Lanark County United Churches, formerly Congregational, Methodist and Presbyterian, Baptisms 1822-1899, Marriages 1834-1899, Burials 1863-1874

Transcribed by Halton-Peel Branch and Toronto Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society

This book contains transcriptions of baptism, marriage and burial records for early congregations in Lanark County Ontario that became members of the United Church of Canada in 1925. See Contents section below for specific churches and places.

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Contents include:

• Map
• Introduction
• Brief History
• Users' Guide
• Baptisms   Sample page
  • Scotch Church, Beckwith, 1822-1882
  • Scotch Church, Beckwith, 1882 -1891
  • Scotch Church, Beckwith, 1891-1899
  • Mississippi Wesleyan Methodist Circuit, 1829-1843
  • Mississippi Circuit, 1840-1843
  • St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 1891-1899
  • St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Middleville
  • Lanark Pastoral Charge, 1876-1896
  • Middleville Pastoral Charge, 1881-1889
• Marriages   Sample page
  • Scotch Church, Beckwith, 1834-1855
  • Pakenham Presbyterian Marriages, 1841-1881
  • Pakenham Methodist Circuit, 1858-1899
  • Pakenham Pastoral Charge, 1896-1899
  • Pakenham Pastoral Charge, 1896-1899
  • Playfair Methodist Circuit, 1858-1899
  • Clayton Methodist Circuit, 1896-1899
  • Watson's Corners, 1896-1899
  • Middleville & Darling Presbyterian Church, 1897-1899
  • Lanark Methodist Church, 1896-1897
  • Middleville Congregational Church, 1896-1899
  • Middleville & Dalhousie Pastoral Charge, 1859-1871
    
• Burials
  • Scotch Church, Beckwith, 1863-1874
• Index   
  

Background - About Lanark County

Lanark County is located in the Ottawa Valley. Surrounding counties include Renfrew County to the north, Carleton County to the East, Frontenac County and Leeds and Grenville United Counties to the west and south.

Settlement of Lanark County began in 1815 with British military veterans and 'Swiss' mercenaries who served the British army, farmers and other settlers of various vocations. Most of the early settlers were of Scottish, Irish, and English origin, not necessarily in that order. A smaller but important contingent of first settlers were from France, Germany, Poland, and Italy -- most of whom were veterans of mercenary regiments (DeWatteville Regiment) that received land grants from the British army after the War of 1812.

Perth, the county town, was established as a military settlement in 1816, becoming widely known as the "Perth Military Settlement". Other early towns/villages include Carleton Place (originally Morphy's Falls), Almonte (originally informally known as Shepherd's Falls, then Shipman's Mills in 1821, then Ramsayville, then Waterford and finally named Almonte in 1855), Lanark Village, Smiths Falls, Franktown, Pakenham, Rosetta, Clayton.

The original townships in Lanark County were:

• Bathurst (Now part of Tay Valley)
• Beckwith (Still exists - 2017)
• Dalhousie (Now part of Lanark Highlands)
• Darling (Now part of Lanark Highlands)
• Drummond (Now part of Drummond/North Elmsley)
• Lanark (Now part of Lanark Highlands)
• Lavant (Now part of Lanark Highlands)
• Montague (Still exists)
• North Burgess (Now part of Tay Valley)
• North Elmsley (Now part of Drummond/North Elmsley)
• North Sherbrooke (Now part of Lanark Highlands)
• Pakenham (Now part of the Town of Mississippi Mills)
• Ramsay (Now part of the Town of Mississippi Mills)
• South Sherbrooke (Now part of Tay Valley)
  

Book Details

354 Pages
8.5 X 11"
Index
Originally published by Ottawa Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society, 2013 Original 2013 ISBN 978-7779-1515-8
This edition published by Global Heritage Press, Ottawa 2017 New ISBN 978-1-77240-071-7 (Coilbound edition)