Matilda Scanlan1

#12858, (circa May 1827 - 21 May 1892)
Father*John Scanlan1 (c 1795 - )
Mother*Elizabeth Morine1 (c 1802 - 1882)

Family

Michael Reilly b. c 1810, d. 1884
Matilda Scanlan was also known as Domitille.2 
Her married name was Reilly.3 
Birth*circa May 1827She was born circa May 1827 at Botsford Par., Westmoreland Co., Nova ScotiaG; (1861 census has b. NS.)4,2 
Baptism7 March 1831She was baptized on 7 March 1831 at Chapelle de la baie du Chimougoui, Shemogue, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.2 
1851She appeared on the census of 1851 in the household of John Scanlan at Botsford Par., Westmoreland Co., New BrunswickG; (neis. Edward and Ann Reilly, Dujay, Lathor.)5 
Marriage*4 August 1855She married Michael Reilly, son of John Reilly and Jane Sherwell, on 4 August 1855 at Shediac Par., Westmoreland Co., New BrunswickG.6,3 
1861She and Michael Reilly appeared on the census of 1861 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (neis. John and Elizabeth Scantlin; Edward (50) and Anna (38) Riley, fam. 390; John (39) and Susan (28) Riley, fam. 389; John (74) and Jane (73) Riley, fam. 404.)4 
1871She and Michael Reilly appeared on the census of 1871 at Botsford Par., Westmoreland Co., New BrunswickG; (neis. John and Eliza Scandlen.)7 
1891She appeared on the census of 1891 in the household of Dennis Murphy Jr and Alice Mulroney, age 64, b. and mother b. NS, father b. Ireland, domestic; (neis. John and Bridget Murphy, fam. 258; Daniel and Mary Murphy, fam. 259.)8 
Death*21 May 1892She died on 21 May 1892 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.9 

Citations

  1. [S83] 1851 Canada Census (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia).
  2. [S100] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: Shemogue [Chimogoui, St-Barthélemi], Cte Westmorland, 1813-1855 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), sh. 35, B-3 and B-4, img. 36/150. Domitille Scandlen, age 3 yrs. 10 mos., and Marie Elizabeth Scandlen, age 4 mos., children of John Scandlen, farmer, and Elizabeth Morrend of this parish, bapt. 7 Mar 1831 by Ant. Gagnon; sponsors Martin Bourk and Marguerite Gotet [or Godet], and Simon Bonnevie and Jane Showell. Online Ancestry.com.
  3. [S1199] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: Ste-Thérèse, Cap-Pelé/Cape Bald, Cte Westmorland, 1859-1899 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), p. 180, S25, img. 246/426. Michael Riley, age 77, spouse of Matilda Scanlan, bur. 7 Dec 1884, cemetery of Ste-Thérèse church; by R. Bradley; witnesses Jos. Melancon and M. _____.
  4. [S80] 1861 New Brunswick Province Census. Michael (50), b. NS, farmer and sailor; Matilda (34), b. NS.
  5. [S83] 1851 Canada Census (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Johm (56), Irish descent, entered Colony Jun 1821; Eliza (46), Irish descent, entered Colony Jun 1821.
  6. [S1600] New Brunswick Marriage Registers 1789-1889, online FamilySearch.com, Westmorland Co. Vol. C, p. 55, no. 4022. Michael Riley and Matilda Scantling [sic], both of Botsford Par., marr. 4 Aug 1855 by George S Jarvis, D.D.R, deacon of Shediac; witn. David Murray and Hell. Jarvis.
  7. [S84] 1871 Canada Census. Michael (62), b. NS, Irish descent, matelot [sailor].
  8. [S69] 1891 Canada Census. Dennis (41), b. NB, parents b. Ireland, farmer; Bridget (49), b. NB, parents b. Ireland.
  9. [S103] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: Moncton Bureau of Health, Cte Westmorland, Register of Deaths, 1888 to 1919 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), sh. 68, 1892, no. 520, img. 1059/2031. Matilda Riley née Scanlan, farm wife, age 70, d. 21 May 1892, Botsford, complications of La Grippe; inf. Rev. P. Bradley, Cape Bald.