Religious Resources

Anglican

The Anglican Diocese of Fredericton stores their archival material at the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. View a listing of their archival holdings, or find out more about the church on their website.  Anglican Diocese Website 

Indexed access to the church registers is through our Anglican Registers Project.  Anglican Registers Project

Baptist

Have you wondered why Baptist records are so hard to find? Philip G. A. Griffin-Allwood explains why in his booklet, The Mystery of Baptist Records or the Lack Thereof, from his presentation at an NBGS meeting in March 1996. Reproduced with permission.

The Atlantic Baptist Archives are located at Acadia University in Wolfville, NS.  Atlantic Baptist Archives

Jewish

The Saint John Jewish Historical Museum website states "Some genealogical material – the database for the Shaarei Zedek Cemetery and data collected from the Saint John City Directory for individuals and businesses can be found online through the Canadian Jewish Information Network".   Jewish Archives

Presbyterian

The Presbyterian archives are located in Toronto, ON. Information about the archive can be found on their website.  Presbyterian Archives

Roman Catholic

The Diocese of Saint John Archive, located in Saint John, is open on a part-time basis. The Diocese of Saint John includes the Saint John, Fredericton and Miramichi areas. 

Click on the PDF below for a map and list of the resources in the Diocese of Saint John Archive.  

United Church of Canada

The United Church of Canada's New Brunswick finding aid.  

Genealogical Resources at the United Church of Canada Archives was presented at the Saint John Branch meeting on 31 May 2023 by archivist Sarah Wallace. Click the button to view the slides from her presentation.  UCC Finding Aid

Charlotte Co Churches

Notes for Churches in Saint John County

The listing shows the names and denominations of churches in Saint John County. The information is from a series of index cards discovered in storage. Not all churches are listed. This was a research project by a member of the Saint John Branch. Click on the name of the church to view the cards.

A listing of Sources is included. A circled number on a card refers to one of the source documents. Not all cards have circled numbers. Some cards have source information on the card; some have no source information.