Jeremiah Sweeney1

#10945, (1823 - 20 December 1900)
Father*Dennis Sweeney2 (c 1791 - )
Mother*Mary McCarthy2 (c 1795 - 1876)

Family

Catherine Sullivan b. 1825, d. 1908
Children 1.Denis1 Sweeney3 (1850 - 1850)
 2.Mary Sweeney+19,20 (1852 - 1921)
 3.John J. Sweeney+21 (c 1855 - 1929)
 4.Denis Sweeney3 (1858 - 1928)
 5.Francis James Sweeney22 (1861 - 1921)
 6.Michael Sweeney19 (c 1863 - )
 7.Margaret E Sweeney23 (1866 - 1866)
 8.Julia Abigail Sweeney24 (1867 - 1918)
Birth*1823He was born in 1823 at Co. Cork, IrelandG.3 
1831He migrated to New BrunswickG in 1831.4 
Baptism21 October 1849He sponsored the baptism of Margaret Sullivan on 21 October 1849 at Chapelle de la baie du Chimougoui, Shemogue, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.5,6 
Marriage*12 January 1850He married Catherine Sullivan, daughter of Timothy Sullivan and Margaret Doody, on 12 January 1850 at St-Henri Church, Barachois, Shediac Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.7,8 
1851He and Catherine Sullivan appeared on the census of 1851 at Sackville Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (nei. John and Joanna Welch.)4 
Baptism26 October 1858He sponsored the baptism of John Sweeney on 26 October 1858 at Shediac Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.9 
Baptism4 February 1860He sponsored the baptism of Denis Sweeney on 4 February 1860 at Ste-Thérèse d'Avila Church, Cap-Pelé, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.10 
Marriage27 August 1860He witnessed the marriage of Margaret Steel and Timothy Savage on 27 August 1860 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.11,12,13 
1861He and Catherine Sullivan appeared on the census of 1861 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (neis. Alexander and Mary McDonald, fam. 484; James Mahoney (55), fam. 481.)14 
1871He and Catherine Sullivan appeared on the census of 1871 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (neis. Alexander and Mary McDonald, fam. 67; Ephraim and Melinda Ward, fam. 69; James and Julia Carroll, fam. 71.)15 
1881He and Catherine Sullivan appeared on the census of 1881 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (nei. Alexander and Mary McDonald, fam. 338; James and Mary Mahoney, fam. 336; James Carroll (54), fam. 54.)16 
1891He and Catherine Sullivan appeared on the census of 1891 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (neis. Cornelius Noonan, Charles Noonan, Benjamin Corrigan, James Stack, William Savage, Michael Noonan, Jeremiah and Catherine Noonan.)17 
Death*20 December 1900He died on 20 December 1900 at Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.18,3 
Burial*22 December 1900He was buried on 22 December 1900 at St. Bartholomew Church Cemetery, Melrose, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.18,3 

