FIRST FAMILIES
A finding aid to genealogical material held at the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick (PANB). Much of the material is in Manuscript Collection 80 (MC80) which is shown in these photos taken in the research room at the Archives.
The Family Profiles are often inaccurate and should be used as a finding aid only. The information has not been updated since 2006.
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MC80 at the Provincial Archives.
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A closer view of MC80.
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The SURNAME INDEX shows the names of each person mentioned in the profiles. There are profiles only for the names listed in UPPERCASE letters.
In this example, John and William ABERNATHY are the subjects of Family Profiles. Mary Ann Abernathy is mentioned in the Family Profile for Lewis HOLMES. Sarah is in the profile for Robert WARD.
Abernathy, Grace See ABERNATHY, John
ABERNATHY, John
Abernathy, Mary Ann See HOLMES, Lewis
Abernathy, Sarah See WARD, Robert
ABERNATHY, William
SEARCH STRATEGY: Locate your target in the Surname Index; then go to Family Profiles.
Surname Index
Click on a letter to access the profiles for surnames beginning with that letter.
(public access)
Click on
family profiles to go to the secure access page to view the information for each family.
Many of the files reference "Arrivals 99: Our First Families in New Brunswick", which is out of print and does not contain any source citations. All the material from Arrivals 99 is already in the First Families files.
(members-only)
ABOUT 'FIRST FAMILIES': Completed in 2006 to help family historians locate genealogical data in the Manuscript Collection at the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick (PANB). Each Family Profile contains a source citation to locate the material at PANB. The data in each Family Profile is only for the first family of that surname to arrive in New Brunswick. Acadians, Pre-Loyalists and Loyalists, who arrived in the province with older children who immediately married and began having children, may have two generations of their family described.
​CORRECTIONS: may be submitted using our
Support page, and
must include source information.
COPYRIGHT: The material in First Families is owned by the New Brunswick Genealogical Society Inc. (NBGS) and may not be displayed or reproduced in any way, in whole or in part, without the consent of NBGS. You may use the information contained in First Families to document your personal research as long as credit is given to NBGS.
updated Apr 2023
