My Newfoundland Ancestors

Michael Joseph Burke¹

Last Edited

Nov 23, 2020

Mother

Priscilla Penney¹ b. s 1825

Family

Mary Frances Penney

Marriage

15 November 1887

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Transcription states Michael Joseph Burke, son of Owen Burke and Priscilla Penny, born in St. Jacques, NL and Mary Frances Penny, dau. of John Penny and Mary Wilcot, born in Great Jervis, NL were married in Halifax. Witnesses were Jane Perry and William Burke.; Principal=Mary Frances Penney¹

Birth

St. Jacques, Fortune Bay District, Newfoundland, Canada¹

Marriage

15 November 1887

Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada; Transcription states Michael Joseph Burke, son of Owen Burke and Priscilla Penny, born in St. Jacques, NL and Mary Frances Penny, dau. of John Penny and Mary Wilcot, born in Great Jervis, NL were married in Halifax. Witnesses were Jane Perry and William Burke.; Principal=Mary Frances Penney¹

Citations

[S846] Newfoundland Grand Banks, online ngb.checucto.org, Nova Scotia Marriages, St. Mary's R. C. Basilica, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Marriage of Michael Joseph Burke and Mary Frances Penny, 15 November 1887.

Norbert Burke¹

(6 June 1883 - )

Last Edited

Nov 25, 2020

Father

Patrick Burke¹

Mother

Alice Maloney¹

Birth

6 June 1883

Fortune Bay District, Newfoundland, Canada¹

Baptism

5 November 1883

Newfoundland, Canada; "Norbert, of Patrick Burke and Alice Moloney. B. June 6th. Sp. Michael McEvoy and Mary Burke."¹

Citations

[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Newfoundland, Church Records, 1793-1899. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St Johns; Newfoundland, Canada. aptism, Marriage, Index; Bay Bulls, Ferryland, Fortune Bay District; 1837-1899. Church record of baptism of Norbert Burke, 05 November 1883, St. Jacques, Newfoundland, Canada.

Patrick Burke^1,2

(circa 1792 - 28 June 1860)

Last Edited

Mar 4, 2021

Family

Elizabeth Kinsella b. 1790, d. Aug 1874

Marriage

Principal=Elizabeth Kinsella^2,3

Children

Patrick Burke+ (c 1819 - 13 Feb 1884)
Thomas Burke³
Mary Burke³
Michael Burke¹ (c 1830 - 21 Jun 1906)
Denis Burke+¹ (c 1836 - 27 Dec 1909)
Ellen Mary Burke+⁷ (c Aug 1838 - 9 Mar 1887)
Elizabeth Burke⁸

Birth

circa 1792

Date based on age on gravestone.³

Marriage

Principal=Elizabeth Kinsella^2,3

Residence

circa 1834

St. Jacques, Fortune Bay District, Newfoundland, Canada; In a court case, Michael states that he moved to St. Jacques about 1834.; Principal=Michael Burke⁴

(Witness) Baptism

5 July 1856

St. Patrick Catholic Church, Burin, Burin Peninsula, Newfoundland, Canada; "Bapt. Susanna of Patk Burke and Juliet Penny. Sp. Patk Burke and Elizabeth Kinsella."; Principal=Susannah Burke⁵

Death

28 June 1860

Newfoundland, Canada; Witness=Elizabeth Kinsella⁶

Burial

June 1860

St. Jacques Catholic Cemetery, Cape La Hune, Fortune Bay District, Newfoundland, Canada⁶

Citations

[S846] Newfoundland Grand Banks, online ngb.checucto.org, "A Collection of Newfoundland Wills", accessed online 09 December 2016. Listing for Will of Michael Burke, transcription from Will Book Volume 8, Pages 57 - 59, Probate Year 1906. Will written May 24, 1906 in St. Jacques, Fortune Bay, Newfoundland. Transcription by Judy Benson and Ivy Benoit, last revised 25 November 2002.
[S1001] Salt Lake City, Utah, LDS Microfilm: Parish registers of the Catholic Saint Patrick's Parish, Burin, Newfoundland, 1833-1899. Baptisms, Item #3; Film #2169242; DGS #7920336. Baptism of Denis Burke, 02 September 1836.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Ancestry Tree named Donald E. Burke by User SD2013. Image of gravestone of Patrick Burke at https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/…
[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, Probate records and various court documents, 1819-1899 of the Newfoundland Supreme Court. Filmed 1998; Box #135, Film #8194530, DGS #2110750, Image #108; accessed 1/27/2021 at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLV-VFBW
[S1001] Salt Lake City, Utah, LDS Microfilm: St. Patrick's Catholic Church register, Burin, Newfoundland, Canada. Film #2169242, DGS #7920336.
[S878] Find a Grave, online www.findagrave.com, accessed 13 December 2020), memorial page for Patrick Burke (unknown–28 Jun 1860), Find a Grave Memorial no. 152002233, citing St. Jacques Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cape la Hune, South Coast Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ; Maintained by Find a Grave (contributor 8).
[S1001] Salt Lake City, Utah, LDS Microfilm: Parish registers of the Catholic Saint Patrick's Parish, Burin, Newfoundland, 1833-1899. Baptisms, Item #3; Film #2169242; DGS #7920336. Baptism of Ellen Burk, 06 August 1838.
[S846] Newfoundland Grand Banks, online ngb.checucto.org, "A Collection of Newfoundland Wills", accessed online 09 December 2016. Listing for Michael Burke, transcription from Will Book Volume 8, Pages 57 - 59, Probate Year 1906. Will written May 24, 1906 in St. Jacques, Fortune Bay, Newfoundland. Transcription by Judy Benson and Ivy Benoit, last revised 25 November 2002.

