Surviving Pre-Deportation Acadian Ecclesiastical Vital Records

At least three major factors greatly assist Acadians studying their genealogy and family history. Acadians prior to the deportation were Catholic and the Catholic Church in France and in Acadia kept detailed records of baptisms and marriages and often burials. The French (Acadia, Québec & Louisiana), British (Acadia & Maritime Provinces) and Spanish (Louisiana) enumerated their citizens in censuses regularly and kept records of life events. When deported, the Acadians were sent primarily to the Atlantic seaboard and Europe - both areas with established populations that kept detailed records.

Although at the time of the Acadian deportations the British burned the Acadian churches and destroyed the ecclesiastical (church) records of many churches, some of the records survived. According to Catholic Canon law, the ecclesiastical vital records belong to the parishioners of the church and not the Catholic Church or government. In at least one case, the parishioners of Saint-Charles-des-Mines Catholic Church at Grand-Pré took their records at the time of the deportation and kept them throughout the deportation period.

• Saint-Jean-Baptiste Catholic Church at Port-Royal (Annapolis Royal) [1702-1755]
• Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Secours Catholic Church (later called Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption Catholic Church) (Beaubassin) [1679-1686, 1712-1748]
• Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation Catholic Church (Chipoudy) [1755-1756]
• Catholic Chapel (Petitcoudiac) [1753-1757]
• Early Missions of Acadia - (Côte-de-Saint-Ange [1680], Rivière Saint-Jean [1681], Jemsek [1681], Rivière aux Mines [1684], Aux-Mines [1686], Sainte-Famille-de-Pabok [1751-1757], Baie-des-Chaleurs, Grande-Rivière, Gaspesie Peninsula from Echedaîk to Kamourska, Missions of New Brunswick [1755-1757])
• Saint-Charles-des-Mines Catholic Church (Grand-Pré) (1707-1748)
• Notre-Dame-des-Anges Catholic Church (Louisbourg, Île-Royale) (1722-1754)
• King's Hospital (Louisbourg, Île-Royale) (1719-1742)
• Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Secours Catholic Church (La Baleine, Île-Royale) (1753-1757)
• Sainte-Claire Catholic Church (Lorembec, Île-Royale) (1716-1745)
• Saint-Esprit Catholic Church (Havre-Saint-Esprit, Île-Royale) (1728-1749)
• Catholic Mission (Port-aux-Basques, Newfoundland) (1740)
• Saint-Jean l'Évangéliste Catholic Church at Port-Lajoie on Île Saint-Jean [1721-1758]
• Saint-Pierre Catholic Church at Saint-Pierre-du-Nord on Île Saint-Jean [1724-1758]

1. SAINT-JEAN-BAPTISTE CATHOLIC CHURCH (Port-Royal; Annapolis Royal) [Founded 1613]

   Images of the original church registers for 1702-1755 can be viewed at:

   https://archives.novascotia.ca/acadian/

   The two surviving registers are:

   • Registres de baptêmes mariages et sepultures de la paroisse de St Jean Baptiste du Port Royal (1702-1728)
   • Registres de baptêmes mariages et sepultures de la paroisse de St Jean Baptiste à Annapolis Royal (1727-1755)

   They are maintained at:

   Centre Acadien
   Louis-R.-Comeau Library Building
   Université Sainte-Anne
   1695 Highway 1
   Church Point, Nova Scotia B0W 1M0 Canada

   Microfilm copies of the original records are at:

   Centre d'Études Acadiennes
   University of Moncton
   18 Antonine-Maillet Avenue
   Moncton, New Brunswick E1A 3E9 Canada
   Microfilms F-1018 and F-1019

   Transcriptions of these registers are available at:

   Library and Archives Canada
   Public Archives and National Library Building
   395 Wellington Street
   Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0J1 Canada
   Microfilms C-1869 and C-1870 (MG 9-B8-24)

   And can be viewed at:

   • https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c1869/903
   • https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c1870/5

   Translations of these registers for 1702-1740 are available:

