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FAMILY HISTORIES:

Please use the search engine to find your surname of interest. Beginnings | A collection of gathered materials on individuals and families. Unproven - a place to start.

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

PARISHES: Gloucester County was erected in 1826, from the Northumberland County Parishes of Saumarez and Bereford. The parishes for this County are as follows: Alnwick Parish - Was erected in Northumberland County in 1786. It included most of the present Saumarez Parish and the southern half of Bathurst Parish until 1814. Bathurst Parish - no data, possibly 1814/26 ? Beresford Parish - Was set up in Northumberland County in 1814 from unassigned lands, and included almost all of the present County of Restigouche until 1826, when Addington and Durham Parishes were erected.  From then it took in most of its present lands, plus land assigned to Durham Parish in 1837. It was enlarged in 1881 when the county lines were altered. Caraquette Parish - Set up in 1831, set off from Saumarez Parish as at present, plus included Shippegan Parish until 1851 and a small part of Paquetville Parish until 1897. Inkerman Parish - Set off in 1851 from Shippegan Parish, as at Present, plus included part of St. Isidore Parish until 1881, and most of Paquetville Parish until 1897. New Bandon Parish - Set up in 1831, set off from Saumarez Parish as at present. Paquetville Parish - Set of from Inkerman Parish with a small portion of  Caraquette Parish in 1897. Saumarez Parish - Set up in Northumberland County on 1814, from Alnwick Parish and unassigned land.  It included all of Gloucester County until 1826, except the present day Beresford Parish. Shippegan Parish - Set off in 1851 from Caraquet Parish, as at present. St. Isidore Parish - Set off from Saumarez and Inkerman Parishes in 1881. Parishes that were in Gloucester County at one time, but have been reassigned over the years to Restigouche County. Addington Parish - Set up in 1826, but has been in Restigouche County since 1837. Eldon Parish - Set up in 1826, but in Restigouche County since 1837.

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 of some of the Churches listed - see the County Guides from the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick.

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Began: July  2000
Updated:Friday, 29-Nov-2002 12:27:04 MST