My Newfoundland Ancestors

Mary Teresa Daley¹

Charts

Descendants of Robert Bishop & Sarah Barry

(4 January 1875 - )

Last Edited

Jan 8, 2020

Relationship

1st cousin 3 times removed of Patricia Ann Monogue

Father

James Daley¹ b. c 1837, d. 4 Apr 1897

Mother

Johanna Bishop¹ b. c 1840, d. 2 Apr 1910

Birth

4 January 1875

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

Baptism

5 January 1875

St. Joseph's Catholic Church, St. Joseph's, Salmonier, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; From the Latin: Born January 4, 1875 and baptized on the 5th, Mary Teresa, daughter of James Daly and Johanna Bishop by J.J. St. John; sponsors, Bernard Curtis and Margaret Bishop.¹

Citations

[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Church Records, 1793-1945," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-81SL-TZP : 22 May 2014), Salmonier > Catholic Saint Joseph's > Births, baptisms 1874-1882 > image 7 of 52; Catholic Church and Church of England parishes, Newfoundland. Baptism of "Maria Teresia Daly", 5 January 1875.

Maurice Daley¹

(say 1820 - )

Last Edited

Aug 6, 2020

Family

Mary Whalen b. s 1825

Marriage

4 January 1844

St. Mary's Bay, Newfoundland, Canada; "Maurice Daley of Dungarvan, Co. Waterford married Mary Phalen of St. Mary's. Witnesses Edmund Walsh and Bridget Ryan. By Father K. Walsh".; Principal=Mary Whalen¹

Child

Ellen Daley² (c Oct 1846 - )

Birth

say 1820

Dungarvan Civil Parish, County Waterford, Munster Province, Ireland¹

Marriage

4 January 1844

Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church, St. Mary's Bay, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; "Maurice Daley of Dungarvan, Co. Waterford married Mary Phalen of St. Mary's. Witnesses Edmund Walsh and Bridget Ryan. By Father K. Walsh".; Principal=Mary Whalen¹

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 Maurice Daley & Mary Phalen, 04 January 1844. Film accessed February, 2016 at Family History Library, Montpelier, Vermont, and transcribed by myself (Patricia Balkcom).
[S1001] Salt Lake City, Utah, LDS Microfilm: Film #2169242, Item 9, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, St. Mary's, Newfoundland. Listing for Baptism of Ellen Daley, 05 October 1846.

Valentine Daley¹

(1 January 1894 - May 1921)

Last Edited

Aug 14, 2020

Father

Lawrence Daley¹ b. c Dec 1844, d. 27 Mar 1922

Mother

Sarah Power¹

Birth

1 January 1894

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

Baptism

7 January 1894

St. Joseph's Catholic Church, St. Joseph's, Salmonier, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; Baptismal Record #420: (translated from Latin) Valentine Daly, born 1 January 1894 to Lawrence Daly and Sarah Power, baptized 07 Januay 1894 by John J. St. John. Godparents: William Gushue and Josie Cormack.²

Burial

May 1921

St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, St. Joseph's, Salmonier, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada³

Death

May 1921

Newfoundland, Canada; Gravestone states he drowned at sea.³

Citations

[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 of Valentine Daly, 1 January 1894, son of Lawrence and Sarah Daly, Salmonier, Newfoundland, Canada.
[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, St. Joseph's, Salmonier, Newfoundland, Baptisms, 1874-1899; Film #2169291, Items 4 & 5, DGS 5240866; Baptism of Valentine Daly, 01 January 1894, accessed 14 August 2020 at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-81SL-T3R
[S1402] Family and History of St. Mary's Bay, online https://shawnpowerancestry.com, Image posted with permission of Shawn Power.

William Daley¹

Charts

Descendants of Robert Bishop & Sarah Barry

Last Edited

Jan 8, 2020

Relationship

1st cousin 3 times removed of Patricia Ann Monogue

Father

James Daley¹ b. c 1837, d. 4 Apr 1897

Mother

Johanna Bishop¹ b. c 1840, d. 2 Apr 1910

Birth

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

Citations

[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1963 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006. Listing for Bridget Daley on the S.S. Newfoundland, sailing from St. John's, July 6th, 1929 to Boston; Roll #347; Ancestry Image #249 of 842.

William Daley¹

(circa 1836 - 17 July 1865)

Last Edited

Aug 14, 2020

Father

Dennis Daley¹ b. s 1790

Mother

Mary Flynn¹ b. s 1790

Birth

circa 1836

Death

17 July 1865

Newfoundland, Canada; Gravestone states he drowned at sea.; Witness=Dennis Daley¹

Burial

July 1865

St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, St. Joseph's, Salmonier, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada¹

Citations

[S1402] Family and History of St. Mary's Bay, online https://shawnpowerancestry.com, Image posted with permission of Shawn Power.

