Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada

Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada - General Index

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FAMILY HISTORIES:

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Beginnings | A collection of gathered materials on individuals and families. Unproven - a place to start.

LOCAL HISTORIES: - See the Albert County GenWeb site for Cemetery, Church and Marriage Records, as well as numerous other Albert County items.

PARISHES: Albert County was erected out of Westmorland County in 1845. Two of the original parishes of Westmorland County fell within its lines. Salisbury - 1787 erected in Westmorland County and extended into what is now Albert County, included Elgin and part of Alma. Salisbury is not now in Albert. Hopewell was also erected as part of Westmorland Co.

Alma Parish - Set off in 1855 from Harvey.

Coverdale Parish - Set off from Hillsborough in 1828, extended west to County line in 1845.

Elgin Parish - Set off in 1847 from Salisbury.

Harvey Parish - Set off in 1838 from Hopewell, with additions from Saint John County, and included Alma.

The Petition of Bernard Duffy of the New Ireland Settlement in the Parish of Harvey |

Hillsborough Parish - (Erected in Westmorland County.) Included Coverdale until 1828.

Hopewell Parish - (erected in Westmorland County) Part of it was cut off into Saint John County by line changes, but it was restored in 1837. That section is part of Alma Parish. Harvey was included until 1838.

Some Albert County History | by W. C. Milner

PHOTOS:Those linked with this camera must be contacted before use, as photos are copyrighted to the photographer(s) and cannot be used without persmission. All others may be freely used with credit to the photographer.

Church Photos - see separate listing The listings on that page will try and identify all churches in this county. It will then list links to photos of the churches, either as new photos, or as links to photos on another site. For records for some of the Churches listed - see the County Guides from the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick.

Began: July 2000
Updated: Friday, 29-Nov-2002 12:26:14 MST