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When New Brunswick was established in 1784 it was divided into eight counties. As the population grew, the original counties were divided and new counties set up; the final
complement is 15. These counties are subdivided into civil parishes similar to American townships.
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Sites submitted to Albert County must have county-wide relevance, or have web sites or offices located in three or more locations within the county.
Submitters claiming that their organization or business provides services to the entire county will not be successful, and will ultimately delay acceptance of their site into the proper category..
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Albert County is located in southeastern New Brunswick, bounded by Saint John and Westmorland Counties and the Bay of Fundy. It was set off from Westmorland County in 1845.
Parishes:
Alma Coverdale Elgin
Harvey Hillsborough Hopewell
Much of the pre-1845 genealogical data for Albert County is described in the genealogical guide for Westmorland County.
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Sites submitted to Carleton County must have county-wide relevance, or have web sites or offices located in three or more locations within the county.
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Carleton County is located in western New Brunswick, bounded by Victoria and York Counties and the State of Maine. It was set off from York County in 1831.
Parishes of Carleton County:
Aberdeen Brighton Kent
Northampton Peel Richmond
Simonds Wakefield Wicklow
Wilmot Woodstock
Pre-1831 genealogical data for Carleton County is described in the genealogical guide for York County.
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Sites submitted to Charlotte County must have county-wide relevance, or have web sites or offices located in three or more locations within the county.
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Charlotte County is one of the original counties established in 1785. It is located in southwestern
New Brunswick. To the south lies the Bay of Fundy; to the west, the State of Maine. It is bounded on the north and east by the counties of York, Sunbury, Queens, Kings, and Saint John.
Parishes of Charlotte County:
Campobello Clarendon Dufferin
Dumbarton Grand Manan Lepreau
Pennfield Saint Andrews Saint Croix
Saint David Saint George Saint James
Saint Patrick West Isles
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Sites submitted to Gloucester County must have county-wide relevance, or have web sites or offices located in three or more locations within the county.
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Gloucester County was set off from Northumberland County in 1826. It is located in the northeastern corner of New Brunswick; bounded on the north by the Bay of Chaleur, on the east by the Gulf of St. Lawrence, on the west by Restigouche County and on the south by Northumberland County.
Parishes of Gloucester County:
Allardville Bathurst Beresford
Caraquet Inkerman New Brandon
Paquetville Shippegan Saint-Isidore
Saumarez
Pre-1826 data for Gloucester County may be found in the records for Northumberland County.
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Sites submitted to Kent County must have county-wide relevance, or have web sites or offices located in three or more locations within the county.
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Kent County was set off from Northumberland County in 1826. It is bounded on the east by Northumberland Strait and on the south by the Counties of Westmorland and Queens. On the
north and west it is bounded by Northumberland County.
Parishes of Kent County:
Acadieville Carleton Dundas
Harcourt Huskisson Richibucto
Saint-Louis Sainte-Marie Saint-Paul
Weldford Wellington
Pre-1826 records for Kent County may be in the Northumberland County records.
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Sites submitted to Kings County must have county-wide relevance, or have web sites or offices located in three or more locations within the county.
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Kings County, located in central New Brunswick, was one of the original counties set up in 1785. It is bounded on north by Queens County, on the south by St. John County, on the west by Charlotte County, and on the east by Albert and Westmorland Counties.
Parishes of Kings County:
Cardwell Greenwich Hammond
Hampton Havelock Kars
Kingston Norton Rothesay
Springfield Studholm Sussex
Upham Waterford Westfield
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Sites submitted to Madawaska County must have county-wide relevance, or have web sites or offices located in three or more locations within the county.
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Madawaska County was set off from Victoria County in 1873. Before that it was part of York and then Carleton Counties. Madawaska County is located in the northwestern corner of New Brunswick. To the north lies Restigouche County; to the east, Victoria County; to the south, the state of Maine; and to the west, the Province of Quebec.
