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

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NameSaint François (parish)
Alt namesSaint-François-de-Madawaskasource: alternate form
Concession des Jaunessource: settlement in parish
Concession des Vielsource: settlement in parish
Little River Millssource: settlement in parish
Mouth of St. Francissource: settlement in parish
Val Oakessource: settlement in parish
TypeParish
Coordinates47.27°N 68.92°W
Located inMadawaska (county), New Brunswick, Canada     (1877 - )
See alsoMadawaska (parish), Madawaska (county), New Brunswick, Canadaparish in which it was located until 1877
Contained Places
Parish
Clair (parish) ( - 1900 )
The parish of Saint François was formed from part of Madawaska Parish in 1877. It included the area of Clair Parish until 1900. (Source:Place Names of New Brunswick)

The area of the parish is 344.70 km2 (133.09 sq mi) and the population in 2011 was 630, a decrease of 16.4%% from 2006. There were 309 dwellings counted. The population density was calculated at 1.8/km2 (5/sq mi). In 2006 the population was more than 92% French-speaking.

'Wikipedia lists the following settlements in Saint François parish. Only Saint François de Madawaska 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.

Image:Madawaska County NB PMJ.png
Concession des JaunesLittle River Mills
Concession des VielMouth of St. Francis
ConnorsSaint François de Madawaska (incorporated municipality)
Lac UniqueVal Oakes
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Research Tips

  • 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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