Canada, New Brunswick, Saint John, Saint John, Burial Permits - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in this Collection?
This collection covers records from 1889-1919.These records are images of burial permits in Saint John. The records are in possession of the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick at Fredericton. In 1889, the City of Saint John Board of Health wanted to detect and control contagious diseases and issued an order that required a permit for anyone that was buried in the city. Burial permits from the City of Saint John Board of Health were issued until 1919. The burial permits were for anyone who died in the city of Saint John. They were also for any citizens who were out of town when they died, or for anybody that died passing through the city for burial elsewhere.

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Burial records may contain the following information:
 * Name of deceased
 * Year of birth
 * Place of birth
 * Date of death
 * Place of death
 * Name of father
 * Name of spouse
 * Gender

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