James Shea1

#26577, (17 October 1838 - 17 September 1926)
Father*Michael Shea2 (c 1805 - 1895)
Mother*Catherine Savage2 (c 1814 - 1894)

Family

Ellen Culbert b. 1844, d. 1924
Children 1.John Shea14 (c 1866 - )
 2.Charles D Shea+15 (1867 - 1936)
 3.Fred Shea14 (1871 - 1920)
 4.William Michael Shea+14 (c 1873 - 1943)
 5.Mary Shea14 (1877 - )
 6.Margaret Shea14 (c 1878 - )
 7.James Shea Jr.14 (1880 - )
 8.Katerine Mabel Shea+14 (1881 - )
Birth*17 October 1838He was born on 17 October 1838 at New BrunswickG.3 
1851He appeared on the census of 1851 in the household of Michael Shea and Catherine Savage at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (neis. James and Alice Carroll; Patrick and Berthnia Savadge; Catherine Mahony, age 90.)4 
Marriage*He married Ellen Culbert.5 
Baptism6 February 1860He sponsored the baptism of Mary Hickey on 6 February 1860 at Ste-Thérèse d'Avila Church, Cap-Pelé, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.6 
1861He appeared on the census of 1861 in the household of Michael Shea and Catherine Savage at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (neis. James (35) and Julia (32) Carroll; Patrick (39) and Berthany (34) Savage; Patk. Sweeny; James Mahoney; Ephraim Ward.)7 
Baptism18 May 1862He sponsored the baptism of William Joseph Reilly on 18 May 1862 at Ste-Thérèse d'Avila Church, Cap-Pelé, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.8 
BaptismSeptember 1863He sponsored the baptism of Jane Cluny in September 1863 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.9 
1881He and Ellen Culbert appeared on the census of 1881 at Dorchester Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.10 
27 April 1891He and Ellen Culbert appeared on the census of 27 April 1891 at Dorchester Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.11 
1901He and Ellen Culbert appeared on the census of 1901 at Dorchester Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.3 
1911He and Ellen Culbert appeared on the census of 1911 at Dorchester Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (neis. Charles and Maria Shea, fam. 117.)12 
Death*17 September 1926He died on 17 September 1926 at Dorchester Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG, at age 87.13 

Citations

  1. [S83] 1851 Canada Census (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia).
  2. [S610] New Brunswick Vital Statistics from Government Records (RS141), online archives.gnb.ca, Death Cert. of James Shea, son of Michael Shea and Catherine Savage, reported by Katherine (Shea) Whelan, 1926, q.v.
  3. [S68] 1901 Canada Census. James (62), b. NB 17 Oct 1838, laborer; Ellen C (56), b. NS 16 Oct 1844, English descent.
  4. [S83] 1851 Canada Census (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Michael (50), Irish, tailor, entered Colony Apr 1827; Catherine (37), Irish, entered Colony Apr 1827.
  5. [S610] New Brunswick Vital Statistics, online archives.gnb.ca, Marr. Rec. of Charles Shea, son of James Shea and Ellen Corbett, 1893, q.v.
  6. [S1199] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: Ste-Thérèse, Cap-Pelé/Cape Bald, Cte Westmorland, 1859-1899 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), p. 4, B-21, img. 3/426. Mary Hickey, dau. of James Hickey and Ann Bishop, b. 21 Jul 1859, bapt. 6 Feb 1860 by F X Babinault; sponsors James Shea and Margaret Shea.
  7. [S80] 1861 New Brunswick Province Census. Michael (48), b. Ireland, tailor, RC; Catherine (46), b. Ireland, RC; 120 acres of land, 40 improved, 1 horse, 3 milch cows, 1 neat cattle, 13 sheep, 4 swine.
  8. [S1199] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: Ste-Thérèse, Cap-Pelé/Cape Bald, 1859-1899, p. 39, B-206, img. 22/426. William Joseph Riely, son of John Riley and Margaret Barry, b. 24 Mar 1862, bapt. 18 May 1862 by F X Babinault; sponsors James Shea and Norry Mahoney.
  9. [S1199] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: Ste-Thérèse, Cap-Pelé/Cape Bald, 1859-1899, p. 61, B-25, img. 35/426. Melissia Jane Cluny, dau. of Lawrence Cluny and Margaret Phey of Cap Tormentine, b. [illiegible], bapt. [illegible] Sep 1863 by F X Babinault; sponsors James Shea and Johanna Lane.
  10. [S42] 1881 Canada Census. James Shay (42), b. NB, laborer; Ellen C (36), b. NS, English descent; both Catholic. Source: Library and Archives Canada.
  11. [S69] 1891 Canada Census. James (52), b. NB, parents b. Ireland, farmer; Ellen (45), b. NS, father b. England, mother b. NS. Source: Library and Archives Canada.
  12. [S85] 1911 Canada Census. James (72), b. NB Oct 1838, harbormaster; Ellen Culbert (65), b. NB [sic] Oct 1845.
  13. [S610] New Brunswick Vital Statistics, online archives.gnb.ca, RS141C5, Film F18947, Reg. No. 44754. James Shea, b. NB, son of Michael Shea, b. NS, and Catherine Savage, b. unk.; laborer, wid., res. Dorchester NB; d. Dorchester, Westmorland Co. NB, 17 Sep 1926, age 89, myocarditis; inf. Mrs. R Whalen, dau., res. Dorchester; bur. Catholic burying ground, 19 Sep 1926. [Mrs. R Whalen is dau. Katherine]
  14. [S69] 1891 Canada Census.
  15. [S610] New Brunswick Vital Statistics, online archives.gnb.ca, Sch. B No. 22621. Maria Mahan, age 23, b. and res. Botsford, dau. of Patrick Mahan and Catherine Mahoney; and Charles Shea, age 26, farmer, res. Botsford, b. NS, son of James Shea and Ellen Corbett; marr. 2 Oct 1893 by Rev. P Bradley, Cape Bald; witn. James Carroll Jr and Louisa Mahan, both res. Botsford.