Augustine "Gus" Power

1905 - 1943  (37 years)

• Name	Augustine Power
  Nickname	Gus
  Born	4 Jul 1905	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	7 Jul 1905	Holy Trinity RC Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland   [1]
  Immigration	15 Dec 1927	New York, New York, United States   [2]
  Gus (son of Patrick Power)was accompanied on this trip by his cousin Tom Power (son of Joseph Power). They were going to Brooklyn, New York to the home of Gus' uncle, which appears to be incorrectly recorded as Patrick Power??
  Died	18 Jan 1943	Atlantic Ocean   [3]
  Evening Telegram - St. John's: Jan 19 1943 Former Resident of Calvert Drowned ? Augusta Powers Fell Off Deck Beam Trawler ? Boston Jan 18 (CP) ? The beam trawler Commorant returned to port today with the news that Seaman Augusta Powers, aged 31, formerly of Calvert Nfld, had been lost at sea. The body was recovered and brought to port. The man was doing deck duty on the ship when he fell overboard. His parents are living in Calvert. (per e-mail from Audrey Swain - 14 Oct 2015). There is an error in his age in the newspaper. His age was actually 37 not 31.
  Person ID	I1317	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2016

  
  

  Father	Patrick "Paddy" Power,   b. Jul 1870, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 24 Sep 1947, Calvert, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 77 years)
  Mother	Ellen "Ellie" Battcock,   b. 9 Sep 1880, Brigus South, Newfoundland ,   d. 21 Sep 1960, Calvert, Newfoundland  (Age 80 years)
  Married	11 Aug 1901	Holy Trinity RC Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland   [4]
  Family ID	F319	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 4 Jul 1905 - Caplin Bay, Newfoundland Baptism - 7 Jul 1905 - Holy Trinity RC Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland Immigration - 15 Dec 1927 - New York, New York, United States Died - 18 Jan 1943 - Atlantic Ocean  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S88] Holy Trinity RC Parish (Ferryland) Baptisms 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). [S89] Ancestry.com - Various Event Records., (Ancestry.com. [database on-line] 360 W 4800 N, Provo, UT 84604, USA), Year: 1927; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 4185; Line: 15; Page Number: 125. [S2] The (Evening) Telegram - St. John's, Newfoundland, (Newspaper published daily, except Sundays and holidays - distributed in the St. Johns area and eastern parts of the province). [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).