Saint John County, New Brunswick Genealogy

Canada   New Brunswick    Saint John County



History
Saint John County is located in the southeastern part of the Province. In 1786 the Parishes of Portland, The City of Saint John received its charter in 1785. Saint Martins and Lancaster were set up. Simonds was created from Portland in 1839 and Musquash was established from part of Lancaster in 1877. Portland and Lancaster have since become part of the City of Saint John.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * maps
 * 1871 - Postal Gazetteer
 * New Brunswick maps and places
 * Nq Brunswick Maps, maps.

Neighboring Counties
Kings County * Albert County * Charlotte County *

Birth Records

 * Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, index and images.
 * New Brunswick Births and Baptisms, 1819-1899, indexes.
 * Index and images.
 * Images only.
 * New Brunswick, County Registers of Births, ca. 1812-1919, images only
 * Index only. **New Brunswick, Births and Baptisms, 1819-1899, index. ($) **New Brunswick, Births and Baptisms, 1819-1899, index. ($)
 * Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Index to Late Registration of Births:County Series 1869-1901 index
 * Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Index to Provincial Registration of Births 1898-1918 index
 * Roman Catholic Baptismal Records in the Acadia, Drouin Collection (1670-1946), index and images. ($)

Marriage Records

 * New Brunswick Marriage Records, indexes.
 * Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, index and images.
 * Images only.
 * Index to Marriage Bonds 1810-1932 index
 * Index to New Brunswick Marriages 1847-1962, index.
 * New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950, index
 * Images only.
 * Images only.
 * Roman Catholic marriage records in the Acadia, Drouin Collection (1670-1946), index and images. ($)

Death Records

 * Deaths, index.
 * Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, index and images.
 * Index and images.
 * Images only.
 * Images.
 * Images.
 * Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Index to County Death Registers 1885-1921
 * Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Index to Death Certificates 1920-1964
 * Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Index to Provincial Returns of Deaths 1815-1919
 * Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Index to death registration of soldiers, 1941-1947
 * Index to Saint John Burial Permits 1889-1919
 * Roman Catholic burial records in the Acadia, Drouin Collection (1670-1946), index and 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.

Directories

 * 1865-1868: NB Hutchinson Directories
 * 1871: NB Lovell Directory
 * 1923: Saint John, NB Directory
 * 1912 NB Telephone Directory

Immigration Records

 * Yorkshire Immigrants to New Brunswick, 1772-1775, index
 * Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Port Returns - Including Passenger Lists, 1816-1838
 * New Brunswick, Canada, Passenger Lists: 1834 ($)
 * Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Passenger Lists Index
 * Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Vessel Index
 * Irish Emigration to New England through the Port of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, 1841 to 1849 ($)

Land Records

 * Colonel William Spray's Grant, index. Rootsweb.
 * Images only - including an index book
 * New Brunswick, Canada, County Deed Registry Books, 1780-1993, images ($)
 * Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Index to Land Petitions: Original Series, 1783-1918
 * Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Index to New Brunswick Land Grants, 1784-1997
 * New Brunswick Bonds for Mid-1800s, index

Military Records

 * 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

 * New Brunswick Newspaper Directory, index.

Repositories

 * http://archives.gnb.ca/Search/FEDS/Default.aspx?culture=en-CA [Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Federated Database Search], metasearch

Websites

 * New Brunswick.net
 * New Brunswick Genealogical Society, Inc
 * Provincial Archives of New Brunswick