Second Generation

Helen "Ellen" Moloney's Family


Husband: William Morrissey
Born: n.a
Married: 1822-Feb-27 Île Bonaventure, Québec, Québec
Died: c. 1866 Île Bonaventure, Québec
Father: Patrick Morrissey, of l'Île Bonaventure, Québec
Mother: Mary Fitzgerald, of l'Île Bonaventure, Québec
Wife: Helen (Hélène) "Ellen" Moloney
Born: c. 1798 Percé, Québec
Married: 1822-Feb-27 Île Bonaventure, Québec1
Spouse: William Morrissey
Witnesses: Jean ("Becker") Blondin [the bride's uncle], Jean Morrisssey [the groom's brother], and James Rooney
Died: 1892-Aug-25 Île Bonaventure
Buried: 1892-Aug-25 Cimetière de l'Île Bonaventure, Québec
Funeral: 1892-Nov-18 Île Bonaventure, Québec1
Witnesses: "all the inhabitants of Bonaventure Island"
Father: William Moloney, of Ireland
Mother: Johanna (Josephte) Becker-dit-Blondin, of Québec, Québec
Child 1 M William (Guillaume) Morrissey
Born: 1820-Dec-29 Île Bonaventure, Québec
Married: 1852-Nov-23 Cap St. Ignace, Québec2
Spouse: Bibianne Bernier
Died: 1897-Mar-14 Île Bonaventure, Québec
Buried: 1897-Mar-16 Cimetière de l'Île Bonaventure, Québec
Funeral: 1897-Apr-22 Île Bonaventure, Québec1
Witness: Louis Moreau
Child 2 M Thomas Morrissey
Born: 1822-Apr-14 Île Bonaventure, Québec
Baptized: 1822-Oct-19 Île Bonaventure, Québec1
Godparents: Francis Eden and Marie Dro[ug]hon [baby's uncle's wife]
Married: 1866-Jan-19 Île Bonaventure, Québec1
Spouse: Sara "Sally" Lamb
Witnesses: John Lamb and Peter Aubert
Died: 1874-Oct-18 Île Bonaventure, Québec
Buried: 1874-Oct-20 Cimetière de l'Île Bonaventure, Québec1
Witnesses: John Cody [cousin of the deceased] and Lawrence Hennessey
Child 3 M Joseph Henri "Henry" Morrissey
Born: c.1824-Mar-19 Île Bonaventure, Québec
Baptized: 1825-Jun-19 Île Bonaventure, Québec1
Godparents: Joseph Labbé and Bibianne Be[c]ker-dite-Blondin [baby's cousin]
Died: n.a
Child 4 F Rosalie MorrisseyNB
Born: 1827-Mar-11 Île Bonaventure, Québec
Baptized: 1827-Aug-19 Île Bonaventure, Québec1
Godparents: Alexis (M'ginnis) McGinnis and Marie Marthe Fournier [baby's great-uncle's wife]
Died: n.a
Child 5 F Biddy Jane MorrisseyNB
Born: 1830-Aug-17 Île Bonaventure, Québec
Baptized: 1830-Sep-26 Île Bonaventure, Québec1
Godparents: Julien Arbour and Jane Morrissey [baby's cousin]
Died: n.a
Child 6 F Mary Sara(h) Morrissey
Born: 1833-Mar-29 Île Bonaventure, Québec
Baptized: 1833-Aug-29 Île Bonaventure, Québec1
Godparents: John Miles [husband of a cousin of the baby] and Sally Morrissey [baby's cousin]
Married: 1860-Sep-03 Chapelle de Saints-Anges-Gardiens de l'Île Bonaventure, Québec1
Spouse: Firmin "Césaire" Bernier
Witnesses: Hyppolite Caron and Thomas Morrissey [bride's brother]
Died: n.a
Child 7 F Helena "Ellen" Morrissey
Born: 1835-Nov-19 Île Bonaventure, Québec
Baptized: 1836-Mar-30 Île Bonaventure, Québec1
Godparents: John Morrissey [baby's uncle] and Helena Morrissey [baby's aunt]
Married: 1858-Sep-28 Île Bonaventure, Québec1
Spouse: William Fennessey
Witnesses: John Lamb and Jeremiah (Donahea) Donahue
Died: 1881-Oct-16 Percé, Québec
Buried: 1881-Oct-18 Cimetière de St-Michel de Percé, Québec1
Witnesses: James (Burmigham) Birmingham, Andrew Flynn and Martin Kane
Child 8 M John Morrissey
Born: 1838-Dec-18 Île Bonaventure, Québec
Baptized: 1839-Mar-18 Île Bonaventure, Québec1
Godparents: William Sisk and Margaret McCarthy
Died: 1860 Brazil
Child 9 F Mary Morrissey
Born: 1841-Jul-26 Île Bonaventure, Québec
Baptized: 1841-Aug-25 Île Bonaventure, Québec1
Godparents: François Nollet and Harriet Lawrence [baby's cousin]
Liaison: c. 1859 Île Bonaventure, Québec
Partner: unidentified
Married: 1870-Oct-04 Île Bonaventure, Québec1
Spouse: Jules Gaudreault
Witnesses: John Morrissey ("bride's brother-in-law") and John Lamb ("groom's friend")
Died: n.a
Child 10 F Joanna "Joan" MorrisseyNB
Born: c. 1824? Île Bonaventure, Québec
Married: 1872-Apr-08 Percé, Québec1
Spouse: Frederic McGinnis [widower of Geneviève "Jane" Morrissey, bride's first cousin; hence, dispensation for second degree of consanguinity]
Witnesses: William (Fenecy) Fennessy ("bride's brother-in-law") and Phillip Molloy ("groom's friend"); & signatures: "O[wen] T[homas] Connick M.D.", "Harriet Journeaux" [bride's cousin] & "Joseph McGuines" [groom's cousin]
Died: 1907-Nov-02 Percé, Québec
Buried: 1907-Nov-04 Cimetière de St-Michel de Percé, Québec1
Witnesses: Charles Lamb, Dr. S[imon] Grenier, Dr. J[oseph] Arthur Pidgeon, J[oseph] A[rthur] L'Esperance, James O'Brien & Jean Laflamme
Child 11 F Bridget MorrisseyNB
Born: n.a Île Bonaventure, Québec
Married 1: c. 1850 Percé, Québec3
Spouse 1: Elias (Élie LeBrun) Brown
Witnesses: John Kenny and John Lefollie
Married 2: 1864-Apr-05 Percé, Québec1
Spouse 2: John Morrissey [dispensation for second degree of consanguinity: bride and groom were first cousin]
Witnesses: François St. Amand and John LeCouteur
Died: 1891-Jan-22 Île Bonaventure, Québec
Buried: c. 1891-Jan-24 Île Bonaventure, Québec
Funeral: 1891-May-26 Île Bonaventure, Québec1
Witnesses: "almost all the inhabitants of Bonaventure Island"


