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Pre-Deportation Acadian Church Records

For a more detailed analysis of these pre-deportation church records see Generations Volume 25 No. 1 (Spring 2025) page 7. Original copies of the surviving records on the internet can be viewed at:

Post-Deportation Acadian Church Records
(United States and Canada)

After being deported, Acadians remained true to their Catholic faith and their Acadian heritage. Over the next several decades they were scattered throughout much of the eastern United States, Canada and Europe as well as several islands and even South America. Seldom were Catholic priests and services available to them. Occasionally, they used other religious institutions for special occasions as marriages. The websites below contain copies of original church records having Acadian entries from 1755 through the 1800s.

  • Philadelphia, PA (Old St. Joseph's Catholic Church - 1758-1888)
    Atla Digital Library Atla Digital Library - Old St. Joseph's Church
    [Click on volume of interest and peruse the pages. Has Acadian & other ethnic surnames.]
    These records also are available on the Catholic Heritage Archives website at:
    Catholic Heritage Archive icon Catholic Heritage Archive - Old St. Joseph's Church
    [Note: Volumes 1, 2 & 4 of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia contain printed lists of some of the early volumes of Old St. Joseph's Catholic Church records. Click link below to access ACHSP volumes.]
    Archives.org icon Archives.org - Records of the American Catholic Historical Society
  • Philadelphia, PA (Old St. Mary's Catholic Church - 1831-1925)
    [Old St. Mary's Catholic Church founded in 1763 was just a block from Old St. Joseph's and was used by the Acadians also. These records also are available on the Catholic Heritage Archives website for 1831-1925.]
    Catholic Heritage Archive icon Catholic Heritage Archive - Old St. Mary's Catholic Church
  • Philadelphia, PA (Holy Trinity Catholic Church - 1794-1925)
    [Holy Trinity Catholic Church, founded in 1784, was located within two blocks of both Old St. Joseph's and Old St. Mary's. It was a German Catholic Church but may have some Acadian records. These records also are available on the Catholic Heritage Archives website for 1794- 1925.]
    Catholic Heritage Archive icon Catholic Heritage Archive - Holy Trinity Catholic Church
  • Baltimore, MD (St. Peter's Catholic Church & Basilica of the Assumption - 1782-1927)
    Catholic Heritage Archive icon Catholic Heritage Archive - Basilica of the Assumption
    [Note: In 1770 Acadians in Baltimore founded St. Peter's Catholic Church. It was the first Catholic Church in Baltimore. In 1789 it became a Pro-Cathedral when the Diocese of Baltimore was created. In 1821 the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary was built and St. Peter's was closed in 1841. These records are on the Catholic Heritage Archives website. There are 34 registers so scan the list to find the type of register and time period desired. The paid subscription website FindMyPast.com also has these records.]
  • Maine Churches (Several churches)
    Drouin Collection (1621-1968)
    Ancestry icon Ancestry [Pay site; public libraries may have a free subscription]
    [After signing in, Click "Search" at top line, then Click "Card Catalog", under "Keyword(s)" enter "Drouin", Click "Search". At right will be six registers. Click on "U.S. French Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1695-1954". Location Letter is first letter of the town, Location will be a drop down menu of the towns, Place of Worship is the church and Years is the year range of the register.]
    Specific churches of Acadian interest using the Location Letter, Location are:
    • Sainte-Luce Catholic Church at Frenchville, Aroostook Co., ME (F; Frenchville)
    • Saint-Bruno Catholic Church at Van Buren, Aroostook Co., ME (V; Van Buren)
  • New Orleans, LA (St. Louis Catholic Cathedral - 1720-1818)
    Archdiocese of New Orleans icon Archdiocese of New Orleans - Church Records
    Chronological, alphabetical lists of the original records are in these online books:
    Archdiocese of New Orleans icon Archdiocese of New Orleans - Publications
  • New Orleans, LA (St. Louis Catholic Cathedral - 1576-1803)
    University of Notre Dame icon Diocese of New Orleans Records at the University of Notre Dame
    [These are records deposited by the Diocese of New Orleans in the archives at Notre-Dame in the 1890s. There are of various types, but perhaps the most interesting are marriage dispensations. You can either click on a year and browse the records or, perhaps easier, go to the bottom of the opening page and Click on "Alphabetical List". Enter a name as Guedry in the "Find" box at the bottom of the page. Click on "Find" and click on one of the items that appears.]
  • Nova Scotia (Acadia) and New Brunswick
    Père Charles-François Bailly Registres (1768-1773 - Acadia; 1786-1793 - New Brunswick)
    FamilySearch icon FamilySearch
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    [Père Charles-François Bailly was among the very first priests to visit the areas of Nova Scotia being settled by returning Acadians after the deportations. Here are recorded some of the first baptisms, marriages and burials of these returning Acadians.]
    [Go to Familysearch.org, sign in, Click on Search at upper left, Click on Catalog from drop-down menu, Click on Titles above blank block, Enter registres paroissiaux, 1768-1920, Click Search, Click on Registres paroissiaux, 1768-1920, scroll down about half-way and Click camera image at far right for the first item] (Need to view them at a FamilySearch Center of the Church of Latter Day Saints or at a FamilySearch affiliate library as at many public libraries.)
    Père Charles-François Bailly's registers are also available here:
    Ancestry icon Ancestry - Père Charles-François Bailly's registers [Pay site; public libraires may have a free subscription]
  • Nova Scotia (Acadia) and Québec (Carleton)
    Père Joseph-Mathurin Bourg Registres (1764 - Acadia)
