Fonds MC233 - Samuel Elder fonds

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Samuel Elder fonds

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CA PANB MC233

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135 pp. of textual records

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(1817-1852)

Biographical history

The Rev. Samuel Elder, the son of the Rev. William Elder, was born at Halifax, Nova Scotia on 6 February 1817. During his youth, he lived with his parents at Bridgetown, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia were he attended school. In early 1838, Samuel Elder opened a school at Pleasant Valley, Nova Scotia (later known as Western Cornwallis). At that time he was a confirmed Universalist.

After much study, Samuel Elder converted to the Baptist faith and was baptized by the Reverend William Chipman on 5 January 1839. He left his post as a public school teacher about 1840 to attend Acadia College at Wolfville, N.S., graduating in 1844. The following year he visited Fredericton, New Brunswick, and was soon offered the pulpit of Brunswick Street Baptist Church. He remained in Fredericton until 1851, when he retired because of ill health. He died of consumption on 23 May 1852 in the United States of America and was probably buried in Florida.

Source:
Fifty Years with the Baptists by Rev. I. E. Bill

Custodial history

Information about the custody of these records prior to acquisition is incomplete.

Scope and content

This fonds consists of the Rev. Samuel Elder's diary for the years 1848-1849, which he spent in Fredericton. He comments on church work, his religious philosophy, members of his family, Fredericton residents, and local events.

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Donated to the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick by Doug Mockler, of Fredericton, N.B., on 8 November 1978.

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  • English

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An inventory is available.

Associated materials

Researchers interested in the history of Brunswick Street Baptist Church may wish to consult MC59 Fredericton Baptist Church Board of Trustees fonds.

Acadia University Archives at Wolfville, Nova Scotia holds two other volumes of Samuel Elder's diaries in the Maritime Baptist historical collection.

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The author of this diary was identified by comparing the handwriting of Samuel Elder on documents in MC59 Fredericton Baptist Church Board of Trustees fonds with that in the diary.

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