Mary Abigail Sweeney1

#10961, (28 January 1844 - 11 July 1927)
Father*James Sweeney2 (c 1799 - 1887)
Mother*Mary Cronin2 (1805 - 1892)

Family 1

Charles Noonan b. c 1844, d. 1875
Children 1.Albert S Noonan16 (c 1872 - )
 2.Charles W Noonan16 (c 1874 - )
 3.James E Noonan16 (c 1876 - )

Family 2

Patrick James Perkins b. c 1854, d. 1910
Mary Abigail Sweeney was also known as Abby.3 
Her married name was Noonan. 
Her married name was Perkins. 
Birth*28 January 1844She was born on 28 January 1844 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.1 
Baptism16 March 1844She was baptized on 16 March 1844 at Chapelle de la baie du Chimougoui, Shemogue, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.1,4 
1851She appeared on the census of 1851 in the household of James Sweeney and Mary Cronin at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG, age 7; (neis. James (63) and Alice (56) Carroll, sh. 12.)5 
1861She appeared on the census of 1861 in the household of James Sweeney and Mary Cronin at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG, as Mary Abigail, age 17; (neis. Denis and Mary Sweeny, fam. 454.)6 
Marriage25 November 1867She witnessed the marriage of Patrick Sweeney and Elizabeth McDonald on 25 November 1867.7 
1871She appeared on the census of 1871 in the household of James Sweeney and Mary Cronin at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG, as Mary A, age 27; (nei. Denis and Mary Sweeny, fam. 97.8 
Marriage*6 May 1871She married Charles Noonan, son of Cornelius Noonan and Catherine Murphy, on 6 May 1871 at Ste-Thérèse d'Avila Church, Cap-Pelé, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.9 
1881She appeared on the census of 1881 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (neis. Patrick Sweeney, age 70, fam. 329; Jeremiah and Mary Holland, fam. 328; Terrance and Alice Sweeney, fam. 330; Edward and Elizabeth Walsh, fam. 344; Cornelius Sweeney, fam. 341.)10 
Marriage*16 August 1890She married Patrick James Perkins on 16 August 1890 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.11 
1891She and Patrick James Perkins appeared on the census of 1891 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (neis. Jeremiah and Mary Sweeney, fam. 10; James Carroll, fam. 14.)12 
January 1901She and Patrick James Perkins appeared on the census of January 1901 at Shediac Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.13 
Death*11 July 1927She died on 11 July 1927 at 132 Douglas Avenue, Saint John, Saint John Co., New BrunswickG, at age 83.14,15 
Burial*14 July 1927She was buried on 14 July 1927 at St. Bartholomew Church Cemetery, Melrose, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.14,15 

Citations

  1. [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.
  2. [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.
  3. [S83] 1851 Canada Census (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia).
  4. [S100] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: Shemogue [Chimogoui, St-Barthélemi], Cte Westmorland, 1813-1855 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), Shemogue p. 66, img. 59/150, B-18. 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. 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. [S80] 1861 New Brunswick Province Census. James (62), farmer; Mary (60); both b. Ireland, R.C.; all children b. NB.
  7. [S146] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: St-Henri, Barachois, Cte Westmorland, 1812-1899, Vols. 1 and 2 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), p. 24, no. M-8, img. 224/504. Patrick Sweeny, son of James Sweeny and Mary Cronean [sic] of this parish, and Elisabeth McDonald, dau. of Edward McDonald and Mary O'Neil, both deceased; marr. 25 Nov 1867 by Bazoge, witn. William McDonald and Mary Sweeny.
  8. [S84] 1871 Canada Census. James (70), farmer; Mary (70); both b. Ireland, R.C.
  9. [S1199] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: Ste-Thérèse, Cap-Pelé/Cape Bald, Cte Westmorland, 1859-1899 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), p. 189, M-5, img. 100/426. Charles Noonan, son of Cornelius and the deceased Catherine Murphy, of Cap Tormentne, and Mary Abigail Sweeney, dau. of Jas. Sweeney and Mary Cronin; marr. 6 May 1871 by P Bradley, witn. James [illegible], Sarah Ann Noonan and Mary Jane [or Ann] Butler.
  10. [S42] 1881 Canada Census. Mary A Noonen (34), b. NB, wid., farmer.
  11. [S1599] New Brunswick Provincial Returns of Marriages and Late Registrations, 1887-1919, online FamilySearch.com, imgs. 1103 and 1104 / 1209. Sch. B Registration No. 002512. Patrick James Perkins, age 36, bachelor, res. Botsford, laborer, b. Lot 28, PEI, son of James Perkins and Catherine Landrighan, Roman Catholic; and Mary Abigail Sweeney, age 45, wid., b. and res. Botsford, dau. of James Sweeney and Mary Cronin; marr. 16 Aug 1890 by Rev, P Bradley of Cape Bald; witn. Jeremiah Manoney and Hanah imgs. 1103 and 1104 / 1209. Sch. B Registration No. 002512. Patrick James Perkins, age 36, bachelor, res. Botsford, laborer, b. Lot 28, PEI, son of James Perkins and Catherine Landrighan, Roman Catholic; and Mary Abigail Sweeney, age 45, wid., b. and res. Bimgs. 1103 and 1104 / 1209. Sch. B Registration No. 002512. Patrick James Perkins, age 36, bachelor, res. Botsford, laborer, b. Lot 28, PEI, son of James Perkins and Catherine Landrighan, Roman Catholic; and Mary Abigail Sweeney, age 45, wid., b. and res. Botsford, dau. of James Sweeney and Mary Cronin; marr. 16 Aug 1890 by Rev, P Bradley of Cape Bald; witn. Jeremiah Manoney and Hanah imgs. 1103 and 1104 / 1209. Sch. B Registration No. 002512. Patrick James Perkins, age 36, bachelor, res. Botsford, laborer, b[sic] Mahoney, both res. Botsford. Also, Sch. B Marr. Cert., giving place of marriage as Roman Catholic Church of Botsford.
  12. [S69] 1891 Canada Census. James (35), b. PEI, parents b. Ireland, farmer; Mary A (48), b. NB, parents b. Ireland.
  13. [S68] 1901 Canada Census. James (46), b. NB [sic] 15 Sep 1854, English descent [sic], journalier; Marie A (58), b. NB 25 Dec 1844, Irish descent.
  14. [S560] New Brunswick Department of Health Certificate of Registration of Death (Form C.-3), No. 036997. Mary A Perkins, b. Melrose, West. Co., 26 Dec 1843, dau. of James Sweeney and Mary Cronin, both b. Ireland; wid., housekeeper, res. 132 Douglas Avne., Saint John City (15 yrs.); d. at res. 11 Jul 1927, age 83y 6m 15d, senility; inf. Mrs. C H Rush, same res.; bur. Melrose Catholic Cemetery 14 Jul 1927, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, online http://archives.gnb.ca
  15. [S105] St. Bartholomew Cemetery (Melrose, NB) Grave Marker Images, online www.acadian-cemeteries.acadian-home.org/frames.html, Image row 29, no. . Mary A Sweeney, wid. of Charles A Noonan, 1843-1927.
  16. [S42] 1881 Canada Census.