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

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NameSaint Jacques (parish)
Alt namesSaint-Jacquessource: spelling variant
Ennemondsource: small settlement in parish
Grandmaisonsource: small settlement in parish
Patrievillesource: small settlement in parish
Petite Rivière à la Truitesource: small settlement in parish
St. Joseph Settlementsource: small settlement in parish
TypeParish
Coordinates47.43°N 68.385°W
Located inMadawaska (county), New Brunswick, Canada     (1877 - )
See alsoMadawaska (parish), Madawaska (county), New Brunswick, Canadaparish in which it was located until 1877
source: Family History Library Catalog
Saint Jacques Parish was formed from Madawaska Parish, New Brunswick in 1877. It was named for the parish church consecrated in 1877 by Roman Catholic Bishop James Rogers. (Source:Place Names of New Brunswick)


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The area of the parish is 299.80 km2 (115.75 sq mi) and the population in 2011 was 1,599, a decrease of 0.5% from 2006. There were 710 dwellings counted. The population density was calculated at 5.3/km2 (14/sq mi). In 2006 the population was almost 96% French-speaking.

'Wikipedia lists the following settlements in Saint Jacques parish. None of them are incorporated municipalities. 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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EnnemondPetite Rivière à la Truite
GrandmaisonSaint Jacques
Moulin MorneaultSt. Joseph Settlement
Patrieville
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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.
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  • The word "rencensement", found in Sources, is French for "census".
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