Patrick Burke¹

Last Edited

Nov 25, 2020

Family

Alice Maloney

Marriage

Principal=Alice Maloney²

Children

Vincent Patrick Burke¹ (3 Aug 1878 - )
Elizabeth Mary Burke³ (1882 - )
Norbert Burke⁴ (6 Jun 1883 - )

Marriage

Principal=Alice Maloney²

Citations

[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org,

"Newfoundland Vital Records, 1840-1949," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-X9R9-84T : 26 November 2014), > image 289 of 1412; Provincial Archives, St. John's. Listing for baptism of Vincent Patrick Burke, born 3 August 1878.
[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Vital Records, 1840-1949," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-X9R9-84T : 26 November 2014), > image 289 of 1412; Provincial Archives, St. John's. Listing for baptism of Vincent Patrick Burke, born 3 August 1878.
[S1058] Legacy, online www.legacy.com, Newfoundland, Church Records, 1793-1899. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St Johns; Newfoundland, Canada. aptism, Marriage, Index; Bay Bulls, Ferryland, Fortune Bay District; 1837-1899. Church record of baptism of Elizabeth Mary Burke, 30 January 1882, St. Jacques, Newfoundland, Canada.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Newfoundland, Church Records, 1793-1899. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St Johns; Newfoundland, Canada. aptism, Marriage, Index; Bay Bulls, Ferryland, Fortune Bay District; 1837-1899. Church record of baptism of Norbert Burke, 05 November 1883, St. Jacques, Newfoundland, Canada.

Patrick Burke¹

(circa 1819 - 13 February 1884)

Last Edited

Jan 27, 2021

Father

Patrick Burke b. c 1792, d. 28 Jun 1860

Mother

Elizabeth Kinsella b. 1790, d. Aug 1874

Family

Julia Penney b. c 1823, d. 20 Mar 1901

Marriage

Principal=Julia Penney¹

Children

Susannah Burke+⁴ (1856 - 25 Aug 1919)
John Joseph Burke+¹
Juliana Ellen Burke⁵ (c 1867 - )

Birth

circa 1819

Marriage

Principal=Julia Penney¹

Death

13 February 1884

Newfoundland, Canada; Witness=Julia Penney^3,2

Burial

February 1884

St. Jacques Catholic Cemetery, Cape La Hune, Fortune Bay District, Newfoundland, Canada; Stone states: Erected by a Veloved Wife and Children in Memory of Patrick Burke, who departed this life, 13th February 1884, aged 64 years..."^2,3

Citations

[S846] Newfoundland Grand Banks, online ngb.checucto.org, Nova Scotia Marriages, St. Mary's R. C. Basilica, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Marriage of John Joseph Burke and Elizabeth Penny, 09 October 1879.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Family Tree named "McMahon, Work in Progress" by owner Matthew McMahon posted an image of the side by side grave markers for Julia Penny and Patrick Burke; accessed 11/24/2020 at https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/…
[S878] Find a Grave, online www.findagrave.com, accessed 24 November 2020), memorial page for Patrick Burke (unknown–13 Feb 1884), Find a Grave Memorial no. 152002104, citing St. Jacques Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cape la Hune, South Coast Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ; Maintained by Find a Grave (contributor 8).
[S1001] Salt Lake City, Utah, LDS Microfilm: St. Patrick's Catholic Church register, Burin, Newfoundland, Canada. Film #2169242, DGS #7920336.
[S846] Newfoundland Grand Banks, online ngb.checucto.org, Baptisms, St. Bernard's, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 1860-1868 data base (transcribed by Bill Crant and Phil Jeddore), p. 18. Listing the baptism of Juliana Ellen Burke, 15 August 1867.

Philomena Bridget Burke^1,2

Charts

Descendants of John Marshall & Mary Houlihan

(17 August 1868 - 31 August 1906)

Last Edited

Nov 25, 2020

Relationship

1st cousin 1 time removed of Patricia Ann Monogue

Father

Denis Burke¹ b. c 1836, d. 27 Dec 1909

Mother

Mary Marshall¹ b. c Feb 1846

Family

John McNamara b. c 1867

Marriage

17 October 1892

St. Jacques, Newfoundland, Canada; Marriage Record states: On October 17, 1892, in St. Jacques, John McNamara, bachelor, 25, telegraphist, Catholic, of Victoria Mines, Cape Breton married Philomena Burke, 24, Spinster, Catholic, of St. Jacques. Married by Rev. W. J. Brown, witnesses Dennis Burke and Elizabeth E. Burke.; Principal=John McNamara, Witness=Denis Burke, Witness=Elizabeth Ellen Burke⁴

Children

Mary Genevieve McNamara³ (10 Feb 1895 - )
William Ralph Haliburton McNamara³ (23 Dec 1896 - Jul 1963)
Eva Clare McNamara+³ (15 Jul 1898 - )
Philomena Bridget McNamara³ (23 Mar 1900 - )
Margaret Evangeline McNamara+⁵ (13 Oct 1901 - Sep 1970)
Frank McNamara⁶ (17 Feb 1904 - 8 Jul 1935)

