John Reddigan

1869 - 1926  (~ 57 years)

• Name	John Reddigan
  Born	Jan 1869	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Misc	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland
  	Evening Telegram (St. John's, N.L.), 1903-11-27. ------------------------------------------------ ATTACKED BY A LYNX. Last week James Power, of Caplin Bay, was attacked by a lynx while out shooting, and but for the timely arrival of John Reddigan and J. Ryan he would have been torn to pieces. It is a remarkable fact that lynx run away from people in Newfoundland except those living on the Peninsula of Avalon. Evening Telegram (St. John's, N.L.), 1919-10-30. ------------------------------------------------ NEARLY DROWNED. During the gale, yesterday morning, Mr. Sebastian Laidwell (sic - Ledwell) was blown by the violence of the wind, into Old Woman's Pond near Caplin Bay and would have had a hard time getting out only for the timely assistance of Mr. John Reddigan who was passing. [2]
  Research Overview	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland
  John was a fisherman/farmer all of his life, the traditional occupation for most men of Calvert of that era. He lived in the old house on the land that had been settled by his grandfather in the 1820s. In his grandfather's will of 1872, John is mentioned as one of the eldest sons of his father, Michael, and was slated as an eventual heir of a half share of the old Reddigan homestead along with his brother, Richard. This Richard, according to family lore was lost at sea, and John's other brothers also died, except for his younger brother, (Big) Mike. Mike was only a few weeks old when his grandfather died, and was not willed any property. However, in the second decade of the 1900s, so the family story goes, John agreed to split the house and land that he had inherited into two equal parts and he gave half of it to his brother, Mike, to "keep peace in the family". Thereafter the old duplex house was occupied for many years by both families; with John's half being occupied by his son, Tom, until his death in 1984. The old house remained standing, but in an ever declining state of disrepair, until it was eventually demolished in 2005.
  Died	23 Dec 1926	Calvert, Newfoundland   [3]
  There was no Newfoundland Vital Statistics death record found for John Reddigan, however the attached obituary was found in a Boston newspaper.
  	John Reddigan
  Buried	Abt 26 Dec 1926	Holy Trinity RC Cemetery, Ferryland, Ferryland District, Newfoundland, Canada   [4]
  	No Headstone/Marker - Ferryland - Holy Trinity RC Cemetery Individuals for whom no headstone or marker is visible.
  Person ID	I101	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	23 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Michael Reddigan,   b. Abt 1828, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 12 Aug 1892, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 64 years)
  Mother	Catherine Whelan,   b. Abt 1843, Cape Broyle, Newfoundland ,   d. 22 Jan 1915, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Married	Abt 1863
  Family ID	F73	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bridget Joseph Meaney,   b. Abt Mar 1876, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 26 Mar 1954, Calvert, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 78 years)
  Married	29 Nov 1900	Holy Trinity RC Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland   [5]
  Children	1. Richard Joseph "Dick" Reddigan,   b. 28 May 1902, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 28 Sep 1975, Rosemarkie, Ross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom  (Age 73 years)   2. Martin Joseph "Mart" Reddigan,   b. 12 Dec 1903, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 29 Jan 1980, St. John's, Newfoundland  (Age 76 years)   3. Mary Ellen Reddigan,   b. 6 Jul 1905, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 3 Nov 1906, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age 1 years)   4. Joseph Anthony Reddigan,   b. 2 Nov 1906, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. Yes, date unknown, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland + 5. Mary Agnes "Aggie" Reddigan,   b. 29 Apr 1911, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 10 Sep 1981, Calvert, Newfoundland  (Age 70 years) + 6. John "Johnny" Reddigan,   b. Mar 1913, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 16 Apr 1981, Dunville, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 68 years)   7. Thomas "Tom" Reddigan,   b. 14 Nov 1914, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 4 Jul 1984, Calvert, Newfoundland  (Age 69 years)
  Photos » Slide Show	4 photos
  	(Left to right) Bridget (Meaney) Reddigan, with sons Dick (in background), Tom, and Johnny. Photo taken in the 1930s near the old family house.
  	Martin Reddigan (standing) and brother-in-law, Thomas Carey (Carew). Photo likely taken at St. John's, circa 1930.
  	Old duplex formerly occupied by the families of John and Michael Reddigan. A 2003 photo of the old abandoned house a few years before it was torn down. Some newspapers found in the wall were dated 1877, possibly the year it was built.
  	The Last Reddigan Gathering A photo taken during the visit from Scotland by Dick Reddigan in 1974. The four Reddigan brothers (L-R) Tom (1914 - 1984), Johnny (1913-1981), Mart (1903-1980), & Dick (1902-1975).
  Last Modified	2 Jul 2015
  Family ID	F35	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Jan 1869 - Caplin Bay, Newfoundland Misc - - Caplin Bay, Newfoundland Research Overview - - Caplin Bay, Newfoundland Married - 29 Nov 1900 - Holy Trinity RC Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland Died - 23 Dec 1926 - Calvert, Newfoundland Buried - Abt 26 Dec 1926 - Holy Trinity RC Cemetery, Ferryland, Ferryland District, Newfoundland, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S30] 1921 Newfoundland Census, Newfoundland's Grand Banks, (Online: Transcribed entries of nominal 1921 Newfoundland Census posted under "Census, Fishing Rooms and Planter Listings). [S143] Memorial University Digital Archives Initiative, Various, (Online: Extracts of information from various sources.). [S16] Newfoundland Weekly - Boston, (Published bi-weekly from 1924 - 1932), Newfoundland Weekly, 1926-01-30, vol. 02, no. 29. [S90] Approximate date based on another recorded event, Reddigan, Kevin, (A date calculated by using a recorded date and a person's age, or by estimating the most likely date, based on other recorded life events). [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).