Fred: Thanks for this timeline. I had the years, but not the exact dates.
Kirsten -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Fred (C.F.) Prong Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 3:42 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Colonies, Provinces and Territories Kirsten: Land Divisions in the 1800s in now Ontario, Canada: Before - 10 Feb 1841: Town, Township, District, Upper Canada 11 Feb 1841 - 31 Dec 1849: Town, Township, District, Canada West 1 Jan 1850 - 30 Jun 1867: Town, Township, County, Canada West 1 Jul 1867 - & Afterward: Town, Township, County, Ontario Hope this helps, Fred, St. Thomas, Ontario --- Kirsten Bowman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How do you handle colonies, provinces and territories in Legacy's location > fields? Is "country" the ultimate *governing* body or the geographical > location? What is the country designation for the (now) US state of > Georgia, for example, prior to 1776? Do you put the colony name in the > state position and "New England" in the country field? "Georgia, New > England" sounds silly and probably isn't technically correct either, since > there was no real governing body for all 13 colonies other than the British > Parliament. Each colony was actually on the "province" level, so what goes > in the country field? > > My current headache is "Canada" prior to 1867 (before that designation was > adopted). I can cope with the changes from Upper Canada to Canada West to > Ontario, but those are province names. What goes in the country field? > After 1867, "Ontario, Canada" is a no-brainer, but what about Upper Canada > and Canada West? > > What do others do? > > Kirsten Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