Alban J. Dalton¹

( - September 2003)

Last Edited

Oct 21, 2018

Family

Philomena M. Hartson b. c 1926, d. 28 Jul 2009

Marriage

Newfoundland, Canada; Principal=Philomena M. Hartson¹

Marriage

Newfoundland, Canada; Principal=Philomena M. Hartson¹

Death

September 2003

Citations

[S846] Newfoundland Grand Banks, online ngb.checucto.org, Transcription of obituary for Philomena (Hartson) Dalton, 2009. Accessed 20 October 2018 at http://ngb.chebucto.org/Newspaper-Obits/…

Mary Dalton¹

(circa 1864 - 30 October 1933)

Last Edited

Aug 14, 2020

Family

John Vail b. c May 1860, d. 4 Dec 1914

Marriage

7 January 1892

St. Joseph's, Salmonier, Newfoundland, Canada; Marriage Registration states: Married January 7, 1892 at St. Mary's by Rev. J. St. John, John Vail, bachelor, fisherman, residing in St. Mary's and Mary Dalton, spinster, residing at Mother res., Colinet Id. Both Catholic. Witnesses Thomas Drohan and Clara Dalton.; Principal=John Vail^2,4

Children

Michael Francis Vail+¹ (9 Nov 1893 - 1960)
Patrick Vail+⁵ (28 Feb 1897 - 29 May 1974)

Birth

circa 1864

Date based on age on gravestone. (69)²

Birth

August 1866

Colinet, Greater Colinet Island, Newfoundland, Canada; This is the date listed in the 1921 Census.³

Married Name

7 January 1892

Vail^2,4

Marriage

7 January 1892

St. Joseph's Catholic Church, St. Joseph's, Salmonier, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; Marriage Registration states: Married January 7, 1892 at St. Mary's by Rev. J. St. John, John Vail, bachelor, fisherman, residing in St. Mary's and Mary Dalton, spinster, residing at Mother res., Colinet Id. Both Catholic. Witnesses Thomas Drohan and Clara Dalton.; Principal=John Vail^2,4

(Witness) Death

4 December 1914

Newfoundland, Canada; Principal=John Vail²

Census

1921

St. Mary's Bay, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; "Mary Vail, Dwelling #88, head, widowed, born Aug. 1866 on Colinet Island, 55. Lving with her:
Patrick, son, single, born July 1897, St. Mary's, 24.; Resident=Patrick Vail³

Death

30 October 1933

Burial

November 1933

Old St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, St. Mary's Bay, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada²

Citations

[S1001] Salt Lake City, Utah, LDS Microfilm: LDS Film #2169242, Baptisms of St. Mary's Catholic Church, St. Mary's, Newfoundland, Canada. Baptism of Michael Vail, 10 November 1893, son of John Vail and Mary Dalton.
[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.
[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, Transcription of 1921 Census of Newfoundland, St. Mary's Community in the St. Mary's and Placentia District. Contributed by Michael Powers, 1998. Entry for Mary Vail, p.99, line 88.
[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. Surname Range: Marriages 1891-1892, Volume 01. Listing the marriage of John Vail and Mary Dalton, 07 January 1892 at https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61508/…
[S1001] Salt Lake City, Utah, LDS Microfilm: LDS Film #2169242, Baptisms of St. Mary's Catholic Church, St. Mary's, Newfoundland, Canada. Baptism of Patrickl Vail, 04 March 1897, son of John Vail and Mary Dalton.

(?) Daly¹

(circa 1923 - )

Last Edited

Jan 8, 2016

Family

Michael Bishop b. c 1920, d. 1963

Marriage

Principal=Michael Bishop¹

Birth

circa 1923

Married Name

(?) Bishop¹

Marriage

Principal=Michael Bishop¹

Citations

[S990] Glenn Bishop, January 1, 2016.

Annie Daly¹

Last Edited

Aug 16, 2016

Family

Edward Fagan

Marriage

1870

Principal=Edward Fagan

Child

Andrew J. Fagan¹ (c 1875 - )

Marriage

1870

Principal=Edward Fagan

Married Name

1870

Fagan

Citations

[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. Listing of marriage for Andrew J. Fagin and Fannie Gushue, Milton, Mass. 21 January 1903.

David Daly¹

(circa March 1845 - )

Last Edited

Aug 6, 2020

Father

Maurice Daly¹ b. s 1820

Mother

Mary Phalen¹ b. s 1820

Birth

circa March 1845

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

Baptism

26 March 1845

Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church, St. Mary's Bay, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; Parents are listed as Maurice Daly & Mary Phalen. Witnesses were Edward & Mary Walsh.¹

Citations

[S1001] Salt Lake City, Utah, LDS Microfilm: Film #2169242, Item 9, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, St. Mary's, Newfoundland. Listing for Baptism of David Daly, 26 March 1845.

