Patrick Brien

Abt 1822 - 1892  (~ 70 years)

• Name	Patrick Brien
  	In many records, this surname was recorded under several variant spellings such as Brien, Brian, Bryan, Brine etc., and later on, these variants were often preceded with the traditional O' Irish prefix.
  Born	Abt 1822	Ferryland, Newfoundland   [1]
  Patrick's Vital Statistic death record states he was 70 years old when he died, however his headstone says he was 73 when he died, therefore his year of birth may have been as early as 1819. Although Patrick is known to have lived at Aquaforte for quite a few years, it is unlikely he was born there. I am inclined to believe that Patrick was born at Ferryland. Based on a petition that was circulated at Aquaforte in 1827, there were no O'Brien families living there at that time. In the 1840 Voters Lists, there was a Terrence Bryan listed at Aquaforte. In 1841, only a John Bryan was listed, however, in 1842 and 1844, both of these men were eligible voters there. In 1845, the year after his marriage, Patrick Bryan also became a voter at Aquaforte and, afterwards, these three Bryan men were listed as eligible voters through to 1855. In 1859, John's name disappeared from the Voters List and by 1870, Patrick Brien was the only male recorded as the head of a household at Aquaforte. It is unclear what happened to John but research indicates that Terrance Brien moved (back) to Ferryland.
  Gender	Male
  Voter	1845 - 1859	Aquaforte, Newfoundland   [2]
  Residence	1870 - 1871	Aquaforte, Newfoundland   [3, 4]
  Died	20 Aug 1892	Goulds, Newfoundland   [5]
  Cause: cancer
  I found it a little strange that Patrick, a fisherman all his life, would end his days in The Goulds, the farming area west of St. John's city. After extensive research, I noted that an Ellen Brien had married a farmer, John Walsh, of Kilbride in 1875. Even though the marriage record stated that Ellen was from St. John's, the female witness at their marriage was named Esther Ann Brien, a name that matched a daughter of Patrick Brien. Patrick's later presence in this area suggests that he was probably being cared for, in the final days of his illness, by a close relative. I believe that relative may have been his daughter, Ellen (Brien) Walsh. Even though Patrick had lived all his life at Aquaforte, he was buried at Mount Carmel Cemetery in the east end of St. John's city. Often, the cost and issues with transporting bodies back to their hometown was a deterrent, so the deceased where sometimes buried in a local cemetery where they died. In addition, by the time Patrick died, all of his children, except for Patrick Jr., had left Aquaforte. Several were in the United States,while the remainder were living at St. John's. Patrick's wife, Mary Anne, who predeceased him in 1874, was buried in Holy Trinity Cemetery in Ferryland. She is commemorated there on a headstone with her brother James (Murphy).
  Buried	Abt 22 Aug 1892	Mount Carmel Cemetery, St. John's, Newfoundland   [1]
  Address: Mt. Carmel Cemetery
  Mount Carmel Cemetery - St. John's, Newfoundland O'Brien Patrick Aug 18, 1892, 73, erected by son Patrick O'Brien & daughter Esther Devereau(x). (Patrick's Vital Statistic record says he died on August 20, 1892 at the age of 70.5 years.) John Lewis March 1, 1893 28 Years - son; died Chicago USA. It is likely that John Lewis was buried in the United States but his name was commemorated on the same stone as his father.
  Person ID	I1697	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2021

  
  

  Family	Mary Anne Murphy,   b. Abt 1827, Ferryland, Newfoundland ,   d. 27 Nov 1874, Aquaforte, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 47 years)
  Married	28 Apr 1844	St. John's, Newfoundland   [6]
  Address: Roman Catholic Basilica of St. John the Baptist
  This marriage was recorded at St. John's. Patrick "Brine" was noted as being from "Ferland" (sic) but Mary Anne's address was not given. This could indicate that Mary Anne was from St. John's, hence the traditional marriage within the parish of the bride. However, this convention was not followed rigorously by all members of the RC clergy. At the time of their marriage, the address of the bride and groom both gave their address as William's Lane, St. John's.
  Children	1. Ellen Brien,   b. Abt 1846, Aquaforte, Newfoundland ,   d. 22 Jun 1895, Kilbride, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 49 years)   2. Mary Brien,   b. Abt 1850, Aquaforte, Newfoundland ,   d. 27 Dec 1900, St. John's, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 50 years)   3. Anne Brien,   b. Abt Jan 1860, Aquaforte, Newfoundland ,   d. Bef 1900  (Age ~ 39 years)   4. Agnes Brien,   b. Abt Dec 1861, Aquaforte, Newfoundland ,   d. Aft 1900, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States  (Age ~ 39 years)   5. Thomas Brien,   b. Abt 1862, Aquaforte, Newfoundland ,   d. 20 Nov 1906, Bell Island, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 44 years)   6. Esther Ann Brien,   b. Mar 1863, Aquaforte, Newfoundland ,   d. 15 Aug 1922, St. John's, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 59 years)   7. John Lewis Brien,   b. Abt 1866, Aquaforte, Newfoundland ,   d. 1 Mar 1893, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States  (Age ~ 27 years) + 8. Patrick Brien,   b. Nov 1867, Aquaforte, Newfoundland ,   d. 1 Sep 1943, Aquaforte, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 75 years)   9. Theresa M. Brien,   b. 18 May 1868, Aquaforte, Newfoundland ,   d. 28 Dec 1947, Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, United States  (Age 79 years)
  Last Modified	23 Jan 2021
  Family ID	F596	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1822 - Ferryland, Newfoundland Married - Address: Roman Catholic Basilica of St. John the Baptist - 28 Apr 1844 - St. John's, Newfoundland Voter - 1845 - 1859 - Aquaforte, Newfoundland Residence - 1870 - 1871 - Aquaforte, Newfoundland Died - Cause: cancer - 20 Aug 1892 - Goulds, Newfoundland Buried - Address: Mt. Carmel Cemetery - Abt 22 Aug 1892 - Mount Carmel Cemetery, St. John's, Newfoundland  = Link to Google Earth
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• 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). [S4] Newfoundland Voter's Lists, Newfoundland's Grand Banks, (Online: http://ngb.chebucto.org/V1928/1dist-vl-idx.shtml, copyright © 1999-2015. Transcribed lists of eligible voters, by town and district, from 1832 onward). [S3] Lovell's Province of Newfoundland Directory - 1871, Lovell, John, (Montreal, QC: John Lovell (Firm), 1871). [S6] McAlpine's 1870/71 Directory of Newfoundland, Newfoundland's Grand Banks, (David McAlpine; Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada: 1871, Online: transcribed entries for Newfoundland districts. http://ngb.chebucto.org/M1870/index.shtml ). [S13] Newfoundland Vital Records 1840-1949, FamilySearch™, (Online: FamilySearch website: http://FamilySearch.org. Index and images of births, delayed registrations of births, marriages, and deaths held by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Vital Statistics Division), Volume 2, page 6, No. 26. [S24] Southern Shore RC Marriages at St. John's 1793 - 1890, Newfoundland's Grand Banks, (Online: Selected marriage records transcribed by the late Ray Curran & Cindy (Morrisson) Curran).