John J. Sweeney1

#1191, (circa 1855 - 1 March 1929)
Father*Jeremiah Sweeney2 (1823 - 1900)
Mother*Catherine Sullivan2 (1825 - 1908)

Family 1

Anastasia Carroll b. 1865, d. 1898
Children 1.Sr. Margaret Sweeney13 (1889 - )
 2.Leo Francis Sweeney14 (1891 - )
 3.__d1 Sweeney15 (1892 - )
 4.Julia Sweeney16 (1894 - )
 5.Catherine Anne Sweeney+17 (1896 - 1987)

Family 2

Mary Agnes McDonald b. c 1868, d. 1942
Child 1.Alexander J Sweeney18 (1900 - 1917)
Birth*circa 1855He was born circa 1855.3 
1861He appeared on the census of 1861 in the household of Jeremiah Sweeney and Catherine Sullivan at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG, age 6, b. NB; (neis. Alexander and Mary McDonald, fam. 484; James Mahoney (55), fam. 481.)4 
1871He appeared on the census of 1871 in the household of Jeremiah Sweeney and Catherine Sullivan at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG, age 15, b. NB; (neis. Alexander and Mary McDonald, fam. 67; Ephraim and Melinda Ward, fam. 69; James and Julia Carroll, fam. 71.)5 
1881He appeared on the census of 1881 in the household of Jeremiah Sweeney and Catherine Sullivan 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.)6 
Marriage*26 November 1888He married Anastasia Carroll, daughter of James Carroll Jr and Julia Lane, on 26 November 1888 at Emigrant Road, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.2,7 
1891He and Anastasia Carroll appeared on the census of 1891 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (neis. Jeremiah and Catherine Sweeney; Michael and Catherine Shea.)8 
Marriage*8 May 1899He married Mary Agnes McDonald, daughter of Alexander McDonald and Mary Hartnett, on 8 May 1899 at Ste-Thérèse d'Avila Church, Cap-Pelé, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.9 
1901He and Mary Agnes McDonald appeared on the census of 1901 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (neis. Dennis Mahoney and Anastasia Mahoney; Daniel and Mary Savage.)10 
Death*1 March 1929He died on 1 March 1929 at Dorchester, Dorchester Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.11 
Burial*March 1929He was buried in March 1929 at St. Bartholomew Church Cemetery, Melrose, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.12 

Citations

  1. [S106] St. Bartholomew's Cemetery Headstones and Parish Register Entries, Mark Edlund (compiler), online rootsweb.ancestry.com, CARROLL: Anastasia 27 March 1898 buried Anastasia Carroll (Mrs. John. J. Sweeny) who died the day before yesterday aged 32 years.
  2. [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.
  3. [S84] 1871 Canada Census.
  4. [S1752] 1861 Canada East Census. Jeremiah (37), b. Ireland, farmer; Catharine (38), b. Ireland.
  5. [S84] 1871 Canada Census. Jeremiah (43), b. Ireland, farmer; Catharine (44), b. Ireland.
  6. [S42] 1881 Canada Census. Jeremiah (54), b. Ireland, farmer; Catherine (54), b. Ireland.
  7. [S106] St. Bartholomew's Cemetery [Selected Headstones], online rootsweb.ancestry.com, no. 106; parish register "27 March 1898 buried Anastasia Carroll (Mrs. John. J. Sweeny) who died the day before yesterday aged 32 years."
  8. [S69] 1891 Canada Census. John J (35), b. NB, parents b. Ireland, farmer; Anna (26), b. and parents b. NB.
  9. [S1599] New Brunswick Provincial Returns of Marriages and Late Registrations, 1887-1919, online FamilySearch.com, No. 002884. John J Sweeney, age 42, wid., b. and res. Melrose, Botsford NB, lumberman, son of Jerymiah [sic] Sweeny and Catharine Sullivan; and Agnes McDonald, age 31, spinster, b. and res. Melrose, Botsford NB, dau. of Alexander McDonald and Mary Harnett [sic]; marr. Cape Bald NB 8 May 1899 by F X Collerette, witn. Michael Haron, res. Melrose, and Eugenie Bourque, res. Moncton.
  10. [S68] 1901 Canada Census. John J (44), b. NB 22 Feb 1857, manufacturer; Agnes (33), b. NB 5 Apr 1867.
  11. [S560] New Brunswick Department of Health Certificate of Registration of Death (Form C.-3), No. 044751. John J Sweeney, b. 2 Feb [1860, added later], son of Jeremiah Sweeney, b. NB, and Catherine Sullivan; res. Dorchester NB., jailor, prev. farmer and miller; d. Dorchester NB 1 Mar 1929, age 69, cardio renal disease; inf. Agnes Sweeney, res. Dorchester NB, bur. Melrose Cemetery, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, online http://archives.gnb.ca
  12. [S557] New Brunswick and Nova Scotia Cemeteries (Acadian) (index and images), online acadian-cemeteries.acadian-home.org, standing cemetery marker, record 45-3. John J Sweeney 1856-1929 / his wife Mary Agnes McDonald 1867-1942.
  13. [S136] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: Moncton Bureau of Health, Cte Westmorland, Register of Births 1832 to 1897 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), Register Book sh. 46, no. 484. Margaret, dau. of John Sweeney, farmer, and Annie Carroll, b. Botsford 15 Nov 1889; inf. Rev. P Bradley, recorded 30 Nov 1889. Hereinafter cited as Drouin: Moncton Bureau of Health, Births 1832 -1897.
  14. [S107] Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Registration Division, Births (Sch. A.), Return of Physician, Parent, or Other Person, Year 1891, No. 005613. Leo Francis, b. Botsford 4 Mar [1891], son of John Sweeney, farmer, and Annie Carroll; inf. Rev. P Bradley, Cape Bald, online http://archives.gnb.ca
  15. [S113] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: Moncton Bureau of Health, Cte Westmorland, Register of Births 1888 to 1919 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), Sch. A Births, p.. 127, img 504/2031; unnamed female, b. Emigrant Road 30 Aug 1892; father John J. Sweeney, farmer; mother Annie Carroll; informant H.R. Carter, Port Elgin.
  16. [S113] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: Moncton Bureau of Health, Births 1888-1919, Sch. A Births, p.. 100, img 1468/2031; unnamed female, b. Melrose 15 Jan 1894; father John J. Sweeney, farmer; mother Annie Carroll; informant H.R. Carter, Port Elgin.
  17. [S133] Westmorland County, Marriages (Sch. B.): no. 003013; William Noonan, age 31, res. Melrose, bachelor, farmer, R.C., parents Charles Noonan and Catherine Holland; Catherine Sweeney, age 19, res. Melrose, spinster, R.C., parents John J. Sweeney and Annie Carroll; marr. by banns 28 Jul 1915, by Rev. A. V. Landry, Melrose; witnesses Charles R. Sweeney of Malden and Julia Sweeney of Melrose.
  18. [S68] 1901 Canada Census.