NBFirst, we have two daughters (Rosalie and Biddy Jane) whose births and baptisms are documented, but who disappear from the record. Second, we have two other daughters (Joanna and Bridget) whose marriages and deaths are recorded, but not their births and baptisms. The balance of probabilities suggests that Rosalie renamed herself either Joanna or Bridget and that Biddy Jane renamed herself either Bridget or Joanna. So far, nothing in the record helps to resolve this problem.

Footnotes identifying Parish Registers:

A footnote identifies the parish register which contains the relevant act.

The absence of a footnote indicates that the information came from a secondary source.

1Registre de St-Michel de Percé: 1801-1941.
2Registre de Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola de Cap-Saint-Ignace: 1679-1876.
3Register of Christ Church (Anglican) of Percé: 18[2]4-1941.


References:
Brochet, Aldo. Morisey Genealogy: 1821-1900. Unpublished Manuscript, 2003
[Register of Christ Church (Anglican) of] Percé / Cape Cove: 18[2]4-1941. Longueuil, Québec: Diffusion généalogique Pepin [RN-CD169], 2003
Registre paroissiaux de Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola [de Cap-Saint-Ignace], 1679-1876. Genealogical Society of Utah: Salt Lake, 1981. F[amily] H[istory] L[ibrary] US/CAN Film 1304967
[Registre de Saint-Michel-de] Percé: 1801-1941. Longueuil, Québec: Diffusion généalogique Pepin [RN-CD45], 2003
Réhel, Élaine. Répertoire des mariages de Gaspé Est: 1801-1941. Longueil, Québec: Les Éditions historiques et généalogiques Pepin [#236], 2003
Réhel, Élaine. St-Michel de Percé: Répertoire baptêmes, mariages, décès 1801-2005. Percé, Québec, 2005

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