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== Record Description == | == Record Description == | ||
This collection includes records from 1810 to 1899. | This collection includes records from 1810 to 1899. | ||
These records include indexes and images of provincial returns of births, 1869-1906 and late registrations, 1810-1905. The late registrations from 1810 to 1899 are arranged by birth year and then surname. Although the index is complete, images are being added to this collection as they become available. | These records include indexes and images of provincial returns of births, 1869-1906 and late registrations, 1810-1905. The late registrations from 1810 to 1899 are arranged by birth year and then surname. Although the index is complete, images are being added to this collection as they become available. | ||
Registrations were kept on printed forms and then bound into volumes. The entries are arranged chronologically by date of registration. | Registrations were kept on printed forms and then bound into volumes. The entries are arranged chronologically by date of registration. | ||
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Provincial vital registrations are considered a reliable source in family history research because they contain a record of an event usually registered very near the time the event occurred. | Provincial vital registrations are considered a reliable source in family history research because they contain a record of an event usually registered very near the time the event occurred. | ||
<br> New Brunswick is one of the four original provinces of Canada. The province entered into the Canadian Confederation on July 1, 1867. Following the passing of the Vital Statistics Act of 1887, registrations of birth were collected and kept by the provincial government. The government collected delayed registrations dating back to 1801. | |||
New Brunswick is one of the four original provinces of Canada. | |||
Births were recorded in New Brunswick to better serve public health needs, and to provide demographic and personal identification. | Births were recorded in New Brunswick to better serve public health needs, and to provide demographic and personal identification. | ||
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{{Collection citation | text= "New Brunswick, Provincial Returns of Births and Late Registration, 1810-1906." Index and Images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2013. Citing Vital Statistics Branch. Provincial Archives, Fredericton.}} | {{Collection citation | text= "New Brunswick, Provincial Returns of Births and Late Registration, 1810-1906." Index and Images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2013. Citing Vital Statistics Branch. Provincial Archives, Fredericton.}} | ||
[[New Brunswick, Provincial Returns of Births and Late Registrations (FamilySearch Historical Records)#Citation_Example_for_a_Record_Found_in_This_Collection|Suggested citation format for a record in this collection.]] | [[New Brunswick, Provincial Returns of Births and Late Registrations (FamilySearch Historical Records)#Citation_Example_for_a_Record_Found_in_This_Collection|Suggested citation format for a record in this collection.]] | ||
== Record Content == | == Record Content == | ||