Rev. James Rogers1

#31814, (11 July 1826 - 22 March 1903)
Birth*11 July 1826He was born on 11 July 1826 at IrelandG.1 
Marriage16 February 1863 Patrick Holland and Margaret Conway were married by Rev. James Rogers on 16 February 1863 at St. Michael's Cathedral, Chatham, Northumberland Co., New BrunswickG.2,3 
Death*22 March 1903He died on 22 March 1903 at Hôtel Dieu, Chatham, Northumberland Co., New BrunswickG, at age 76.1 

Citations

  1. [S2671] Dictionary of Canadian Biography (Canada: University of Toronto/Université Laval, 1976), "ROGERS, JAMES, Roman Catholic priest and bishop; b. 11 July 1826 in Mountcharles (Republic of Ireland), only son of John Rogers and Mary Britton; d. 22 March 1903 in Chatham, N.B.
    In 1831 the young James Rogers and his parents immigrated to British North America. The family settled in Wallace, N.S., but soon relocated in Halifax, where they experienced hardship and poverty. Owing to his father’s ill health, James became the family’s breadwinner during his teenage years. At an early age he demonstrated a remarkable maturity and holy demeanour, and contemplated the priesthood as a vocation....
    On 22 March 1903 Rogers died at the Hôtel-Dieu in Chatham."
  2. [S87] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), Register, Cathedral St-Michel, Chatham, Northumberland Co., img. 229/892. Patrick Holland and Margaret Conway, marr. 16 Feb 1863 by J Rogers, Bishop of Chatham; witn. Edward Martin and Mary Moren. Hereinafter cited as Drouin Acadia Records.
  3. [S2278] New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950, online FamilySearch.org, Marr. rec. of William Holland, son of Patrick Holland and Margaret Conway, 1903, q.v.