Sacre-Coeur 1952-79 (Iberville)
  
• St-François d'Assise de la Longue-Pointe 1724-1964
  
• St-Joseph-de-Chambly 1706-1964
  
• Trois-Rivières 1654-1900
  
• Verchères 1724-1966
  
• Paroisse de la Visitation du Sault au Recollet 1736-1970

Quebec - Genealogies

• Généalogie des Familles Originaires des Comtés de Montmagny, L'Islet et Bellechase, v.I Abel-Bernier
  

• Recueil de Généalogies des Comtés de Beauce, Dorchester et Frontenac 1625-1946, v. X, Rothier-Thibideau

Michigan (note: we do not have the actual censuses)

• Michigan Censuses 1710-1830 (book)
  

• Index to 1840 Census for Michigan
  
• Index to 1860 Census for Detroit and Wayne County
  
• Index to 1880 Census for Macomb County
  
• Bay City Settlement of Monroe County, Michigan (book)
  
• Detroit Society for Genealogical Research Magazine, issues 1990-96
  
• Guide to the First 50 Years of the Detroit Society for Genealogical Research Magazine
  
• Mt. Elliott Cemetery Burial Records, Detroit, 1845-61 (book)

Stormont & Dundas Counties, Ontario

• Marriage Registers (Eastern District) 1801-65
  

• Marriage Registers 1858-69

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