That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Saint Francois de Madawaska (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Saint Francois de Madawaska. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Saint Francois de Madawaska ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Saint Francois de Madawaska: St. Francois De Madawaska
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Cemeteries Near Saint Francois de Madawaska ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Francois de Madawaska.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Francois de Madawaska, with the one closest to Saint Francois de Madawaska listed first.
St. John Catholic Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
St. John Baptist Church Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Congregational Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Congregational Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
St. Louis Catholic Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Congregational Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Old St. Charles Cemetery (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old St. Charles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs the Helper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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Baker Brook Cemetery (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 2 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Francois de Madawaska.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Francois de Madawaska, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Francois de Madawaska.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Saint Francois de Madawaska:
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
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The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Francois de Madawaska) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Francois de Madawaska. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2496, Longitude: -68.7265