Michaels church, east margaree with father macdonald ibeh officiating. The bulletin may be delivered directly to your email account each fridaysaturday. You can buy a copy at the cape breton curiosity shop in sydney. Individual membership is worldwide, and also includes several genealogy and. The cape breton genealogy and historical association cbgha is a nova scotia registered notforprofit society located in sydney, cape breton, nova scotia, canada. Find everything you need to know about margaree family of catholic churches office on yellowpages. Church of the immaculate conception, west lake ainslie 20 km v church of st. Younger daughter rose jeanne married antoine, son of antoine ledet and marguerite vilic of st. It occupies both sides of the margaree river from near scottsville, its source in lake ainslie to margaree forks, a distance of some 12 miles. You can also get a copy from the gift shop at the hughland village in iona. There is always some1one to extend a helping hand to persons renewing their relationship with the lord and the church. Cape breton queries archive cape breton gen web project.
The website is s a digital cape breton genealogy research librarymuseum. The priest himself sometimes wrote incorrect entries in the church register. The 09021825 after the publication of three marriage bans made at the homily of the parish masses between edmond deschenes dit miville, farmer, son of age of theophile deschenes dit miville and adele girard of this parish of one part. The name of the forks comes from the fact that it is here the north east and south west branches of the margaree river meet and embrace on their joyful way to the salt sea. Fonds consists of papers including poems and a genealogy of the. Many wished to have it done, but none seemed prepared to undertake the work. Celtic celticgenealogy from scotland to canada a tale of two families adoption and birth rights, secrets and death. A native of newfoundland, he came to glace bay 55 years ago and was employed by the dominion coal company until his superannuation in 1947. Widow also had daughter ann from previous marriage who married archie stewart of same area. Michaels parish in margaree, inverness county, nova scotia. The northeast branch of the river derives from the watershed of the cape breton highlands, while the southwest. Rose jeanne died in lafourche parish in may 1865, in her early 80sone of the last acadian immigrants in louisiana to join her ancestors. Published in the year 2000 for the reunion at lyndale school, this book is an interesting collection of historical articles, student and.
Marriage, church record, november 1884 to september 1935 st. Leblanc learned joseph and his siblings grew up in the parish of. The members web site started in 2003 and now consists of more than 330,000 files of material transcribed from original documents and other types of material useful to researchers. History and genealogy of captain robert cranton, 1750 and. Michaels church, east margaree with father macdonald. Nscb inverness oran deaths october 25, 2017 wednesday ns. It was formed in 2003 and is operated by a board of directors and staff who are all volunteers. Indiana had the highest population of margaree families in 1920. Macdougall 1922 cape breton island the celtic heart of north america. Full text of the history of the presbyterian church in.
Margaree forks and vicinity used to be a component part of the district of s. The members web site started in 2003 and now consists of more. A brief history of lyndale and dundee, 18292000, researched and written by margaret campion with assistance from harold macleod, and other great story tellers from the community, is an interesting. Cape breton county, nova scotia genealogy familysearch. The almost total absence of public or private records germane to such a project made the undertaking peculiarly difficult. Guide to inverness county ancestry, family history and genealogy. Leblanc, 65, died suddenly thursday december 21 at his home in margaree. Civil registration of marriages in nova scotia began in 1758, with the introduction of procedures for obtaining a marriage licence. The licence was optional, surviving records are incomplete, and calling the banns remained the preferred procedure for formalizing the marriage ritual. This was 100% of all the recorded margarees in the usa. Margaree, row, plot mary macfarlane collins angus collins. Several of those books, mostly fulltext copies, are posted online at the official cranton family genealogy. Cape breton deaths november 29, 2008 saturday sarah catherine serroul 90, sydney mines it is with broken hearts that the family of sarah catherine kay macdonald serroul, of sydney mines, announce her passing on wednesday, nov. And elmina perron daughter of minor age of malachie perron, farmer and of adelaide tremblay also of this.