   • Rieder, Milton P., Jr. & Rieder, Narma Gaudet; Acadian Church Records - Volume III, Port Royal, 1702-1721 (Privately Published; Metairie, Louisiana; 1977) [Note: Last entries are in 1716]
   • Rieder, Milton P., Jr. & Rieder, Narma Gaudet; Acadian Church Records - Volume IV, Port Royal, 1716-1729 (Privately Published; Metairie, Louisiana; 1983)
   • Rieder, Milton P., Jr. & Rieder, Narma Gaudet; Acadian Church Records - Volume V, Port Royal, 1730-1740 (Privately Published; Metairie, Louisiana; 1983)

   

   

   

   

2. NOTRE-DAME-DU-BON-SECOURS CATHOLIC CHURCH (Beaubassin) [Later called Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption] [Founded 1679]

   A - Images of the original church registers for 1679-1686 can be viewed at:

   https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L99S-FHHZ?i=264&cc=1321742&cat=48643&lang=en

   The surviving register (1679-1686) is maintained at:

   Québec Archdiocesan Archives
   Bishop's University
   2600 College Street
   Sherbrooke, Québec J1M 0C8 Canada

   Microfilm copies of the original records are at:

   Library and Archives Canada
   Public Archives and National Library Building
   395 Wellington Street
   Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0J1 Canada
   Microfilm C-3021 (MG9-B8-1)
   Centre d'Études Acadiennes
   University of Moncton
   18 Antonine-Maillet Avenue
   Moncton, New Brunswick E1A 3E9 Canada
   Microfilm F-1030

   Transcriptions of this register are available at:

   Library and Archives Canada
   Public Archives and National Library Building
   395 Wellington Street
   Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0J1 Canada
   Microfilm C-3021 (MG9-B8-1)

   And can be viewed at:

   • https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c3021/6
   • https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L99S-FHMZ?i=276&cc=1321742&cat=48643

   Translations of these registers are available:

   DeVille, Winston; Acadian Church Records- Volume I, Being A Compilation of Miscellaneous Baptismal, Marriage, And Funeral Records From Beaubassin, Riviere St. Jean, Mines, Missions In New Brunswick, And The Parish Churches of Ste. Famille de Pabok, Baie des Chaleurs, Grand Riviere, And Other Places In Acadia And The Gaspe Peninsula, 1679-1757 (Privately Published; Mobile, Alabama; 1964)

   

   B - Images of the original church registers for 1712-1748 can be viewed at:

   http://www.archinoe.fr/console/ir_ead_visu.php?PHPSID=dc1dc3bba201c88a28fa64c5758cf6b8&ir=23107#

   The surviving registers (1712-1723, 1732-1735, 1740-1741, 1741-1746, 1747-1748) are maintained at:

   Archives Départementales de la Charente-Maritime
   35 rue François-de-Vaux-de-Folentier
   17042 La Rochelle, Cedex 1, France

   Microfilm copies of the original records are at:

   Library and Archives Canada
   Public Archives and National Library Building
   395 Wellington Street
   Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0J1 Canada
   Microfilm F-696 (MG6-A2)
   Centre d'Études Acadiennes
   University of Moncton
   18 Antonine-Maillet Avenue
   Moncton, New Brunswick E1A 3E9 Canada
   Microfilm F-1038

   Transcriptions of these registers are available at:

   Library and Archives Canada
   Public Archives and National Library Building
   395 Wellington Street
   Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0J1 Canada
   Microfilm C-1207

   And can be viewed at:

   https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c1207/1

   Translations of these registers for 1712-1748 are available:

   Rieder, Milton P., Jr. & Rieder, Narma Gaudet; Acadian Church Records - Volume II, Beaubassin, 1712-1748 (Privately Published; Metairie, Louisiana; 1976)

   

3. NOTRE-DAME-DE-LA-VISITATION CATHOLIC CHURCH (Chipoudy)

   Images of the original church registers for 1755-1756 can be viewed at:

   https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G99S-FHZZ?i=316&cc=1321742&cat=48643&lang=en

   The surviving register (1755-1756) is maintained at:

   Québec Archdiocesan Archives
   Bishop's University
   2600 College Street
   Sherbrooke, Québec J1M 0C8 Canada

   Microfilm copies of the original records are at:

