John Hartnett1

#30124, (1805 - 1865)

Family

Honora Sullivan b. 1820, d. 1905
Children 1.William A Hartnett1 (1840 - 1873)
 2.Johanna Hartnett+14 (1842 - 1919)
 3.Margaret1 Hartnett14 (1844 - 1859)
 4.Timothy Hartnett+15 (1847 - 1883)
 5.Catherine Hartnett15 (c 1849 - )
 6.Cornelius J Hartnett+15 (c 1852 - b 1901)
 7.Edward Walter Hartnett+15 (1852 - 1930)
 8.John G Hartnett15 (c 1853 - 1908)
 9.Mary Hartnett15 (c 1856 - 1865)
 10.Margaret Hartnett15 (c 1859 - 1865)
 11.Ellen Hartnett15 (c 1861 - 1865)
He was a relative of Timothy Hartnett; had three relatives in the Melrose Irish Settlement.2 
Also known as John "Bawn" ("fair John") and "John 2nd," to distinguish him from the older John Hartnett [ID 22278], b. about 1788.2 
He was a farmer.3 
Birth*1805He was born in 1805 at Co. Cork, IrelandG; (but age 53 in 1861 census.)4,5,6 
Marriagecirca 1829He married Honora Sullivan, daughter of Timothy Sullivan and Margaret Doody, circa 1829.7 
before 1840He migrated to New BrunswickG before 1840.8 
Baptism13 September 1840He sponsored the baptism of John Savage on 13 September 1840 at St. Bartholomew Church, Melrose, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.9 
Baptism25 September 1842He sponsored the baptism of Eleanor Walsh on 25 September 1842 at Chapelle de la baie du Chimougoui, Shemogue, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG. [poss. John Hartnett 22030]10 
1851He and Honora Sullivan appeared on the census of 1851 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (neis. Seaman, McKay, Allan and Ward.)3 
1861He and Honora Sullivan appeared on the census of 1861 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (nei. Jeremiah and Mary Hartnett, fam. 175.)11 
Death*1865He died in 1865 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.5,12 
Burial*1865He was buried in 1865 at St. Bartholomew Church Cemetery, Melrose, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.5,13 

Citations

  1. [S100] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: Shemogue [Chimogoui, St-Barthélemi], Cte Westmorland, 1813-1855 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), img. 142/150, B14, 1840. William, son of John Hartnett and Honora Sullivan, b. 15 Sep, bapt. 20 Sep 1840; sponsors Charles Lane and Mary Lane; by Ant. Gagnon. Online Ancestry.com.
  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, pp. 21-22. Names Timothy Hartnett, the eldest of the family in New Brunswick, and "John 1st, John 2nd, and Jeremiah, cousins, and nephews of Timothy. They were distinguished as 'John Lunda' (from London, for he had lived some time there) and 'John Bawn' (fair John)."
  3. [S83] 1851 Canada Census (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). John (50), b. NB, farmer; Norry (28), b. NB; no date of entering the Colony given. Note: indexed as Gachett.
  4. [S1752] 1861 Canada East Census. John (53), b. Ireland, farmer; Hannah (45), b. Ireland.
  5. [S105] St. Bartholomew Cemetery (Melrose, NB) Grave Marker Images, online www.acadian-cemeteries.acadian-home.org/frames.html, tall shared memorial. John Hartnett 1805-1865 / His Wife Henore [sic] Sullivan 1820-1905 /John C Hartnett 1854-1908 / [left side] Timothy Hartnett 1848-1883 / His Son John T Hartnett 1874-1881 / [right side] William A Hartnett 1842-1873 / Margaret Hartnett 1846-1859. Record Row 31, nos. 2, 3 and 4. Also in Cemeteries of Westmorland County: Botsford, p. 139.
  6. [S106] St. Bartholomew's Cemetery Headstones and Parish Register Entries, Mark Edlund (compiler), online rootsweb.ancestry.com, Church burial record for Honora Sullivan, relict of the late John Hartnett, 1905, q.v.
  7. [S520] VWH.
  8. [S520] VWH.
  9. [S100] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: Shemogue, 1813-1899, img. 142/150. John Savage, age four weeks, son of William Savage and Mary Stack, bapt. 13 Sep 1840 by Ant. Gagnon; sponsors John Hartnett and Catherine Hartnett.
  10. [S100] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: Shemogue, 1813-1899, p. 58, B-26, img. 55/150. Johanna Hélène Walsh, dau. of John Walsh and Johanna Houlihan, b. 27 May 1842, bapt. Sep 1842 by Ant. Gagnon; sponsors John Hartnett and Eleanor Savage.
  11. [S1752] 1861 Canada East Census. John (53), b. Ireland, farmer; Hannah (45), b. Ireland; 160 acres of land, 40 acres improved.
  12. [S79] Rev. Edward Savage, The Story of Melrose, p. 22, entry for John Hartnett. "While his wife and little boys were away, he with three of the younger children met a dreadful death from fire which destroyed the house. This appalling tragedy was the only one of its kind in the annals of Melrose, although several other houses were burned."
  13. [S106] St. Bartholomew's Cemetery [Selected Headstones], online rootsweb.ancestry.com, rec. no. 54. Cites church burial records. On 9 Aug 1905, "Honora Sullivan, relict of the late John Hartnett. The deceased was born in Cork, Ireland and died aged 85 on the 7th August 1905;" and on 25 Jan 1908, "John Hartnett, died at age of 53 the 23rd inst."
  14. [S83] 1851 Canada Census (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia).
  15. [S1752] 1861 Canada East Census.