Birth

17 August 1868

St. Jacques, Fortune Bay District, Newfoundland, Canada; The 1901 Census states that her birthdate was 17 Aug 1969, but I suspect it was in 1968 as that is when she was baptized.^1,3

Baptism

20 September 1868

Sacred Heart Catholic Church, St. Bernard's, Fortune Bay District, Newfoundland, Canada; "Philomena of Denis Burke and Mary Marshall. Sponsors: Daniel Kinsela and Eliza Burke."¹

Married Name

17 October 1892

McNamara⁴

Marriage

17 October 1892

(Witness) Census

1901

Sydney, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada; It appears that Isabella and Marion Kelley, first cousins of Philomena Burke McNamara are living with them. Isabella is listed as "Isabella Marshall", born 27 Aug. 1888 in Newfoundland and Marion Kelley is listed with a birthdate of 23 December 1879. I am not sure why Isabella is listed as a Marshall, rather than a Kelley. Her mother was Isabella Marshall who died in 1888.; Principal=John McNamara³

Death

31 August 1906

Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

Citations

[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Church Records, 1793-1945," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-81SL-9X93 : 22 May 2014), St. Bernard's > Catholic Sacred Heart > image 19 of 77; Catholic Church and Church of England parishes, Newfoundland. Listing for baptism of Philomena Burke, 20 September 1868.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Nova Scotia, Canada, Antigonish Catholic Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1823-1905 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. Baptism of Philomena Bridget McNamara, 02 April 1900 at Sacred Heart Church, Sydney, Cape Breton, born 24 March 1900, daughter of John McNamara and Philomena Bridget Burke.
[S387] 1901 Canada Census, online www.ancestry.com, Census Place: Sydney (Town/Ville), Cape Breton, Nova Scotia; Page: 12 B; Family No: 91; John & Philomena McNamara and family.
[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Vital Records, 1840-1949," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9398-2WXB-N : 4 June 2015), > image 149 of 516; Provincial Archives, St. John's. Marriage registers, index to book 1 (B-W), and book 1, 1891-1892; book 2 to book 3 (to p. 291), 1892-1901. Listing for Marriage of Philomena Burke and John McNamara, 17 October 1892.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Nova Scotia, Canada, Antigonish Catholic Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1823-1905 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. Baptism of Margaret Evangeline McNamara, 18 Oct 1901 at Sacred Heart Church, Sydney, Cape Breton, born 13 Oct 1901, daughter of John McNamara and Philomene Burke.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Illinois, Death and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 from FHL Film #1754578. Lists death of Frank McNamara, born 17 Feb 1904 in Sydney, Nova Scotia to John and Philomena McNamara. Died 08 July 1935 in Bremen, Illinois, age 31, chemist in Steel, buried at Mt. Mercy, Griffeths, Indiana on 11 July 1935. Residence was 2503 E. 84th, South Chicago, had been in US for 8 years.

Susannah Burke¹

(1856 - 25 August 1919)

Last Edited

Dec 9, 2021

Father

Patrick Burke¹ b. c 1819, d. 13 Feb 1884

Mother

Julia Penney¹ b. c 1823, d. 20 Mar 1901

Family

George Penney

Marriage

30 September 1878

St. Jacques, Newfoundland, Canada; Newspaper article states Susannah Burke, is the 2nd daughter of Patrick Burke and married George Penny of Ramea. Married by Rev. McCullah. Church record states George Penny and Susanne Burke were married by me in presence of John Penny and Elizabeth Burke.; Principal=George Penney²

Children

Elizabeth Mary Penney (12 Jul 1893 - )
Ernest Victor Penney⁴ (18 Oct 1895 - )

Birth

1856

Newfoundland, Canada¹

Baptism

5 July 1856

St. Patrick Catholic Church, Burin, Burin Peninsula, Newfoundland, Canada; "Bapt. Susanna of Patk Burke and Juliet Penny. Sp. Patk Burke and Elizabeth Kinsella."; Witness=Elizabeth Kinsella, Witness=Patrick Burke¹

Married Name

30 September 1878

Penney²

Marriage

30 September 1878

St. Jacques, Fortune Bay District, Newfoundland, Canada; Newspaper article states Susannah Burke, is the 2nd daughter of Patrick Burke and married George Penny of Ramea. Married by Rev. McCullah. Church record states George Penny and Susanne Burke were married by me in presence of John Penny and Elizabeth Burke.; Principal=George Penney²

Death

25 August 1919

Newfoundland, Canada³

Burial

August 1919

St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery, Ramea, Northwest Island, Newfoundland, Canada; Gravestone states - In loving memory of Susannah, Beloved wife of George Penny, who died Aug. 25, 1919, Aged 63 years.³

Citations

[S1001] Salt Lake City, Utah, LDS Microfilm: St. Patrick's Catholic Church register, Burin, Newfoundland, Canada. Film #2169242, DGS #7920336.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Newfoundland, Canada, Index of Birth, Marriage & Death Notices from Newspapers, 1810-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Marriage announcement for George Penny and Susannah Burke, 30 September 1878.
[S878] Find a Grave, online www.findagrave.com, memorial page for Susannah Penny (unknown–25 Aug 1919), Find a Grave Memorial no. 155449081, citing Saint Patricks Roman Catholic Cemetery, Ramea, South Coast Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ; Maintained by Marvin & Samme Templin (contributor 426307).
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Newfoundland, Canada, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1850-1949 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. Listing the birth registration of Ernest Victor Penney, born 18 October 1895 at Ramea, Newfoundland. Record accessed 09 December 2021 at https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/102747959/…