   Library and Archives Canada
   Public Archives and National Library Building
   395 Wellington Street
   Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0J1 Canada
   Microfilm C-3021 (MG9-B8-1)
   Centre d'Études Acadiennes
   University of Moncton
   18 Antonine-Maillet Avenue
   Moncton, New Brunswick E1A 3E9 Canada
   Microfilm F-1030

   Transcriptions of this register are available at:

   Library and Archives Canada
   Public Archives and National Library Building
   395 Wellington Street
   Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0J1 Canada
   Microfilm C-3021 (MG9-B8-1)

   And can be viewed at:

   • https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L99S-F45T?i=339&cc=1321742&cat=48643&lang=en
   • https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c3021/46

   Translations of these registers are available:

   DeVille, Winston; Acadian Church Records - Volume I, Being A Compilation of Miscellaneous Baptismal, Marriage, And Funeral Records From Beaubassin, Riviere St. Jean, Mines, Missions In New Brunswick, And The Parish Churches of Ste. Famille de Pabok, Baie des Chaleurs, Grand Riviere, And Other Places In Acadia And The Gaspe Peninsula, 1679-1757 (Privately Published; Mobile, Alabama; 1964)

   

4. CATHOLIC CHAPEL (Petitcoudiac)

   Images of the original church registers for 1753-1757 can be viewed at:

   https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G99S-FHZZ?i=316&cc=1321742&cat=48643&lang=en

   The surviving register (1753-1757) is maintained at:

   Québec Archdiocesan Archives
   Bishop's University
   2600 College Street
   Sherbrooke, Québec J1M 0C8 Canada

   Microfilm copies of the original records are at:

   Library and Archives Canada
   Public Archives and National Library Building
   395 Wellington Street
   Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0J1 Canada
   Microfilm C-3021 (MG9-B8-1)
   Centre d'Études Acadiennes
   University of Moncton
   18 Antonine-Maillet Avenue
   Moncton, New Brunswick E1A 3E9 Canada
   Microfilm F-1030

   Transcriptions of this register are available at:

   Library and Archives Canada
   Public Archives and National Library Building
   395 Wellington Street
   Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0J1 Canada
   Microfilm C-3021 (MG9-B8-1)

   And can be viewed at:

   • https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L99S-F45T?i=339&cc=1321742&cat=48643&lang=en
   • https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c3021/46

   Translations of these registers are available:

   DeVille, Winston; Acadian Church Records - Volume I, Being A Compilation of Miscellaneous Baptismal, Marriage, And Funeral Records From Beaubassin, Riviere St. Jean, Mines, Missions In New Brunswick, And The Parish Churches of Ste. Famille de Pabok, Baie des Chaleurs, Grand Riviere, And Other Places In Acadia And The Gaspe Peninsula, 1679-1757 (Privately Published; Mobile, Alabama; 1964)

   

5. VARIOUS EARLY CATHOLIC CHURCHES OF CHIGNECTO REGION AND NEW BRUNSWICK (Côte-de-Saint-Ange [1680], Rivière Saint-Jean [1681], Jemsek [1681], Rivière aux Mines [1684], Aux-Mines [1686], Sainte-Famille-de-Pabok [1751-1757], Baie-des-Chaleurs, Grande-Rivière, Gaspesie Peninsula from Echedaîk to Kamourska, Missions of New Brunswick [1755-1757])

   Images of the original church registers can be viewed at:

   https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L99S-FHHZ?i=264&cc=1321742&cat=48643&lang=en

   The surviving register is maintained at:

   Québec Archdiocesan Archives
   Bishop's University
   2600 College Street
   Sherbrooke, Québec J1M 0C8 Canada

   Microfilm copies of the original records are at:

   Library and Archives Canada
   Public Archives and National Library Building
   395 Wellington Street
   Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0J1 Canada
   Microfilm C-3021 (MG9-B8-1)
   Centre d'Études Acadiennes
   University of Moncton
   18 Antonine-Maillet Avenue
   Moncton, New Brunswick E1A 3E9 Canada
   Microfilm F-1030

   Transcriptions of this register are available at:

   Library and Archives Canada
   Public Archives and National Library Building
   395 Wellington Street
   Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0J1 Canada
   Microfilm C-3021 (MG9-B8-1)