John Daly¹

(say 1795 - )

Last Edited

Feb 21, 2021

Family

Bridget Walsh b. s 1795

Marriage

13 November 1814

St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada; "Married John Daly of the parish of Portlough, Co. of Waterford to Bridget Walsh of Placentia - present Maurice Bolan and Nicolas Bolan."; Principal=Bridget Walsh¹

Birth

say 1795

Portlaw, County Waterford, Munster Province, Ireland¹

Marriage

13 November 1814

Basilica of Saint John the Baptist, St. John's, Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, Canada; "Married John Daly of the parish of Portlough, Co. of Waterford to Bridget Walsh of Placentia - present Maurice Bolan and Nicolas Bolan."; Principal=Bridget Walsh¹

Citations

[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Church Records, 1793-1945," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-81SL-G7M : 22 May 2014), St. John's > Catholic Basilica of Saint John the Baptist > Marriages with index 1799-1820 > image 56 of 99; Catholic Church and Church of England parishes, Newfoundland.

John D. Daly¹

(April 1860 - )

Last Edited

Aug 23, 2016

Family

Anastasia Dinn b. May 1856

Marriage

Principal=Anastasia Dinn¹

Child

Mary Ann Agnes Daly+¹ (c 1887 - 16 Jan 1920)

Birth

April 1860

St. Mary's Bay, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; Date and place of birth in the 192 Census.¹

Marriage

Principal=Anastasia Dinn¹

Citations

[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Census, 1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-40702-11377-8 : 20 March 2015), Placentia-St. Mary's > image 595 of 664; Department of Tourism, Culture, and Recreation, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Listing for John D. Daly and his wife and granddaugher, Mary Gushue.

Mary Ann Agnes Daly^1,2,3,4

(circa 1887 - 16 January 1920)

Last Edited

Aug 14, 2020

Father

John D. Daly⁵ b. Apr 1860

Mother

Anastasia Dinn⁵ b. May 1856

Family

William Gushue b. 12 Nov 1879, d. 28 Jun 1975

Marriage

30 April 1910

St. Joseph's, Salmonier, Newfoundland, Canada; Marriage register states:
April 30, 1910 at St. Joseph's, William Gushue, 24, fishing, bachelor, Catholic, residing in St. Joseph's married Mary Daly, 21, spinster, residing in St. Joseph's, Catholic. Married by W.O'Flaherty with witnesses John Gushue and Mary Nugent.; Principal=William Gushue^1,3,4

Children

Mary Gushue⁶ (c 1912 - )
John J. Gushue+ (c 1913 - 21 Aug 1990)
George Gushue (Apr 1916 - )
Tobias Gushue¹ (Oct 1917 - )

Birth

circa 1887

Date is based on age on gravestone.²

Married Name

30 April 1910

Gushue³

Marriage

30 April 1910

St. Joseph's, Salmonier, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; Marriage register states:
April 30, 1910 at St. Joseph's, William Gushue, 24, fishing, bachelor, Catholic, residing in St. Joseph's married Mary Daly, 21, spinster, residing in St. Joseph's, Catholic. Married by W.O'Flaherty with witnesses John Gushue and Mary Nugent.; Principal=William Gushue^1,3,4

Death

16 January 1920

St. Joseph's, Salmonier, Newfoundland, Canada; William Gashue is listed as a widower in the 1921 Census.; Witness=William Gushue^1,2

Burial

January 1920

St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, St. Joseph's, Salmonier, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; Gravestone states:
Erected by Wm. Gushue, In loving memory of his wife, Mary Ann, who died Jan. 16, 1920, aged 33 years. R.I.P. A light from our household is gone.²

Citations

[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Census, 1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/… : 20 March 2015), Placentia-St. Mary's > image 599 of 664; Department of Tourism, Culture, and Recreation, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Listing for William Gashue (line 14) and his family, living in Mall Bay.
[S1002] Stonepics.com, Stonepics, CD #NF157 for St. Joseph's, St. Mary's, Newfoundland. Image of gravestone of Mary Ann Gushue, died Jan. 16, 1920, aged 33 years.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Online Family Tree of Curtis-Boutin-Bishop at http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/26686053/family by user name Redbecool. Original data from an image she posted of the Placentia - St. Mary's marriage register for 1910 which I saved to my online Ancestry tree on 8/23/2016.
[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Church Records, 1793-1945," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-81SL-TJ4 : 22 May 2014), Salmonier > Catholic Saint Joseph's > Births, baptisms 1874-1882 > image 37 of 52; Catholic Church and Church of England parishes, Newfoundland. Baptism of "Guillelmus Gushue, 14 November 1879.
[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Census, 1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-40702-11377-8 : 20 March 2015), Placentia-St. Mary's > image 595 of 664; Department of Tourism, Culture, and Recreation, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Listing for John D. Daly and his wife and granddaugher, Mary Gushue.
[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Census, 1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-40938-16296-8 : 16 April 2015), Placentia-St. Mary's > image 102 of 514; Department of Tourism, Culture, and Recreation, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Image of the Census for Mall Bay Exclusive to North Harbour Inclusive. Listing for Bernard O'Rourke (Dwelling House #49 in St. Joseph's) and his wife, Mary, and single brother-in-law, George Gushue.

