Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada Genealogy
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Guide to Madawaska County, New Brunswick ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish register transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
The Provincial Archives of New Brunswick have created a research guide available here.
History
Madawaska County was created from Victoria County in 1873. Before that it was part of York and then Carleton Counties. Madawaska County is located in the northwestern corner of New Brunswick. The Parish of Madawaska was created in 1833 as part of Carleton County. Saint-Léonard and Saint-Basile were established in 1850. Saint-François, Saint-Jacques and Saint-Hilaire were all established from the Parish of Madawaska in 1877. Sainte-Anne was created in 1877 from parts of Saint-Léonard and Saint-Basile. Clair was erected from a portion of the Saint-François in 1900. The parishes of Saint-André, Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Rivière-Verte, Saint-Joseph, Baker Brook, and Lac Baker were created later in the twentieth century.
Geography
Maps and Gazetteers
- New Brunswick maps at the David Rumsey Map Collection
- Post Office Gazetteer of the Dominion of Canada - 1871 - Hathi Trust digitized book
Populated Places
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POPULATED PLACE |
FORMER NAME, if applicable | TYPE |
FHL CATALOG |
WIKIPEDIA |
| Baker Brook | Link | Link | ||
| Clair | Link | Link | ||
| Edmundston | Link | Link | ||
| Lac-Baker | Link | Link | ||
| Saint-Léonard | Link | Link | ||
| Saint-André | Link | Link | ||
| Saint-Basile | Link | Link | ||
| Saint-François-de-Madawaska | Link | Link | ||
| Saint-Hilaire | Link | Link | ||
| Saint-Jacques | Link | Link | ||
| Saint-Joseph-de-Madawaska | Link | Link | ||
| Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska | Link | Link |
Neighboring Counties
Quebec Province * Restigouche County * Victoria County * Aroostook County, Main, U.S.A.
Archives and Associations
- Provincial Archives of New Brunswick
- New Brunswick Genealogical Society
- Bibliotheque Regionale du Haut Saint-Jean in Edmunston, New Brunswick
Resource Directories
- Madawaska County Genealogy (RootsWeb page)
- The Upper St. John River Valley: Northern Aroostook County, Maine and Madawaska & Victoria Counties, New Brunswick
Civil Registrations
Birth Records
- 1812-1919 New Brunswick County Registers of Births Index, ca. 1812-1919 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- Vital Statistics from Government Records, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick — index & images; Index includes births 1800-1925 as well as late birth registrations.
- Canada, New Brunswick Births and Baptisms, 1819-1899 at FamilySearch — index
- New Brunswick, Provincial Returns of Births and Late Registrations, 1810-1906 at FamilySearch — index & images
- New Brunswick Late Registration of Births, 1810-1899 at FamilySearch — index & images
- New Brunswick, Canada, Births and Late Registrations, 1810-1906 at Ancestry($) — index & images
- New Brunswick, County Registers of Births, ca. 1812-1919 at FamilySearch — index & images
- New Brunswick, Select Births and Baptisms, 1819-1899 at Ancestry($) — index & images
- New Brunswick, Births and Baptisms, 1819-1899 at MyHeritage($) — index
- Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946 at Ancestry($) — index & images
Marriage Records
Provincial
- Vital Statistics from Government Records, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick — index & images
- Index includes marriage records 1847-1970.
- New Brunswick, Canada, Marriages, 1789-1950 at Ancestry($) — index & images
- New Brunswick, Marriage Registers, 1789-1889 at FamilySearch — images only
- Index to Marriage Bonds 1810-1932 Provincial Archives of New Brunswick — index
- New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950 at FamilySearch — index & images
- New Brunswick Provincial Returns of Marriages, 1887-1919 at FamilySearch — images only
- New Brunswick Provincial Returns of Marriages and Late Registrations, 1920-1950 at FamilySearch — images only
- Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946 at Ancestry($) — index & images
Death Records
County
- Répertoire des décès du Madawaska, 1875-1999 (Collection of deaths), book available at the FamilySearch Library
Provincial
- Vital Statistics from Government Records, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick — index & images
- Index includes death records 1815-1970.
- New Brunswick Provincial Deaths, 1815-1938 at FamilySearch — index & images
- New Brunswick, Provincial Returns of Deaths, 1815-1919 at FamilySearch — images only
- New Brunswick, Canada, Deaths, 1888-1938 at Ancestry($) — index & images
- New Brunswick, Death Certificates, 1920-1934 at FamilySearch — images only
- New Brunswick, Death Certificates, 1935-1938 at FamilySearch — images only
- Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946 at Ancestry($) — index & images
Census
In Canada, census returns are closed for 92 years after the time of enumeration. Census returns prior to 1851 are rarely complete for any area. Due to boundary changes, census records may be found in Nova Scotia records.
