Bartholomew Hennessy1

#22042, (circa 1796 - 8 December 1886)

Family

Margaret McCarthy b. c 1801
Children 1.Bartholomew Hennessy Jr.+1 (c 1831 - )
 2.John Hennessy+1 (c 1835 - 1912)
 3.Daniel Hennessy1 (1835 - 1916)
 4.Elizabeth Hennessy+1 (c 1839 - 1879)
 5.Jeremiah Hennessy+1 (1843 - 1893)
Bartholomew Hennessy was also known as Hennessey Savage gives his family name as Hennessey, passim, although the cemetery markers all have Hennessy.2 
Birth*circa 1796He was born circa 1796 at Bandon, Co. Cork, IrelandG.1,3 
Marriage*say 1824He married Margaret McCarthy, daughter of ____ McCarthy, say 1824 at IrelandG.1 
Marriage1 March 1835He witnessed the marriage of Abigail McCarthy and Patrick Sweeney on 1 March 1835 at Newcestown, Murragh Catholic Parish, Co. Cork, IrelandG.4 
June 1843He and Margaret McCarthy migrated to New BrunswickG from Ireland in June 1843.1 
1851He and Margaret McCarthy appeared on the census of 1851 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (neis. Hickey (Cluney), Wallace, Sullivan.)5 
1861He and Margaret McCarthy appeared on the census of 1861 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (neis. John Hennessy, fam. 458; Hickey; Sweeney.)6 
1871He and Margaret McCarthy appeared on the census of 1871 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; neis. Catherine Lane (52); James (70) and Mary (70) Sweeney; Hickey.7 
1881He and Margaret McCarthy appeared on the census of 1881 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (neis. John Hennessy (45), wid., and four children.)8 
Death*8 December 1886He died on 8 December 1886 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.9,10 
Burial*December 1886He was buried in December 1886 at St. Bartholomew Church Cemetery, Melrose, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (memorial.)10,11 

Citations

  1. [S83] 1851 Canada Census (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia).
  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, Savage gives his family name as Hennessey, passim, although the cemetery markers all have Hennessy.
  3. [S834] Ancestry.com, Maine Death Records, 1617-1922. Original data, Maine Death Records, 1617-1922, Maine State Archives, 84 State House Station, Augusta, Maine, death rec. of Daniel Hennesy, q.v.
  4. [S2807] Parish Registers Murragh 1834-1881, Cork & Ross Diocese, Murragh Parish, Co. Cork, Ireland (National Library of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland), img. 10/47. Patrick Sweeney and Abigail McCarthy, marr. 1 Mar 1835 by Wm Murphy; witn. [poss., vary faint] Barth. Hencey and Margaret McCarthy, online http://registers.nli.ie
  5. [S83] 1851 Canada Census (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Bartholomew (55), b. Ireland, farmer, R.C.; Margaret (50), b. Ireland, R.C.; both entered Colony Jun 1843.
  6. [S1752] 1861 Canada East Census. Bartholomew Henesee (60), b. Ireland, farmer; Margaret (60), b. Ireland.
  7. [S84] 1871 Canada Census. Bartholomew (75), b. Ireland, farmer; Margaret (65), b. Ireland.
  8. [S42] 1881 Canada Census. Bartholomew (86), b. Ireland, farmer; Margaret (75), b. Ireland.
  9. [S608] Daniel F Johnson's New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics [database], online archives.gnb.ca/Search/NewspaperVitalStats, Vol. 65, No. 1953. "Bartholomew HENNESSY of Botsford (West. Co.), father of Dr. HENNESSY of Bangor, Maine, died a few days ago at the age of 99. He was a resident of Botsford and a native of Ireland." Citation: The Daily Telegraph, Saint John NB, 21 Dec 1886.
  10. [S105] St. Bartholomew Cemetery (Melrose, NB) Grave Marker Images, online www.acadian-cemeteries.acadian-home.org/frames.html, Img. Row 14, no. 4. Standing grave marker, lower portion buried. "In Memory of Bartholamew Hennessy Who died December 8, 1886."
  11. [S106] St. Bartholomew's Cemetery Headstones and Parish Register Entries, Mark Edlund (compiler), online rootsweb.ancestry.com, Entry 96. Bartholomew, d. 8 Dec 1886.