In 1785, as part of the formation of the new province of New Brunswick, Charlotte County was established as one of the original counties. 7 original parishes were set off but they did not include all the lands assigned to the County. These 7 parishes were later subdivided as warranted by population increases. Today in the year 2000, Charlotte County has 15 parishes.
ST. STEPHEN - set off nearly as is today,
but for a period (1813-1873) it included lands that are
now in other areas.
ST. DAVID - Nearly as at present
ST. ANDREWS - Nearly as at present, but included St. Croix
ST.
PATRICK - Nearly as at present, but did not extend as far
north. In 1814 it extended to the
County line thus took in Dumbarton
ST. GEORGE - Extended only about half its northern depth until 1814
PENNFIELD - Included Lepreau, and assumed to extend north to County line in 1814
WEST
ISLES - Included Campobello until 1803, Grand Manan until
1816, Moose, Frederick and
Dudley Islands until they were transfered to the US in 1817
CAMPOBELLO - Set off in 1823 from West Isles, as at present
GRAND MANAN - Set off in 1823 from West Isles, as at present
ST. JAMES - Set off in 1823 from unassigned lands and part of St. Stephen
DUMBARTON - Set off in 1856 from St. Patrick
LEPREAU - Set off in 1859 from Pennfield
CLARENDON- Set off in 1869 from unassigned land (* or Pennfield and Lepreau)
DUFFERIN - Set off in 1873 from St. Stephen
ST. CROIX - Set off in 1874 from St. Andrews, altered slightly in 1896
(* see
Clarendon - No legal justification was found to credit these lands
to Pennfield although
maps credit them to this Parish after 1814.)