This map is by no means exact but it should give you an idea
of how the township was/is situated.
| Pakenham Township was named after Sir Edward Pakenham who was the brother-in-law of the Duke of Wellington. |
| Pakenham: Was a postal station from 1832. It is located on the Mississippi River. It was known as Dickson's Mills then Pakenham Mills. In 1842 the village's population was 250 persons. It contained 3 churches - Episcopal, Presbyterian and Methodist, post office, grist mill, saw mill, carding machine & cloth factory, four stores, a tannery, two taverns and some shops. |
| Cedar Hill: The village was built around the first school (L6 C8). It was first called Upper Pakenham. In the Historical Atlas for Lanark County, it is marked Cedar Hill PO. |
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Parish & Civil
Records; Cemetery
Records; Census Records;
Taxation Records
Vital Statistics 1869+ - Ontario Government
Parish & Civil Records for Pakenham
Township:
| Comments | Type | Years | NAC film numbers |
LDS
film numbers |
| Pakenham (town), Lanark County | ||||
| St. Andrew's United Church of Canada, Pakenham | B | 1891-1966 | M-7761 | . |
| . | M | 1840-1973 | M-7761 | . |
| . | D | 1901-1985 | M-7761 | . |
| comprises: Pakenham Wesleyan Methodist Circuit (later, Pakenham United Church of Canada) | BD | 1901-1918 | M-7761 | . |
| . | M | 1858-1931 | M-7761 | . |
| membership (with some deaths) | . | 1864-1920 | M-7761 | . |
| includes: Fitszroy Township, Carleton County | . | . | . | . |
| Blakeney and Clayton Presbyterian (later, United Church of Canada) Church | M | 1896-1946 | M-7761 | . |
| St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Pakenham | M | 1840-1883 | M-7761 | . |
| includes: Townships of Fitzroy and Torbolton, Carleton County; Townships of Horton, and McNab, Renfrew County; and neighbouring settlements | . | . | . | . |
| St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Pakenham, and Zion Presbyterian Chruch, Cedar Hill | B | 1891-1921 | M-7761 | . |
| . | M | 1896-1920 | M-7761 | . |
| Pakenham United Church of Canada Pastoral Charge | B | 1909-1966 | M-7761 | . |
| . | M | 1909-1873 | M-7761 | . |
| . | D | 1909-1985 | M-7761 | . |
| includes: Cedar Hill, Lanark County; Antrim and Fitzroy Township, Carleton County. | . | . | . | . |
| Pakenham Township, Lanark County | . | . | . | . |
| Mississippi Circuit of Methodist Episcopal (later Wesleyan Methodist) Church | B | 1829-1843 | H-1809 | . |
| includes: places in the Townships of Beckwith, Lanark, Pakenham and Ramsay, Lanark Co.: in the Townships of Horton, McNab, Pembroke and Westmeath, Renfrew Co.; and Fitzroy Township, Carleton Co. | . | . | . | . |
| Saint Peter Celestine RC - Pakenham - original records in Church | . | . | . | 1304514 |
| index | BMD | 1864-1884 1903-1920 | . | . |
| . | BMD | 1864-1910 | . | . |
| confirmations | . | 1866-1909 | . | . |
| Confraternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Our Lady of Mount Carmel membership lists | . | 1888-1917 1866-1916 | . | 1887876 item 3-5 |
| another filming - Index | BMD | 1864-1884 1903-1920 | . | . |
| . | BMD | 1884-1917 | . | . |
| Pakenham - Division Registrar | BMD | 1894-1902 | . | 0361760 |
| United Church of Canada, Pakenham Pastoral Charge 75th Anniversary of building and dedication of St. Andrew's Church | Wilson, Palmer | LDS
US/CAN Book Area 971.3 A1 No. 37 US/CAN Film Area |
| Presbyterian and Methodist Church records of Pakenham 1830-1909 | Compiled by Miller, J.R.
Ernest, Kingston ON 1991 49 leaves ISBN 1-55075-232-4 |
LDS
US/CAN Book Area 971.382/P2 K29m |
Cemetery Records for Lavant Township:
| Cemeteries: | . | * is one book with20 Cemeteries listed |
| Cedar Hill United, L5 C7 |  |
Keith
LDS US/CAN Film Area US/CAN Film Area |
| Pakenham Union, Conc 9, Lot
11,, Pakenham Union Cemetery L11 C11 include St. Andrews United & Methodist Circuit of Pakenham |
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Keith
LDS Ottawa
Branch - OGS |
| Pakenham Union (Plot Owners) L11 C11 | |
LDS
US/CAN Book Area 971.382 V3 no. 963 Ottawa
Branch - OGS |
| St Andrew's United | |
LDS
US/CAN Book Area 971.382 V3 no. 963 Ottawa Branch - OGS 1989 |
| St Mark's Anglican, L13 C12 | |
Lanark
County Genealogical Society Keith |
| St Peter's Celestine Roman Catholic, Indian Hill | |
LDS
US/CAN Book Area 971.3 A1 No. 98 US/CAN Film Area |
| Indian Hill, L7 C10 | . | Keith |
| Pakenham Twp. | . | Ontario
Archives MS 451 Reel 6 MS 451 Reel 81 |
Census Records for Lavant Township:
Transcribed Censuses available in book form:
| 1861 | Pakenham Twp | Sargeant, Robert E extracted
from NAC film #C-1042 / compiled by JR Ernest Miller
Kingston Ont - 1993 - 48 p ISBN 1-55075-251-o |
Kingston
Branch - OGS LDS |
| 1871 | Pakenham & Darling Twps | Robert and Roberta Sargeant | Lanark County Genealogical Society |
| 1891 | Pakenham Twp | . | Kingston Branch - OGS |
Land & Property Records for Lanark County (general)
Taxation Records for Lanark County (general)
Taxation Records for Pakenham Township:
| . | LDS
US/CAN Film Area |
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| Assessment Rolls | 1884-1899 | 0361761 item 5 |
| Assessment Rolls | . | items 7-9 |
| Assessment Rolls | . | items 11, 13 |
| Collector's Rolls | 1856-1898 | 0361761 item 1-4 |
| Collector's Rolls | . | item 10, 12 |
| Renfrew County townships (v. A includes entries for Pakenham village and township | 1830-1959 | 0200513 |
| Pakenham, Ottawa Valley Village, 1823-1860 | McGiffin, Verna Ross 1963 196p | LDS
US/CAN Book Area 971.382/P2 H2m |
| Pakenham, Ottawa Valley Village, 1860-1900 | McGiffin, Verna Ross 1967 188p | LDS
US/CAN Book Area 971.382/P2 H2mv |
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