Maria Devine1

#8000, (circa 1780 - 1 April 1839)

Family

Denis Savage b. c 1779, d. 1857
Children 1.Margaret Savage+6 (c 1804 - 1886)
 2.William Denis Savage+7,8 (c 1806 - 1878)
 3.John Savage+9 (c 1810 - )
 4.Mary Savage+10 (c 1812 - 1891)
 5.Catherine Savage+11 (c 1814 - 1894)
 6.Julia Savage1 (c 1817 - )
 7.Patrick Savage+12 (c 1820 - 1881)
 8.Timothy Savage+13 (c 1821 - 1898)
Maria Devine was also known as Mary Keating The Story of Melrose names Mary Devine as the wife of Denis Savage and the mother of their seven children. Mary Devine d. in 1839 (see death rec.) The marr. recs. of their children give different surnames for Mary: William's has Keating or Kitney, Margaret's has Keateney (written over Corrigan), Mary's and Patrick's have Keating and Catherine's has Downing (poss.) This genealogy will use Devine and continue to research the other entries.2 
Her married name was Savage.1 
Birth*circa 1780She was born circa 1780.3 
Marriagesay 1800She married Denis Savage, son of William Savage and Margaret Lane, say 1800 at IrelandG.1 
May 1823She and Denis Savage migrated to CanadaG from Ireland in May 1823.4 
Death*1 April 1839She died on 1 April 1839 at Melrose, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.5,3 
Burial Rites*2 June 1840Burial rites for Maria Devine were performed on 2 June 1840 at St. Bartholomew Church, Melrose, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.3 

Citations

  1. [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, p. 17.
  2. [S520] VWH.
  3. [S100] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: Shemogue [Chimogoui, St-Barthélemi], Cte Westmorland, 1813-1855 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), St. Bartholomew Register, p. 2, No. S-1, img. 142/150. Mary Devine, wife of Denis Savage, bur. rites 2 Jun 1840 by Ant. Gagnon, d. 1 Apr 1839, age about 60 yrs. Online Ancestry.com.
  4. [S83] 1851 Canada Census (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). The census of 1851 records Dennis Savadge (72), widow, b. Ireland, farmer, entered Colony May 1823. This entry year disagrees with reports from the children.
    William in 1851 census has entered Jun 1827 (age ca. 21).
    Margaret in 1851 census (wid.) has Aug 1828 (age ca. 20).
    Mary in 1851 census has Nov 1826 (age ca. 13), same as her husband Parick.
    Catherine in 1851 census has Apr 1827 (age ca. 13), same as her husband Michael.
    Julia is reported in The Story of Melrose to have marr. Thomas Hearn and lived in Nova Scotia (no records found).
    Patrick in 1851 census has entered Aug 1831 (age ca. 11).
    Timothy in 1851 census has entered Oct 1831 (age ca. 10).
    It would not be unusual for a family to migrate in separate voyages but the differences here cannot be reconciled. There is a pattern in the 1851 census to repeat the husband's entry date for the wife's. This genealogy will assume that they all migrated together between 1823 and 1831.
  5. [S106] St. Bartholomew's Cemetery Headstones and Parish Register Entries, Mark Edlund (compiler), online rootsweb.ancestry.com, Record 108, Parish register only. Mary Devine, wife of Denis Savage, d. 1 Apr 1839, age 60.
  6. [S146] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: St-Henri, Barachois, Cte Westmorland, 1812-1899, Vols. 1 and 2 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), 1829, p. 67, img 90/155, M2; 21 May 1829; Michael Mohan, farmer of Ste Therese in Botsford, son of Patrick Mohan and of Mary Garby? of Co. Kerry, Ireland; Marguerite Savage, res. Cap Tourmentin, dau. of Denis Savage, farmer, and of Mary Keateney [this written over Corrigan?] also of Cap Tourmentin; witnesses Charles Kelly, friend of the groom, and Dennis Savage, father of the bride. [signed] Denis Savadge, Charles Kelley.
  7. [S79] Rev. Edward Savage, The Story of Melrose, p. 17, naming William D as the first son of Denis and Mary.
  8. [S146] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Henri, Barachois, 1812-1899 1 & 2, p. 88, no. M-1, img. 68/155. Marr. of William Savage and Mary Stack, q.v.
  9. [S520] VWH.
  10. [S146] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Henri, Barachois, 1812-1899 1 & 2, 1829, sh. 66, img 91155, M1; 15 Jan 1829; Patrick Hayes, farmer, res. Cap Tourmentin, son of Patrick Hayes and of Johanna Hogan of Co. Waterford, Ireland; Mary Savage, res. Cap Tourmentin, dau. of Denis Savage, farmer, and of Mary Keating, also of Cap Tourmentin; witnesses James Mansfield, friend of the groom, and Maurice Savage, uncle of the bride.
  11. [S146] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Henri, Barachois, 1812-1899 1 & 2, 1812-1838, 1838, p. 146, M2; 27 Jan 1838, marr. Michael Shea, "tailleur" at St. Batholomew's, Botsford, imm. from Moragh, County Cork, Ireland, son of James Shea and of Margaret Sullivan; and Catherine Savage, res. St. Batholomew's, dau. of Denis Savage and of Maria [?]Downing, also of St. Batholomew; witnesses John Splaun, friend of the groom, and Dennis Savage, father of the bride.
  12. [S79] Rev. Edward Savage, The Story of Melrose, p. 17, naming Patrick as the second son of Denis and husb. of Bertha Lannon.
  13. [S79] Rev. Edward Savage, The Story of Melrose, p. 17 and pp. 20-21, naming Timothy as the third son of Denis and the husb. of, first, "Miss Wrynn," and second, Margaret Steele of PEI.