ACADIAN Genealogy: The True Acadian Period: 1604-1755: Church Records

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The True Acadian Period: 1604-1755

CHURCH RECORDS
Religion was an important part of Acadia. The following church parishes were included in old Acadie. Several other parishes developed later at Ile Royale and Ile St. Jean. Check out the Religion page for more on the churches, as well as a map of their locations.

Church Parish

St. Jean Baptiste
St. Charles
St. Joseph
St. Pierre & St. Paul
L'Assomption
La Sainte Famille
St. Anne

Location

Port Royal
Grand Pre
Riviere aux Canards
Cobequid
Pisiquid
Pisiquid
Beaubassin

     Although many Acadian church records were destroyed by the British over the years, some records have survived. They are recorded in several books. The bulk of Acadian church records have been published in a series called Acadian Church Records. Winston DeVille's first volume includes records from Beaubassin (1679-1686), Chipoudy, and Petitcoudiac. The next four volumes of Acadian Church Records (compiled by Milton and Norma Reider) contain additional records [V. 2 Beaubassin (1712-1748), V. 3 Port Royal (1702-1721), V. 4 Port Royal (1716-1729), V. 5 Port Royal (1730-1740)].Surviving records from Grand Pre (1707-1748) can be found in the first volume of the Baton Rouge Diocese' Catholic Church Records. George Bodin also has records in his 2 volume work, Selected Acadian and Louisiana Church Records. Various church records also survive from the Ile Royale and Ile Saint-Jean areas, but are only available in microfilm.
     For more information on the various parishes and religious life of Acadia, go to the Religion section of the Acadian Encyclopedia.
     The National Archives of Canada has a publication, Checklist of Parish Registers, that lists the microfilm of church records in Canada. The table below lists those with the most Acadian information, though there will probably be scattered Acadian records around the eastern Canadian region. Copies of the church records of Acadia can be found at Ottawa and Moncton. You may want to borrow microfilm through interlibrary loan or purchase your own copy.

Acadian Church Records on Microfilm

NEW BRUNSWICK

Civil Records
     Microfilm C-3021
               Chipoudy: B (1755-1756), M (1756)
               Jemseg (St. Jean River): B (1681)
               Petitcoudiac (N.B.) BMD (1753-1755)

Church Records
Microfilm C-1449
St. Pierre aux Liens (Caraquet): BMD (1768-1799)

NOVA SCOTIA [Public Archives of Nova Scotia, 6016 University Ave., Halifax, N.S. B3H 1W4]

Civil Records
     Microfilm C-3021: BM (1679-1686), BMD (1751-1757)
               Beaubassin: B (1680-1686), M (1679-1682)
               Minas: B (1686)
               Minas River: B (1684)
               Missions in New Brunswick: B (1755-1757)
               Pablos, Quebec: BMD (1751-1757)
     Microfilm C-2037
               Granville: BMD (1720-1881)
     Microfilm C-3027
               Cornwallis Township: BMD (1720-1885)
     Microfilm F-592
               Louisbourg (Ile Royale): BMD (1722-1745)
     Microfilm F-593
               Louisbourg (Ile Royale): BMD (1749-1758)
     Microfilm F-594
               Havre du Petit Laurent le Bec (Ile Royale): BMD (1714-1745, 1750-1757)
               Havre du Saint Esprit (Ile Royale): BMD (1726-1737, 1741-1745, 1749)
               Petit Nord (Ile Royale): BMD (1740-1745)
     Microfilm M-843
               Minudie Marsh (Maccan, Nappan) : BMD (1746-1817, 1832-1837)

Church Records
     Microfilm C-1869
               St. Charles des Mines (Grand Pre): B (1707-1748), MD (1709-1748)
               St. Jean Baptiste (Port Royal): B (1702-1717)
     Microfilm C-1870
               St. Jean Baptiste (Port Royal): B (1717-1724), BMD (1724-1727), M (1702-1724),
                                                                     D (1702-1728), BMD (1727-1755)
     Microfilm C-3024
              St. Anne de Ristigouche (Bonaventure, Quebec): BMD (1759-1795)
     Microfilm C-3026
               St. Marie (St. Mary's Bay): BMD (1799-1801)
     Microfilm F-696
              Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Beaubassin): BMD (1712-1723, 1732-1735, 1740-1746)
              Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Beaubassin): BM (1746-1748)

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

Civil Records
     Microfilm F-595
               Port Lajoie: BMD (1721-1744, 1749-1751)
     Microfilm F-596
               Port Lajoie: BMD (1715-1758 index)

Church Records
     Microfilm F-595
               Port Lajoie: BMD (1752-1758)
     Microfilm F-596
               Port Lajoie: BMD (1752-1758 index)
     Microfilm F-817
               St. Pierre du Nord: (1725-1758)

B-Births M-Marriages D-Deaths

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