Parishes of Madawaska County:
Baker Brook Clair Lac Baker
Madawaska Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes Riviere-Verte
Saint-Andre Sainte-Anne Saint-Basile
Saint-Francois Saint-Hilaire Saint-Jacques
Saint-Joseph Saint-Leonard
Official records for the period prior to the formation of the county in 1873 may be found in those of York, Carleton and Victoria Counties.
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Sites submitted to Northumberland County must have county-wide relevance, or have web sites or offices located in three or more locations within the county.
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Located in east central New Brunswick, Northumberland County was one of the original eight counties. It is bounded on the north by Gloucester and Restigouche Counties, on the south by York and Sunbury Counties, on the west by Victoria County and on the east by Kent County and
Northumberland Strait.
Parishes of Northumberland County:
Alnwick Blackville Blissfield
Chatham Derby Glenelg
Hardwicke Ludlow Nelson
Newcastle Northesk Rogersville
Southesk
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Sites submitted to Queens County must have county-wide relevance, or have web sites or offices located in three or more locations within the county.
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As one of the original counties created in 1785, Queens County is located in central New Brunswick and straddles the Saint John River Valley. It is bounded on the north by Kent County, on the east by Westmorland, and enclosed from the southeast to the west by Kings, Charlotte County.
Parishes of Queens County:
Brunswick Cambridge Canning
Chipman Gagetown Hampstead
Johnston Petersville Waterborough
Wickham
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Sites submitted to Restigouche County must have county-wide relevance, or have web sites or offices located in three or more locations within the county.
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Located in northern New Brunswick, Restigouche County is bounded on the north by the Bay of Chaleur and the province of Quebec, on the west by the Province of Quebec, on the south by the counties of Madawaska, Victoria, and Northumberland and on the east by Gloucester County from which it was created in 1837.
Parishes of Restigouche County:
Addington Balmoral Colborne
Dalhousie Durham Eldon
Grimmer Saint-Quentin
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Sites submitted to St. John County must have county-wide relevance, or have web sites or offices located in three or more locations within the county.
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Saint John County is located in the southeastern part of the Province. To the north lies Kings County and to the south is the Bay of Fundy. On the west is Charlotte County. The City of Saint John received its charter in 1785.
Parishes of Saint John County:
City of Saint John Musquash Saint Martins
Simonds
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Sites submitted to Sunbury County must have county-wide relevance, or have web sites or offices located in three or more locations within the county.
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Sunbury County is located in central New Brunswick along the Saint John River. To the north lies Northumberland County and to the south is Charlotte County. On the west is York County and on the east lies Queens County. The Parish of Burton was set up in 1786 and included part of Blissville until 1834. Lincoln was erected in 1786 and included part of Blissville until 1834.
Parishes of Sunbury County:
Blissville Burton Gladstone
Lincoln Maugerville Northvield
Sheffield
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Sites submitted to Victoria County must have county-wide relevance, or have web sites or offices located in three or more locations within the county.
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Victoria County was created from Carleton County in 1844. It is bounded on the north by Restigouche County; on the east by Northumberland and York; on the south by Carleton County; and on the west by Madawaska County and the State of Maine.
Parishes of Victoria County:
Andover Denmark Drummond
Gordon Grand Falls Grand Falls Town
Lorne Perth
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Sites submitted to Westmorland County must have county-wide relevance, or have web sites or offices located in three or more locations within the county.
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Westmorland County is located in the south eastern part of the province. To the north is Kent County and to the south lies Albert County. On the west is Queens and Kings counties and on the east is Nova Scotia. Westmorland County was created in 1785.
Parishes of Westmorland County:
Botsford Dorchester Moncton
Sackville Salisbury Shediac
Westmorland
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Sites submitted to York County must have county-wide relevance, or have web sites or offices located in three or more locations within the county.
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Located on the west side of the province, York County was one of the original counties created in 1785. It is bounded on the northeast by Northumberland County, on the southeast by Sunbury County, on the south by Charlotte County, on the southwest by the State of Maine and on the northwest by Carleton and Victoria Counties.
Parishes of York County:
Bright Canterbury City of Fredericton
Douglas Dumfries Kingsclear
Manners Sutton McAdam New Maryland
North Lake Prince William Queensbury
Saint Marys Southampton Stanley
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