   And can be viewed at:

   • https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c3021/6
   • https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L99S-FHMZ?i=276&cc=1321742&cat=48643

   Translations of these registers are available:

   DeVille, Winston; Acadian Church Records - Volume I, Being A Compilation of Miscellaneous Baptismal, Marriage, And Funeral Records From Beaubassin, Riviere St. Jean, Mines, Missions In New Brunswick, And The Parish Churches of Ste. Famille de Pabok, Baie des Chaleurs, Grand Riviere, And Other Places In Acadia And The Gaspe Peninsula, 1679-1757 (Privately Published; Mobile, Alabama; 1964)

6. SAINT-CHARLES-DES-MINES CATHOLIC CHURCH (Grand-Pré) [Founded 1687]

   Images of the original church registers are not available online.

   The three surviving registers cover the periods 1707-1716, 1717-1739 and 1739-1748.

   They are maintained at:

   Diocese of Baton Rouge
   Diocesan Archives and Records Center
   1919 Parker Street
   Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808

   Microfilm copies of the original records are at:

   Centre d'Études Acadiennes
   University of Moncton
   18 Antonine-Maillet Avenue
   Moncton, New Brunswick E1A 3E9 Canada
   Microfilm F-1942 (1707-1748)

   Transcription of these registers made ca. 1895 is available at:

   Library and Archives Canada
   Public Archives and National Library Building
   395 Wellington Street
   Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0J1 Canada
   Microfilm C-1869 (MG9-B8-12)

   And can be viewed at:

   • https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c1869/8
   • https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLG-27FQ-V?cat=193620&i=10&lang=en

   Abstracts of all entries listed alphabetically by surname of these registers are available:

   • Pollard, Nora; Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records - Volume 1 (1707-1769) (Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge; Baton Rouge, LA; 1978)
   • Daigre, Una; Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records - Volume 1a Revised (1707-1748) (Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge; Baton Rouge, LA; 1999)

   

   

   

7. NOTRE-DAME-DES-ANGES CATHOLIC CHURCH (Louisbourg, Île-Royale) [Founded 1713]

   Images of the original church registers for 1722-1738, 1738-1745 and 1749-1754 can be viewed at:

   • https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Home/Record?app=fonandcol&IdNumber=2318734&ecopy=e001358205 (1722-1738)
   • https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Home/Record?app=fonandcol&IdNumber=2318735&ecopy=e001358470 (1738-1745)
   • https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?idnumber=2318736&app=fonandcol&ecopy=e001358907 (1749-1754)
   • https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Home/Record?app=fonandcol&IdNumber=2318737&ecopy=e001359257 (1754-1758)

   Individual images of the original church registers for 1722-1738, 1738-1745 and 1749-1754 can be viewed at:

   http://www.krausehouse.ca/krause/FortressOfLouisbourgManuscriptsAndIndexes/G1-406-410LouisbourgParishRecordsManuscriptImages-1.htm

   They are maintained at:

   Archives National d'Outre-Mer
   Centre des Archives d'Outre-Mer
   29 Chemin du Moulin de Testas
   Aix-en-Provence, France CEDEX 5 13182
   MG1, G1, Vol. 406, 407, 408, 409, 411

   Microfilm copies of the original records are at:

   Centre d'Études Acadiennes
   University of Moncton
   18 Antonine-Maillet Avenue
   Moncton, New Brunswick E1A 3E9 Canada
   Microfilms F-1790 and F-1791
   Library and Archives Canada
   Public Archives and National Library Building
   395 Wellington Street
   Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0J1 Canada
   Microfilms F-592, F-593, F-596 (MG1, G1, Vol. 406, 407, 408, 409, 411)

   Transcriptions of these registers are available at:

   Library and Archives Canada
   Public Archives and National Library Building
   395 Wellington Street
   Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0J1 Canada
   Microfilms C-3111, C-3112 and C-2573

   And can be viewed at:

   • https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c3111/5 (1722-1738)
   • https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c3111/830 (1738-1745)
   • https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c3112/5 (1738-1745)
   • https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c3112/79 (1749-1754)
   • https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c2573/7 (1754-1758)

   No translations of these registers are known.

