In the table below you'll find a list of some of the more common family names in the Kingston-Frontenac area.
Sources
The list was compiled from indexes and tables of contents to the books listed below, and from selected articles that appeared in the Kingston Whig-Standard (approx. 1970 - 1995) and Profile Kingston magazine (approx. 1985 - 2006). It also includes names from some of the family histories in the OGS Kingston Branch collection, and from some public websites created by individuals sharing their own research about Kingston / Frontenac family histories.
Resources
Books
Buckskin To Broadloom: Kingston Grows Up
Stories first appeared in Kingston's Whig-standard.
Community Spotlight: Leeds, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington and Prince Edward Counties
Heritage Kingston
"Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario, Canada, June 3 to October 28,1973", exhibition book.
Kingston 300: A Social Snapshot
Kingston Heritage: Historical Buildings, Plaques, And Monuments
Kingston, The King's Town
Kingston: Building On The Past
Kingston; Cataraqui, Fort Frontenac, Kingstown
The City Of Kingston Portrait Collection: Historical Sketches & Portrait Views
The book is chiefly concerned with the mayors of the city of Kingston and tells about prominent Kingston residents and their families.
The Old Stones of Kingston: Its Buildings Before 1867
Lists
Kingston-Frontenac Family Names
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| Name | Reference |
|---|---|
| Breden, Hannah | Simmons, Marjorie. The City of Kingston Portrait Collection: Historical Sketches and Portrait Views. |
| Breden, John | Simmons, Marjorie. The City of Kingston Portrait Collection: Historical Sketches and Portrait Views. |
| Breden, John | Osborne, Brian and Donald Swainson, Kingston: Building on the Past, 178. |
| Breden, John (1800-1893); | Angus, Margaret. The Old Stones of Kingston. p. 64; Mika, Nick & Helma. Kingston Heritage: Historical Buildings, Plaques and Monuments, p. 147; Horsey, Edwin E. Cataraqui-Fort Frontenac-Kingston [typescript], page, List of Kingston Mayors, p. 214; Buckskin to Broadloom : Kingston Grows Up, p. 302, 304 |
| Breden, John J | Simmons, Marjorie. The City of Kingston Portrait Collection: Historical Sketches and Portrait Views. |
| Breden, Margaret | Simmons, Marjorie. The City of Kingston Portrait Collection: Historical Sketches and Portrait Views. |
| Breden, William | Simmons, Marjorie. The City of Kingston Portrait Collection: Historical Sketches and Portrait Views. |
| Breen, Bernard | Kingston Whig Standard. 12/2/75 portrait. |
| Breen, Elizabeth | Buckskin to Broadloom : Kingston Grows Up, p. 261 |
| Breen, Michael (Staff Sgt.) | Kingston Whig Standard. Dec. 1/88 portrait. |
| Breen, William J. (Jimmy) | Kingston Whig Standard. May 3/89 obituary. |
| Brennan, Barnabas | Horsey, Edwin E. Cataraqui-Fort Frontenac-Kingston [typescript], page p. 212 |
| Brennan, John | Horsey, Edwin E. Cataraqui-Fort Frontenac-Kingston [typescript], p. 212 |
| Brent, J.W. | Horsey, Edwin E. Cataraqui-Fort Frontenac-Kingston [typescript], p. 370 |
| Brewer family | Genealogy of the Brewer |
| Brewster, William | Horsey, Edwin E. Cataraqui-Fort Frontenac-Kingston [typescript], p. 364 |
| Brewster family | A listing of the names in the pedigree of Mrs. Gertrude G. Thistlethwaite |
| Brick, Jamie | Profile Kingston, Nov. 15, 2000 |
| Brickman family | Brickman family, settled Midland District of Upper Canada, Ameliasburgh, by Mildred and Loral R. Wanamaker. In-library use only. The call number is GENEAL 929.2 BRIC |
| Bridgman, J.W. | Simmons, Marjorie. The City of Kingston Portrait Collection: Historical Sketches and Portrait Views. |
| Bridgman & Forster | Simmons, Marjorie. The City of Kingston Portrait Collection: Historical Sketches and Portrait Views. |
| Brightman, Victor | Kingston Whig Standard. 2/6/79 p. 33 portrait. Horsey, Edwin E. Cataraqui-Fort Frontenac-Kingston [typescript], p. 180; Kingston Whig Standard. June 11/91 portrait. obituary. |
| Brightman family | Martingale Norris, by Beatrice Martingale. In-library use only. The call number is GENEAL 929.2 MART |
| Britton, Arthur | Simmons, Marjorie. The City of Kingston Portrait Collection: Historical Sketches and Portrait Views. |
| Britton, B.M. | Osborne, Brian and Donald Swainson, Kingston: Building on the Past, 201. |
| Britton, Justice Bryon Moffat (b. 1833) | Horsey, Edwin E. Cataraqui-Fort Frontenac-Kingston [typescript], p. 106, 214, 250, 262; List of Kingstons Mayors |
| Britton & Price law firm | Simmons, Marjorie. The City of Kingston Portrait Collection: Historical Sketches and Portrait Views. |
| Britton & Whiting law firm | Simmons, Marjorie. The City of Kingston Portrait Collection: Historical Sketches and Portrait Views. |
| Britton and Brayley | Heritage Kingston, published by the Agnes Etherington Art Centre. |
| Broadhurst, Christopher | Profile Kingston, May 16, 2001 |