Sister Ellen Mahoney1

#8185, (29 April 1848 - before 1898)
Father*Denis Mahoney1 (c 1804 - 1881)
Mother*Ellen Barry1 (c 1815 - 1906)
Her religious name was Sister M Patrick.2 
Sister Ellen Mahoney was also known as Helen.3 
Birth*29 April 1848She was born on 29 April 1848 at Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.3 
Baptism15 May 1848She was baptized on 15 May 1848 at St. Bartholomew Church, Melrose, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.3 
1851She appeared on the census of 1851 in the household of Denis Mahoney and Ellen Barry at Melrose, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG, age 2, b. NB; (neis. John and Mary Mahoney, John and Bridget Reily, Noonan.)4 
1861She appeared on the census of 1861 in the household of Denis Mahoney and Ellen Barry at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG, age 12.5 
Baptism31 May 1868She (poss.) sponsored the baptism of Maria Mahan on 31 May 1868 at Ste-Thérèse d'Avila Church, Cap-Pelé, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.6 
1871She appeared on the census of 1871 in the household of Denis Mahoney and Ellen Barry at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG, as Eleanor, age 23; neis. James (33) and Elizabeth (26) Barry, fam. 50; John (36) and Mary A (29) Manony.7 
She entered a religious order as Sister M Patrick.2 
Death*before 1898She died before 1898 at New BrunswickG; (poss.)8 
Burial*She was buried at St. Mary's Cemetery, St. John, New BrunswickG.8 

Citations

  1. [S83] 1851 Canada Census (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Dennis Mahony (44), farmer; Ellen (35); both b. Ireland, migr. Jun 1829.
  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. 15. Names the children of Denis Mahoney and Ellen Butler, including "the Rev. Sister M. Patrick, of Silver Falls, the first fruits of Melrose to the Church." As the other children are accounted for, this would be Ellen.
  3. [S100] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: Shemogue [Chimogoui, St-Barthélemi], Cte Westmorland, 1813-1855 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), p. 10, B 3, 15 May 1848, img 146/150. Helen, b. 29 Apr last, dau. of Dennis Mahony and Helen Barry, bapt. 15 May 1848; sponsors John Walsh and Helen Mahony; by Ant. Gagnon. Online Ancestry.com.
  4. [S83] 1851 Canada Census (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Dennis Mahony (44), farmer; Ellen (35); both b. Ireland, entered Colony Jun 1829.
  5. [S80] 1861 New Brunswick Province Census. Denis (55), b. Ireland, farmer; Ellen (49), b. Ireland, farmer.
  6. [S1199] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: Ste-Thérèse, Cap-Pelé/Cape Bald, Cte Westmorland, 1859-1899 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), p. 124, B-29, img. 68/426. Marie Mahan, b. the 18th, dau. of Patrick Mahan and Catherine Mahoney, bapt. 31 May 1868 by F X Babinault; sponsors [barely legible, names only poss.] Patrick Mahoney and Helen Mahoney.
  7. [S84] 1871 Canada Census. Denis Mahony (64), farmer, b. Ireland; Eleanor (55), b. Ireland.
  8. [S2763] Canadian Headstones, online CanadianHeadstones.ca. Shared memorial of Sisters who died 1859-1897. "Sister M Patrick."