John Patrick Sweeney1,2

#22731, (31 October 1847 - 14 February 1925)
Father*Patrick Sweeney3 (c 1805 - 1883)
Mother*Abigail McCarthy3 (c 1808 - 1876)

Family

Bridget Ellen Lane b. 1852, d. 1935
Children 1.William Terrence Sweeney+1 (1884 - 1948)
 2.Ernest P Sweeney1 (1886 - 1918)
 3.Alice Sweeney1 (1888 - 1948)
 4.Carson F Sweeney1 (1891 - 1917)
 5.Joseph Roy Sweeney+1 (1895 - 1957)
Birth*31 October 1847He was born on 31 October 1847 at Melrose, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (1901 census has 30 Oct 1848.)4 
September 1851He appeared on the census of September 1851 in the household of Patrick Sweeney and Abigail McCarthy at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG, age 4; (nei. William Lean.)5 
1861He appeared on the census of 1861 in the household of Patrick Sweeney and Abigail McCarthy at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG, age 14, b. NB; (neis. Patrick Savage, Patrick Hayes, Michael Shea and James Carroll.)6 
Marriage13 October 1870He witnessed the marriage of Terrence Sweeney and Alice Lane on 13 October 1870; (as Francis in County record.)7,8 
1881He appeared on the census of 1881 in the household of Patrick Sweeney at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG, age 30, carriage maker; (neis. Jeremiah Holland, Jeromie Sweeny, Michael Shea.)9 
Marriage*20 September 1882He married Bridget Ellen Lane, daughter of Daniel Lane and Margaret Alice Carroll, on 20 September 1882 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.10 
1891He and Bridget Ellen Lane appeared on the census of 1891 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (neis. Terence Sweeney, James Carroll and Mary Holland.)11 
1901He and Bridget Ellen Lane appeared on the census of 1901 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.12 
1911He and Bridget Ellen Lane appeared on the census of 1911 at Melrose, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.13 
Death*14 February 1925He died on 14 February 1925 at Winnipeg, Manitoba, at age 77.14,15 

Citations

  1. [S68] 1901 Canada Census.
  2. [S1995] New Brunswick Provincial Returns of Births and Late Registrations, 1810-1909, online FamilySearch.com, Birth rec. of William Terrence Sweeney, son of John Patrick Sweeney and Bridget Ellen Lane, 1884, q.v.
  3. [S80] 1861 New Brunswick Province Census.
  4. [S1628] FindAGrave.com, online findagrave.com, Similar ground markers. John Sweeney / b. Melrose, West. Co. NB / 31 Oct 1847 / d. 14 Feb 1925. Bridget Ellen Sweeney / b. Melrose, West. Co. NB / 8 Dec 1852 / d. 9 dec 1935. Saint Marys Cemetery,
    Winnipeg MB. Memorials 201440811 and 201440921, created by and photos added by dwetzel67.
  5. [S83] 1851 Canada Census (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Patrick (40), b. Ireland, farmer, entered Colony Jun 1822 [sic]; Abigail (38), b. Ireland, entered Colony Jun 1842. [Last but one family enumerated]
  6. [S80] 1861 New Brunswick Province Census. Patrick (57), b. Ireland, farmer; Abigail (50), b. Ireland.
  7. [S1199] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: Ste-Thérèse, Cap-Pelé/Cape Bald, Cte Westmorland, 1859-1899 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), p. 172, no. M-24, img. 92/426. Terence Sweeny of Cap Tormentine, wid. of Mary Stack, deceased, and Alice Lane, dau. of Daniel Lane and Margaret Carroll, marr. 16 Oct 1870 by P Bradley; witn. John Sweeny and Bridget Lane.
  8. [S2347] Ken Kanner and V Bing Geldart, compilers, Marriage Register Westmorland County NB, two volumes (New Brunswick: self-published, 1986), 2:120, citing Liber C, p. 406, no. 5894. Francis [sic] Sweeney and Alice Lane, both of Botsford, marr. 13 Oct 1870.
  9. [S42] 1881 Canada Census. Patrick (76), b. Ireland, farmer, wid.
  10. [S1600] New Brunswick Marriage Registers 1789-1889, online FamilySearch.com, Westmorland Co. Vol. D, p. 526, No. 7047, img. 180/526. John Sweeney and Bridget Leane, both of Botsford Par., marr. 20 Sep 1882 by P Bradley, priest; witn. Joseph Leane and Honora Sweeney. [Not found in Ste. Thérèse parish records]
  11. [S69] 1891 Canada Census. John P (45), b. NB, parents b. Ireland, farmer; Bridget (38), b. NB, father b. Ireland, mother b. PEI.
  12. [S68] 1901 Canada Census. John P (52), b. NB 30 Oct 1848 [sic], farmer and carriage builder; Bridget (48), b. NB 8 Dec 1852.
  13. [S85] 1911 Canada Census. John (64), b. NB Oct 1847, farmer, mechanic; Bridget (57), b. NB Dec 1853.
  14. [S2681] Manitoba Vital Statistics Branch, online http://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca. Reg. No. 1925-008143. John Patrick Sweeney, d. Winnipeg 14 Feb 1925, age 78.
  15. [S1628] FindAGrave.com, online findagrave.com, Similar ground markers. John Sweeney / b. Melrose, West. Co. NB / 31 Oct 1847 / d. 14 Feb 1925. Bridget Ellen Sweeney / b. Melrose, West. Co. NB / 8 Dec 1852 / d. 9 Dec 1935. Saint Mary's Cemetery, Winnipeg MB. Memorials 201440811 and 201440921, created by and photos added by dwetzel67.