Place:Saint Hilaire (parish), Madawaska (county), New Brunswick, Canada

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NameSaint Hilaire (parish)
Alt namesSaint-Hilairesource: alternate spelling
TypeParish
Coordinates47.313°N 68.44°W
Located inMadawaska (county), New Brunswick, Canada     (1877 - )
source: Family History Library Catalog


Saint Hilaire parish was formed from Madawaska Parish in 1877. It was probably named for the settlement of Saint-Hilaire within its boundaries. (Source:Place Names of New Brunswick)

The area of the parish is 41.55 km2 (16.04 sq mi) and the population in 2011 was 490, a decrease of 737% from 2006. There were 196 dwellings counted. The population density was calculated at 11.8/km2 (31/sq mi). In 2006 the population was 100% French-speaking (2011 proportion not published). The parish population does not include the incorporated village of Saint Hilaire.

'Wikipedia lists the following settlements in Saint Hilaire parish. Only the village of Saint Hilaire is an incorporated municipality. Those in italics are small and redirected here. The others have their own pages in WeRelate. Each settlement has a page in Place Names of New Brunswick.

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  • New Brunswick Provincial Archives. This is the introductory page. The tabs will lead you to more precise material.
  • The FamilySearch wiki. This lists the availability of vital statistics indexes for New Brunswick.
  • New Brunswick GenWeb. A round-up of a lot of genealogical information at the province, county and parish level. Lists of cemeteries and monumental inscriptions can be found here.
  • The Provincial Archives website titled The Placenames of New Brunswick has maps of all of its parishes and descriptions of some communities within them. This site contains "cadastral" maps for each parish illustrating the grantee’s name for land granted by the province. These maps are cumulative, showing all grants regardless of date.
  • Microfilm images of all Canadian censuses 1851-1911 are online at Library and Archives Canada, as well as at FamilySearch and Ancestry. The 1921 census appears to be available only at Ancestry.
  • The CanGenealogy page for New Brunswick. An overview of available online sources with links written by Dave Obee.
  • More possibilities can be found by googling "New Brunswick province family history" and investigating the results.
  • The word "rencensement", found in Sources, is French for "census".
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