Maurice Daly¹

(say 1820 - )

Last Edited

Jul 2, 2016

Family

Mary Phalen b. s 1820

Marriage

Bride=Mary Phalen¹

Child

David Daly¹ (c Mar 1845 - )

Birth

say 1820

Marriage

Bride=Mary Phalen¹

Citations

[S1001] Salt Lake City, Utah, LDS Microfilm: Film #2169242, Item 9, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, St. Mary's, Newfoundland. Listing for Baptism of David Daly, 26 March 1845.

Elwyn Davidson¹

Last Edited

May 17, 2016

Citations

[S431] Web site: Govier Brothers Mortuary and Crematory website at https://www.meaningfulfunerals.net/home/index.cfm. Listing for Robert LaRocque posted in November, 2015. Accessed May 15, 2016.

Frederick Lorne Davidson^1,2

(1892 - 1957)

Last Edited

Oct 16, 2021

Family

Mary Frances St. John b. 2 Dec 1895, d. 1959

Marriage

23 April 1914

Timmins, Ontario, Canada; States that they are both living in Timmins and that the parents of Frances are Michael St. John and Julia Hartson, She states she was born in Newfoundland, is Catholic, a spinster and 20 years old.; Principal=Mary Frances St. John¹

Child

Grace Irene Davidson+³ (1917 - 1998)

Birth

1892

Date on gravestone.²

Marriage

23 April 1914

South Porcupine, Timmins, Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada; States that they are both living in Timmins and that the parents of Frances are Michael St. John and Julia Hartson, She states she was born in Newfoundland, is Catholic, a spinster and 20 years old.; Principal=Mary Frances St. John¹

Burial

1957

Timmins Memorial Cemetery, Timmins, Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada; Witness=Mary Frances St. John²

Death

1957

Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada; Date on gravestone.²

Citations

[S1063] NEGHS, online http://www.americanancestors.org, Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Reel: 322. Image of Marriage Registration for Frederick L. Davidson and Frances St. John, Timmins, Ontario, 23 April 1914. Accessed at: Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Reel: 322.
[S878] Find a Grave, online www.findagrave.com, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/226993113/… : accessed 16 October 2021), memorial page for Fred Lorne Davidson (1892–1957), Find a Grave Memorial ID 226993113, citing Timmins Memorial Cemetery, Timmins, Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by Matthew Poulin (contributor 50552539).
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Marriage Registration for Natalius A. Auger and Gracie Irene Davidson, 24 December 1933 at Timmons, Ontario. Accessed at: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/102747959/…

Grace Irene Davidson^1,2

Charts

Descendants of John Hartson & Roseanna Spencer

(1917 - 1998)

Last Edited

Oct 16, 2021

Relationship

3rd cousin of Patricia Ann Monogue

Father

Frederick Lorne Davidson¹ b. 1892, d. 1957

Mother

Mary Frances St. John¹ b. 2 Dec 1895, d. 1959

Family

Nautalius A. Auger b. 1909, d. 1966

Marriage

24 December 1933

Timmins, Ontario, Canada; Principal=Nautalius A. Auger¹

Child

Dorothy Irene Auger⁴ (1936 - 2006)

Birth

1917

Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Canada; Date on her gravestone.^1,2

Married Name

24 December 1933

Auger¹

Marriage

24 December 1933

Timmins, Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada; Principal=Nautalius A. Auger¹

(Witness) Death

1966

Principal=Nautalius A. Auger³

Burial

1998

Timmins Memorial Cemetery, Timmins, Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada²

Death

1998

Citations

[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Marriage Registration for Natalius A. Auger and Gracie Irene Davidson, 24 December 1933 at Timmons, Ontario. Accessed at: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/102747959/…
[S878] Find a Grave, online www.findagrave.com, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/226018026/… : accessed 16 October 2021), memorial page for Grace Irene Auger (1917–1998), Find a Grave Memorial ID 226018026, citing Timmins Memorial Cemetery, Timmins, Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by Matthew Poulin (contributor 50552539).
[S878] Find a Grave, online www.findagrave.com, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/226018025/… : accessed 16 October 2021), memorial page for Natalius "Red" Auger (1909–1966), Find a Grave Memorial ID 226018025, citing Timmins Memorial Cemetery, Timmins, Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by Matthew Poulin (contributor 50552539).
[S878] Find a Grave, online www.findagrave.com, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/226018027/… : accessed 16 October 2021), memorial page for Dorothy Garner (1936–2006), Find a Grave Memorial ID 226018027, citing Timmins Memorial Cemetery, Timmins, Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by Matthew Poulin (contributor 50552539).