Theresa Madonna Burke¹

Last Edited

Nov 22, 2015

Father

Cornelius O'Regan Burke¹ b. 6 Nov 1901, d. 25 Nov 1974

Mother

Esther Frances St. Croix¹ b. 13 Sep 1912, d. 25 Jan 2008

Family

Edward Sylvain Arsenault b. 22 Nov 1932, d. 22 Dec 1993

Marriage

20 July 1953

Principal=Edward Sylvain Arsenault¹

Birth

St. Jacques, Fortune Bay District, Newfoundland, Canada¹

Married Name

20 July 1953

Arsenault¹

Marriage

20 July 1953

Principal=Edward Sylvain Arsenault¹

(Witness) Death

22 December 1993

Antigonish, Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada; Principal=Edward Sylvain Arsenault¹

Citations

[S989] E-Mail, John O'Mara to Patricia Balkcom, 2004, November 29, 2004.

Thomas Burke¹

Last Edited

Dec 13, 2020

Father

Patrick Burke¹ b. c 1792, d. 28 Jun 1860

Mother

Elizabeth Kinsella¹ b. 1790, d. Aug 1874

Birth

Newfoundland, Canada¹

Burial

St. Jacques Catholic Cemetery, Cape La Hune, Fortune Bay District, Newfoundland, Canada¹

Death

Died in childhood.¹

Citations

[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Ancestry Tree named Donald E. Burke by User SD2013. Image of gravestone of Patrick Burke at https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/…

Vincent Patrick Burke^1,2

(3 August 1878 - )

Last Edited

Dec 11, 2016

Father

Patrick Burke²

Mother

Alice Maloney³

Birth

3 August 1878

St. Jacques, Fortune Bay District, Newfoundland, Canada²

Baptism

1 September 1878

Fortune Bay District, Newfoundland, Canada; Baptismal Certificate states: Vincent Patrick Burke, child of Patrick Burke and Alice Maloney, born 3rd August 1879 and baptised 1st Sept. 1878...Catholic Church by Rev. F. McCullen, sponsors John Burke and Susanna Burke."²

(Witness) Marriage

9 October 1901

Newfoundland, Canada; Transcription of Marriage Registration states: October 9, 1901: Louis J. Giovannetti, Medical Doctor, aged 26, of St. Jacques, bachelor married Isabella M. Burke, spinster, 25, of St. Jacques. Married in St. Jacques by W.J. Brown, witnesses Winnifred Burke and Vincent P. Burke. Bride and groom are both Catholic.; Principal=Dr. Louis John Giovannetti, Principal=Isabella Maud Burke¹

Citations

[S846] Newfoundland Grand Banks, online ngb.checucto.org, "Transcriptions from Registration Records, Fortne Bay District, Volume 4, Marriages 1901-1905". Original records from LDS film, transcribed by Josephine Gazley (2016). Listing for Marriage of Dr. Louis J. Giovannetti to Isabella M. Burke, 9 October 1901.
[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org,

"Newfoundland Vital Records, 1840-1949," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-X9R9-84T : 26 November 2014), > image 289 of 1412; Provincial Archives, St. John's. Listing for baptism of Vincent Patrick Burke, born 3 August 1878.
[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Vital Records, 1840-1949," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-X9R9-84T : 26 November 2014), > image 289 of 1412; Provincial Archives, St. John's. Listing for baptism of Vincent Patrick Burke, born 3 August 1878.

William Thomas Burke¹

(circa 1864 - )

Last Edited

Jan 27, 2021

Mother

Priscilla Penney¹ b. s 1825

Birth

circa 1864

Fortune Bay District, Newfoundland, Canada¹

Baptism

25 August 1864

Sacred Heart Catholic Church, St. Jacques, Fortune Bay District, Newfoundland, Canada; Transcription states baptism of William Thomas Burke, of Owen Burke and Pricilla Penny; sponsors William Kinsella and Susan Penny. Performed by Rob't Brennam.¹

Citations

[S846] Newfoundland Grand Banks, online ngb.checucto.org, Baptisms, St. Bernard's, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 1860-1868 data base (transcribed by Bill Crant and Phil Jeddore), p. 13. Listing the baptism of William Thomas Burke, 25 August 1864.

Winifred Mary Burke¹

Charts

Descendants of John Marshall & Mary Houlihan

(22 June 1879 - 9 March 1955)

Last Edited

Nov 25, 2020

Relationship

1st cousin 1 time removed of Patricia Ann Monogue

Father

Denis Burke¹ b. c 1836, d. 27 Dec 1909

Mother

Mary Marshall¹ b. c Feb 1846

Family

Maurice Francis Fitzgerald b. 3 Oct 1872, d. 12 Nov 1942

Marriage

13 October 1907

St. Jacques, Newfoundland, Canada; Marriage Record states:
October 13, 1907 in St. Jacques, Maurice F. Fitzgerald, 35, bachelor, clerk, Catholic, of Sydney, married Winifred Mary Burke, 28, spinster, Catholic, of St. Jacques. Married by Geo. H. Hawkins, witnesses John T. O'Connell aand Eliz. Ellen Burke.; Principal=Maurice Francis Fitzgerald, Witness=Elizabeth Ellen Burke³

