Mary, I do this also. I have a lot of Canadian ancestors so for me I have: ,,,New France -1791 ,,,Quebec 1791-1841 ,,,Upper Canada ,,,Lower Canada 1841-1867 ,,Canada West,Province of Canada ,,Canada East,Province of Canada 1867-present ,,Ontario,Canada ,,Quebec,Canada
and in the notes section I have: 1841-1867 In 1791 the Constitution Act divided Quebec (the former New France) into Upper and Lower Canada. Each had its own legislature and its own unique civil law codes and rules of land tenure. Upper Canada was largely English-speaking and Lower Canada was almost entirely French-speaking. In 1841 the Act of Union united Upper and Lower Canada as the Province of Canada with two halves -- Canada West and Canada East -- collectively known as "The Canadas." Then in 1867 the British North American Act created the Dominion of Canada and Canada East and Canada West became separate provinces known as Quebec and Ontario. Also that year the Province of Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick agreed to join together. These dates are important to family historians because references to Upper and Lower Canada indicate a date before 1841; references to Canada West and Canada East means sometime between 1841 and 1867, and any reference to Ontario implies a time after 1867. When someone born before 1867 told an American census taker that they were "born in Canada" they usually meant Ontario, but might mean Quebec. So anyone with an event in those date ranges would use the appropriate location for that date. -----Original Message----- From: M. Brenzel Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2011 7:55 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Showing historical locations. In my opinion, it is important to remember the history. I have events in my database that took place in what is now Detroit, Michigan, USA when it was a French fort. Research provided me with the time frames of Detroit's evolution through various jurisdictions until Michigan became a state. So I have the following locations in my database: Fort Ponchartrain du Détroit, New France Detroit, British North America Detroit, Wayne County, Northwest Territory, USA Detroit, Wayne County, Indiana Territory, USA Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Territory, USA Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA In the Notes section under each location, I have included the following: Detroit was founded as a French fort in 1701 and continued under French Rule until 1760 when it was taken by the British. It remained under British Rule as Detroit until the Treaty of Paris in 1783, although the British continued to control Michigan until 1796. From 1796-1803, Detroit became part of Wayne County, Northwest Territory. From 1803-1805, it was part of Indiana Territory. Michigan Territory was formed in 1805 and remained as such until it became the State of Michigan on 26 January 1837. Mary Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
