Elizabeth Ann Hennessey1,2

#874, (between 1849 and 1850 - 11 January 1890)
Father*Patrick Hennessey2 (c 1802 - c 1868)
Mother*Jane Phinney2 (1809 - c 1878)

Family

Joseph J Woods b. 1848
Children 1.Patrick Woods12 (c 1876 - )
 2.Flora Woods12 (c 1878 - )
 3.Ellen Woods12 (1880 - )
 4.Courtney Woods12 (1883 - )
 5.Margaret Woods12 (1886 - )
Her married name was Woods. 
Birth*between 1849 and 1850She was born between 1849 and 1850 at New BrunswickG.2 
1851She appeared on the census of 1851 in the household of Patrick Hennessey and Jane Phinney at Moncton, Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG, as Elizabeth, age 1, b. NB; (neis. Florence and Johannah Dunivan; Mary (53) Canady; Richard and Bridget Dillihunt; Jeremiah and Hannah Sullivan.)3 
1861She appeared on the census of 1861 in the household of Patrick Hennessey and Jane Phinney at Moncton, Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG, as Elizabeth Ann, age 11; (neis. Andrew (60) and Rozanna (60) Downey; David and Ann O'Neal, line 624.)4 
Baptism17 March 1864She sponsored the baptism of Julia Ann Donovan on 17 March 1864 at St-Anselme Church, Fox-Creek, Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG, (prob., but age ca. 15.)5 
Marriage4 February 1868She witnessed the marriage of Catherine Hennessey and Denis Hogan on 4 February 1868 at St-Thomas Church, Memramcook, Dorchester Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (poss. in Irishtown.)6
1871She appeared on the census of 1871 in the household of Jane Phinney at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG, as Elizabeth Ann, age 20; (same house with William (29) and Alice Larisy, fam. 40; neis. John (50) and Clarasa Kennedy, fam. 38.)7 
Marriage16 June 1872She witnessed the marriage of Elizabeth Foley and Patrick Hennessey Jr on 16 June 1872 at Cocagne, Dundas Par., Kent Co., New BrunswickG.8,9 
Marriage*16 January 1874She married Joseph J Woods, son of Joseph Woods and Flora MacInness, on 16 January 1874 at St-Pierre Church, Cocagne, Dundas Par., Kent Co., New BrunswickG.10 
Death*11 January 1890She died on 11 January 1890.11 

Citations

  1. [S80] 1861 New Brunswick Province Census. as Elizabeth Ann.
  2. [S83] 1851 Canada Census (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia).
  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. [S80] 1861 New Brunswick Province Census. Patrick Hennessee (58), b. Ireland, farmer (prop.); Jane (51), b. NB.
  5. [S135] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: St-Anselme de Fox-Creeks, Cte Westmorland, 1833-1870 (3 typed manuscripts) (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), Julia Ann Donovan, b. 21 Feb 1854, dau. of Michael Donovan and Mary Jane Hennessy [sic]; sponsors William Hogan and Elizabeth Ann Hennessy. p. 70, B. 20 (img 71/99), typed manuscript.
  6. [S101] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: St-Thomas, Memramcook, Cte Westmorland, 1845-1899 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), p. 48, img 349/1466, M-9, Denis Hogan and Catherine Hennessy of Irishtown [in margin]. Denis Hogan, son of William Hogan and Norah Donovan, and Catherine Casey [sic in entry], dau. of Patrick Hennessey and of Jane Pheney, marr. 4 Feb 1868 by Joseph Coyne; witn. John Donovan, Francis Cormier, Elizabeth Hennessey. [Ceremony prob. in Irishtown]
  7. [S84] 1871 Canada Census. Jane (61), b. NB, wid.
  8. [S99] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: St-Pierre, Cocagne, Cte Kent, 1800-1899 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), p. 71, img. 146/460, M7; Patrick Hennessey and Elisabeth Foley, marr. 16 Jun 1872; witnesses Maurice O'Neil and Elisabeth Ann Hennessey. Hereinafter cited as Drouin: St-Pierre Cocagne, 1800-1899.
  9. [S82] Robert F Fellows, compiler, First Families of New Brunswick (www.nbgs.ca/firstfamilies.html (members only): New Brunswick Genealogical Society, 2006), Source: MC80/1790 Ken Kanner’s Early families revisited, page 136.
  10. [S99] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Pierre Cocagne, 1800-1899, Drouin no. 3128, p. 116, M-1, img. 170/460. John [sic] Wood and Ann Elisabeth Hennessy, marr. 16 Jan 1874 by J M Vannier; witn. John McIncrow and Mary Sullivan.
  11. [S1628] FindAGrave.com, online findagrave.com, No image. Narrative: Anna Elizabeth “Annie” Woods; inscription: d. 11 Jan 1890, age 39, wife of Joseph Woods. Saint Joseph's Cemetery, Kentville, Kings Co. NS. Memorial 24871115, created by eaglehart.
  12. [S69] 1891 Canada Census. birth dates for Courtney and Margaret from 1901 census.