William Denis Savage1,2

#8018, (circa 1806 - 12 August 1878)
Father*Denis Savage3,4 (c 1779 - 1857)
Mother*Maria Devine4,3 (c 1780 - 1839)

Family

Mary Stack b. c 1810, d. 1892
Children 1.Dennis Savage1 (1832 - 1855)
 2.Daniel Savage12 (c 1834 - )
 3.Patrick Savage1 (c 1837 - )
 4.William Savage1 (c 1838 - )
 5.John Savage1 (1840 - )
 6.Robert Savage1 (1843 - )
 7.Timothy Savage+1 (c 1846 - 1920)
 8.Michael Savage1 (c 1848 - )
 9.James Savage1 (1849 - )
 10.Mary Josephine Savage+8 (c 1851 - 1919)
 11.Cornelius Savage8 (c 1854 - 1925)
 12.Morris Savage8 (c 1856 - 1928)
 13.Rev. Edward Savage8 (1859 - )
He was a farmer.1 
Birth*circa 1806He was born circa 1806 at Co. Cork, IrelandG; (but cemetery record has age 77 in 1878.)1,5 
May 1823He accompanied Denis Savage and Maria Devine in May 1823 from Ireland to CanadaG (but Jun 1827 in 1851 census.)6 
Marriage*15 January 1832He married Mary Stack, daughter of Thomas Stack and Margaret Crowley, on 15 January 1832 at St-Henri Church, Barachois, Shediac Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.7 
1851He and Mary Stack appeared on the census of 1851 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.1 
1861He and Mary Stack appeared on the census of 1861 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.8 
1871He and Mary Stack appeared on the census of 1871 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (neis. Noonan, Corrigan, James (60) and Ellen (58) Savage, Hurley.)9 
Death*12 August 1878He died on 12 August 1878 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.10,11 
Burial*August 1878He was buried in August 1878 at St. Bartholomew Church, Melrose, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.5 

Citations

  1. [S83] 1851 Canada Census (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). William (45) b. Ireland, farmer; Mary (41), b. Ireland; both entered Colony Jun 1827.
  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, p. 17.
  3. [S146] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: St-Henri, Barachois, Cte Westmorland, 1812-1899, Vols. 1 and 2 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), p. 88, no. M-1, img. 68/155. Marr. of William Savage and Mary Stack, q.v.
  4. [S79] Rev. Edward Savage, The Story of Melrose, p. 17, naming William D as the first son of Denis and Mary.
  5. [S105] St. Bartholomew Cemetery (Melrose, NB) Grave Marker Images, online www.acadian-cemeteries.acadian-home.org/frames.html, img. row 32, no. 1. Standing shared memorial. W.D. Savage, Native of Co. Cork Ireland, d. 12 Aug 1878, aged 77 / Mary, wife of W.D.Savage, d. 4 Oct 1892, aged 77.
  6. [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.
  7. [S146] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Henri, Barachois, 1812-1899 1 & 2, p. 88, no. M-1, img. 68/155. 15 Jan 1832; William Savage, res. St. Bartholomew, Botsford, son of Denis Savage and of Mary Kitney [poss., or Kilney], also of St. Bartholomew; and Mary Stack, res. St. Bartholomew, dau. of Thomas Stack, farmer, and of Margaret Crowley, also of St. Batholomew; marr. 15 Jan 1832 by Ant. Gagnon, witnesses William Savage, --- of the groom, and Thomas Stack, father of the bride.
  8. [S80] 1861 New Brunswick Province Census. William D. Savage (56), farmer; Mary (50); both b. Ireland.
  9. [S84] 1871 Canada Census. William (64), farmer; Mary (60); both b. Ireland.
  10. [S608] Daniel F Johnson's New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics [database], online archives.gnb.ca/Search/NewspaperVitalStats, "At the Emigrant Road on Monday morn., William SAVAGE was on a load of hay when the horse suddenly started, and he was pitched head foremost breaking his neck and killing him instantly. He was an elderly man and leaves a large family." Vol. 46, no. 518, citing Chignecto Post, Sackville, 15 Aug 1878.
  11. [S105] St. Bartholomew Cemetery (Melrose, NB) Grave Marker Images, online www.acadian-cemeteries.acadian-home.org/frames.html, img. row 32, no. 1. Standing shared memorial. W.D. Savage, Native of Co. Cork Ireland, d. 12 Aug 1878, aged 77 / Mary, wife of W.D. Savage, d. 4 Oct 1892, aged 77.
  12. [S146] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Henri, Barachois, 1812-1899 1 & 2, 1835 p. 119, img 36/155, B12; bp. 4 Feb 1835, age 10 months, son of William Savage, farmer of St. Bartholomew, Botsford, and of Mary Stack; s/s Patrick Hayes and Mary Savage.