Children

Denis M. Fitzgerald⁶ (c 1909 - 22 Dec 1973)
Margaret M. Fitzgerald⁶ (c 1910 - )
Ivan Paul Fitzgerald⁷ (c 1917 - )
Maurice Francis Fitzgerald⁷ (c 1918 - )
Mary Fitzgerald⁷ (c 1920 - )

Birth

22 June 1879

St. Jacques, Fortune Bay District, Newfoundland, Canada¹

Baptism

December 1879

Sacred Heart Catholic Church, St. Bernard's, Fortune Bay District, Newfoundland, Canada; "St. Jacks (sic) - Winifred Mary of Denis Burk and Mary Marshall St. Jacques. Sponsors: Michael Burke and Bridget Burke. By F. McCullan, born 22 June 1879."; Witness=Michael Burke¹

(Witness) Marriage

9 October 1901

Fortune Bay District, Newfoundland, Canada; Transcription of Marriage Registration states: October 9, 1901: Louis J. Giovannetti, Medical Doctor, aged 26, of St. Jacques, bachelor married Isabella M. Burke, spinster, 25, of St. Jacques. Married in St. Jacques by W.J. Brown, witnesses Winnifred Burke and Vincent P. Burke. Bride and groom are both Catholic.; Principal=Dr. Louis John Giovannetti, Principal=Isabella Maud Burke²

Married Name

13 October 1907

Fitzgerald³

Marriage

13 October 1907

(Witness) Death

12 November 1942

Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada; Principal=Maurice Francis Fitzgerald⁴

Death

9 March 1955

Sydney, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada⁵

Burial

March 1955

Calvary Cemetery, Sydney, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada⁵

Citations

[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Church Records, 1793-1945," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-G1SL-9FQS : 22 May 2014), St. Bernard's > Catholic Sacred Heart > image 57 of 77; Catholic Church and Church of England parishes, Newfoundland. Listing for baptism of Winifred Mary Burk, December 1879.
[S846] Newfoundland Grand Banks, online ngb.checucto.org, "Transcriptions from Registration Records, Fortne Bay District, Volume 4, Marriages 1901-1905". Original records from LDS film, transcribed by Josephine Gazley (2016). Listing for Marriage of Dr. Louis J. Giovannetti to Isabella M. Burke, 9 October 1901.
[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Vital Records, 1840-1949," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-62GS-4DC : 4 June 2015), > image 99 of 168; Provincial Archives, St. John's. Marriage registers, book 5 (from p. 291) to book 7 (to p. 331), 1905-1916. Listing for Marriage of Winifred Mary Burke and Maurice F. Fitzgerald, 13 October 1907.
[S878] Find a Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 30 December 2018), memorial page for Maurice Francis Fitzgerald (3 Oct 1872–12 Nov 1942), Find A Grave Memorial no. 181512952, citing Calvary Cemetery, Sydney, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia, Canada ; Maintained by Michael Proctor (contributor 49073234).
[S878] Find a Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 30 December 2018), memorial page for Winifred Mary Fitzgerald (22 Jan 1879–9 Mar 1955), Find A Grave Memorial no. 181513016, citing Calvary Cemetery, Sydney, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia, Canada ; Maintained by Michael Proctor (contributor 49073234).
[S513] 1911 Canada Census, online www.ancestry.com, Census Place: Cape Breton South, Nova Scotia. Listing for the family of Frank and Winnifred Fitzgerald, 559 Victoria Road, Cape Breton South, Nova Scotia, Canada.
[S957] 1921 Canada Census, online www.ancestry.com, eference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 40; Census Place: Sydney (City), Cape Breton South and Richmond, Nova Scotia; Page Number: 6.

Margaret Burnie

Last Edited

Dec 5, 2016

Family

John Marshall b. s 1830

Marriage

16 February 1855

Burin, Newfoundland, Canada; Principal=John Marshall¹

Married Name

Marshall¹

Marriage

16 February 1855

St. Patrick Catholic Church, Burin, Burin Peninsula, Newfoundland, Canada; Principal=John Marshall¹

Citations

[S123] John Marshall & Margaret Burnie, Church Marriage Record, unknown repository, unknown repository address.

(?) Burns¹

Last Edited

Jan 2, 2020

Family

Doris Marie Parrott b. 7 Jul 1927, d. c 1977

Marriage

1947

Somerville, Massachusetts, United States; Principal=Doris Marie Parrott^1,2

Marriage

1947

Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States; Principal=Doris Marie Parrott^1,2

Citations

[S1058] Legacy, online www.legacy.com, Obituary listing for Marjorie A. (Parrott) Kelley, died June 7, 2004; accessed 1/1/2020 at https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/bostonglobe/obituary.aspx
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Listing for Doris Marie Parrott, married 1947 in Somerville, Massachusetts; Volume #150.

Robert J. Burns¹

( - 1972)

Last Edited

Feb 8, 2022

Family

Marjorie Delia Hudder b. 2 May 1921, d. 12 Feb 2015

Marriage

Principal=Marjorie Delia Hudder¹

Birth

Massachusetts, United States¹

Marriage

Principal=Marjorie Delia Hudder¹

Death

1972

Massachusetts, United States¹

Citations

[S1465] Brian Mallard, "Descendants of Patrick Malloy (of Newfoundland)", Ancestral File.