James Davidson^1,2

(1938 - 2005)

Last Edited

Nov 9, 2021

Family

Maisie Geneva Hartson b. 1936, d. 28 Jan 2012

Marriage

circa 1972

Principal=Maisie Geneva Hartson^1,2

Birth

1938

Marriage

circa 1972

Principal=Maisie Geneva Hartson^1,2

Death

2005

Citations

[S1068] News, March 9, 2016.
[S985] In Memoriam, online www.inmemoriam.ca, Obituary for Maisie Davidson, died 28 January 2012, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Accessed 09 November 2021 at http://www.inmemoriam.ca/…

Matthew J. Davin¹

Last Edited

Jan 28, 2021

Family

Margaret Monahan Benning b. 1838, d. 27 Jun 1898

Marriage

circa 1868

Principal=Margaret Monahan Benning¹

Marriage

circa 1868

Principal=Margaret Monahan Benning¹

Citations

[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data:Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. Death Registration for Margaret M. Davin (Benning), 27 Jun 1898.

Bridget Davis¹

(circa February 1852 - )

Last Edited

Feb 20, 2017

Father

William Davis¹ b. s 1815

Mother

Bridget Peddle¹ b. s 1815

Birth

circa February 1852

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

Baptism

23 February 1852

Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church, St. Mary's Bay, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada¹

Citations

[S1001] Salt Lake City, Utah, LDS Microfilm: Film #2169242, Item 9, Baptisms 1843-90 for Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, St. Mary's, Newfoundland. Listing for baptism of Bridget Davis, 23 February 1852.

Dennis Davis¹

(1869 - )

Last Edited

Sep 30, 2015

Father

Stephen Davis¹ b. s 1845

Mother

Bridget McGrath¹ b. s 1845

Birth

1869

Newfoundland, Canada¹

Baptism

17 February 1869

St. Mary's Bay, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; Parents are listed as Stephen Davis & Bridget McGrath. Witnesses are Thomas Power & Rose Vail.; Witness=Rose Vail¹

Citations

[S846] Newfoundland Grand Banks, online ngb.checucto.org, Transcription of St. Mary's Baptisms (partial list), 1843-1925, District of Placentia & St. Mary's, contributed & transcribed by Michael Power, 2004; Baptismal entry for Dennis Davis, February 17, 1869.

Frances Davis¹

Last Edited

May 25, 2017

Family

James Hanam b. s 1830

Marriage

4 October 1845

Newfoundland, Canada; Principal=James Hanam¹

Children

William Hanam+¹ (c 1859 - )
James Hanam+¹ (c 1860 - bt 1924 - 1930)

Marriage

4 October 1845

Newfoundland, Canada; Principal=James Hanam¹

Married Name

4 October 1845

Hanam¹

Citations

[S435] E-mail Message. Personal Email from the daughter of Robert Hannem and granddaughter of William Hannem.

Hannah Davis¹

(say 1820 - )

Last Edited

Aug 8, 2020

Family

Michael Vail b. s 1820

Marriage

30 November 1844

St. Mary's Bay, Newfoundland, Canada; "Michael Vail and Hannah Davis, both of ...?. Witnesses Danny Kirney and Martha Bowen. By Father K. Walsh".; Principal=Michael Vail¹

Children

Ellen Vail² (c Aug 1845 - )
Bridget Vail³ (c Oct 1847 - )
Rose Vail+⁴ (c Feb 1850 - )
Elizabeth Vail+⁵ (27 Aug 1852 - )
Mary Vail⁶ (c Jan 1858 - )
John Vail+⁷ (c May 1860 - 4 Dec 1914)

Name Variation

Muriel Davis; In the Baptismal Records of Michael Viel's children, the wife is stated to be Murial or Margaret, although the marriage record named her as Hannah.²

Birth

say 1820

Married Name

30 November 1844

Vail¹

Marriage

30 November 1844

Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church, St. Mary's Bay, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; "Michael Vail and Hannah Davis, both of ...?. Witnesses Danny Kirney and Martha Bowen. By Father K. Walsh".; Principal=Michael Vail¹

