Welcome to Carleton County

Updated May 17-2011

New Brunswick, Canada

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Carleton County is located in western New Brunswick adjoining the State of Maine and is partitioned by the Saint John River.  The county was established from York County in 1832.  Until 1850, Carleton County covered the area of the present day counties of Carleton, Victoria and Madawaska.

New Brunswick Funeral Homes
Albert County Funeral Home - Hopewell Cape	Bishop's Funeral Home - Fredericton	Britton's Funeral Home - Hartland NB
Culberson's Funeral Home - Woodstock	Kilcollins Funeral Home - Bath	Scott's Funeral Home - Woodstock
Flewelling's Funeral Home - Nackawic	York Funeral Home - Fredericton	Carleton Funeral Home - Jacksonville
McAdam's - Fredericton	Wallace Funeral Home - Sussex	St. George Funeral Home - St George
Oromocto Select Community Funeral Home	Brenan's Bay View Select Community Funeral Home - Saint John	Adam's Funeral Home - Miramichi

The Tompkins Ancestry Magazine  (incorporating the Tompkins Families of Carleton County) A Digital "Facsimile" Edition prepared in March 2002 by Allan J. Tompkins The information contained in this magazine is a wonderful addition to the Carleton County site. 39 Pages and very informative! Please note that Allan J. Tompkins new homepage is located at  http://allan.tompkins.com.au/

Overview, FAQs, and Miscellaneous Facts on the Counties and Parishes of New Brunswick

 The Founding of Woodstock by W.O. Raymond - contributed by John J. Noble

The Old Parish of Wakefield by W.O. Raymond - contributed by John J. Noble

 The Loyalists and their First New Brunswick Winter - contributed by John J. Noble

Carleton County Act, 1831-32 and the Birth of Carleton County

 Place Names of Carleton County - courtesy of the Bugle

Seventy Years of New Brunswick Life

Short History of the Orser Family 

 Carleton County Genealogical Resources for Sale

List of Woodstock Mayors Woodstock Mayors - The Bugle ran a series in 2001 of the profiles of past Woodstock Mayors

Hartland Town Council 1922

Queries *** 2003 / 2002 *** 2001 ***2000 *** 1999 *** 1998 Message Board ***  Lookups Surnames: A to M *** N to Z Brick Walls Carleton County Family Trees updated April 24, 2005 Andrew and Laura McCain Gallery Today's Obituaries Past Obituaries Newspaper Listings Guest Book View Add Weather forecast for Houlton, Maine and Fredericton, New Brunswick Birth Records

Census of 1851 (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia off site - searchable by location only 1881 Canadian Census 1901 Census of Canada 1906 Census of the Northwest Provinces Carleton County Census 1871 Carleton County Census 1891 Carleton County Census 1901 Link to Canada's 1911 Census  District 25 - Carleton - This database of 1911 census data allows researchers to search by geographic location only. As this is not a nominally indexed database, it is not searchable by family name. The information on these images can be used to prepare family or town/village histories, research immigration trends and a great deal more. MURIEL DAVIDSON'S CANADIAN CENSUS CAMPAIGN Post 1901Census Project Communities on the north bank of St. John river that were then in Carleton County: Madawaska 1830 Census Madawaska, 1840 Census Upper St. John River Valley   Maine Census   Land Records Maps   List of Forfeited Lands      Old Carleton County Land Deeds The Land Dispute - How the Maine - New Brunswick Border was settled

Captain Jacob Smith -Founder of Woodstock Benny Swim Was Hung Twice Burnell Reid 's Stories "Big Bill " Kelly Kidnapped & Dragged          Doherty "Murdered" Cammack"Hung" George Gee Sentenced to Death Wallace Hale's Fort Havoc FOR KING & COUNTRY Captain William McKenzie Charles Connell & his Postal Stamp Dow Stewart Case

Newspaper Write-Ups about Carleton County People : PAGE 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26 / 27 / 28 / 29 / 30 / 31 / 32 / 33 / 34 / 35 / 36 / 37 / 38 / 39 / 40 / 41 / 42 / 43 / 44 / 45 / 46 / 47 / 48 / 49 / 50 / 51 / 52 / 53 / 54 / 55 / 56 / 57 / 58 / 59 / 60 / 61 / 62 / 63 / 64 / 65 / 66 / 67 / 68

Woodstock Journal 1856-1861 ( L.P. Fisher Library has only the Jan 6., 1859-Jan 9, 1862 micro film) earlier contact N.B. Archives   Carleton Sentinel Newspaper 1867-1870 Dispatch Newspaper 1910 Press Newspaper 1883-1937  1904 * 1905 * 1906 *1907 * 1908 * 1914 * 1918 * 1920 * 1921 * 1923 * 1924 * 1926 * 1883/85/86/88/89/90