    FamilySearch icon FamilySearch - Père Joseph-Mathurin Bourg Registres
    Père Joseph-Mathurin Bourg made a mission from the Carleton, Québec area to the Acadian regions of south New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in 1764 from 31 August to 23 October. He was the second priest to visit this area after the deportations and provided the sacraments to these Acadians at Rivière Saint-Jean, Quanebéquéches, Memramcook, Port-Royal and Baie Sainte-Marie. I have not found the original records of this missionary visit as it is interestingly omitted from the original Saint-Joseph-de-Carleton Catholic Church Registers. It does appear, however, in a transcript of those registers. The link above is to the transcript. I have included it here since the information provided during this mission is significant to the genealogy of the areas visited. The transcript is on FamilySearch.com which requires a free subscription. The mission is found on pages 41-67 (pages 26-40 of 564 on the microfilm).
  • Argyle, Nova Scotia (11 Catholic Parishes - 1799-1849)
    Nova Scotia Archives icon Nova Scotia Archives - Post-Deportation Argyle
    [In right column click on Family Name Index, then click on surname of interest and finally click on record of interest. An original copy of that record will be displayed. Has Acadian & English surname records.]
  • New Brunswick (Several churches)
    Drouin Collection (1621-1968)
    Ancestry icon Ancestry [Pay site; public libraires may have a free subscription]
    [After signing in, Click "Search" at top line, then Click "Card Catalog", under "Keyword(s)" enter "Drouin", Click "Search". At right will be six registers. Click on "Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946". Location Letter is first letter of the town, Location will be a drop down menu of the towns, Place of Worship is the church and Years is the year range of the register.]
    Specific churches of Acadian interest using the Location Letter, Location are:
    • Sainte-Famille Catholic Church at Bathurst (Nipisquit), Gloucester Co., NB (B; Bathurst-Quest)
    • Saint-Jean-Baptiste Catholic Church at Bouctouche in Kent Co., NB (B; Bouctouche)
    • Saint-Pierre-au-Liens Catholic Church at Caraquet, in Gloucester Co., NB (C; Caraquet)
    • Catholic Missions on Baie des Winds (Baie Ste-Marie) in Kent Co., NB (C; Plusieurs missions)
    • Mission of Ekouipahaq and Rivière St. Jean at Kingsclear, York Co., NB (E; Ecouipahaq)
    • Notre Dame de La Visitation Catholic Church at Grande-Digue in Kent Co., NB (G; Grande-Digue)
    • Saint-Thomas Catholic Church at Memramcook, in Westmorland Co., NB (M; Memramcook)
    • Saint-Bernard Catholic Church at Nequac in Northumberland Co., NB (N; Northumberland Nash Creek)
    • Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue Catholic Church at Richibouctou in Kent Co., NB (R; St-Antoine, Richibouctou)
    • Saint-Basile Catholic Church at Edmundston, Madawska Co., NB (S; St-Basile)
    • Saint-Charles-Borromée Catholic Church in Kent Co., NB (S; St-Charles-Borromée)
  • Québec, Ontario and Acadia (Numerous churches)
    Drouin Collection (1621-1968)
    Ancestry icon Ancestry [Pay site; public libraires may have a free subscription]
    [After signing in, Click "Search" at top line, then Click "Card Catalog", under "Keyword(s)" enter "Drouin", Click "Search". At right will be six registers. Click on the one desired. Location Letter is first letter of the town, Location will be a drop down menu of the towns, Place of Worship is the church and Years is the year range of the register.]
  • Québec, Canada (Numerous churches) [These registers are the same as in Drouin Collection]
    FamilySearch icon FamilySearch
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    [After signing in, Click on Search at top of page, then Click Catalog, then Select Keywords, in Title write "Quebec, Catholic Parish Registers: Collection Record, 1621-1979", Click Search, on screen that appears Click "Quebec, Catholic Parish Registers: Collection Record, 1621- 1979", on screen that appears scroll to bottom and Click the red "Quebec Catholic Parish Registers are available online, click here", Click "here" and on the yellow screen that appears Click "Browse All 1,398,741 Images". Click on town of interest and then Click on desired church. [Note: These are the church records of Québec province. Some Acadians migrated to Québec shortly before and during deportations and others went there after deportations. To see an example of Acadians in these records, select Saint-Jacques (Saint-Jacques-de- Montcalm, then Click on last item with 1774-1807). Go to page 426 of 894 and at the very bottom of right-hand page will be Augustin Guildry's baptism in 1775. Acadians settled in Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm in 1766-1768.]
  • Ontario, Canada (Numerous churches) [These registers are the same in the Drouin Collection]
    FamilySearch icon FamilySearch
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    [After signing in, Click on Search at top of page, then Click Catalog, then Select Keywords, in Keywords Write "Ontario, Roman Catholic Parish Records: Collection Record, 1760-1923", Click Search, on screen that appears Click "Ontario, Roman Catholic Parish Records: Collection Record, 1760-1923", on screen that appears, scroll to bottom and click the red "Ontario, Roman Catholic Church Records are available online, click here", Click "here" and on the yellow screen that appears Click "Browse All 126,534 Images". Click on county and then town of interest and then Click on desired church. [Note: These are the church records of Ontario Province. Acadians migrated from Québec to Ontario in latter half of 1700s.]

Reunion Organization Websites

Acadian History & Genealogy

Below are several websites that have superb information on the Acadians - their history and their genealogy. With two exceptions these websites only cover the Acadian history and genealogy for Acadia (i.e., 1600's to 1760's). I hope you enjoy using some of these sites for your research or to just browse around.

Merci,

Marty

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