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 Michael Vail & Hannah Davis, 11 November 1844. Film accessed February, 2016 at Family History Library, Montpelier, Vermont, and transcribed by myself (Patricia Balkcom).
[S1001] Salt Lake City, Utah, LDS Microfilm: Film #2169242, Item 9, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, St. Mary's, Newfoundland. Listing for Baptism of Ellen Viel (Vail), 23 August 1845.
[S1001] Salt Lake City, Utah, LDS Microfilm: LDS Film #2169242, Baptisms of St. Mary's Catholic Church, St. Mary's, Newfoundland, Canada. Baptism of Bridget Vail, 17 Oct 1847, daughter of Michael Vail and Hannah Davis.
[S1001] Salt Lake City, Utah, LDS Microfilm: Film #2169242, Item 9, Baptisms 1843-90 for Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, St. Mary's, Newfoundland. Listing for baptism of Thomas Vail, 22 February 1850.
[S1001] Salt Lake City, Utah, LDS Microfilm: Film #2169242, Item 9, Baptisms 1843-90 for Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, St. Mary's, Newfoundland. Listing for baptism of Elizabeth Vail, 27 August 1852.
[S1001] Salt Lake City, Utah, LDS Microfilm: LDS Film #2169242, Baptisms of St. Mary's Catholic Church, St. Mary's, Newfoundland, Canada. Baptism of Mary Vail, 24 January 1858, daughter of Michael Vail and Hannah Davis.
[S1001] Salt Lake City, Utah, LDS Microfilm: LDS Film #2169242, Baptisms of St. Mary's Catholic Church, St. Mary's, Newfoundland, Canada. Baptism of John Vail, 17 May 1860, son of Michael Vail and Hannah Davis.

John Davis¹

( - 13 August 1914)

Last Edited

Oct 19, 2021

Father

William Davis² b. s 1800, d. 5 Jan 1886

Mother

Bridget Peddle² b. s 1805

Family

Jane Tremblett

Marriage

26 November 1860

Principal=Jane Tremblett^1,2

Child

Pauline Davis+¹ (1869 - 16 Feb 1950)

Birth

Marriage

26 November 1860

Principal=Jane Tremblett^1,2

Death

13 August 1914

Colinet, Colinet Island, Newfoundland, Canada²

Citations

[S431] Web site: Website of Shawn Power, accessed 03 July 2020 at https://shawnpowerancestry.com/colinet-rc-cemetery/
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, DNA match of user "K.C." and Patricia Balkcom showing unweighted shared of 63cM across 2 segments, weighted 50cM. Longest segment is 33cM. Her tree shows that she is the granddaughter of Beatrice Hartson and Martin Curran. Accessed 18 October 2021 at: https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-matches/compare/…

Joseph Davis¹

(circa August 1847 - )

Last Edited

Aug 6, 2020

Father

William Davis¹ b. s 1815

Mother

Bridget Peddle¹ b. s 1815

Birth

circa August 1847

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

Baptism

19 August 1847

Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church, St. Mary's Bay, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; "...of William Davis and Bridget Davis. Witnesses - Michael Evoy and Sarah ?".¹

Citations

[S1001] Salt Lake City, Utah, LDS Microfilm: Film #2169242, Item 9, Baptisms 1843-90 for Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, St. Mary's, Newfoundland. Listing for baptism of Joseph Davis, 19 August 1847.

Mary Davis¹

(circa July 1843 - )

Last Edited

Aug 6, 2020

Father

William Davis¹ b. s 1815

Mother

Bridget Peddle¹ b. s 1815

Birth

circa July 1843

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

Baptism

15 July 1843

Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church, St. Mary's Bay, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; "Mary, dau. of William Davis & Bridget Peddle. Witnesses James Phalen & Catherine Tremblett. Priest - K. Walsh".¹

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 (Baptisms). Baptismal entry for Mary Davis, 15 July 1843. Film accessed February, 2016 at Family History Library, Montpelier, Vermont, and transcribed by myself (Patricia Balkcom).

Mary Davis¹

(say 1820 - )

Last Edited

Jul 4, 2016

Family

John Quilty b. s 1820

Marriage

Groom=John Quilty¹

Child

Patrick Quilty¹ (c Apr 1846 - )

Birth

say 1820

Marriage

Groom=John Quilty¹

Married Name

Quilty¹

Citations

[S1001] Salt Lake City, Utah, LDS Microfilm: Film #2169242, Item 9, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, St. Mary's, Newfoundland. Listing for Baptism of Patrick Quilty, 02 April 1846.

Pauline Davis¹

(1869 - 16 February 1950)

Last Edited

Jul 3, 2020

Father

John Davis² d. 13 Aug 1914

Mother

Jane Tremblett²

Family

Thomas E. Hartson b. c Dec 1854, d. 1 Sep 1928

Marriage

23 November 1896

Whitbourne, Newfoundland, Canada; Marriage record states:
Thomas Hartson, 33, fisherman, Catholic, of Burin married Polynia Davis, 25, of Colinet. They were both Catholic and were married by Father P.W. Browne. Witnesses were Peter and mary Jos. Davis.; Principal=Thomas E. Hartson^1,5

