Walter Hennessey1

#869, (2 April 1836 - 1919)
Father*Patrick Hennessey1 (c 1802 - c 1868)
Mother*Jane Phinney1 (1809 - c 1878)

Family

Susannah McQuade b. c 1841, d. 1906
Children 1.Patrick A Hennessey15 (1867 - 1937)
 2.Walter Hennessey Jr.16 (1870 - )
 3.James Edward Hennessey16 (1872 - 1925)
 4.William J Hennessey+16 (1873 - 1915)
 5.Agnes Hennessey16 (1875 - 1916)
 6.Mary Hennessey16 (1876 - )
 7.Sarah Jane Hennessey16 (1878 - 1959)
 8.Susan L Hennessey16 (1880 - 1948)
 9.Alice M Hennessey17 (1881 - 1959)
Birth*2 April 1836He was born on 2 April 1836 at New BrunswickG.2 
1851He appeared on the census of 1851 in the household of Patrick Hennessey and Jane Phinney at Moncton, Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG, age 15; (neis. Florence and Johannah Dunivan; Mary (53) Canady; Richard and Bridget Dillihunt; Jeremiah and Hannah Sullivan.)3 
Baptism17 June 1855He witnessed the baptism of Florence Donovan on 17 June 1855 at St-Thomas Church, Memramcook, Dorchester Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.4 
Marriage1858He witnessed the marriage of David O'Neill and Nancy Kennedy in 1858 at St-Anselme Church (prob.), Fox-Creek, Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.5 
Marriage5 February 1860He witnessed the marriage of John Larracey and Ellen Donahoe on 5 February 1860 at St-Anselme Church, Fox-Creek, Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.6 
Baptism24 July 1864He witnessed the baptism of Catherine Donovan on 24 July 1864 at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.7 
Marriage*10 June 1866He married Susannah McQuade, daughter of John McQuade and Mary Donahoe, on 10 June 1866 at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.8 
1871He appeared on the census of 1871 at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.9 
1881He and Susannah McQuade appeared on the census of 1881 at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (neis. Maurice and Ellen O'Neil; William and Mary Deenan.)10 
10 April 1891He appeared on the census of 10 April 1891 at Moncton, Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.11 
April 1901He and Susannah McQuade appeared on the census of April 1901 at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.12 
Death*1919He died in 1919 at Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.13 
Burial*1919He was buried in 1919 at St. Lawrence O'Toole Church Cemetery, Irishtown, Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.14 

Citations

  1. [S83] 1851 Canada Census (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia).
  2. [S68] 1901 Canada Census. Walter (65), b. NB 2 Apr 1836, farmer; Susan (60), b. NB 17 Mar 1851.
  3. [S83] 1851 Canada Census (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Patrick Hennessey (48), Irish, farmer (prop.), entered colony 1819; Jane (41), English, farmer (prop.), b. NB.
  4. [S101] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: St-Thomas, Memramcook, Cte Westmorland, 1845-1899 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), p. 87, B-58, img. 95/1466. Florence, son of Michael Donovan and Mary Jane Hennessey, bapt. 17 Jun 1855 by F X Lafrance, age 3 mos.; sponsors Walter Hennessey and Anastasia Larracy. Same day as Thomas McDonald, John Corbert, Catherine Kennedy, Rosanna Kennedy and Ann Delahunt.
  5. [S2278] New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950, online FamilySearch.org, Westmorland Co., Book 6, p. 47, no. 3983, img. 62/322. David O'Neill and Ann Kennedy, marr. [no date given] by Wm. McManus; witn. Walter Hennessey and Sarah Kennedy. Registered at County 1 Oct 1858. [Note: Rev. Wm. McManus was at St-Anselme church at this time but this marriage is not found in St. Anselme registers]
  6. [S110] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: St-Anselme de Fox-Creeks, Cte Westmorland, 1832-1841 (original and typed) (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), p. 104, img 73/124, M3. John Larrissey and Ellen Donohoe, both of Irishtown, marr. 1 Feb 1860, by John C. Murray; witnesses Walter Hennessey and Susan McQuade.
  7. [S110] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Anselme de Fox-Creeks, 1832-1841, Catherine Donovan, b. 9 Jun 1864, dau of Lawrence Donovan and Johanna Carroll; s/s Walter Hennessy and Mary Jane Donovan.
    p. 72, B. 48 (img 73/99), typed manuscript.
  8. [S102] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: St-Anselme de Fox-Creeks, Cte Westmorland, 1845-1898 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), p. 2, M7, img 3/197; 22 May 1866, Walter Hennessy marr. Susan McQuade, by P. Holahan; witnesses Patrick Hennessy and Alice Donahoe.
  9. [S84] 1871 Canada Census. Walter Hennisy (35), b. NB, farmer; Susan (31), b. NB.
  10. [S42] 1881 Canada Census. Walter (45), b. NB, Irish descent, farmer; Susan (41), b. NB, Irish descent.
  11. [S69] 1891 Canada Census. Walter (56), b. father b. Ireland, mother b. NB, farmer; Susan (52), b. NB, parents b. Ireland.
  12. [S68] 1901 Canada Census. Walter (65), b. 2 Apr 1836, farmer; Susan (60), b. NB 17 Mar 1851.
  13. [S1604] Ancestry.com Cameron, Elliott, Hardman, Shibley Family Tree, jonathan_cameron, owner, online Ancestry.com, photo of modern standing headstone. Walter Hennessy 1836-1919, Susan McQuaid 1841-1906, (children) Patrick A 1867-1937, Sarah J 1878-1959, Susan L 1880-1948, James E 1872-1925, his wife Mary C Murphy 1871-1953. Narrative: St. Lawrence O'Toole Cemetery, Irishtown, Westmorland Co. NB. Hereinafter cited as Cameron, Elliott FT.
  14. [S86] St. Lawrence O'Toole (Irishtown) Parish Cemetery Grave Marker Images, online www.acadian-cemeteries.acadian-home.org/frames.html, photo of modern standing headstone. Walter Hennessy 1836-1919, Susan McQuaid 1841-1906, (children) Patrick A 1867-1937, Sarah J 1878-1959, Susan L 1880-1948, James E 1872-1925, his wife Mary C Murphy 1871-1953. Narrative: St. Lawrence O'Toole Cemetery, Irishtown, Westmorland Co. NB.
  15. [S107] Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Registration Division, Births (Sch. A.), Return of Physician, Parent, or Other Person, Patrick A. Hennessy [sic], b. Irishtown 20 Apr 1867; father Walter Hennessy, labourer; mother Susanah McQuaid [sic]; Accoucher Margret Dillahunt; 1867-H11; microfilm F18759, online http://archives.gnb.ca
  16. [S42] 1881 Canada Census.
  17. [S69] 1891 Canada Census.