Martin Holahan1

#8164, (circa 1837 - 16 January 1913)
Father*Michael Holahan1 (c 1788 - 1844)
Mother*Margaret Savage1 (c 1804 - 1886)

Family

Mary Savage b. 1845, d. 1920
Martin Holahan was also known as Hallihan.2 
Martin Holahan was also known as Houlihan.3 
Birth*circa 1837He was born circa 1837 at Melrose, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.4 
1851He appeared on the census of 1851 in the household of Margaret Savage at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG, age 13, b. NB; (neis. Edward and Ann Reilly, Dujay, Lathor.)5 
Baptism16 January 1870He sponsored the baptism of Patrick Bird Blanch on 16 January 1870 at St-Thomas Church, Memramcook, Dorchester Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.6 
Marriage*10 January 1871He married Mary Savage, daughter of Daniel Savage Jr and Bridget Blanch, on 10 January 1871 at St-Thomas Church, Memramcook, Dorchester Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.1,3 
Marriage10 January 1871He witnessed the marriage of Mary _____ and Michael Walsh on 10 January 1871 at Dorchester Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.7 
1881He and Mary Savage appeared on the census of 1881 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (neis. Michael and Suzane Hollihan, fam. 197.)8 
1891He and Mary Savage appeared on the census of 1891 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (neis. Michael and Susan Holihan; Dennis Halihan.)9 
Burial4 October 1899He witnessed the burial of Ann Eliza Hackett on 4 October 1899 at Ste-Thérèse d'Avila Church Cemetery, Cap-Pelé, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.10 
Death*16 January 1913He died on 16 January 1913 at Cape Bald, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.4 
Burial*January 1913He was buried in January 1913 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.2 

Citations

  1. [S101] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: St-Thomas, Memramcook, Cte Westmorland, 1845-1899 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), 1871, p. 34, img 454/1466; 10 Jan 1871 marr,; Martin Hollihan, son of Michael Hollihan (deceased) and of Margaret Savage of Cape Tormentin; and Mary Savage, dau. of Daniel Savage and Bridget Blanche of Cape Tormentin; dispensation of third degree of consanguinity (simple) accorded by the Bishop of the diocese; witnesses Patrick Savage and Catherine Savage.
  2. [S1746] Southeastern Branch of the New Brunswick Genealogical Society, compiler, Cemeteries of Westmorland County (Moncton, New Brunswick, 2007-2009), Botsford volume, p. 212. Martin Hallihan, d. 16 Jan 1913, age 77 / his wife Mary, d. 16 Nov 1920, age 74.
  3. [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.
  4. [S103] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: Moncton Bureau of Health, Cte Westmorland, Register of Deaths, 1888 to 1919 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), sh. 17, line 64, img. 722/2031. Martin M. Hoolihan of Cape Bald, d. 16 Jan 1913, age 76, pneumonia; farmer, b. Melrose; informant Collerette.
  5. [S83] 1851 Canada Census (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Margaret Holahan (47), wid., b. Ireland, farmer, entered Colony Aug 1828.
  6. [S101] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Thomas, Memramcook, 1845-1899, p. 114, img. 417/1466, B-23. Patrick Bird Blanch, son of Joseph Blanch and Catherine Stack, b. 3 Jan 1870, bapt. 16 Jan 1870 by W F Mahoney; sponsors Martin Holohan and Mary Savage.
  7. [S101] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Thomas, Memramcook, 1845-1899, 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]
  8. [S42] 1881 Canada Census. Martin (46), b. NB, Irish descent, farmer; Marey [sic] (34), b. NB, Irish descent.
  9. [S69] 1891 Canada Census. Martin Halihan (54), b. NB, parents b. Ireland, farmer; Mary (44), b. PEI, father b. PEI, mother b. Newfoundland.
  10. [S1199] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: Ste-Thérèse, Cap-Pelé/Cape Bald, Cte Westmorland, 1859-1899 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), p. 51, S+41, img. 422/426. Ann Elizabeth Hackett, wife of George Blanch, d. 2 Oct 1899, bur. 4 Oct 1899; rites by F X Collerette, present Michael Niles and Martin Hallihan.