Comments on: How do I find and info on my grandfather who served in WW2?He fled from Canda shortly after war,no one knows!? http://www.themedicalcontacts.com/medical-contact-info/how-do-i-find-and-info-on-my-grandfather-who-served-in-ww2he-fled-from-canda-shortly-after-warno-one-knows Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:45:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: knight1192a http://www.themedicalcontacts.com/medical-contact-info/how-do-i-find-and-info-on-my-grandfather-who-served-in-ww2he-fled-from-canda-shortly-after-warno-one-knows/comment-page-1#comment-2766 knight1192a Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:56:59 +0000 http://www.themedicalcontacts.com/medical-contact-info/how-do-i-find-and-info-on-my-grandfather-who-served-in-ww2he-fled-from-canda-shortly-after-warno-one-knows#comment-2766 Start with those you can hopefully be more certain of, yourself and your folks. Of particular intrest in this case is your father. Where was he born (Saint John, NB). So his parents probably got married there (which you show to be accurate in your extra info). I'm not sure exactly how the things in Canada work, I know from personal experince here in the states (every once in a while I get to help my mom do exactly what you're doing) you go to the town hall of the town or city in question to get the records. Birth certs, marriage certs, death certs. So you should be able to get the records you require there if you don't already have them there. Check the marriage certificate, it might list place of birth, which may then take you further to where you can get the birth certs. These should at least list the mother. Also, start considering churches. Was your father christened? Perhaps the same church that did the christening conducted the wedding. Or do you know what particular religon your grandparents were, that could also help track the church down. The church should still have a records that will help. Don't ignore census records, either. It's something I learned last fallwhen helping my mom. We've discovered that the various census records here will also tell occasionally place of birth. Getting that kind of info can be a huge step in finding the info you're looking for. It can also give you an idea what he was doing in the US (ie, what his job was as that does tend to be listed on US census records).<br><b>References : </b><br> Start with those you can hopefully be more certain of, yourself and your folks. Of particular intrest in this case is your father. Where was he born (Saint John, NB). So his parents probably got married there (which you show to be accurate in your extra info). I’m not sure exactly how the things in Canada work, I know from personal experince here in the states (every once in a while I get to help my mom do exactly what you’re doing) you go to the town hall of the town or city in question to get the records. Birth certs, marriage certs, death certs. So you should be able to get the records you require there if you don’t already have them there. Check the marriage certificate, it might list place of birth, which may then take you further to where you can get the birth certs. These should at least list the mother.

Also, start considering churches. Was your father christened? Perhaps the same church that did the christening conducted the wedding. Or do you know what particular religon your grandparents were, that could also help track the church down. The church should still have a records that will help.

Don’t ignore census records, either. It’s something I learned last fallwhen helping my mom. We’ve discovered that the various census records here will also tell occasionally place of birth. Getting that kind of info can be a huge step in finding the info you’re looking for. It can also give you an idea what he was doing in the US (ie, what his job was as that does tend to be listed on US census records).
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]]> By: Aaron O http://www.themedicalcontacts.com/medical-contact-info/how-do-i-find-and-info-on-my-grandfather-who-served-in-ww2he-fled-from-canda-shortly-after-warno-one-knows/comment-page-1#comment-2765 Aaron O Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:27:59 +0000 http://www.themedicalcontacts.com/medical-contact-info/how-do-i-find-and-info-on-my-grandfather-who-served-in-ww2he-fled-from-canda-shortly-after-warno-one-knows#comment-2765 Try census's from around the time in England the US, and Canada. Try army records to see if you can find where he was stationed, and possibly visit to see if there is anyone living there that can remember him. They may have information you need. Do you even know if he is still living? That may help too!<br><b>References : </b><br> Try census’s from around the time in England the US, and Canada. Try army records to see if you can find where he was stationed, and possibly visit to see if there is anyone living there that can remember him. They may have information you need.
Do you even know if he is still living? That may help too!
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]]> By: Nursing Student Ed http://www.themedicalcontacts.com/medical-contact-info/how-do-i-find-and-info-on-my-grandfather-who-served-in-ww2he-fled-from-canda-shortly-after-warno-one-knows/comment-page-1#comment-2764 Nursing Student Ed Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:37:59 +0000 http://www.themedicalcontacts.com/medical-contact-info/how-do-i-find-and-info-on-my-grandfather-who-served-in-ww2he-fled-from-canda-shortly-after-warno-one-knows#comment-2764 I would check internet databases related to Family Trees and Geneology. Its highly unlikely that you are going to find one person on Yahoo Answers who is going to have all the answers for you.<br><b>References : </b><br> I would check internet databases related to Family Trees and Geneology. Its highly unlikely that you are going to find one person on Yahoo Answers who is going to have all the answers for you.
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