Children

Susan Hartson+¹¹ (c 1897 - 26 Feb 1935)
Peter Joseph Hartson^3,12 (28 Aug 1899 - 7 Dec 1956)
Minnie Hartson⁶ (c 1900 - 1 Dec 1918)
Jane Ann Hartson+¹³ (13 Jun 1903 - 27 Apr 1984)
Beatrice Hartson+¹⁴ (25 May 1905 - Apr 1982)
John Hartson+¹⁵ (1 Sep 1908 - 1942)
James Hartson³ (Oct 1911 - 18 Aug 1928)
Vincent R. Hartson³ (Jul 1913 - Jun 2001)

Name Variation

Hardstone

Name Variation

Hartson

Birth

1869

Colinet, Greater Colinet Island, Newfoundland, Canada; The 1921 Census states she was born in Sept. 1873, however, the age on her gravestone would indicate she was born about 1869.^3,4

Married Name

23 November 1896

Hartson⁵

Marriage

23 November 1896

Whitbourne, Trinity Bay District, Newfoundland, Canada; Marriage record states:
Thomas Hartson, 33, fisherman, Catholic, of Burin married Polynia Davis, 25, of Colinet. They were both Catholic and were married by Father P.W. Browne. Witnesses were Peter and mary Jos. Davis.; Principal=Thomas E. Hartson^1,5

(Witness) Death

1 December 1918

Emergency Hospital, St. John's, Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, Canada; Death record states: Minnie Hartson, died at the Emergency Hospital of St. John at the age of 18 of Broncho-pneumonia. She was attended by Dr. Scully, born in Colinet, was Catholic and was buried in Mt. Carmel Cemetery.; Principal=Minnie Hartson⁶

(Resident) Census

June 1921

Colinet, Newfoundland, Canada; "Thomas Hartison (sic)", head of Dwelling House #18 in Colinet, male, married, born Aug. 1858, aged 63, born in Burin, English, Catholic, working as a mill hand in a sawmill and does some small amount of farming. Living next door to Richard Meaney and his wife Bridget (another reseacher says her name was Davis, the same as the wife of Thomas). Also living close to many other Davis families. Living with him:
"Pelina" (has been identified as Pauline Davis in children's baptismal records), wife, born Sept. 1873 in Colinet, aged 47, English, Catholic.
Peter, male, son, single, born Aug. 1899 in Colinet, 22, Catholic, mill hand in the sawmill.
John, son, born Sept. 1908 in Colinet, Catholic, 13, at school.
James, son, born Oct. 1911 in Colinet, Catholic, 10, at school.
Vincent, son, born July 1913 in Colinet, Catholic, 8, at school.
Richard, son, married, born Dec. 1892, in Burin, English, Catholic, mill hand in sawmill.
Isabell, daughter-in-law, born Oct. 1896 in Placentia, aged 26, Catholic.; Principal=Thomas E. Hartson³

(Witness) Death

18 August 1928

Colinet, Newfoundland, Canada; Death record states: James Hartson, died in Colinet at the age of 18 of pneumonia. He was attended by Dr. McGrast and Father J.M. Connors, was Catholic, a lumberman, and was born and buried in Colinet. His father died two weeks later of influenza.; Principal=James Hartson⁷

(Witness) Death

1 September 1928

Colinet, Newfoundland, Canada; Death record states: "Thomas Hartson, died in Colinet at the age of 74 of influenza. He was attended by Dr. Giovanaddis and Father J.M. Connors, was Catholic, and and was born and buried in Colinet." His son, James, had died two weeks earlier. (Note: Thomas was actually born in Burin).; Principal=Thomas E. Hartson^8,9

Census

1935

Colinet, Newfoundland, Canada; "Pauline Heartson, head of Dwelling #45, owns her house with 7 rooms, valued at $1000 (this was a significant amount compared to the other houses listed), has no radio, female, widowed, aged 59, Catholic, born Nfld., parents born Nfld., British, homemaker, can write. Living next to her is the Richard Meaney family and her son John. Living with her:
Vincent, son, single, 22, Catholic, works in a sawmill and made $163 since June 1, 1934.; Resident=Vincent R. Hartson⁸

(Witness) Census

October 1945

Colinet, Newfoundland, Canada; "Vincent Harston, head, male, owns his house worth $500, 5 rooms, male, 32, born Placentia District. Living with him:
Mary, wife, 31, born Placentia District.
Michael, nephew, 10, born Placentia District.
Basil, nephew, 9, born Placentia District.
Pauline, mother, widowed, 72, born Placentia District.; Principal=Vincent R. Hartson¹⁰

Death

16 February 1950

Newfoundland, Canada⁴

Burial

February 1950

Colinet Catholic Cemetery, Colinet, Greater Colinet Island, Newfoundland, Canada; Stone engraving states: In Loving Memory of My Dear Mother, Pauline Harston, Died Feb. 16th 1950, Aged 81 Years. Rest in Peace. Erected By Her Son, Vincent Hartson.⁴

Printed here with permission of Shawn Power, photographer.

