Mary Houlahan1

#8031, (26 March 1831 - )
Father*Michael Holahan1 (c 1788 - 1844)
Mother*Margaret Savage1 (c 1804 - 1886)

Family

William Delahunt b. 1825, d. 1904
Children 1.William Delahunt Jr.12 (c 1852 - )
 2.Elizabeth Delahunt12 (c 1854 - )
 3.John James Delahunt12 (c 1856 - )
 4.Richard Delahunt12 (c 1858 - )
 5.Mary Ellen Delahunt13 (1861 - )
 6.Margaret Alice Delahunt14 (1864 - )
 7.Martin Delahunt15 (1866 - 1933)
 8.Joseph Delahunt16 (c 1868 - 1951)
 9.Caroline Delahunt17 (c 1870 - )
 10.Michael Delahunt18 (c 1872 - )
Family name reads Ulohan in Drouin records but no such name in any census; Story of Melrose gives Houlihan, census data give Holahan, widow's entry in cemetery register has Hallihan with Michael Holahan and Margaret Savage.2 
Her married name was Delahunt.3 
Mary Houlahan was also known as Ulohan.1 
Mary Houlahan was also known as Holahan.4 
Birth*26 March 1831She was born on 26 March 1831 at New BrunswickG; (1830 in 1901 census.)1,5 
Baptism29 May 1831She was baptized on 29 May 1831 at Chapelle de la baie du Chimougoui, Shemogue, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.1 
Marriage*circa 1851She married William Delahunt circa 1851.3 
1851She appeared on the census of 1851 in the household of Margaret Savage at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (neis. Edward and Ann Reilly, Dujay, Lathor.)6 
1861She and William Delahunt appeared on the census of 1861 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (nei. Margaret Savage Holahan, fam. 387.)7 
1871She and William Delahunt appeared on the census of 1871 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (nei. Margaret (66) and Denys (28) Holihan, fam. 32.)8 
Marriage10 January 1871She witnessed the marriage of Mary _____ and Michael Walsh on 10 January 1871 at St-Thomas Church, Memramcook, Dorchester Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.9 
1881She and William Delahunt appeared on the census of 1881 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (neis. King, Bourk, and Mohan.)10 
1891She and William Delahunt appeared on the census of 1891 at Amherst, Cumberland Co., Nova ScotiaG.11 
1901She and William Delahunt appeared on the census of 1901 at St-André, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.5 

Citations

  1. [S100] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: Shemogue [Chimogoui, St-Barthélemi], Cte Westmorland, 1813-1855 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), 1831, p. 35, no. B-7, img. 37/150. Mary Ulohan, b. 26 Mar 1831, dau. of Michael Ulohan, farmer of this parish, and of Margaret Savage; bapt. 29 May 1831 by Ant. Gagnon, sponsors Charles Kelly [or poss. Reily] and Isabel [poss. Lorine]. 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, p. 17: "Splane, Downey, Murphy, and James Stack married four sisters of Daniel Savage, whose father did not come to America. Daniel himself took up a farm at the extreme western end of the Settlement. He married Bridget Blanch. His family were: Daniel, William, Charles, John, Maurice, Mary Houlihan, Julia Delahunt, Margaret, Catherine, and Elizabeth Chapman." James Stack marr. Eleanor Savage. Splane is poss. same as Splaun.
  3. [S520] VWH, birth records of their children; immediate neis. of Margaret Savage in 1861 and 1871 censuses.
  4. [S100] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: Shemogue, 1813-1899, 1831, p. 35, img 37//150, B7; Mary Mohan, bp. 29 May 1831, b. 26 Mar 1831; dau. of Michael Mohan, farmer of this parish, and of Margaret Savage; s/s Charles Kelly and Isabel Lorine?
  5. [S68] 1901 Canada Census. William (75), b. NB Oct 1825, mother tongue English; Marie (71), b. NB 26 Mar 1830, Irish ancestry, mother tongue Franch. [sic]
  6. [S83] 1851 Canada Census (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Margaret Holahan (47), wid., b. Ireland, farmer, entered Colony Aug 1828.
  7. [S80] 1861 New Brunswick Province Census. William Telihunt [sic] (33), b. NB, farmer; Mary (30), b. NB.
  8. [S84] 1871 Canada Census. William Dulyhunt (42), b. NB, charpentier formier; Marie (39), b. NB.
  9. [S101] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: St-Thomas, Memramcook, Cte Westmorland, 1845-1899 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), p. 34, M-1, img. 454/1466. Michael Walsh, son of John Walsh and Joanna Hollihan of Sackville (deceased), and Mary Crean, wid. of William A Crean of Sackville, marr. 10 Jan 1871 by W O'Mahoney; witn. Martin Hollahan and Mary Hollihan. [Note: Same day, Martin Holahan marr. Mary Savage]
  10. [S42] 1881 Canada Census. William Dolahunt (54), b. NB, Catholic, Irish descent, charpentier; Marey [sic] (49), b. NB, Catholic, Irish descent.
  11. [S69] 1891 Canada Census. Wm (66, b. NB, parents b. Ireland, ship carpenter; Mary (60), b. NB, parents b. Ireland; Mary (60), b. NB, parents b. Ireland.
  12. [S80] 1861 New Brunswick Province Census.
  13. [S1980] Auguste Daigle (transcriber), Registre de la paroisse St-Timothée [i.e. Ste-Thérèse-d'Avila] de Shemogue, FHL Film 928969, Item 10, filmed 1967, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, online FamilySearch.org, p. 213, no. B-11, img. 456/1265. Mary Ellen Delahunt, b. 24 Dec 1861, dau. of William Delahunt and Mary Houlahan [no baptism information].
  14. [S1980] Auguste Daigle, Registre de la paroisse St-Timothée, FHL Film 928969, Item 10, filmed 1967: p. 228, no. B-59, img. 464/1265. Margaret Alice Delahunt, b. 25 Mar 1864, dau. of William Delahunt and Mary Houlahan [no baptism information].
  15. [S1199] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: Ste-Thérèse, Cap-Pelé/Cape Bald, Cte Westmorland, 1859-1899 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), p. 95, no. B-17, img. 53/426. Martin Delahunt, b. 1 Mar 1866, son of William Delahunt and Mary Houlahan; bapt. 28 [poss. 18] Apr 1866 by F X Babinault, sponsors Felix Cormier and Antoinette Melancon.
  16. [S84] 1871 Canada Census.
  17. [S1199] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: Ste-Thérèse, Cap-Pelé/Cape Bald, 1859-1899, p. 171, no. B-68. Caroline Delahunty, age four weeks, dau. of William Delahunty and Mary Houlahan, bapt. 9 Oct 1870 by P Bradley; sponsors [poor legibility] A--- Burk and ---- Friel.
  18. [S1199] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: Ste-Thérèse, Cap-Pelé/Cape Bald, 1859-1899, p. 229, no. B-5, img. 120/426. Michael Delahunty, age three months, son of William Delahunty and Mary Houlihan, bapt. 26 Feb 1873 by P Bradley; sponsor Eliza Friel.