Mary Cronin1,2

#10957, (1805 - 8 April 1892)

Family

James Sweeney b. c 1799, d. 1887
Children 1.Catharine Sweeney+15 (1830 - 1902)
 2.Jeremiah Sweeney+15 (c 1833 - 1913)
 3.Johanna Sweeney16 (c 1834 - 1918)
 4.Patrick Sweeney15 (1837 - 1921)
 5.John Sweeney17 (1839 - )
 6.Mary Abigail Sweeney+15 (1844 - 1927)
 7.Terence Sweeney15 (c 1846 - )
 8.James Sweeney15 (c 1847 - )
Mary Cronin was also known as Carty.3,4 
Her married name was Sweeney.5 
Birth*1805She was born in 1805 at IrelandG.6,7 
Marriage*say 1829She married James Sweeney, son of Jeremiah Sweeney, say 1829 at IrelandG.2,5 
September 1830She and James Sweeney migrated to New BrunswickG from Ireland in September 1830.5 
Baptism23 October 1839She sponsored the baptism of Catherine Mahoney on 23 October 1839 at Chapelle de la baie du Chimougoui, Shemogue, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.8 
Baptism1 June 1841She sponsored the baptism of Mary Anne Holland on 1 June 1841 at St. Bartholomew Church, Melrose, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.9 
1851She and James Sweeney appeared on the census of 1851 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (neis. James (63) and Alice (56) Carroll, sh. 12.)5 
1861She and James Sweeney appeared on the census of 1861 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (neis. Denis and Mary Sweeny, fam. 454.)7 
1871She and James Sweeney appeared on the census of 1871 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (nei. Denis and Mary Sweeny, fam. 97.10 
1881She and James Sweeney appeared on the census of 1881 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.11 
8 April 1891She appeared on the census of 8 April 1891 in the household of Jeremiah Sweeney and Julia Bennett at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG, age 92, b. and parents b. Ireland; (neis. Jeremiah and Adelaide Hennesey; Thomas and Catherine Butler.)12 
Death*8 April 1892She died on 8 April 1892 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (Cemeteries of Westmorland County has 1894.)1,13 
Burial*1892She was buried in 1892 at St. Bartholomew Church Cemetery, Melrose, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (Cemeteries of Westmorland County has 1894.)13,14 

Citations

  1. [S103] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: Moncton Bureau of Health, Cte Westmorland, Register of Deaths, 1888 to 1919 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), Sh. 67, No. 490, img. 1060/2031. Mary Cronin, wife of the late James Sweeney, b. Ireland, d. Botsford 8 Apr 1892, age 93, La Grippe; inf. P Bradley, Cape Bald.
  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. 13, "[James Sweeney] had married a Miss Cronin before leaving Ireland." The baptism records of their children have Mary Carty.
  3. [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. 111. Mary Abigail Sweeny, b. 28 Jan 1844, dau. of James Sweeny and Mary Carty; bapt. 16 Mar 1844 by Ant. Gagnon, sponsors Charles Leane and Margaret Leane.
  4. [S100] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: Shemogue [Chimogoui, St-Barthélemi], Cte Westmorland, 1813-1855 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), img. 51/150, B-15. John Sweeney, son of James Sweeney, farmer of Emigrant Road, and Mary Carty, b. 24 Jun 1839, bapt. 23 Oct 1839 by Ant. Gagnon; sponsors John Mahoney and Margaret Leary. Online Ancestry.com.
  5. [S83] 1851 Canada Census (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). James (51), farmer; Mary (46); both Irish, entered colony Sep 1830; all children b. NB.
  6. [S106] St. Bartholomew's Cemetery Headstones and Parish Register Entries, Mark Edlund (compiler), online rootsweb.ancestry.com, Entry 81. Monument: James Sweeney 1799 - 1887 / His wife Mary 1801 - 1894 / Jermiah 1830 - 1913 / His wife Julia 1854 - 1900; church records: 5 April 1913 [sic]: [buried] Jeremiah Sweeney aged 83 years died 3rd inst. 31 Jan 1900: [buried] J... (née Julia Bennett) Bennett (Mrs. Jerry Sweeny) who died Jan. 27th last aged about 45 years.
  7. [S80] 1861 New Brunswick Province Census. James (62), farmer; Mary (60); both b. Ireland, R.C.; all children b. NB.
  8. [S100] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: Shemogue, 1813-1899, p. 50, no. B-17, img. 51/150. Catherine Mahoney, dau. of John Mahoney, farmer of Emigrant Road, and Margaret Leary, b. 19 Jul 1839, bapt. 23 Oct 1839 by Ant. Gagnon; sponsors James Sweeney and Mary Carty. [Note: On the same day, John amd Margaret sponsored the baptism of John Sweeney, son of James and Mary]
  9. [S100] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: Shemogue, 1813-1899, p. 5, B4, img. 142/150. Mary Ann, b. 7 Feb 1841, dau. of John Holland and Mary Donovan, bapt. 1 Jun 1841 [date in manuscript is difficult to read] by Ant. Gagnon; sponsors William Savage and Mary Carty.
  10. [S84] 1871 Canada Census. James (70), farmer; Mary (70); both b. Ireland, R.C.
  11. [S42] 1881 Canada Census. James (80); Mary (80), b. Ireland.
  12. [S69] 1891 Canada Census. Jeremiah (58), b. NB, parents b. Ireland, farmer; Julia (36), b. and parents b. NB.
  13. [S1746] Southeastern Branch of the New Brunswick Genealogical Society, compiler, Cemeteries of Westmorland County (Moncton, New Brunswick, 2007-2009), Botsford:132, St. Bartholomew Cemetery. Sweeney / James 1799-1887 / His wife Mary 1801-1894 / Jeremiah 1830-1913 / His wife Julia 1854-1900.
  14. [S106] St. Bartholomew's Cemetery [Selected Headstones], online rootsweb.ancestry.com, 81. Monument: James Sweeney 1799 - 1887 / His wife Mary 1801 - 1894 / Jermiah 1830 - 1913 / His wife Julia 1854 - 1900; church records: 5 April 1913: [buried] Jeremiah Sweeney aged 83 years died 3rd inst. 31 Jan 1900: [buried] J... (née Julia Bennett) Bennett (Mrs. Jerry Sweeny) who died Jan. 27th last aged about 45 years.
  15. [S83] 1851 Canada Census (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). James (51), farmer; Mary (46; both Irish, entered colony Sep 1831; all children b. NB.
  16. [S146] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: St-Henri, Barachois, Cte Westmorland, 1812-1899, Vols. 1 and 2 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), 1835, B-3, img. 37/155. Johanna Sweeney, dau. of James Sweeney, farmer of St. Bartholomew in Botsford, and Mary Carty, bapt. 14 Jan 1835, age 4 months, by Ant. Gagnon; sponsors James Sweeney and July [sic] London.
  17. [S1980] Auguste Daigle, Registre de la paroisse St-Timothée, FHL Film 928969, Item 10, filmed 1967: Baptisms in Chimogouy Village, p. 88 (transcript). John Sweeney, b. 24 Jun 1839, son of James Sweeney, farmer, and Mary Carty of Emigrant Road, bapt. 23 Oct 1839 by Ant. Gagnon; sponsors John Mahoney and Margaret Leary.