Really and Truly the Father, Volume 4, Bastardy Affidavits from Eastern District (1837-1849), United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry (1850-1921)

The passage of a law in 1837 imposing liability on the fathers of bastard children resulted in numerous affidavits being filed.  These affidavits or oaths were sworn in the presence of a Justice of the Peace by the young women, and were considered the first step in a legal case against the father.  This collection of affidavits covers the entire Eastern District, until the district system was abolished on December 31, 1849; it then carries on with oaths from the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry. 340 pages.

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