   

8. KING'S HOSPITAL (Louisbourg, Île-Royale) [Founded 1719]

   [NOTE: Original death records are lost, but alphabetical tables provide the names and dates of death of the soldiers for 1719-1735 and 1719-1742 with several notations from 1754, 1755 & 1758. Also contains list of soldiers that died at the hospital from 31 Oct 1756 to 31 Dec 1757.]

   Images of the original hospital lists for 1719-1735 and 1719-1742 with notations of 1754, 1755 & 1758 as well as 1756-1757 can be viewed at:

   • https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Home/Record?app=fonandcol&IdNumber=2318742&ecopy=e001360212 (1719-1735)
   • https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Home/Record?app=fonandcol&IdNumber=2318741&ecopy=e001360207 (1719-1742)

   Individual images of the original lists for 1719-1735 and 1719-1754 can be viewed at:

   http://www.krausehouse.ca/krause/FortressOfLouisbourgManuscriptsAndIndexes/G1-406-410LouisbourgParishRecordsManuscriptImages-1.htm

   They are maintained at:

   Archives National d'Outre-Mer
   Centre des Archives d'Outre-Mer
   29 Chemin du Moulin de Testas
   Aix-en-Provence, France CEDEX 5 13182
   MG1, G1, Vol. 411-3

   Microfilm copies of the original records are at:

   Centre d'Études Acadiennes
   University of Moncton
   18 Antonine-Maillet Avenue
   Moncton, New Brunswick E1A 3E9 Canada
   Microfilm F-1794

   No transcriptions of these registers are known.

   No translations of these registers are known.

9. NOTRE-DAME-DU-BON-SECOURS CATHOLIC CHURCH (La Baleine, Île-Royale) [Founded 1714];
   SAINTE-CLAIRE CATHOLIC CHURCH (Lorembec, Île-Royale) [Founded 1714];
   SAINT-ESPRIT CATHOLIC CHURCH (Havre-Saint-Esprit, Île-Royale) [Founded 1724] &
   CATHOLIC MISSION (Port-aux-Basques, Newfoundland) [Founded 1740]

   [NOTE: The records for La Baleine, Lorembec, Havre-Saint-Esprit and Port-aux-Basques are interfiled in a single register. Port-aux-Basques was a mission serviced by missionaries at Île-Royale. The records also mention Fourchu, Île-Royale.]

   Images of the original church registers for La Baleine (1753-1757), Lorembec (1716-1721 and 1726-1745), Havre-Saint-Esprit (1728-1737, 1741-1749) and Port-aux-Basques (1740) can be viewed at:

   https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?idnumber=2318738&app=fonandcol&ecopy=e001359605

   Individual images of these original church registers can be viewed at:

   http://www.krausehouse.ca/krause/FortressOfLouisbourgManuscriptsAndIndexes/G1-406-410LouisbourgParishRecordsManuscriptImages-1.htm

   They are maintained at:

   Archives National d'Outre-Mer
   Centre des Archives d'Outre-Mer
   29 Chemin du Moulin de Testas
   Aix-en-Provence, France CEDEX 5 13182
   MG1, G1, Vol. 410

   Microfilm copies of the original records are at:

   Centre d'Études Acadiennes
   University of Moncton
   18 Antonine-Maillet Avenue
   Moncton, New Brunswick E1A 3E9 Canada
   Microfilms F-1792
   Library and Archives Canada
   Public Archives and National Library Building
   395 Wellington Street
   Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0J1 Canada
   Microfilms F-594 (MG1, G1, Vol. 410)

   Transcriptions of these registers are available at:

   Library and Archives Canada
   Public Archives and National Library Building
   395 Wellington Street
   Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0J1 Canada
   Microfilm C-2573

   And can be viewed at:

   https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c2573/715

   No translations of these registers are known.

10. SAINT-JEAN-L'ÉVANGÉLISTE CATHOLIC CHURCH (Port LaJoie, Île Saint-jean) [Founded 1720]

    Images of the original church registers for 1721-1744, 1749-1751 & 1751-1758 can be viewed at:

    https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?idnumber=2318739&app=fonandcol&ecopy=e001359906

    [NOTE: There are several loose sheets between the registers dating from 1720-1730 and 1736. Also, the register from 1749-1751 contains the records of Saint-Pierre Catholic Church of Saint-Pierre-du-Nord, Île Saint-Jean and those Saint-Jean L'Évangéliste Catholic Church as Père Patrice Lagrée moved from Saint-Pierre-du-Nord to Port-LaJoie and brought this register with him.]

