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Digby Parish (Anglican) : 1785-1976. — Microfilmed 1968-1993. — 4 of microfilm reels.

Digby Parish (Anglican) was established in 1785; Trinity, the parish church, was consecrated in 1791.

Fonds consists of baptismal registers, 1786-1939; marriage registers, 1786-1947; burial registers, 1786-1950; confirmation registers, 1909-1944; communion registers, 1786-1811; service registers, 1934-1976; and minutes of parish and vestry meetings, 1785-1960. Besides Digby, includes registrations for inhabitants of Marshalltown, Rossway, and Sandy Cove.

Notes:

Records borrowed for microfilming in 1968, 1989, 1990, and 1993.

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

Provenance:

Digby Parish

Retrieval Information:

Baptismal registers
1786 to 1809  microfilm 11337
1809 to 1939  microfilm 11336
1830 to 1917  microfilm 11338

Burial records
1786 to 1811  microfilm 11337
1814 to 1950  microfilm 11336
1893 to 1950  microfilm 11337

Confirmation registers
1909 to 1917  microfilm 11338
1920 to 1944  microfilm 11336

Marriage registers
1786 to 1811  microfilm 11337
1814 to 1947  microfilm 11336
1835 to 1947  microfilm 11338

Minutes of parish and vestry meetings
1785 to 1862  microfilm 655
1862 to 1938  microfilm 11337
1838 to 1960  microfilm 11338

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