Fredericka Joan Bursey¹

(1 November 1921 - 30 April 2014)

Last Edited

Dec 28, 2020

Family

Francis George Marshall b. 4 Jan 1922, d. 1 Jul 2005

Marriage

Principal=Francis George Marshall¹

Birth

1 November 1921

St. John's, Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, Canada¹

Married Name

Marshall¹

Marriage

Principal=Francis George Marshall¹

(Witness) Death

1 July 2005

St. Clare's Mercy Hospital, St. John's, Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, Canada; Principal=Francis George Marshall¹

Death

30 April 2014

St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada¹

Burial

May 2014

Mount Pleasant Cemetery, St. John's, Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, Canada¹

Citations

[S878] Find a Grave, online www.findagrave.com, accessed 28 December 2020), memorial page for Francis George Marshall (4 Jan 1922–1 Jul 2005), Find a Grave Memorial no. 145200370, citing Mount Pleasant Cemetery, St. John's, Avalon Peninsula Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ; Maintained by bluemermaid68 (contributor 47207303).

Ann Bussy¹

(say 1820 - )

Last Edited

Aug 6, 2020

Family

John St. Croix b. s 1820

Marriage

15 October 1845

St. Mary's Bay, Newfoundland, Canada; "John St. Croix and Ann Bussy (?), both of ...?. Witnesses Thomas Brown & Ellen Phelan. By Father K. Walsh".; Principal=John St. Croix¹

Note

Ann's last name is very difficult to read in the marriage record, this is a guess.¹

Birth

say 1820

Married Name

15 October 1845

St. Croix¹

Marriage

15 October 1845

Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church, St. Mary's Bay, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; "John St. Croix and Ann Bussy (?), both of ...?. Witnesses Thomas Brown & Ellen Phelan. By Father K. Walsh".; Principal=John St. Croix¹

Citations

[S1001] Salt Lake City, Utah, LDS Microfilm: Parish Register of the Catholic Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, St. Mary's, Newfoundland, LDS Film #2169242, Item (Marriages). Marriage entry for John St. Croix & Ann Bussy (?), 15 October 1845. Film accessed February, 2016 at Family History Library, Montpelier, Vermont, and transcribed by myself (Patricia Balkcom).

Anastasia Butler¹

(15 May 1911 - 30 January 1963)

Last Edited

Feb 7, 2022

Family

William Joseph Kielly b. 24 Dec 1906, d. 13 Aug 1972

Marriage

circa 1939

Newfoundland, Canada; Principal=William Joseph Kielly¹

Children

Edward J. Kielly² (1940 - )
Anna Rose Kielly² (1944 - )

Birth

15 May 1911

Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada¹

Married Name

circa 1939

Kielly¹

Marriage

circa 1939

Newfoundland, Canada; Principal=William Joseph Kielly¹

Death

30 January 1963

Newfoundland, Canada¹

Citations

[S1402] Family and History of St. Mary's Bay, online https://shawnpowerancestry.com, Images from St. Mary's RC Cemetery (Old); displayed here with permision of Shawn Power. Gravestone of William and Anastasia Kielly.
[S1465] Brian Mallard, "Descendants of Patrick Malloy (of Newfoundland)", Ancestral File.

Caroline Butler¹

Last Edited

Jun 2, 2016

(Witness) Marriage

30 September 1837

St. Patrick Catholic Church, Burin, Burin Peninsula, Newfoundland, Canada; The parish record states that John Penny married Priscilla Butler and that the witnesses were Isaac Penny and Caroline Butler.; Principal=Priscilla Butler, Principal=John Penney¹

(Witness) Marriage

27 May 1838

Burin, Newfoundland, Canada; The parish record states that George Butler married Ann Penny and that the witnesses were Joseph Penny and Caroline Butler.; Principal=Ann Penney, Principal=George Butler²

Citations

[S1001] Salt Lake City, Utah, LDS Microfilm: Film #2169242, Item 4, Parish Register of the Catholic Saint Patrick's Parish, Burin, Newfoundland, Canada, 1833-1899; accessed June 1, 2016. Listing for marriage of John Penny, 30 September 1837.
[S1001] Salt Lake City, Utah, LDS Microfilm: Film #2169242, Item 4, Parish Register of the Catholic Saint Patrick's Parish, Burin, Newfoundland, Canada, 1833-1899; accessed June 1, 2016. Listing for marriage of George Butler, 27 May 1838.

Dermot Butler¹

(1915 - 18 January 1978)

Last Edited

Jan 22, 2022

Family

Sarah Ann Kielly b. 1911, d. 1997

Marriage

Principal=Sarah Ann Kielly¹

Birth

1915

Marriage

Principal=Sarah Ann Kielly¹

Death

18 January 1978

St. Mary's Bay, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada¹

Citations

[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Family Tree entitled "Kielly St Croix Family Tree" by owner "corrinastcroix". Accessed 19 January 2022 at https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/61975476/…

Ellen Butler¹

(say 1820 - )

Last Edited

Jun 2, 2016

Birth

say 1820

(Witness) Marriage

8 November 1840

St. Patrick Catholic Church, Burin, Burin Peninsula, Newfoundland, Canada; The parish record states that James Commerford married Mary Butler and that the witnesses were Patt Donnoly (?) and Ellen Butler.; Principal=Mary Butler, Principal=James Commerford¹

Citations

[S1001] Salt Lake City, Utah, LDS Microfilm: Film #2169242, Item 4, Parish Register of the Catholic Saint Patrick's Parish, Burin, Newfoundland, Canada, 1833-1899; accessed June 1, 2016. Listing for marriage of James Commerford, 08 November 1840.

