Richard "Dick" Reddigan

1833 - 1916  (82 years)

• Name	Richard Reddigan
  Nickname	Dick
  Born	10 Aug 1833	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Land	1869	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland   [2]
  Crown Lands Records #2830
  Crown Lands Records #2830 - May 1, 1869. Richard Reddigan Jr. granted land north side of road - Caplin Bay. This appears to be the land that was willed to "cousin" Martin Reddigan by Richard Reddigan Sr.
  Died	21 Apr 1916	Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States   [3]
  Cause: Bright's disease & chronic endocarditis
  The 22nd April 1916 issue of the Hartford Courant noted the death of Richard Radigan (sic) in his home at 59 Summer St. Bristol, Connecticut.
  	Death Certificate - Richard Redigan. (Bristol, CT) Page 66 - State of Connecticut - Bureau of Vital Statistics - 1916
  Buried	23 Apr 1916	St. Thomas' Cemetery, Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States   [4]
  No headstone was found for Richard Reddigan in St. Thomas' Cemetery in Bristol, CT. Although Richard was buried in Bristol, Connecticut, a homemade headstone was eventually erected in Holy Trinity RC Cemetery, Ferryland, Newfoundland for both him and Jane. Based on family lore, at some point in time, Jane returned home from Connecticut, died at Caplin Bay, and was buried in Holy Trinity Cemetery, Ferryland.
  	Richard Reddigan Mary Jane Johnston
  Burial	Aft 23 Apr 1916	Holy Trinity RC Cemetery, Ferryland, Ferryland District, Newfoundland, Canada
  Headstone - Ferryland RC Cemetery - near Johnston family plot. Richard & Jane Reddigan, 95 yrs and 90 yrs. The ages on this commemorative marker were estimated by a niece of Jane Reddigan. However, Richard's age on his death certificate was given as 82 years, 8 months, and 11 days, but, of course, this age was based on the date of birth given by his wife Jane. Dates/ages given in other documents indicate earlier and later birth dates for Richard.
  Person ID	I419	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	Richard Reddigan,   b. Abt 1800, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland ,   d. Abt 5 Apr 1872, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Mother	Catherine Evoy,   b. Abt 1798, Ferryland, Newfoundland ,   d. Between 1857 and 1872, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 59 years)
  Married	Abt 1827	Holy Trinity RC Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland   [4]
  Family ID	F83	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Jane "Jane" Johnston,   b. Jun 1845, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. Abt 1923, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 77 years)
  Married	Abt 1867	Holy Trinity RC Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland   [5]
  No surviving marriage record was found for Richard and Jane, however, based on the US Census of 1900, they were married about 1867 (married 33 years). One of the earliest records that mentions a Jane Reddigan is the baptism of Mary Hynes (dau. of John Hynes and Ann Johnston) in Feb 1876.
  Immigration	1891	Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Source Information: Ancestry.com. Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008. Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Passenger Lists, 1865-1935. Ottawa, Canada: Library and Archives Canada. RG76, T-479 to T-520, T-4689 to T-4874, T-14700 to T-14939, C-4511 to C-4542. Manifest of the SS Caspian shows that on or about 22 Nov. 1891, Richard and Mrs. Radigan arrived in Halifax, NS from St. John's. No other details are given about this couple, but it seems likely they were Richard and Jane Reddigan who sailed out of Halifax and arrived in Boston on 26 Nov. 1891. Source Information: Boston, Massachusetts. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, 1891-1943. Micropublication T843. RG085. Rolls # 1-454. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Manifests show a Richard Reddigan (Entry 55), 60, fisherman, from Newfoundland arrived in Boston, MA on November 26, 1891 on the ship SS Halifax sailing from the port of Halifax. On the same manifest there is also a Mary Jane Reddigan (entry 35), 29, housekeeper. Richard indicated that he had not been in the US before, but Mary Jane had been there before.The ages given are quite different than later details given in the 1900 U.S. Census.
