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Barrington Township, Shelburne County

4 reels of microfilm: 12169, 12170, 12171, 12172.

Births: 1789-1806
Marriages: 1790-1808
Deaths: 1789-1806

Minutes of Meetings: 1798-1835   Church Records: Yes   Animal Marks: Yes

Index Available: Patricia A. Terry, Barrington Township records: early records of marriages, births and deaths in Barrington, Nova Scotia from the year 1761, 1994. (CS 88 N6 B3)

Additional Notes: Nine books of various records and documents dealing with the Township of Barrington, 1764-1958:

Book 1 - Records of proprietor's meeting, Township of Barrington, 1773-1775; land allotments, 1765; Proprietors' Book of Records of their divisions and measurements of their lands and meadow, 1768-1803; records of proprietors' meetings, Township of Barrington, 1805-1840; returns of subdivisions of the 4th class of land on Cape Sable Island, 1819; map of boundaries of the Township of Barrington, Nov. 30, 1767; return of the inhabitants and stocks in the Township of Barrington, July 1, 1762; subdivision of the Nantucket People's first division of meadow; classes of meadow at Cape Negro with proprietors, 1784; classes of meadow at Cape Sable Island with proprietors

Book 2 - Records of the Barrington Free Will Baptist Church, 1851-1866; Confession of Faith and Church Covenant; list of members; minutes of the Free Will Baptist Church 1851-1866

Book 3 - A copy of the Barrington Township Grant; witnessed documents of Joseph Homer, 1837; copy of the records of the roads in Barrington; description of the property owned by Winthrop Sargent; first division of mainland in Barrington, 1768-1773; record of proprietors' meeting, 1783; 2nd division of land in Barrington, 1784; 2nd division of the land on Cape Sable Island, 1784; record of the Nantucket's people 1st division of marshland, 1784; record of proprietors' meetings, 1783-1785; 3rd division of mainland in Barrington, 1785; division of islands in Barrington, 1785-1793; 4th division of lands at Barrington, 1795

Book 4 - Records of the Barrington Temperance Society, 1831-1835; foundation of the Society, 1831; constitution of the Society; names of male members; committee meetings, 1834; committee meeting and report for 1835; names of female members; general meeting and committee meeting for 1834; general and committee meetings, 1831-1834; accounts of the subscriptions received by Winthrop Sargent for purchasing tracts, etc. on temperance, 1833

Book 5 - Records of the Township of Barrington, 1768-1950; livestock identification marks, Township of Barrington, 1768-1788; record of births and deaths, 1789-1806; livestock identification marks, 1777-1807; proceedings of town meetings at Barrington, 1798-1835; livestock identification marks, 1790-1815; marriages at Barrington, 1790-1808; livestock identification marks, 1804-1950

Book 6 - General Sessions of the Peace, District of Barrington, 1855-1879; orders and doings of the Municipal Council at Barrington, 1880-1908; minutes of the meetings of the Barrington Municipal Council, 1909-1958(?)

Book 7, 8, and 9 - Minutes of the meetings of the Barrington Municipal Council, 1923-1958

Microfilm 12169 contains Books 1-5f

Microfilm 12170 contains Books 5g-7

Microfilm 12171 contains Books 7-9

Microfilm 12172 contains Book 9

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