Orangeism research
Has anyone tried to do any research in determining if a relative was a member of the Orange Order? I have an ancestor that arrived in Lower Canada between 1820 and 1850. He started his family in Megantic county of the Eastern Townships. I have found marriage and birth records from two different churchs, Leeds Anglican Church and Ireland Anglican Church. Given that the churches both Anglican, how likely should I expect for a church member to be part of an Orange Lodge? I have only been able to find information on Megantic Orange Lodges from a defunct webpage, preserved in Archive.org:
https://web.archive.org/web/20190118214159/http://canadianorangehistoricalsite.com/index-92.php
Would these lodges have membership records, or just records they are willing to share to armchair genealogists? Looking at the webpage for the Grand Orange Lodge of Canada:
http://grandorangelodge.ca/contact-us/
they seem to be based in Toronto. Are customs or protocols when reaching out to them to ask for this kind of information? Thanks in advance for anyone giving insight.
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Before 1842...lower Canada was under the name of UPPER CANADA. After that the name was changed to Ontario.
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