Jeremiah Sweeney1

#10959, (circa 1833 - 3 April 1913)
Father*James Sweeney1 (c 1799 - 1887)
Mother*Mary Cronin1 (1805 - 1892)

Family

Julia Bennett b. c 1854, d. 1900
Children 1.Mary Francis Sweeney+9 (1884 - 1973)
 2.Julia Sweeney9 (1886 - 1943)
 3.James B Sweeney9 (1888 - )
 4.John Sweeney9 (1893 - )
Birth*circa 1833He was born circa 1833 at New BrunswickG.1 
1851He appeared on the census of 1851 in the household of James Sweeney and Mary Cronin at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG, age 18; (neis. James (63) and Alice (56) Carroll, sh. 12.)2 
Baptism18 December 1858He sponsored the baptism of Joseph M Butler on 18 December 1858 at St-Henri Church, Barachois, Shediac Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.3 
1861He appeared on the census of 1861 in the household of James Sweeney and Mary Cronin at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG, as Jerry, age 28; (neis. Denis and Mary Sweeny, fam. 454.)4 
1871He appeared on the census of 1871 in the household of James Sweeney and Mary Cronin at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG, age 38, farmer; (nei. Denis and Mary Sweeny, fam. 97.5 
Marriage*between 1871 and 1881He married Julia Bennett, daughter of John Bennett and Mary Jane Reilly, between 1871 and 1881.6 
1881He appeared on the census of 1881 in the household of James Sweeney and Mary Cronin at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG, age 44, farmer.7 
8 April 1891He and Julia Bennett appeared on the census of 8 April 1891 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (neis. Jeremiah and Adelaide Hennesey; Thomas and Catherine Butler.)8 
1901He appeared on the census of 1901 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.9 
1911He appeared on the census of 1911 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.10 
Death*3 April 1913He died on 3 April 1913 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.11,12 
Burial*5 April 1913He was buried on 5 April 1913 at St. Bartholomew Church Cemetery, Melrose, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.12,11 

Citations

  1. [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.
  2. [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.
  3. [S146] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: St-Henri, Barachois, Cte Westmorland, 1812-1899, Vols. 1 and 2 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), 1858 p. 16, B-51, img. 122/504. Joseph Butler, son of Thomas Butler and Catherine Sweeney, b. 9 Dec 1858, bapt. 18 Dec 1858 by F X Babinault; sponsors Turnal [Jeremiah] Sweeney and Mary J Wallace.
  4. [S80] 1861 New Brunswick Province Census. James (62), farmer; Mary (60); both b. Ireland, R.C.; all children b. NB.
  5. [S84] 1871 Canada Census. James (70), farmer; Mary (70); both b. Ireland, R.C.
  6. [S103] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: Moncton Bureau of Health, Cte Westmorland, Register of Deaths, 1888 to 1919 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), p. 22, no. 35, img. 922/2031, register; Mrs. Jerry Sweeney, née Julia Bennett; b. Melrose, Botsford; d. Melrose, Botsford, 27 Jan 1900, age 45, housework, consumption 6 mos.; Dr. Black; inf. F.H. Cillesette, priest, Cape Bald.
  7. [S42] 1881 Canada Census. James (80); Mary (80), b. Ireland.
  8. [S69] 1891 Canada Census. Jeremiah (58), b. NB, parents b. Ireland, farmer; Julia (36), b. and parents b. NB.
  9. [S68] 1901 Canada Census. Jerry (64), b. NB 1836, wid., farmer.
  10. [S85] 1911 Canada Census. Jeremiah (79), b. NB Mar 1832, wid., farmer.
  11. [S106] St. Bartholomew's Cemetery Headstones and Parish Register Entries, Mark Edlund (compiler), 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.
  12. [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.