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St. John's Anglican Church
St. John's
80 Main Street
St. Catharines, Ontario L2N 4V2
Phone: 905.935.6021
St. John's Anglican Church (St. Catharines, Ont.) fonds. -- 1840-2003.
The first Anglican church opened in Port Dalhousie (now St. Catharines) in 1841. That church was removed to Merritton on 5 November 1871. St. John's was founded in 1869. The rector of St. George's in St. Catharines was the driving force behind the founding of St. John's.
The fonds consists of parish registers containing statistical records. The fonds has been microfilmed on 3 reels, numbered 192-194.
Title based on content of fonds.
Fonds on deposit. Ownership of the fonds resides with St. John's Church.
Finding aid available in hard copy and electronically.
Researchers are requested to use the microfilms. They must also sign an agreement of use form.
Further accruals are expected.
Note: In 1841 a church was built and consecrated as St. James' Church, Louth, near Port Dalhousie. The first rector was Rev. Canon Alexander Dixon. This church was moved to Merritton in 1871. In 1869 another church was built in Port Dalhousie and was named St. John's.
Port Dalhousie was incorporated into the city of St. Catharines in 1961.
(See -- History of these churches in Anglican church files under Jordan and Port Dalhousie. Also history under St. Catharines, St. John's in filing cabinet.)
I - List of Parish Registers
Microfilm Reel |
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Parish Register A | Baptisms Nov. 1840-Mar. 1941 Confirmations May 1849-May 1940 Marriages Feb. 1842-Dec. 1910 Burials Aug. 1841-Apr. 1949 |
192/193 |
Parish Register B | Marriages Sept. 1921-June 1942 | 193 |
Parish Register C |
Baptisms May 1941-Aug. 1954 Confirmations May 1941-May 1955 Burials 1949-1963 Marriages 1942-1962 |
194 |
Parish Register D | Baptisms Oct. 1954-Dec. 1962 | 194 |
Parish Register E | Vestry Book 1911-1923 | received |
Parish Register F | Vestry Book 1923-1934 | received |
Parish Register G | Vestry Book 1935-1946 | Digital |
Parish Register H | Annual Vestry Book 1943-1967 | received |
Parish Register I | Vestry Book 1947-1954 | received |
Parish Register J | Vestry Book 1954-1958 | received |
Parish Register K | Confirmations Jul. 1956-Apr. 1974 | Digital |
Parish Register L | Vestry Book 1959-1967 | received |
Parish Register M | Marriages Jul. 1963-Oct. 2003 | received |
II - Index to Statistical Records
a) Baptisms
Microfilm Reel |
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1840-1941 | Parish Register A | 192, 193 |
1941-1954 | Parish Register C | 194 |
1954-1962 | Parish Register D | 194 |
b) Confirmations
Microfilm Reel |
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1849-1940 | Parish Register A | 192, 193 |
1941-1955 | Parish Register C | 194 |
1956-1974 | Parish Register K | Digital |