Citations

  1. [S1980] Auguste Daigle (transcriber), Registre de la paroisse St-Timothée [i.e. Ste-Thérèse-d'Avila] de Shemogue, FHL Film 928969, Item 10, filmed 1967, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, online FamilySearch.org, p. 381, no. 3080, img. 245/336. Jeremish Sweeney of Sackville Par., laborer, and Catharine Sullivan of the same parish, marr. 12 Jan 1850 by John Sweeney; witn. John Sullivan and Mary Sweeney.
  2. [S79] Rev. Edward Savage, The Story of Melrose, Westmorland County (copy from Université Saint Joseph Archives, Moncton), transcription online http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nbwestmo/history.htm, p. 14, naming the children of Denis Sweeney as Jeremiah, James, John (the sea-captain), Denis and Mary (Mrs. James Hurley).
  3. [S557] New Brunswick and Nova Scotia Cemeteries (Acadian) (index and images), online acadian-cemeteries.acadian-home.org, standing shared memorial, records 11-4, 12-1 and 12-2. Jeremiah Sweeney 1823-1900 / Catherine his wife 1825-1908 / They were b. Cork Ireland; [side] Children / Dennis 1850-1850 / Margaret E 1866-1866 / Dennis Sweeney 1858-1928; [side] Hon. Francis J Sweeney 1861-1921.
  4. [S83] 1851 Canada Census (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Jeremiah (24), b. Ireland, farmer, entered Colony 1831; Catherine (23), b. Ireland, entered Colony 1836.
  5. [S100] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: Shemogue [Chimogoui, St-Barthélemi], Cte Westmorland, 1813-1855 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), p. 128, 1849, B-55, img. 90/150. Margaret Ann Sullivam, dau. of Daniel Sulllivan and Bridget Russel [sic], b. 23 Jul 1849, bapt. 21 Oct 1849 by John Sweeney; sponsors Jeremiah Sweeney and Cath. Sullivan. Online Ancestry.com.
  6. [S1980] Auguste Daigle, Registre de la paroisse St-Timothée, FHL Film 928969, Item 10, filmed 1967: p. 169, No. 56, img. 434/1265 (transcript). Margaret Ann Sullivan, b. 23 Jul [1849], dau. of Daniel Sullivan and Bridget Russell, bapt. 21 Oct 1849 by John Sweeney; sponsors Jeremiah Sweeny and Catherine Sullivan [same day were baptized Margaret, dau. of Timothy and Mary Savage; Ann, dau. of Jeremiah and Catherine Noonan; Julia, dau. of Daniel and Bridget Savage].
  7. [S146] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: St-Henri, Barachois, Cte Westmorland, 1812-1899, Vols. 1 and 2 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), img. 66/504, No. M-1. Jeremiah Sweeney and Catharine Sullivan of Botsford parish, marr. 12 Jan 1850 by John Mooney; witn. John Sullivan, brother of the bride, and Mary Sweeney, sister of the groom.
  8. [S1496] Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Marriage Register: Vol. B, p. 381, no. 3080, img. 245/336. Jeremish Sweeney of Sackville Par., laborer, and Catharine Sullivan of the same parish, marr. 12 Jan 1850 by John Sweeney; witn. John Sullivan and Mary Sweeney, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick. Hereinafter cited as Westmorland Co. NB Marriage Register.
  9. [S146] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Henri, Barachois, 1812-1899 1 & 2, Vol. 2, p. 11, B-33, img. 119/504. John Sweeney, son of James Sweeney and Catherine Mahoney, b. 10 Oct 1858, bapt. 26 Oct 1858 by F X Babinault; sponsors Jeremiah Sweeney and Mary Sweeney.
  10. [S1199] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: Ste-Thérèse, Cap-Pelé/Cape Bald, Cte Westmorland, 1859-1899 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), p. 2, B-17, img. 2/426. Denis Sweeney, son of James Sweeney and Catherine Mahoney, b. 20 Nov 1859, bapt. 4 Feb 1860 by F X Babinault; sponsors Jeremiah Sweeney and Mary Mahoney.
  11. [S1600] New Brunswick Marriage Registers 1789-1889, online FamilySearch.com, Westmorland 1857-1875, p. 227, No. 4868, img. 153/322. Timothy Savage and Margaret Steel, both of Botsford Par., marr. 27 Aug 1860 by F X Babinault; witn. Michael Shay and Jeremiah Sweeney.
  12. [S1980] Auguste Daigle, Registre de la paroisse St-Timothée, FHL Film 928969, Item 10, filmed 1967: Village of Chimoqouy (transcript), p. 533 (corrected from p. 47). Timothy Savage of Cap Tormentine, wid. of Mary Reen, and Margaret Steel, marr. 27 Aug 1860 by F X Babinault.
  13. [S146] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Henri, Barachois, 1812-1899 1 & 2, vol. 2, img. 7/504. M-7. Timothy Savage of Cap Tormentine, wid. of Mary Wren, and Margaret Steel, marr. 27 Aug 1860 by F X Babinault; no witn. named.
  14. [S1752] 1861 Canada East Census. Jeremiah (37), b. Ireland, farmer; Catharine (38), b. Ireland.
  15. [S84] 1871 Canada Census. Jeremiah (43), b. Ireland, farmer; Catharine (44), b. Ireland.
  16. [S42] 1881 Canada Census. Jeremiah (54), b. Ireland, farmer; Catherine (54), b. Ireland.
  17. [S69] 1891 Canada Census. Jeremiah (64), b. and parents b. Ireland, farmer; Catherine (61), b. and parents b. Ireland.
  18. [S106] St. Bartholomew's Cemetery Headstones and Parish Register Entries, Mark Edlund (compiler), online rootsweb.ancestry.com, Record 83, Parish register. Jeremiah Sweeney, d. "the day before yesterday," age 77, bur. "in the burying ground of this parish" 22 Dec 1900.
  19. [S84] 1871 Canada Census.
  20. [S520] VWH, sister Julia Abigail was witn. at marr. of Mary and Patrick.
  21. [S133] Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Registration Division, Marriages (Sch. B.), Return of Clergyman: no. 249; John Sweeney, age 32, bachelor, farmer, father Jeremiah Sweeney, mother Catherine Sullivan; Annie Carroll, age 23, spinster, father James Carroll, mother Julia Lane; both R.C., res. Emigrant Road Botsford; marr. by banns 26 Nov 1888, by Rev. P. Bradley, Cape Bald; witn. Hippolite Babinot and Madaleine Leblanc, both of Botsford.
  22. [S96] Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959, online FamilySearch.org, Francis James, b. 21 Apr 1861, son of Jeremiah Sweeny and Catherine Sullivan.
  23. [S1980] Auguste Daigle, Registre de la paroisse St-Timothée, FHL Film 928969, Item 10, filmed 1967: p. 237, img. 468/1265. Marguerite, b. 19 Jun 1866, dau. of Jeremiah Sweeny and Catherine Sullivan; no bapt. record given.
  24. [S1980] Auguste Daigle, Registre de la paroisse St-Timothée, FHL Film 928969, Item 10, filmed 1967: p. 245, img. 472/1265. Julia Abigail, b. 9 Oct 1867, dau. of Jeremiah Sweeny and Catherine Sullivan; no bapt. record given.