Whoops Muriel Manitoba, the postage stamp province, became a province of Canada in 1870. It expanded twice after that, but did not receive it present borders until 1905. Cheers Barrie -----Original Message----- From: Muriel M. Davidson <Farquhar@netcom.ca> To: CAN-MB-WINNIPEG-L@rootsweb.com <CAN-MB-WINNIPEG-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, November 28, 1999 4:33 PM Subject: Re: [MBWINNIPEG-L] D.C. INFORMATION >Manitoba did not officially become a province of Canada >until 1905 - the first census should have been released in >1998, but the 1906 law cancelled all census records. >Registrations of births, deaths and marriages became law >in Canada in 1867. >Muriel M. Davidson <Farquhar@netcom.ca> > >coralynn wrote: >> >> I just received an answer to a Death Certificate search. It seems the death was never registered. My ggrandmother died in the Wakopa area in 1891. Was a death registration not mandatory in those days.Seems really strange to me. This was my elusive WETTENHALL and its seems they're still going to keep hiding from me. >> Coralynn in B.C. >> >> ==== CAN-MB-WINNIPEG Mailing List ==== >> Canada GenWeb Awards >> http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/6625/cgwaward.html >> Vote for your favourite CanadaGenWeb site > > >==== CAN-MB-WINNIPEG Mailing List ==== >Canada GenWeb Awards >http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/6625/cgwaward.html >Vote for your favourite CanadaGenWeb site > >