Baptisms, marriages and deaths from some church of england in canada and catholic parishes. The following is transcribed from zeroxed copies of a. The margaree river abhainn mhargaraidh is a river on cape breton island in nova scotia. Genealogical association of nova scotia promote the study of genealogy and family history in nova scotia. Posted on january 5, 2011 by louisiana genealogy admin. It has long been felt that an effort should be made to write a history of. The margaree family name was found in the usa in 1920. In 1820 cheticamp and margaree together had a population of 784 catholics. The bulletin may be downloaded from this site see the. This genealogy is based on the howe genealogies by daniel wait howe published in 1929 by nehgs of the brothers abraham howe of roxbury and james howe of ipswich, john howe of marlborough, and other original howe settlers, augmented by my own and my familys research.
The original record is in french, english and sometimes latin and so there is no doubt that my interpretation is sometimes incorrect. North east margaree history a detailed history by rev. This book was an attempt in the early 1900s to publish what information was known about the history of the people in this county, despite the lack of records. Head office of the societe as well as a cultural centre, les trois pignons has also become a major tourist attraction. S701 certificate, see memo marriage of 18621908, mcfarlanegillis 1881. College of cape breton press, sydney, ns, 2d edition 1981 isbn. During 18221823, thirtysix families from rustico went to cheticamp, to grandetang and to lake bras dor, in cape breton. Terms and conditions of access to and use of the nova scotia historical vital statistics online service. The acadian material includes census data, discussions of church and civil records, a list of surnames, and an overview of tims book acadiancajun genealogy.
One account book from a general store in port hood operated by smith is also included. Four years of genealogical and historical research proved that he was not only. You will also discover in our stacks everything from general introductions to genealogy to very specific lists and resources for a particular parish, county, or state. Michael is a church of the diocese of antigonish, in east margaree, nova scotia, canada. Nscb inverness oran deaths october 25, 2017 wednesday. This book was an attempt in the early 1900s to publish what information was known about the history of the people in this county.
Access to this web site, and information contained on it, is only permitted for the purpose of valid. The northeast branch of the river derives from the watershed of the cape breton highlands, while the southwest margaree flows northeast from lake ainslie. Archives of archbishop of quebec, nova scotia, vii22 b secondary source. Joseph ryan and his wife elizabeth derabois, came to margaree in the year 1790. Joseph is a church of the diocese of antigonish, in southwest margaree, nova scotia, canada. Reference no commissioner of public records nova scotia. Most of these are complete indices at the time of transcription, however, in some cases we list the listing when it is only a partial listing. Roach, local historian and genealogist, has been a volunteer at the centre since 1981. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community. Books the thousands of books in the genealogy section include family and local histories, census and courthouse records, and indexes of birth, death, cemetery and newspaper records. Basil, joseph, brigette, marie, jean, catherine, thomas, louise, all born before 1809. Selected annotated abstracts of marriage book 1, 18111829 parish histories by mary sanders available to ship in 12 days.
The following is transcribed from zeroxed copies of a series. The population of margaree reached 1,000 then remained stable while cheticamp continued to grow. He had been secretary to the school trustees in his community for. The collection maintained at the nova scotia archives is voluminous and. Mcmacleod ne margaree cape breton by alan mcleod december 04, 2003 at 09.
The characters in this book did not, leblanc writes. Step by step acadian, canadian, and maine parish registers, cemeteries, vital records, other genealogy sites. S616 marriages registered in nova scotia, inverness county 18641877. Genealogical association of nova scotia nsg subject index. Widow macleod, with sons harold and roderick, left pei and moved to forest glen, big intervale, ne margaree, cape breton, nova scotia, canada, about 18401850. Nova scotia genealogy, ancestry and family tree databases. Family histories of the margaree region are contained in books by macdougall, hart, jost, and johnston. The parallel custom of posting a marriage bond, in addition. Free online edition of this book by william arthur calnek and alfred william savary published in 1897. During his retirement years, father aucoin restored the old parish records of cheticamp, saintjosephdumoine and margaree parishes and compiled a written record of all tombstomes in the old cemetary of cheticamp. A list of known cape breton loyalists with their origins, place of settlement, and additional information is included. The name of the forks comes from the fact that it is here the. Jan 01, 20 the casket, parish of sw margaree, 1896, page 5.
