Edwin Ralph Hennessey1

#12813, (circa 1853 - 26 November 1915)
Father*Patrick Hennessey1 (c 1802 - c 1868)
Mother*Jane Phinney1 (1809 - c 1878)

Family

Mary Ellen O'Neill b. c 1860, d. 1909
Children 1.Clara Hennessey9 (1894 - )
 2.Mary Irene Hennessey10 (1896 - )
 3.Ellen J Hennessey11 (1897 - )
Birth*circa 1853He was born circa 1853 at New BrunswickG.1 
1861He appeared on the census of 1861 in the household of Patrick Hennessey and Jane Phinney at Moncton, Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG, age 8; (neis. Andrew (60) and Rozanna (60) Downey; David and Ann O'Neal, line 624.)2 
1871He appeared on the census of 1871 in the household of Jane Phinney at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG, as Ralph, age 17; (same house with William (29) and Alice Larisy, fam. 40; neis. John (50) and Clarasa Kennedy, fam. 38.)3 
21 April 1891He appeared on the census of 21 April 1891 in the household of Patrick Hennessey Jr and Elizabeth Foley, age 37, b. Ireland; (neis. Michael and Jane Donovan; William and Alice Larracey.)4 
Marriage*24 November 1891He married Mary Ellen O'Neill, daughter of John O'Neill and Elizabeth Delahunt, on 24 November 1891 at St-Anselme Church, Fox-Creek, Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.5 
8 April 1901He and Mary Ellen O'Neill appeared on the census of 8 April 1901 at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (neis. William and Alice Larracey; Patrick and Elizabeth Hennessey.)6 
Death*26 November 1915He died on 26 November 1915 at Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.7,8 
Burial*28 November 1915He was buried on 28 November 1915 at St. Lawrence O'Toole Church Cemetery, Irishtown, Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (recorded in St-Anselme register.)7,8 

Citations

  1. [S80] 1861 New Brunswick Province Census. age 8.
  2. [S80] 1861 New Brunswick Province Census. Patrick Hennessee (58), b. Ireland, farmer (prop.); Jane (51), b. NB.
  3. [S84] 1871 Canada Census. Jane (61), b. NB, wid.
  4. [S69] 1891 Canada Census. Patrick (50), b. and mother b. NB, father b. Ireland, farmer; Elizabeth (47), b. NB, parents b. Ireland.
  5. [S102] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: St-Anselme de Fox-Creeks, Cte Westmorland, 1845-1898 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), p. 273, M-6, img. 145/197. Edwin Ralph Hennessey and Mary Anne O'Neill, both of Irishtown, marr. 24 Nov 1891 by D F Leger; witn. James Larracey and Jane O'Neill.
  6. [S68] 1901 Canada Census. Edwin (47), b. NB 15 Sep 1853, farmer; Mary E (41), b. NB 6 May 1859.
  7. [S104] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: St-Anselme de Fox-Creeks, Cte Westmorland, 1899-1943 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), p. 176, S-32, img. 92/126. Edwin Ralph Hennessy, age 62, d. 26 Nov 1915, bur. 28 Nov 1915, rites by A Robechaud; witn. Thos. Hennessey and Pat Hennessey.
  8. [S86] St. Lawrence O'Toole (Irishtown) Parish Cemetery Grave Marker Images, online www.acadian-cemeteries.acadian-home.org/frames.html, shared standing gravemarker. Edwin Ralph Hennessy 1853-1915; his wife Mary Ellen O'Neill 1860-1909.
  9. [S102] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Anselme de Fox-Creeks, 1845-1898, p. 292, B-25, img. 157/197. Clara Hennessey, dau. of Ralph Hennessey and Mary Helen O'Neil, b. 27 Jul 1894, bapt. 31 Jul 1894 by D F Leger; sponsors William Hennessey and Clara O'Neil.
  10. [S102] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Anselme de Fox-Creeks, 1845-1898, p. 306, B-2, img. 164/197. Mary Irine [sic] Hennessey, dau. of Ralph Hennessey and Mary Ellen [corrected from Helen] O'Neil of Irishtown, b. 7 Jan 1896, bapt. 20 Jan 1896 by D F Leger; sponsors Jenney O'Neil and Sarah Hennessey.
  11. [S68] 1901 Canada Census.