Microfilm is in microfilm cabinets in Reading Room
Roman Catholic church services were held in the community of Tracadie Cross from the time of the first Scottish settlement in the area in 1772. Under the direction of Father James MacDonald, the immigrants from Glenaladale initially held their services in an abandoned Acadian chapel in Scotchfort. By the 1830s, settlement in the mission area which comprised portions of Lots 35 and 36 had grown to such a degree that a larger building was needed. The first St. Bonaventure's Roman Catholic Church was erected in ca. 1838-1840 under the direction of Rev. James Brady. A twelve acre farm and enough land for a cemetery were later donated to the church by a devoted parishioner. The first St. Bonaventure's served the community until 1903 when a second church was built twenty-five yards from the original structure. This second church was still in use in 2001.
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Title based on contents of the fonds
This fonds consists of two microfilmed volumes of baptismal, marriage, and burial records from St. Bonaventure Roman Catholic Church spanning the time period 1845 to 1961. Volume 1 contains baptismal records from 1845 to 1892 as well as some marriage records from 1861-1892 and burial records from 1891-1892. Volume 2 contains baptismal and marriage records from 1887-1919 and burial records from 1920-1961.
Access restriction revised to standard post-1900 Catholic record restrictions, as per request from Fr. Art O'Shea, Archivist, Diocese of Charlottetown (20 October 2022). Also updated number of reels and added note about accessing reels (located in storage), J. Toms, 20 October 2022.
Originals were returned to donor
See also: Acc3271/28 and Acc2353/267
RECORDS AFTER 1900 ARE RESTRICTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE DIOCESE OF CHARLOTTETOWN
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