Chester Parish (Anglican) : 1800-1987. — Microfilmed 1959-1987. — 4 of microfilm reels.

Chester Parish (Anglican) was established in 1800, with Saint Stephen's (built 1795) as the parish church.

Fonds consists of baptismal registers, 1800-1963; marriage registers, 1860-1966; burial registers, 1800-1987; minutes of parish and vestry meetings, 1800-1972; finance and property records, 1800-1980; parish history and reference materials, 1956-1987; and minutes of the Chester Branch of the Anglican Young People's Association, 1941-1951. Besides Chester, includes registrations for inhabitants of Blandford, Canaan, Dover, East River, French Village, Head of St. Margarets Bay, Hubbards Cove, Hubbards River, Indian Point, Martins River, Sherbrooke (New Ross), Western Shore, and elsewhere.

Notes:

Records borrowed for microfilming in 1959 and 1987.

Partial typed transcript available (MG 4, v. 13).

Records cannot be reproduced without written permission of the parish rector.

Provenance:

Chester Parish

Retrieval Information:

Baptismal registers
1800 to 1801, 1807, and 1810 to 1813  microfilm 11281
1814 to 1963  microfilm 11282

Burial registers
1800 to 1801, 1814 to 1815  microfilm 11281
1815 to 1987  microfilm 11283

Marriage registers
1800 to 1801, 1814 to 1815   microfilm 11281
1814 to 1965  microfilm 11282
1865 to 1966  microfilm 11283

Minutes of parish and vestry meetings, 1800-1972
1800 to 1900, 1945 to 1957  microfilm 11283
1957 to 1972  microfilm 11284

Parochial finance and property records, 1800-1980
Interspersed throughout microfilm 11281, 11283, 11284

Parochial history and reference materials  microfilm 11284

Parish societies  microfilm 11283, 11284

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