Fonds ID1762 - Christ Church (Norton, N.B. : Anglican)

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Christ Church (Norton, N.B. : Anglican)

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CA MNBM ID1762

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3 cm of textual records

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(Established 1789)

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Christ Church at Norton, New Brunswick, was founded in 1789 and is the second oldest church in Kings County. The first settler of the parish of Norton and one of the great benefactors of the church was Captain Simon Baxter (d. 1804), a Loyalist who received a large grant of land, part of which he gave as a site for the parish church. Norton was one of a number of churches in the area built by the Society of the Propagation of the Gospel and served by its travelling missionaries

The Rev. James Scovil was the first of these missionaries to minister to Loyalists in the Norton area. He had come to Kingston in 1786. The Rev. Oliver Arnold who became the first missionary at Sussex in 1792, also gave a third of his time to parishes in the area, including Hampton and Norton.

In 1795, Simon Baxter gave 200 acres of land to build a church at Norton. Thirty acres were cleared and became the site for a parsonage. Baxter further engaged to build a church, although it was not completed until after his death. With the help of a grant of £100, the church was finally completed in 1811. The Rev. James Cookson of Portsmouth, England, arrived in June 1811 to take charge of Norton and Hampton parishes until 1829 when he returned home to Portsmouth. The Rev. W.W. Walker succeeded him, as Rector of Hampton and Norton. In 1842 the parishes were rearranged. William Scovil, grandson of James was appointed to serve Norton and Springfield while the Rev. Walker remained Rector of Hampton.

In 1845, another church, the Church of the Ascension was built at Lower Norton, later known as Aqohaqui. The Rev. Scovil remained in charge there until 1851 when the Rev. E.A. Warneford arrived. He remained in charge of the parish for 44 years.

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Rev. William Hart lent the originals of these records for copying in 1938. He was the rector of Springfield from 1937-1978.

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This fonds consists of 2 file folders containing typewritten copies of records from Christ Church, Norton. Included are 3 volumes of vestry minutes, 1811-1922; record of marriages, 1896-1913; burials, 1845-1915; deed ,1797, and miscellaneous historical and biographical notes.

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A microfilm of the originals of these records, and other material from Norton and Springfield parishes is in the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick MC1160

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