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St. Anne's Roman Catholic Church : [1833-1944]
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CA PCA Acc4870
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Microfilmed 1985 (Creation)
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- St. Anne's Roman Catholic Church (Lennox Island, P.E.I.)
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2 reels of 35 mm microfilm
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St. Anne's Roman Catholic Church (Lennox Island, P.E.I.)
Biographical history
The mission of St. Anne on Lennox Island was established in 1801 to minister to the needs of the Mi'kmaq who considered Prince Edward Island their home. The proposal was made by Abbe de Calonne, missionary in Charlottetown who was also the first to minister to this flock followed by Rev. MacEachern. After Bishop Duplessis' visit in 1812 he appointed Rev. Jean Louis Beaubien to minister to the Mi'kmaq as well as the Acadians. Father Beaubien and his successor, Father Cecile visited the Island every year to administer the sacraments. The first church was a log structure erected by the Mi'kmaq themselves while a later church was built under the tenure of Rev. B.D. MacDonald. It was framed by John Dixon of Kildare Capes in 1838 and completed in 1842. In 1844 by a process of subscription the residents raise money to build a presbytery which was to be the abode of the priest for his semi-annual visits and also served as the habitual residence of the teacher of the government school. Although it was felt desirable that there be a resident priest on Lennox Island this does not appear to have happened and the congregation was most often served by the parish priest of Grand River, Lot 14
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Scope and content
The fonds consists of baptismal and marriage records from1833-1944, minutes from 1812, 1820-1841, and miscellaneous accounts including subscriptions and collections. The registers also contain records of confirmations from 1886-1944
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Arrangement
Because of restrictions to access to records after 1900 the registers were not filmed in their entirety but were divided into two microfilms, one pre 1900 and one post 1900
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- English
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Originals were returned to the donor
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Restrictions on access
RECORDS AFTER 1900 ARE RESTRICTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE DIOCESE OF CHARLOTTETOWN
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
PERMISSION FOR REPRODUCTION IS ALSO REQUIRED FROM THE DIOCESE OF CHARLOTTETOWN; QUESTIONS REGARDING COPYRIGHT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER
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NO FURTHER FINDING AID IS AVAILABLE
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Reel 1 is located in the microfilm cabinets in the Reading Room
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- English