Online Searchable Databases, Books and Images
| Year | Name of Collection | Where Available |
|---|---|---|
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1671 |
Acadian genealogy exchange - v. 5, no. 4 Oct 1976; |
FamilySearch Digital Library Acadian Families in 1671 begins on page 118 |
| 1708 | East Coast of Arcadia 1708 | At various libraries (WorldCat) FamilySearch |
| 1714 | Acadian families in 1714 | At various libraries (WorldCat) FamilySearch |
| 1770 | Nova Scotia 1770 census | Rootsweb Nova Scotia Archives Ancestry ($) FamilySearch |
| 1783 | 1783 Studholm Report | CensusFinder, index. |
| 1785 | Cape Ann Association Of Loyalists - 1785 | Rootsweb [Return of Persons who have Lands located to them on Schodiack River above the Glebe, 10 May 1785 Genweb] |
| 1788 | Moncton Township Settlers 1788 | Rootsweb |
| 1800-1842 | Ontario and Nova Scotia Census, 1800-1842 | Ancestry ($) |
| 1804 | Scot Emigrants - 1804 | Rootsweb |
| 1811-1818 | Nova Scotia Census Returns, 1811, 1817 and 1818 | Nova Scotia Archives |
| 1827 | Nova Scotia Census Returns 1827 | Nova Scotia Archives Ancestry ($) FamilySearch WorldCat |
| 1833 | 1833 New Brunswick Special Census of the Madawaska Settlement | Upper St.John Valley Website |
| 1838 | Nova Scotia Census Returns 1838 | Nova Scotia Archives |
| 1851 | Canada Census, 1851 | Archives of Canada FamilySearch Ancestry ($) |
| 1861 | Census of Canada, 1861 | Archives of Canada FamilySearch Ancestry ($) |
| 1871 | Census of Canada, 1871 | Archives of Canada FamilySearch Ancestry ($) |
| 1871-1901 | Jewish residents of the Maritime provinces in the 1871-1901 censuses of Canada | FamilySearch WorldCat |
| 1881 | Census of Canada, 1881 | Archives of Canada FamilySearch Ancestry ($) |
| 1891 | Census of Canada, 1891 | Archives of Canada FamilySearch Ancestry ($) |
| 1901 | Census of Canada, 1901 | Archives of Canada FamilySearch Ancestry ($) |
| 1911 | Census of Canada, 1911 | Archives of Canada FamilySearch Ancestry ($) |
| 1921 | Census of Canada, 1921 | Ancestry ($) |
Church Records
Many microfilms of church records can be found at the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. A detailed list of the records organized by denomination and locality with accompanying microfilm numbers can be found in their Madawaska County Genealogical Guide.
- Fichier Loiselle / Loiselle card index to many marriages of the province of Quebec and adjacent areas; microfilms available at the FamilySearch Library also at FamilySearch — images only
- Card index comprised of marriages from the province of Quebec, Madawaska County New Brunswick, Manchester New Hampshire, and Fall river Massachusetts.
- Dictionnaire généalogique du Madawaska : repertoire des mariages des paroisses de la vallée supérieure de la rivière Saint Jean au Nouveau Brunswick, at FamilySearch — digitized publication
- Répertoire des mariages des paroisses de toute la region des deux Madawaskas tant "Canadien ou Americain"; series of index books at the FamilySearch Library
Cemeteries
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Directories
- Hutchinson Directories - 1865-1868, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick — index
- Lovell Directory - 1871, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick — index
- New Brunswick Telephone Directory - 1912, New Brunswick GenWeb — index
Immigration Records
- Yorkshire Immigrants to New Brunswick, 1772-1775 — index
- New Brunswick, Canada, Passenger Lists: 1834 at Ancestry($) — index
- Irish Portal Passenger List Name Index, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick — index
- Irish Portal Passenger List Vessel Index, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick — index
- Irish Emigration to New England through the Port of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, 1841 to 1849 at Ancestry($) — index
Land Records
- New Brunswick, Madawaska County, deed registry books, 1850-1930; index, 1850-1990 at FamilySearch — images only
- New Brunswick Land grants, 1785-1831 at FamilySearch — images only
- New Brunswick, County Deed Registry Books, 1780-1930 at FamilySearch — images only
- 1780-1930 New Brunswick: Land Records, 1780-1930 at American Ancestors — index & images ($)
- New Brunswick, Canada, County Deed Registry Books, 1780-1993 at Ancestry($) — images only
- Index to Land Petitions: Original Series, 1783-1918, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick — index
- Index to New Brunswick Land Grants, 1784-1997, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick — index
- New Brunswick Bonds for Mid-1800s, New Brunswick RootsWeb — index
- Colonel William Spray's Grant, New Brunswick RootsWeb — index
Military Records
- Les combattants du Madawaska : durant seconde guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 microfilm available at the FamilySearch Library
- History of the men and women from Madawaska County, New Brunswick who served during World War II, 1939-1945
- Index to Death registration of soldiers, 1941-1947 index.
- New Brunswick Loyalist Pensions, Old Revolutionary Soldiers and Their Widows, index
- Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Records of Old Revolutionary Soldiers and Their Widows Index and images.
- Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Canadian Forces Base Gagetown Cemeteries
Newspapers and Obituaries
- Répertoire des décès du Madawaska, 1875-1999 (Collection of deaths), book available at the FamilySearch Library
- New Brunswick Newspaper Directory, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick — directory
- Daniel F Johnson's New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick — index
- New Brunswick Great War Project, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick — index
Probate Records
Indexes
- Wallace Hale's Early New Brunswick Probate, 1785-1835, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick — index
- Probate court record indexes for counties in New Brunswick at FamilySearch — digitized index books
Images
- Madawaska County Probate files, 1894-1930 at FamilySearch — images only
- Madawaska County Probate record book, 1909-1920 at FamilySearch — images only
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