Cemeteries   Cloverdale  Jackson Falls St. Bonaventure Watson Settlement   Kirkland Anglican Cemetery Old Methodist Cemetery , Perth Andover, Victoria County List of Cemeteries Northern and Southern Carleton County Larlee Creek Cemetery , Perth Andover, Victoria County Jacksontown Cemetery -  Route 560 Gravestone photos Upper Woodstock Rural Cemetery Jacksonville Community Cemetery, Hwy 560, Parish of Wakefield Gravestone Photos Cemetery Pictures Gravestone pictures  Methodist Cemetery Woodstock Photos  Lower Waterville Cemetery Pembrook Cemetery Charleston Cemetery   Anglican Richmond Corner Gravestone Photos  Wakefield Baptist Cemetery Gravestone Photos Roman Catholic Cemetery - Newburg Catholic Calvary Cemetery, Houlton Road, Woodstock

Churches of Carleton County     Skiff Lake Shrine Photos Flood at Woodstock Mid-Fifties More Photos Page   More Woodstock Photos   Woodstock Photos    Hartland Photos Holmesville Photos Postcards Old Pictures Old Home Week Photos Draper Family Photos Pembroke Photos Old Advertising Ads Misc. Photos Family Photos River de Chute - photos and info School Pictures Perez Smith / Gee Family Photos Carleton County Ancestors that migrated to Aroostook County Johnville Photos Glassville Photos Newburg Photos Historic Homes of Woodstock Benton Photos Newburg Baseball  Island Park Railroad  Baseball/ Bowling Peel Photos Karnes Bakery Beechwood Photos Woodstock Golf Club Island Park Various Articles re Island Park Carleton County Vocational School Old Home Week  Sports 1960's Adney Canoe photos Grafton Photos Carleton County Hospital Photos and Information Anglican Church Records Woodstock Farm Market 30 years of Serving the Community 1973-2003 articles and photos courtesy of the Bugle   Drawings of John Campbell Historical Homes, Schools, Businesses, Flood  etc. Collection of Old Newspaper Articles - Courtesy of the Bugle Wedding Photos of Carleton County Couples  - If you have old wedding photos that you would to have added here, please email them to Lezlie Carson Mystery Photos - Rogers family? 2nd group of Rogers family mystery photos Florenceville -Buttermilk Creek, New Brunswick Jacksonville Photos Mystery Photos Vintage Images of New Brunswick Charleston Photos Mystery Photos - If you can identify any of the pictures, please email the person who submitted the photos.  1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 N. B. Native Indian newspaper photos : 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7     Chiefs & Councillors Woodstock First Nation's History New Brunswick First Nation Directory The Maliseet Trail

New Brunswick Military Heritage Project WAR RECORDS of OUR ANCESTORS "LEST WE FORGET" Canadian Soldiers of the First World War Air Force Honours & Awards Commonwealth War Graves Commission Biographies of Soldiers & Heroes, Canadian Military Canadians who served in the Maine Militias in the Civil War ABMC War Dead : Korean War, First & Second World War Graves & Memorials, of more than 116,000 Canadians & Newfoundlanders who gave their lives for their Country. Canadians Who Served with Massachusetts Regiments During the Civil War Loyalist Muster Roll Index U.S. Navy Memorial Land Forces Of Britain, The Empire & Commonwealth Maple Leaf Legacy Project Korean War Project Woodstock War Memorial Our Men 1st World War1915 Civil War Veteran's Miscellaneous Papers in reference to Carleton County, New Brunswick War Veterans War Photo's World War I 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 World War I Photos World War II 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 WW  II  Pictures  Army Misc. War Pictures

Tappan Adney  Colloquialisms Cleadie Barnett's Carleton Co. Records Carleton Co. Historical Society Links Covered Bridges of New Brunswick New Brunswick Genealogical Society Members Surname Interests "Vital Statistics From New Brunswick Newspapers" Ruby  Cusack   Genealogical Sources and Books of New Brunswick, Canada;  Genealogy Columns with Queries; Index To The Death Roll of the Saint John Globe; Submit A Query to Ruby. Bounty Grain   Schedule of Persons entitled to the Bounty for raising Bread Corn on New Lands in the County of York in the years 1817, 1818, 1819, 1820 & 1821 under an Act of the General Assembly entitled "An Act to encourage the raising of Bread-Corn on new lands." and the Act in amendment explanation and continuation thereof.

History of Victoria Corner  History of Avondale Poetry & Lines Old Medical Terminology Florenceville - Buttermilk Creek Old Disease Names and their Modern Definitions

Parishes & Resources Map Sources Bibliography & Libraries  Death Register Towns Historic Landmarks Robert Murphy Fulton Diaries Tidbits Milton Lloyd Flewelling - farm journals   The Great Migration from The Dispatch 1902 Loyalist Quarterly Newsletter Woodstock Island Park (external link)

********* Neighbouring Counties  ******** York Co., Victoria Co., Aroostook, Me.    History of Monticello, Maine -   A lot of our Carleton County ancestors migrated to Aroostook County - check the names on these two pages.

Province of N.B. Search Records NB GEN LINKS  NB GenWeb N.B. Chat Line National Archives of Canada U.S. GenWeb

RootsWeb RootsWeb World Connect  Ellis Island ShipsList Archive   GenCircle   Somebody's Links for photos, bibles, letters. Family History Centres in New Brunswick Helpful Genealogy Links New Brunswick Museums and ArchivesTo Visit  Carleton County Genealogical Guide - PANB

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