Researching Family History

Biographical Resources - Ontario

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Search the library catalogue under the subject: Ontario – BIOGRAPHY for a list of books. Check the indexes of these books for the surnames of people you are looking for. A few examples here:

Beers, J.H. & Company. A Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Kent, Ontario (1904). Global Heritage Press, Milton, Ontario, 2005. Library call number: GEN 971.333 COM 2005

Watson, Henry B. Pioneer Sketches of Kent and Elgin Counties: transcribed from the Highgate MonitorChatham, Ontario, Kent Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society, 1992. Library call number GEN 971.333 WAT 1992.

Note that the department’s local history books will also contain biographies of local residents.