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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 Sunbury County GenWeb site for Cemetery, Church and Marriage Records, as well as numerous other Sunbury County items.

PARISHES: Sunbury County was one of the original eight counties formed when New Brunswick became a province, and covered about the same section of the province as it now stand, and had four original parishes*. Before the time New Brunswick was set off from Nova Scotia, Sunbury County covered much of New Brunswick, as a County in Nova Scotia. Parts of what are now Westmorland and Albert Counties made up the rest of the land that was eventually assigned to NB. Many researchers, when they begin their search for New Brunswick ancestors run into the name Sunbury Co., and feel their family settled in the present day county of that name. Although this may be so, there is also a good chance that they could be found anywhere along the Saint John River area, as far up river as Fredericton. There was a township of Sunbury, that appears to be in the area around Fredericton. When the Loyalist came in 1783, they were granted land in Parr Town, Sunbury County. This was actually what became Saint John City about one year later, when New Brunswick became a separate province, and the eight original Counties were set off.  At that time Fredericton became its capital, and Saint John became the first incorporated city in what would one day become Canada. Blissville Parish - set off in 1834 from Burton Parish  and Lincoln Parish  Burton Parish* - included Blissville Parish (the old township of Burton in Nova Scotia.) Gladstone Parish - set off in 1874 from the part of Blissville Parish that had been in Lincoln Parish  Lincoln Parish* - included included part of Blissville Parish until 1834, and Gladstone Parish until 1874 Maugerville Parish* - extended only about 1/2 of the distance to the County line pre 1854 (the old township in Nova Scotia.) Northfield Parish - set off in 1857 from unassigned lands (Northern part of Sheffield Parish?) Sheffield Parish* - as at present, with only minor changes on the rear lines

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 12:29:13 MST