  Residence	1893	Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
  Bristol, Connecticut City Directories, 1882-93, Page 68 Richard Redigan, laborer, 74 Meadow
  Census	1900	Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States   [1]
  1900 U.S. Census Connecticut - Hartford - Other Townships - ED# 121 - Page 26 - Household of Richard and Jane Reddygan (sic) - Meadow Street Richard Reddygan - Head - May 1835 - 64 - marr. 33 yrs. - b. Nfld - entered U.S. in 1891 - day laborer. Jane - Wife - June 1845 - 54 - marr. 33 yrs. - b. Nfld - entered U.S. in 1891 - day laborer John J. Welch Boarder - Apr 1872 - 28 - b. Nfld - entered the U.S. in 1892 - laborer Ellen (Welch?) Boarder - Nov 1877 - 22 - b. Nfld - entered U.S. in 1898 Richard said his father was born in Ireland and his mother was born in Newfoundland; Jane said both of her parents were born in Newfoundland. The census also confirms that they never had any children. The census states that Richard had not worked for 3 months and Jane for 6 months, so it would appear that the boarders were their only source of income at that time. The two boarders (John and Ellen) are noted as both being married, we assume to each other, although the census doesn't specifically state that information. In the 1910 Census, there is a Walsh family, living in Bristol, which appears to match this couple. By this time they had two children, a boy and a girl. A sister-in-law, Marie O'Toole (single and 33) and a niece, Elizabeth Devereaux (single and 23), were also living with John and his family. This verifies that Ellen's maiden name was O'Toole. Research by Enid O'Brien verifies that John Walsh was from Cape Broyle and was married to Ellen O'Toole from Caplin Bay. His sister, Mary Joseph Walsh, was married to James Devereaux of Ferryland. Elizabeth Devereaux appears to be their daughter, born in June 1885. She eventually joined the convent (Sisters of St. Joseph in Hartford, Connecticut), and died there on October 18, 1920.
  Residence	1904 - 1909	Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
  Bristol, Connecticut City Directories, 1904 - Page 107 Richard Redigan, h 74 Meadow Bristol, Connecticut City Directories, 1908 - Page 102 Redigan, Richard, lab, h 74 Meadow Bristol, Connecticut City Directories, 1909 - Page 109 Redigan, Richard, lab, h 74 Meadow
  Travel	1910	Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Source Information: Ancestry.com. Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008. Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Passenger Lists, 1865-1935. Ottawa, Canada: Library and Archives Canada. RG76, T-479 to T-520, T-4689 to T-4874, T-14700 to T-14939, C-4511 to C-4542. According to the manifest of the SS Bruce sailing out of Port aux Basques and arriving at North Sydney on 9 August 1910, Rd Reddigan (76) and Mrs Redigan (65) were passengers on that voyage. There seems to be a bit of confusion as to their status (Tourist - United States?) but Jane indicated that they had been home for a visit and that they were returning to Bristol, CT. This event now makes sense of a story told to me by Mrs. Marcella Canning. She had told me that she had brought them some potatoes from their cellar when she was a young girl. I could find no indication of the duration of their visit.
  Residence	1913 - 1915	Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
  Bristol, Connecticut City Directories, 1913 - Page 123 Redigan, Richard, h 65 Summer Bristol, Connecticut City Directories, 1915 - Page 127 Redigan, Richard, h 59 Summer
  Residence	1916 - 1918	Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
  Bristol, Connecticut City Directories, 1916 - Page 184 Radigan, Jane,wid Richard, h 61 Summer Bristol, Connecticut City Directories, 1918 - Page 182 Radigan, Jane,wid Richard, h 61 Summer
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2015
  Family ID	F245	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 10 Aug 1833 - Caplin Bay, Newfoundland Married - Abt 1867 - Holy Trinity RC Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland Land - Crown Lands Records #2830 - 1869 - Caplin Bay, Newfoundland Immigration - 1891 - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Residence - 1893 - Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Census - 1900 - Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Residence - 1904 - 1909 - Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Travel - 1910 - Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada Residence - 1913 - 1915 - Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Died - Cause: Bright's disease & chronic endocarditis - 21 Apr 1916 - Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Buried - 23 Apr 1916 - St. Thomas' Cemetery, Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Burial - Aft 23 Apr 1916 - Holy Trinity RC Cemetery, Ferryland, Ferryland District, Newfoundland, Canada Residence - 1916 - 1918 - Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S64] 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Ancestry.com, ([database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.). 1900 U.S. Census Connecticut - Hartford - Other Townships - ED# 121 - Page 26 - Household of Richard and Jane Reddygan (sic) - Meadow Street [S115] Crown Land Registery, (Provincial Government of Newfoundland and Labrador). [S70] Connecticut Vital Records — Index of Deaths, 1897-2001, Connecticut Department of Public Health, (State Vital Records Office [searchable on-line database] ). [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). [S64] 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Ancestry.com, ([database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.).