Frances Butler

(circa 1921 - circa 2003)

Last Edited

Oct 15, 2015

Family

Vincent St. Croix b. 5 May 1914, d. 27 Oct 1970

Marriage

Canada; Principal=Vincent St. Croix²

Children

Madonna St. Croix⁴ (c 1953 - 17 Jan 1954)
John St. Croix⁴ (c 1958 - 4 Aug 1958)

Birth

circa 1921

Married Name

St. Croix

Marriage

Canada; Principal=Vincent St. Croix²

(Resident) Census

1945

Dwelling #183, Gulch, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; Listed in the Gulch, St. Mary's District Census as " Joseph St. Croix", head of Dwelling #183, male, married, 77. Other St. Croix families are living there also. Living with him:
Mary A., wife, 69.
Ellen, dau., single, 33.
Vincent, son, married, 30.
Frances, daughter-in-law, married, 24.
Fintan, grandson, 1.
Thomas, son, single, 42.
Gerard, grandson 7.
Hugh, grandson, 6.; Principal=Joseph Bernard St. Croix¹

(Witness) Burial

January 1954

Old St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, St. Mary's Bay, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; On the same headstone as her father, Vincent, and brother, John.; Principal=Madonna St. Croix³

(Witness) Death

4 August 1958

Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, Canada; Died as an infant.; Principal=John St. Croix⁴

(Witness) Death

27 October 1970

Old Sanatorium, the former TB Hospital, St. Mary's Bay, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; Died of cancer just 5 weeks after it was detected. This is the date listed on the gravestone.; Principal=Vincent St. Croix³

Death

circa 2003

One source states she died in St. John's on December 11, 2003.

Citations

[S846] Newfoundland Grand Banks, online ngb.checucto.org, Transcription of the 1945 Newfoundland Census online (transcribed by Frank Fitzpatrick and Don Tate, 2002). Census for Placentia & St. Mary's District, Gulch.
[S58] Letter, Brendan St. Croix to Patricia Balkcom, Oct. 20, 1995.
[S1402] Family and History of St. Mary's Bay, online https://shawnpowerancestry.com, Images from St. Mary's RC Cemetery (Old); displayed here with permision of Shawn Power.
[S846] Newfoundland Grand Banks, online ngb.checucto.org, Transcription of Cemetery stones at Old St. Mary's Cemetery, St. Mary's Bay, St. Mary's District.

George Butler¹

(say 1815 - )

Last Edited

Jan 20, 2021

Family

Ann Penney b. s 1815

Marriage

27 May 1838

Child

George Butler² (1843 - )

Birth

say 1815

Marriage

27 May 1838

St. Patrick Catholic Church, Burin, Burin Peninsula, Newfoundland, Canada; The parish record states that George Butler married Ann Penny and that the witnesses were Joseph Penny and Caroline Butler.; Principal=Ann Penney, Witness=Caroline Butler, Witness=Joseph Penney¹

Citations

[S1001] Salt Lake City, Utah, LDS Microfilm: Film #2169242, Item 4, Parish Register of the Catholic Saint Patrick's Parish, Burin, Newfoundland, Canada, 1833-1899; accessed June 1, 2016. Listing for marriage of George Butler, 27 May 1838.
[S1001] Salt Lake City, Utah, LDS Microfilm: Film #2169242, Items 1 -3, Parish Register of Saint Patrick's Catholic Church, Burin, Newfoundland, Baptisms, 1833-99. Listing for Baptism of George Butler, 07 May 1843.

George Butler¹

(1843 - )

Last Edited

Jan 20, 2021

Father

George Butler¹ b. s 1815

Mother

Ann Penney¹ b. s 1815

Birth

1843

Burin, Burin Peninsula, Newfoundland, Canada¹

Baptism

7 May 1843

St. Patrick Catholic Church, Burin, Burin Peninsula, Newfoundland, Canada; "Baptized - George of George Butler and Susanna Penny. Sponsors George Penny and Marianne Marshall."; Witness=Marian Penney¹

Citations

[S1001] Salt Lake City, Utah, LDS Microfilm: Film #2169242, Items 1 -3, Parish Register of Saint Patrick's Catholic Church, Burin, Newfoundland, Baptisms, 1833-99. Listing for Baptism of George Butler, 07 May 1843.

Helen Butler¹

(say 1935 - )

Last Edited

Oct 22, 2020

Family

Donald St. Croix b. 24 Jul 1933, d. 31 Jan 2013

Marriage

Principal=Donald St. Croix¹

Child

Kenneth J. St. Croix³ (30 Apr 1965 - 9 Apr 1993)

Birth

say 1935

Married Name

St. Croix¹

Marriage

Principal=Donald St. Croix¹

(Witness) Death

9 April 1993

Principal=Kenneth J. St. Croix²

Citations

[S407] E-Mail, Alex White regarding St. Croix Genealogy to Patricia Balkcom, 2015, Email of 1/26/2016.
[S846] Newfoundland Grand Banks, online ngb.checucto.org, Transcription of "St. Mary's New Graveyard Headstone Data, updated Oct. 31, 2003", contributed by Mike Power.
[S985] In Memoriam, online www.inmemoriam.ca, Obituary for Donald St. Croix, accessed 10/20/2020 at http://www.inmemoriam.ca/…

John Butler¹

Last Edited

Jun 12, 2016

Family

Child

William Butler¹ (25 Aug 1850 - )

Citations

[S1001] Salt Lake City, Utah, LDS Microfilm: Film #2169242, Item 3, Parish Register of the Catholic Saint Patrick's Parish, Burin, Newfoundland, Canada, 1833-1899; accessed June 1, 2016. Listing for baptism of William Butler, 25 August 1850.

