St. Paul's Anglican Church
Request a RecordSt. Paul's
114 Fergus Street South
Mount Forest, Ontario NOG 2L0
Phone: 519.323.2432
St. Paul's Anglican Church (Mount Forest, Ont.) fonds. -- 1859-1999. -- 31 cm of textual records.
In 1859 Rev. Stewart Houston was made rector of Arthur, North Arthur, and Mount Forest. The exact date of the construction of the first church in Mount Forest is not known. In September 1883 the corner stone for a second church was laid. In 1912 the church was declared to be free of debt and was consecrated. A more complete history of St. Paul's can be found in Parish Register D of this fonds.
The fonds consists of parish registers containing statistical records, services, correspondence, Vestry and Women's Auxiliary minutes and a financial register. The fonds has been microfilmed on 6 reels, numbered 9-10, 12, 14, 260 and 396
Title based on content of fonds.
Fonds on deposit. Ownership of the fonds is retained by St. Paul'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.
I - List of Parish Registers
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| Parish Register A | Baptisms 1859-1867 Marriages 1860-1870, Burials 1875-1914 |
9 |
| Parish Register B | Baptisms 1866-1925 Confirmations 1868, 1880, 1904, 1909, 1911, 1913-1915 |
9 |
| Parish Register C | Marriages 1896-1921 | 9 |
| Parish Register D | Baptisms 1926-1957 Confirmations 1868, 1904, 1906, 1909, 1911, 1913-1915, 1917-1919, 1922, 1924, 1926-1927, 1929-1930, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1938, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952-1954 Marriages 1917-1957 Burials 1913-1929, 1938-1957 Parish History |
9 |
| Parish Register E | Service Register 1887-1895 Communicants 1889-1890 |
9 |
| Parish Register F | Service Register 1895-1916 Confirmations Sept. 27 1896 Oct. 19 1898 Sept. 11 1899 Sept. 12 1900 Oct. 2 1901 Sept. 30 1903 |
10 |
| Parish Register G | Service Register 1916-1934 | 9 |
| Parish Register H | Service Register 1934-1945 | 9 |
| Parish Register I | Service Register 1945-1960 | 9 |
| Parish Register J | Vestry Minutes 1883-1936 Declaration Register 1889-1934 |
14 |
| Parish Register K | Vestry Minutes 1937-1961 Correspondence 1940-1961 Declaration Register 1954-1961 |
12 |
| Parish Register L | Marriages 1960-1967 | 260 |
| Parish Register M | Women's Auxiliary Minute Book 1962-1965 | 260 |
| Parish Register N
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Baptisms 1958-1987 Confirmations 1954-1986 (Mount Forest & Riverstown) Marriages 1958-1987 Burials 1958-1988 (Mount Forest & Harriston) |
260
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| Parish Register O | Baptisms, Confirmations, Marriages & Burials 1988-1999 | 396 |
| Parish Register P | Vestry & Service Book 1960-1999 | 396 |
| File #1 | Vestry Minutes 1967-1971 | 260 |
| Financial Register #1 | Sunday School Account Book 1917-1960 |
14 |
II - Index of Statistical Records
a) Baptisms
| Microfilm Reel |
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|---|---|---|
| 1859-1867 | Parish Register A | 9 |
| 1866-1925 | Parish Register B | 9 |
| 1926-1957 | Parish Register D | 9 |
| 1958-1987 | Parish Register N | 260 |
| 1988-1999 | Parish Register O | 396 |
b) Confirmations
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|---|---|---|
| Confirmation lists for the following years are in the back of Parish Register B: Confirmation list for 1880 is in the front of Parish Register B. Confirmation lists for the following years are in Parish Register D: Confirmation lists for the following dates are located with the Service Register entry for that date in Parish Register F: |
1868, 1904, 1906, 1909, 1911, 1913-1915
1868, 1904, 1906, 1909, 1911, 1913-1915, 1917-1919, 1922, 1924, 1926-1927, 1929-1930, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1938, 1941, 1942, 1944, 946, 1948, 1950, 1952-1954 |
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| Parish Register N | Confirmations 1954-1986 | 260 |
| Parish Register O | Confirmations 1988-1999 | 396 |
c) Communicants
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|---|---|---|
| 1889-1890 | Parish Register E (in back of register) | 9 |
d) Marriages
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|---|---|---|
| 1860-1870 1883-1896 |
Parish Register A | 9 |
| 1896-1921 | Parish Register C | 9 |
| 1917-1957 | Parish Register D | 9 |
| 1960-1967 | Parish Register L | 260 |
| 1958-1987 | Parish Register N | 260 |
| 1988-1999 | Parish Register O | 396 |
e) Burials
| Microfilm Reel |
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|---|---|---|
| 1859-1869 | Parish Register A | 9 |
| 1875-1914 | Parish Register A | 9 |
| 1913-1929 | Parish Register D | 9 |
| 1938-1957 | Parish Register D | 9 |
| 1988-1999 | Parish Register O | 396 |
III - Other Records
a) Financial
| Microfilm Reel |
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|---|---|---|
| 1917
For annual financial statements see: |
Financial Register #1 Sunday School Account Book |
14 |
| Vestry Minutes, Parish Register J | 1881-1936 | 14 |
| Vestry Minutes, Parish Register K | 1937-1961 | 12 |
b) Minutes of the Vestry
| Microfilm Reel |
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|---|---|---|
| 1883-1936 | Parish Register J | 14 |
| 1937-1961 | Parish Register K | 12 |
| 1960-1999 | Parish Register P | 396 |
| 1967-1971 | File #1 | 260 |
c) Service Register
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|---|---|---|
| 1887-1895 | Parish Register E | 9 |
| 1895-1916 | Parish Register F | 10 |
| 1916-1934 | Parish Register G | 9 |
| 1934-1945 | Parish Register H | 9 |
| 1945-1960 | Parish Register I | 9 |
| 1960-1999 | Parish Register P | 396 |
d) Declarations
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|---|---|---|
| 1889-1934 | Parish Register J (at back of book) |
14 |
| 1954-1961 | Parish Register K (with annual Vestry Minutes for those years) |
15 |
e) Parish History
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|---|---|---|
| Parish Register D (at back of book) |
9 | |
f) Women's Auxiliary Minutes
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| 1962-1965 |
Women's Auxiliary Minute Book
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260 |
