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Family: Joseph Power / Ellen Reddigan (F247)

• Father | Male Joseph Power

  
  

  Born	Abt 1836	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland
  Died	27 Jan 1905	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland
  Buried	Abt 29 Jan 1905	Holy Trinity RC Cemetery, Ferryland, Ferryland District, Newfoundland, Canada
  Married	21 Oct 1872  [1]	Holy Trinity RC Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland  [1]
  Other Spouse	Catherine Ryan | F101
  Married	28 Oct 1860	Holy Apostles Parish, (Fermeuse/Renews), Newfoundland
  Father	John Power | F65 Group Sheet
  Mother	Mary Gatherall | F65 Group Sheet

  
  

  Mother | Female Ellen Reddigan

  
  

  Born	Abt 1830	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland
  Died	6 Apr 1892	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland
  Buried	Abt 8 Apr 1892	Holy Trinity RC Cemetery, Ferryland, Ferryland District, Newfoundland, Canada
  Father	Richard Reddigan | F83 Group Sheet
  Mother	Catherine Evoy | F83 Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  Married: It appears that Joseph Power was married before, but this was the first marriage for Ellen Reddigan. Ellen had been willed her father's bed in April 1872, which according to Tom Reddigan was actually a large feather bed. Although it seems a trivial item now, feather beds were considered prized items in earlier days and certainly an attractive part of a dowry. An explanation of a dowry from the Illinois State Museum states: "A dowry was the wealth that a woman brought to her marriage. The dowry could take different forms: land; farm animals, such as cows or chickens; furniture, such as a feather bed, which was considered a luxury".

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] Holy Trinity RC Parish (Ferryland) Marriages 1870 - 1910, Newfoundland's Grand Banks, (Online: Transcribed records of photocopied parish records held at The Rooms Archives for Brigus South to Aquaforte, Ferryland District).