Local Records : 1758 - 1891.

Call Number: HIL-MICL FC LPR .N6T6C8L6
Category: Nova Scotia
Creator: Nova Scotia. Township Records (Cumberland County).
Description: 1 microfilm textual records () ; 35 mm
Background: 
            The name Cumberland was given to the captured Fort Beausejour on June 18, 1755, by Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Monckton.  The Fort was named in honour of the son of King George II, the Duke of Cumberland.  The name was given to both the County and the Township in 1759.
Contents: 
            The microfilm reel contains Minutes of Town Meetings for both the Town of Cumberland, 1780-1787, and the Town of Fort Lawrence, 1788-1879.  The Cumberland Minutes include a public notice and an agenda for the meeting, followed by a brief record of proceedings. The Minutes for the Town of Fort Lawrence cover a period of almost one hundred years, but many years are missing.
 Also contained on the microfilm are:
  • Fort Lawrence District, Marks of Sheep and Cattle, 1781-1860; 
  • Town of Cumberland Register of Marriages, Births and Deaths, 1783-1813;
  •  Fort Lawrence District, Register of Births, Deaths and Marriages, 1766-1891;
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  • Register of Births, Districts of Francklin Manor, Elysian Fields, Maccan, Nappan, 1785-1817, 1832-1837. 
  • Register of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Districts of Francklin Manor, Elysian Fields, Maccan and Nappan, 1762-1788; 
  •   A few documents and accounts of individuals.
Originals: The original records were at one time located at Fort Beausejour Historic Park, but were later placed under the jurisdiction of the Parks Canada office in Halifax.

The National Archives of Canada has microfilmed this material on reel M - 843.

Archival Ref. No.: NAC MG 9 B 9(21), MG 9 B 9(20).
Finding Aids: 
            An inventory is available in print.
Electronic Finding Aid Record: NS Township Records (Cumberland County) Local Records Document list.pdf
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