Citations

[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Vital Records, 1840-1949," database with images, (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12568-29227-65 : accessed 16 November 2015), Delayed Births 1905-1905, Box 24 > image 206 of 572; Provincial Archives, St. John's. Baptismal Registration for Beatric Heartson, May 30, 1905.
[S431] Web site: Website of Shawn Power, accessed 03 July 2020 at https://shawnpowerancestry.com/colinet-rc-cemetery/
[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Census, 1921," database with images, (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/… : accessed 16 November 2015), Placentia-St. Mary's > image 613 of 664; Department of Tourism, Culture, and Recreation, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Census listing for Thomas Hartison (sic), Section from Mall Bay to Beckford, p. 148, line 4.
[S846] Newfoundland Grand Banks, online ngb.checucto.org, Images of Gravestones in the Catholic Cemetery in Colinet, Newfoundland; accessed 10/21/18. Shows image of stone for Pauline Hartson http://ngb.chebucto.org/Cemetery/…
[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Vital Records, 1840-1949," database with images, (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-10506-12984-47 : accessed 16 November 2015), Marriages 1892-1897, Volume 02 > image 488 of 516; Provincial Archives, St. John's. Marriage Record for Thomas Hartson and Polynia Davis (sic), Nov. 23, 1896.
[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Vital Records, 1840-1949," database with images, (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-10505-72740-40 : accessed 16 November 2015), Deaths 1915-1918, Volume 08 > image 109 of 507; Provincial Archives, St. John's. Death record for Minnie Hartson, December 1, 1918.
[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Vital Records, 1840-1949," database with images, (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-10505-52736-34 : accessed 16 November 2015), Deaths 1927-1930, Certificate Number 286247-296460 > image 250 of 289; Provincial Archives, St. John's. Death record for James Hartson, August 18, 1928.
[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Census, 1935," database with images, (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/… : accessed 16 November 2015), Placentia-St. Mary's > image 121 of 514; Department of Tourism, Culture, and Recreation, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Census listing for Pauline Heartson (sic), Section from Mall Bay to North Harbour, p. 6, line 20.
[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Vital Records, 1840-1949," database with images, (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-10505-52736-34 : accessed 16 November 2015), Deaths 1927-1930, Certificate Number 286247-296460 > image 250 of 289; Provincial Archives, St. John's. Death record for Thomas Hartson, September 1, 1928.
[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Census, 1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9FX-FGWS : 16 April 2015), > image 88 of 237; Department of Tourism, Culture, and Recreation, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Listing for family of Vincent Hartson, Colinet, line 29.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, "New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957" [database on-line]. ear: 1916; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 2497; Line: 1; Page Number: 98. Original data: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897. Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls. NAI: 6256867. Listing for Susan Hartson.
[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Church Records, 1793-1945," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-91SL-YDZ : 22 May 2014), Salmonier > Catholic Saint Joseph's > Births, baptisms 1882-1899 > image 45 of 45; Catholic Church and Church of England parishes, Newfoundland. Image of the baptism in the church record for Peter Joseph Hartson (#623), born 28 August 1899 and baptized 22 September 1899.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Year: 1926; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 3922; Line: 23; Page Number: 156. Listing for Jennie Hartson, states her father is Thomas Hartson, and that she is 23 and born in Colinet, Newfoundland.
[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Vital Records, 1840-1949," database with images, (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12568-29227-65 : accessed 16 November 2015), Delayed Births 1905-1905, Box 24 > image 206 of 572; Provincial Archives, St. John's. Baptismal Registration for Beatrice Heartson, May 30, 1905.
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Robert Davis¹

(circa July 1845 - )

Last Edited

Aug 6, 2020

Father

William Davis¹ b. s 1815

Mother

Bridget Peddle¹ b. s 1815

Birth

circa July 1845

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

Baptism

21 July 1845

Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church, St. Mary's Bay, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; Parents are listed as Robert Davis & Bridget Peddle. Witnesses were James O'Brien and Mary Tobin.¹

Citations

[S1001] Salt Lake City, Utah, LDS Microfilm: Film #2169242, Item 9, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, St. Mary's, Newfoundland. Listing for Baptism of Robert Davis, 21 July 1845.

Stephen Davis¹

(say 1845 - )

Last Edited

Sep 30, 2015

Family

Bridget McGrath b. s 1845

Marriage

Principal=Bridget McGrath

Child

Dennis Davis¹ (1869 - )

Birth

say 1845

Marriage

Principal=Bridget McGrath

Citations

[S846] Newfoundland Grand Banks, online ngb.checucto.org, Transcription of St. Mary's Baptisms (partial list), 1843-1925, District of Placentia & St. Mary's, contributed & transcribed by Michael Power, 2004; Baptismal entry for Dennis Davis, February 17, 1869.