Canada, New Brunswick Births and Baptisms - FamilySearch Historical Records

Collection Time Period
This index covers events from 1819 through 1899.

Record Description
This index is an electronic database of information compiled from a variety of sources including the following:

• Family Records

• Church Records

• Civil Registration

This index is not complete for any particular place or region.

Record Content
The key genealogical facts found in birth index entries may include:


 * Name of the child
 * Gender
 * Names of the parents
 * Birth date
 * Birthplace
 * Christening date (if the source is a church record)
 * Family History Library Microfilm and item numbers for the source materials



How to Use the Record
Use this index to help you learn more about your ancestors. The information could help you identify family relationships and lineages as well as direct you to original records of your ancestors, which may contain additional information.

In birth or christening records, if a surname is not listed for the child, the indexer often assigns the father’s surname to the child. This surname may not be correct. So if you are looking for a birth or christening, search by the given name of the child, adding parents' names and as much locality information as is permitted.

Record History
For over 30 years, volunteer indexers extracted this information from microfilm copies of the original records. In 1998, a few of the entries were published on 7 CDs by the Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as the "North America Vital Records Index." This index is an index of the births throughout New Brunswick. The index is not necessarily complete for any particular place or region.

Why This Record Was Created
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sponsored this index to help individuals find information about their ancestors.

Record Reliability
Church records and civil registration were official records and are some of the most reliable sources of information available for those who were born in New Brunswick.

Related Web Sites
This section of the article is incomplete. You can help FamilySearch Wiki by supplying links to related websites here.

Related Wiki Articles
New Brunswick Civil Registration- Vital Records

New Brunswick Genealogy

Sources of Information for This Collection
"New Brunswick births and baptisms, 1819-1899," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/). Index entries derived from digital copies of originals housed in various repositories throughout New Brunswick.

Each record in this index will have its own bibliographic reference. These bibliographic references include a variety of sources such as:


 * Family Records
 * Church Records
 * Civil Registration

Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections
When you copy information from a record, you should also list where you found the information. This will help you or others to find the record again. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records.

A suggested format for keeping track of records that you have searched is found in the Wiki Article: How to Cite FamilySearch Collections.

Examples of Source Citations for a Record in This Collection
New Brunswick Births and Baptisms, 1819-1899. digital images, From FamilySearch Internet (www.familysearch.org: January 21, 2011). Birth of Cora Beck, 13 November 1888, Edgetts Landing, Albert, New Brunswick, film number 1943876.