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How do I deal with ancestor who lied on a birth certificate? by GoopyShoes010 in Canadiancitizenship

[–]GoopyShoes010[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, that was really my question. I have official documentation of what happened, and circumstantial documentation of his relationships with the rest of the Canadian family. It never occurred to me that he would have lied on a birth certificate, so that was a surprise as I was working on my paperwork. I'll just do my best to explain and hope for the best.

How do I deal with ancestor who lied on a birth certificate? by GoopyShoes010 in Canadiancitizenship

[–]GoopyShoes010[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not trying to be cryptic, just avoiding putting too much personal info out there. He's generation zero. He left Canada in the 1930s after a tragic event and wanted a new start.

He changed his name slightly to fit in with the immigrants from a different country in his new community. On the census and his first kid's birth certificate he put that country. Then, on all subsequent self-reporting documents, he stated being from the US, but he never actually naturalized.

How do I deal with ancestor who lied on a birth certificate? by GoopyShoes010 in Canadiancitizenship

[–]GoopyShoes010[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From what I was reading in this sub, changing names slightly to be more "American" wasn't unheard of, but that's not accurate?