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I've jumped into the weeds of genealogy. My goal is to trace all my various lines back to 1600. Everything has been very easy to do; mostly in the U.S. with a few in Canada after the American Revolution. (Oh yes, I had a few Loyalists.)
Only one line has stumped me. My great great grandfather in Canada ends there. I can't find any records on him. Now, he has a name that I must assume is Jewish -- the only Jewish name in all my ancestry AFAIK. I just can't find out anything about him but a name. Not on census lists. Not at find a grave. Can't find any immigration data, although it's possible he came from Eastern Europe somewhere.
If anyone has hints about researching 19th century Jewish-Canadians, I'd appreciate a hand. I know his daughter's vital statistics. I think I have his wife's first name unless it is a diminutive.
AFIK, the only way to access vital statistics is to order microfilm from the Ontario Archive via inter-library loan. But I don't even think the birth records are available for that era. I am a registered researcher for the Ontario Archive.
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