Joseph Butler¹

Last Edited

Jan 12, 2022

Family

Isabel (?)

Marriage

Principal=Isabel (?)¹

Child

Mary Ellen Butler+¹ (11 Apr 1943 - 20 Mar 2007)

Marriage

Principal=Isabel (?)¹

Citations

[S1458] Gibbons Funeral Home, March 20,2007, Accessed online January 12, 2022 at https://www.gibbonsfuneral.ca/obituary/…

Mary Butler^1,2,3

(1904 - 1997)

Last Edited

Oct 22, 2020

Family

Laurence St. Croix b. 18 Jun 1898, d. 5 Jun 1951

Marriage

6 January 1931

Principal=Laurence St. Croix^2,6

Child

Nicholas J. St. Croix+² (17 Sep 1932 - 28 Jun 2011)

Birth

1904

Her gravestone states she was born in 1904.^2,4,5

Marriage

6 January 1931

Principal=Laurence St. Croix^2,6

Married Name

circa 1932

St. Croix²

(Resident) Census

1935

Gulch, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; "Lar St. Croix, head of Dwelling #144, male, married, aged 37, Value $600, 9 rooms, fisherman, income $20. He is living beside several other St. Croix families (James, Frank, James, William and Breen, White and Mooney families). Living with him:
Mary, wife, 29.
Nicholas, son, 2.
James, son, 1.
Alphonsus, brother, 23, single, fisherman.; Principal=Laurence St. Croix²

(Resident) Census

1945

Dwelling #189, Gulch, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; Listed in the Gulch, St. Mary's District Census as " Lawrence St. Croix", head of Dwelling #189, husband, 47. Other St. Croix & White families are living there also. Living with him:
Mary, wife, 40.
Nicholas, child, 13.
James, child, 11.
Elizabeth, child, 8.; Principal=Laurence St. Croix⁷

(Witness) Burial

June 1951

Old St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, St. Mary's Bay, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; Buried with his wife, Mary.; Principal=Laurence St. Croix^4,5

Burial

1997

St. Mary's Bay, Newfoundland, Canada; Gravestone states: Mary St. Croix, 1904 - 1997. She is buried with her husband, Lawrence.⁴

Death

1997

⁸

Citations

Mary's surname was given to me by another researcher, I do not have documentation for it.
[S846] Newfoundland Grand Banks, online ngb.checucto.org, Transcription of the 1935 Newfoundland Census online (transcribed by Patricia Jackson, 2001 and Don Tate, 2003).
[S435] E-mail Message. From Michael Power to Patricia Balkcom, December, 2015.
[S846] Newfoundland Grand Banks, online ngb.checucto.org, Transcription of Cemetery stones at Old St. Mary's Cemetery, St. Mary's Bay, St. Mary's District.
[S1402] Family and History of St. Mary's Bay, online https://shawnpowerancestry.com, Images from St. Mary's RC Cemetery (Old); displayed here with permision of Shawn Power.
[S407] E-Mail, Alex White regarding St. Croix Genealogy to Patricia Balkcom, 2015, Email of 1/26/2016.
[S846] Newfoundland Grand Banks, online ngb.checucto.org, Transcription of the 1945 Newfoundland Census online (transcribed by Frank Fitzpatrick and Don Tate, 2002). Census for Placentia & St. Mary's District, Gulch.
[S846] Newfoundland Grand Banks, online ngb.checucto.org, Transcription of the 1921 Newfoundland Census online (transcribed by Michael E. Power, Boutliers Point, Nova Scotia, 1998).

Mary Butler¹

(say 1810 - )

Last Edited

Jan 16, 2016

Family

Patrick Rowe b. s 1810

Marriage

say 1835

Principal=Patrick Rowe¹

Child

Rosanna A. Rowe+¹ (c 1841 - 30 Nov 1905)

Birth

say 1810

Ireland¹

Marriage

say 1835

Principal=Patrick Rowe¹

Married Name

say 1835

Rowe¹

Citations

[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, "Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA, 2013., Ancestry Image #778of 984, entry for Marriage of William St. Croix and Roseanne Rowe, October 18, 1864; accessed October 31, 2015.

Mary Butler¹

(say 1820 - )

Last Edited

Jun 2, 2016

Family

James Commerford b. s 1820

Marriage

8 November 1840

Burin, Newfoundland, Canada; The parish record states that James Commerford married Mary Butler and that the witnesses were Patt Donnoly (?) and Ellen Butler.; Principal=James Commerford, Witness=Ellen Butler¹

Birth

say 1820

Married Name

8 November 1840

Commerford¹

Marriage

8 November 1840

Citations

[S1001] Salt Lake City, Utah, LDS Microfilm: Film #2169242, Item 4, Parish Register of the Catholic Saint Patrick's Parish, Burin, Newfoundland, Canada, 1833-1899; accessed June 1, 2016. Listing for marriage of James Commerford, 08 November 1840.