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 |
|---|---|
| Geale, Florence | Simmons, Marjorie. The City of Kingston Portrait Collection: Historical Sketches and Portrait Views. |
| Geddes, Dr. James | Buckskin to Broadloom : Kingston Grows Up, p. 114, 179 |
| Geddes, Sarah Hannah (Gamble) | Buckskin to Broadloom : Kingston Grows Up, p. 114 |
| Geiger, Dorothy | Kingston Whig Standard. [month?]15, 1978 p. 7, 25 |
| Geller, Bertha | Kingston Whig Standard. Nov. 28, 1989 obituary. |
| George, Prof. James | Buckskin to Broadloom : Kingston Grows Up, p. 273 |
| George, Ruth | Profile Kingston, Sept. 12, 1990 portrait. |
| George, V.A. | Heritage Kingston, published by the Agnes Etherington Art Centre. |
| George, Grace | Profile Kingston, Nov. 16, 1988 portrait. |
| George, Graham | Kingston Whig Standard. June 12, 1978 p. 7 portrait. ; Kingston Whig Standard. Feb. 20, 1987 portrait. ; Kingston Whig Standard. Dec. 11, 1993 portrait. obituary. ; Kingston Whig Standard. Dec. 18, 1993 portrait. |
| George, Henry | Osborne, Brian and Donald Swainson, Kingston: Building on the Past, 205. |
| Gero family | Giraud, Gero, Gerow, 1665-1971, by Mr. & Mrs. C.L.R. Wanamaker. In-library use only. The call number is GENEAL 929.2 GIRA |
| Gerow family | Giraud, Gero, Gerow, 1665-1971, by Mr. & Mrs. C.L.R. Wanamaker. In-library use only. The call number is GENEAL 929.2 GIRA |
| Gerretsen, Assunta | Kingston Whig Standard. Jan. 7, 1982 portrait. ; Kingston Whig Standard. Sept. 28 ?, 1985 portrait. |
| Gerretsen, John | Kingston Whig Standard. Feb. 02, 1974 p. 4 portrait. ; Kingston Whig Standard. Nov. 07, 1980 ; Kingston Whig Standard. July 28, 1980 p. 5 portrait. ; Profile Kingston, Mar. 15, 1989 portrait. ; Kingston Whig Standard. Dec. 20,1996 ; Kingston Whig Standard. June 9, 1995; Mika, Nick & Helma. Kingston Heritage: Historical Buildings, Plaques and Monuments, p. 30 |
| Gerretsen, John | Osborne, Brian and Donald Swainson, Kingston: Building on the Past, 352-Note 1. |
| Gerretson family | The "Gerretson" family file, by John Garrison Smith. In-library use only. The call number is GENEAL 929.2 GARR |
| Getty family | The Getty of Ireland, 1631-ca 1865 : abstracts and notes : a general search of the records of Ireland, by Robert C. Gettys. In-library use only. The call number is GENEAL 929.2 GETT |
| Ghent, Alison | Kingston Whig Standard. Jan. 14, 1976 |
| Ghent, Dr. William | Kingston Whig Standard. June 6, 1978 ; Kingston Whig Standard. May 15, 1978 portrait. p. 1 & 2 ; Kingston Whig Standard. July 31, 1993 portrait. obituary. |
| Gibbs, Thomas Fraser | Heritage Kingston, published by the Agnes Etherington Art Centre. |
| Gibson, Dr. J.E. | Kingston Whig Standard. Nov. 11, 1979 ; Kingston Whig Standard. Sept. 5, 1979 |
| Gibson, Frederick W. | Kingston Files-Kingston Biographies-G |
| Gibson, Murray | Profile Kingston, Nov. 13, 1996 |
| Gibson, Warren | Buckskin to Broadloom : Kingston Grows Up, p. 361 |
| Gibson-Harris, Com. Dan | Mika, Nick & Helma. Kingston Heritage: Historical Buildings, Plaques and Monuments, p. 57 |
| Gibson-Langille, Shirley | Profile Kingston, May 12, 1999 |
| Giffin family | The descendants of William Giffin & Thomasine Eyre, Bell's Crossing, Leeds County, Ontario, Canada, by E. Bertha Giffin. In-library use only. The call number is GENEAL 929.2 GIFF |
| Gilbert, John | Angus, Margaret. The Old Stones of Kingston. p. 86 |
| Gilbert, Mrs | Simmons, Marjorie. The City of Kingston Portrait Collection: Historical Sketches and Portrait Views. |