This was 100% of all the recorded margaree s in the usa. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. Josephs church cemetery, south west margaree, cape breton, nova scotia, canada. S701 certificate, see memo marriage of 18621908, mcfarlanegillis 1874. John the baptist parish, at the plattenville church, assumption parish, in april 1811. Born in margaree, he was the son of the late james d. A brief history of lyndale and dundee, 18292000, researched and written by margaret campion with assistance from harold macleod, and other great story tellers from the community, is an interesting history of the communities of lyndale and dundee, p.
Guide to cape breton county ancestry, family history and genealogy. The licence was optional, surviving records are incomplete, and calling. Parish bulletins are readily available in three formats. Memorial donations may be made to foyer pere fiset. Nova scotia cemetery records are listed by county then name of cemetery within the nova scotia county. Author has made attempt to overview historical and prehistorical past of the area. C h c johnston, formerly of the united church, minister at north east margaree, and. Drawing on his scientific expertise, the retired mathematician likes to analyze and solve. He has also written the history of the acadians at cape breton and the magdalen islands. Margaree, but is now a separate and distinct political division. You can see how margaree families moved over time by selecting different census years.
S701 certificate, see memo marriage of 18621908, gillis. Celtic celticgenealogy from scotland to canada a tale of two families adoption and. Margaree may be said to lie in the very heart of inverness county. C h c johnston, formerly of the united church, minister at north east margaree, and now of guysborough, n. Parish bulletins margaree family of catholic churches. Widow macleod, with sons harold and roderick, left pei and moved to forest glen, big intervale, ne. The parish of margaree family of catholic churches welcomes you. Josephs church cemetery, south west margaree, cape. This data was collected from administrative registers parish registers and. Access to this web site, and information contained on it, is only permitted for the purpose of valid historical and genealogical research. Nova scotia archives church records given that the nova scotia government did not consistently register births, deaths, and marriages prior to 1908, church registers, which record the baptisms, marriages and burials of parishoners and their children, are an important source of information for family history. The information on this page has been obtained from a microfilm copy of the original written parish record for st. The bulletin is available for you at each mass on saturday evening and sunday morning.
In 1920 there was 1 margaree family living in indiana. Full text of history of inverness county, nova scotia. People wishing to speak to a priest will always be received with compassion and understanding and a desire to extend any assistance. The book is book of genealogy for the parish of margaree. Out of print local history of early 1900s in west carroll parish, louisiana in narrative format. Margaree family of catholic churches margaree family of. Inverness county, nova scotia genealogy familysearch. The bulletin may be downloaded from this site see the bulletins and documents block on the right side of each page. Land records collectively provide a significant resource for family history research.
Nova scotia archives church records given that the nova scotia government did not consistently register births, deaths, and marriages prior to 1908, church registers, which record the baptisms. Basil, joseph, brigette, marie, jean, catherine, thomas, louise, all born before. J transcribed by norma day north east margaree taken from the casket part 1. In 2004, he published a book on the aucoin family, completing a research project started.
Cheticamp by father anselme chiasson isbn 1895415292. Servan 1765 1774 1777 bonaventure 1777 carlton 1809 cheticamp 1809 margaree 1871 1881 1891 mikmaq census. Visitation was held on thursday, october 18th, in st. This genealogy is based on the howe genealogies by daniel wait howe published in 1929 by nehgs of the brothers abraham howe of roxbury and james howe of. Acadian genealogy and acadian heritage links acadian. Lefresnerobinson family, south coast of nfld rootsweb, link to surnames legg family of dorset includes nfld. It occupies both sides of the margaree river from near scottsville, its source in lake ainslie to margaree forks, a. It has long been felt that an effort should be made to write a history of inverness county. Doyle, comp, the irish pioneers of margaree cape breton island nova scotia, ottawa, canada. History of inverness county, nova scotia electric scotland.
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