Catherine Whelan

Abt 1843 - 1915  (~ 72 years)

• Name	Catherine Whelan
  Born	Abt 1843	Cape Broyle, Newfoundland   [1]
  There appears to be a misunderstandings about Catherine's place of birth. Some family lore says that Catherine was from the Torbay area. This information was likely caused by the fact that her daughter, also named Catherine, married and settled there in 1889. In addition, Catherine's Vital Statistics Death record states (incorrectly) she was born at Caplin Bay. No other official records support that information and my research strongly suggests that Catherine was actually born at Cape Broyle, not Caplin Bay.
  Gender	Female
  Died	22 Jan 1915	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland   [2]
  Age: 73
  Cause: paralysis
  Buried	Abt 28 Jan 1915	Holy Trinity RC Cemetery, Ferryland, Ferryland District, Newfoundland, Canada   [1]
  	No Headstone/Marker - Ferryland - Holy Trinity RC Cemetery Individuals for whom no headstone or marker is visible.
  Person ID	I118	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	9 Feb 2025

  
  

  Married	30 Apr 1841	St. John's, Newfoundland   [3]
  When John and Esther were married at St. John's, the priest recorded his surname as Phelan, an Irish alternate widely used for the surname Whelan.
  Family ID	F2195	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	John Whelan,   b. abt. 1815, Cape Broyle, Newfoundland ,   d. Between 1855 and 1859, Cape Broyle, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 40 years)
  Mother	Esther Furlong,   b. Abt. 1820, Cape Broyle, Newfoundland
  Married	30 Apr 1841	St. John's, Newfoundland
  Family ID	F828	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Michael Reddigan,   b. Abt 1828, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 12 Aug 1892, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 64 years)
  Married	Abt 1863
  Children	+ 1. Catherine Joseph "Kate" Reddigan,   b. May 1864, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 3 Dec 1927, Torbay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 63 years)   2. Richard Reddigan,   b. Abt 1865, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. Yes, date unknown, Atlantic Ocean   3. John Reddigan,   b. Jan 1869, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 23 Dec 1926, Calvert, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 57 years)   4. Joseph "Jose" Reddigan,   b. Abt 1870, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 2 Apr 1906, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 36 years)   5. Michael "Big Mike" Reddigan,   b. Abt Mar 1871, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 1962, Calvert, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 90 years)   6. Alice Anne Reddigan,   b. Abt Dec 1872, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. Bef. Dec. 1880, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 7 years)   7. Johanna Mary Reddigan,   b. Abt Jan 1875, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 1 Nov 1896, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 21 years)   8. Ellen Joseph Reddigan,   b. Abt Jan 1877, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 15 Apr 1895, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 18 years)   9. Alice Anne Reddigan,   b. 11 Dec 1880, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 13 Jul 1965, Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States  (Age 84 years)   10. Leo Reddigan,   b. Abt Jul 1881, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. Yes, date unknown, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland   11. Agnes Reddigan,   b. Abt Oct 1883, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 10 Sep 1905, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 21 years)
  Last Modified	24 Jul 2015
  Family ID	F73	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1843 - Cape Broyle, Newfoundland Died - Age: 73 - 22 Jan 1915 - Caplin Bay, Newfoundland Buried - Abt 28 Jan 1915 - 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

  [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). [S41] Newfoundland Vital Statistics - Ferryland District - 1890 - 1940, Newfoundland's Grand Banks, (Online: http://ngb.chebucto.org/Vstats/1vstats-fer-idx.shtml - Transcribed information posted under "Vital Statistics Records, Ferryland District). [S87] Basilica of St. John the Baptist RC Parish (St. John's) - Marriages.