    The surviving registers (1721-1744, 1749-1751, 1752-1758) are maintained at:

    Archives National d'Outre-Mer
    Centre des Archives d'Outre-Mer
    29 Chemin du Moulin de Testas
    Aix-en-Provence, France CEDEX 5 13182
    MG1, G1, Vol. 411-2

    Microfilm copies of the original records are at:

    Library and Archives Canada
    Public Archives and National Library Building
    395 Wellington Street
    Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0J1 Canada
    Microfilms F-595 & F-596 (Index)
    Centre d'Études Acadiennes
    University of Moncton
    18 Antonine-Maillet Avenue
    Moncton, New Brunswick E1A 3E9 Canada
    Microfilm F-1792

    Transcriptions of this register are available at:

    Library and Archives Canada
    Public Archives and National Library Building
    395 Wellington Street
    Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0J1 Canada
    Microfilm C-1472

    And can be viewed at:

    • https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c1472/5 (1721-1744)
    • https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c1472/284 (1749-1751)
    • https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c1472/399 (1752-1758)

    Translations of these registers are available:

    Hebert, Tim; Acadian Church Records, Port-LaJoye, Ile St. Jean, 1749-1758 - St. Jean l'Evangeliste Parish (Privately Published; Tim Hebert, 2000)

    

11. SAINT-PIERRE CATHOLIC CHURCH (Saint-Pierre-du-Nord, Île Saint-jean) [Founded ca. 1720]

    Images of the original church registers for 1749-1751 can be viewed at:

    https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?idnumber=2318739&app=fonandcol&ecopy=e001359906

    [NOTE: The registers for Saint-Pierre-du-Nord Catholic Church for 1724-1747 & 1752-1758 are not available online.]

    [NOTE: In the registers for Saint-Jean-l'Evangéliste Catholic Church at Port-Lajoie, Île Saint-Jean the register from 1749-1751 contains the records of Saint-Pierre Catholic Church of Saint-Pierre-du-Nord, Île Saint-Jean and those Saint-Jean L'Évangéliste Catholic Church as Père Patrice Lagrée moved from Saint-Pierre-du-Nord to Port-LaJoie and brought this register with him.]

    The surviving registers (1724, 1728-1730, 1732-1747, 1752-1758) are maintained at:

    Archives Départementales d'Ille-et-Vilaine
    1 Rue Jacques-Léonard
    35000 Rennes, France
    MG6, A4; MG6-B4; Microfilm F-817

    The surviving register (1749-1751) is maintained at:

    Archives National d'Outre-Mer
    Centre des Archives d'Outre-Mer
    29 Chemin du Moulin de Testas
    Aix-en-Provence, France CEDEX 5 13182
    MG1, G1, Vol. 411-2; Microfilm F-595

    Microfilm copies of the original records are at:

    Library and Archives Canada
    Public Archives and National Library Building
    395 Wellington Street
    Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0J1 Canada
    Microfilms F-817 & F-595
    Centre d'Études Acadiennes
    University of Moncton
    18 Antonine-Maillet Avenue
    Moncton, New Brunswick E1A 3E9 Canada
    Microfilms F-1059 & F-1792

    Transcriptions of this register are available at:

    Library and Archives Canada
    Public Archives and National Library Building
    395 Wellington Street
    Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0J1 Canada
    Microfilms C-2970 & C-1472

    And can be viewed at:

    • https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c2970/2 (1721-1744 & 1752-1758)
    • https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c1472/284 (1749-1751)

    Translations of these registers are available:

    Hebert, Rev. Donald J.; Acadians in Exile (Hébert Publications; Rayne, Louisiana; 1980)

    [NOTE: The church records of Saint-Pierre Catholic Church at Saint-Pierre-du-Nord are included in alphabetical order in this book with the church records of Acadians in France and in the Caribbean.]