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Prologue 9
Part I Death and Burial 13
Introduction 15
Chapter 1 Death and Attitudes 19
Chapter 2 Pioneer Death and Burial 29
"the body was washed and laid out" 34
"the coffin was always home-made" 35
"preparation was made for the wake" 37
"neighbours and friends, old and young, begin to assemble" 38
"there was in the morning a service of more than ordinary solemnity" 39
"Then the coffin was placed upon the bier and covered with the mortecloth" 40
"the 'old log church cemetery'" 42
Chapter 3 Elaboration is the Norm 47
The Funeral Cortege 48
The Hearse 50
The Coffin 53
The Wake 56
Women and Funerals 58
Newspapers 58
Chapter 4 Victorian Customs, the Civil War, and the Rise of Funeral Homes 63
The Death of Prince Albert 64
The Civil War 73
The Rise of the Funeral Home 76
Chapter 5 The Beginnings of Cemeteries 83
Cemeteries in the Countryside 84
Cemeteries in Towns and Villages 89
Winter Burials 91
Tombstones 94
Chapter 6 The Establishment of Cemeteries in Three Towns 99
Niagara-on-the-Lake 100
Kingston 105
Peterborough 111
Chapter 7 The Establishment of Cemeteries in Toronto 117
Chapter 8 Differences According to Religion 129
Anglican 131
Jewish 132
Mennonite 134
Quaker (The Religious Society of Friends) 136
Roman Catholic 138
Chapter 9 Origins of Funeral Customs 145
The Wake 146
Coffins 147
Wearing of Black 149
Flowers and Food 150
Tombstones and Epitaphs 153
Mementoes of the Dead 156
Conclusion 163
Part II Genealogical Implications 165
Introduction 167
Chapter 10 Death and Attitudes 169
Finding Local Histories 169
Nineteenth-Century Diseases 170
Consolation Literature 170
Chapter 11 Pioneer Death and Burial 171
Church Records 171
Estate Files 173
Coroners' Reports 175
Other Sources for Pre-1869 Death Records 176
Chapter 12 Elaboration is the Norm 177
Official Death Registrations 177
Newspapers 180
Chapter 13 Victorian Customs, the Civil War, and the Rise of Funeral Homes 183
Family History Sources at Home 183
Funeral Homes 184
Chapter 14 The Beginnings of Cemeteries 185
Finding Burial Records 185
Chapter 15 Differences According to Religion 189
Anglican 190
Jewish 190
Mennonite 191
Quaker (The Religious Society of Friends) 192
Roman Catholic 192
United Church of Canada 193
Timeline 195
Glossary 199
Epilogue 203
Notes 207
Bibliography 221
Part I 222
Part II 232
Acknowledgements 235
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