Elizabeth "Eliza" Swain

Abt 1817 - 1891  (~ 74 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Swain
  Nickname	Eliza
  Born	Abt 1817	Stone Island, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	15 Jun 1891	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland   [2]
  Cause: la grippe
  On Jun 17, 1891, the Evening Telegram reported that at Caplin Bay "on the 15th inst., Elizabeth, relict of the late Joseph Sullivan, aged 74 years" had passed away. Her Vital Statistics death record also states that she was 74 when she died.
  Buried	Abt 17 Jun 1891	Holy Trinity RC Cemetery, Ferryland, Ferryland District, Newfoundland, Canada
  	No Headstone/Marker - Ferryland - Holy Trinity RC Cemetery Individuals for whom no headstone or marker is visible.
  Person ID	I20	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2022

  
  

  Father	Robert Swain,   b. Abt 1790, Co. Wexford, Ireland? ,   d. Abt 1852, Stone Island, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 62 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth "Betsy" Bryan,   b. Abt 1800, Ferryland, Newfoundland ,   d. Yes, date unknown, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland
  Married	Abt 1816  [1]
  Family lore states that Elizabeth (Betsy) Bryan, from Ferryland, was the wife of Robert Swain. Although there were several Bryan (O' Brien) families in Ferryland in 1800, there are no matches with any females recorded in that census. However, there was one later event that may suggest some kinship with the Bryans (O'Briens) of Ferryland. One of the co-defendants, named in the civil suit against Robert Swain and "others" in 1830, was a Timothy Brien. We can speculate that this may have been Timothy Jr. who was recorded under his Irish name "Teague" at Ferryland in the 1800 Census. He married at St. John's in 1827, however, the marriage record states he was from Ferryland. His reason for being at Stone Island in 1830 is not known, but his presence there raises the possibility that he may have been fishing with, or assisting, (his "brother-in-law?), Robert Swain. From 1840 onward, the Voters Lists shows Timothy Bryan living on the north side of Ferryland in the area(s) known as Freshwater and Bark House.
  Family ID	F12	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joseph "Joe" Sullivan,   b. Abt 1812, Co. Wexford, Ireland ,   d. 20 Dec 1888, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 76 years)
  Married	25 Jan 1838	Holy Apostles Parish, (Fermeuse/Renews), Newfoundland   [3]
  Date is not very clear in the records but has been transcribed as Jan 25 1838.
  Children	1. Robert "Bob" Sullivan,   b. Abt 1841, Stone Island, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 8 Mar 1911, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 70 years)   2. Laurence "Lar" Sullivan,   b. Abt 1842, Stone Island, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 8 Mar 1915, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 73 years)   3. Mary Sullivan,   b. Sep 1846, Stone Island, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. Aft 1921, Calvert, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2015
  Family ID	F16	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1817 - Stone Island, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland Married - 25 Jan 1838 - Holy Apostles Parish, (Fermeuse/Renews), Newfoundland Died - Cause: la grippe - 15 Jun 1891 - Caplin Bay, Newfoundland Buried - Abt 17 Jun 1891 - 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). [S46] Holy Apostles RC Parish (Fermeuse/Renews) Marriages 1837 - 1919, Newfoundland's Grand Banks, (Online: Transcribed records of photocopied parish records held at The Rooms Archives for Fermeuse to Cape Race area, Ferryland District).