| FAMILY HISTORIES: |
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Please use the search engine
to find your surname of interest.
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Beginnings
| A collection of gathered materials on individuals and families. Unproven
- a place to start.
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| LOCAL HISTORIES: - See the Saint
John County GenWeb site for Cemetery, Church and Marriage Records,
as well as numerous other Saint John County items.
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PARISHES: Saint John County (one of the original eight
to be formed) had all its lands assigned into three original parishes and
the city of Saint John. The major changes is that most parishes listed
are now part of Saint John City. Lancaster Parish was at one time (1950's)
the city of Lancaster, but later joined Saint John City.
St. Martins and Musquash are the only two Parishes
outside the bounds of the city of Saint John as of 1979, but Portland was
the first to be annexed - in 1889. So for research purpose most boundaries
would be as listed.
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City of Saint John* - received its charter on 18 May 1785.
It included what is now the city centre, the south end, and across the
harbour the old town of Carleton.
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Lancaster Parish* - as at present, plus Musquash Parish.
(In 1979 is part of Saint John West.)
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Musquash Parish - set off from Lancaster in
1877.
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Portland Parish* - contained all the lands to the west of the St.
Martin's Parish line, excepting the City of Saint John, until it hit the
Lancaster Parish line (the Saint John River). This parish disappeared after
part of it was set off as Simonds Parish, and the rest (now known as the
North End) joined Saint John city in 1889.
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Saint Martins* - as at present, with a bit of what is now
Alma in Albert County.
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Simonds Parish - set off in 1839 from Portland Parish. (Much,
if not all of this parish is now part of Saint John City.)
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PHOTOS: Those
linked with this camera must be contacted before use, as photos are copyrighted
to the photographer(s) and cannot be used without persmission. All others
may be freely used with credit to the photographer. |
Church Photos - see separate listing The
listings on that page will try and identify all churches in this county.
It will then list links to photos of the churches, either as new photos,
or as links to photos on another site. For records of some of the Churches
listed - see the County Guides from the Provincial
Archives of New Brunswick.
See Postcards for many older
scenes of Saint John
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