Mary Jane "Jane" Johnston

1845 - Abt 1923  (~ 77 years)

• Name	Mary Jane Johnston
  Nickname	Jane
  Born	Jun 1845	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	Abt 1923	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland   [2]
  Family information states that Jane returned to Newfoundland "to die" sometime after Richard died in 1916 at Bristol, CT. The directories for that city show Jane was still living there in 1918, however, her name was not found there in the 1920 US Census. Likewise, her name was not enumerated in the Newfoundland 1921 Census. Family lore by Jane's grand-niece, the late Pauline (O')Brien Norris suggests she died at Calvert about 1923. However, to date, I have not been able to verify Jane's date of death and the location where she died.
  Buried	Abt 1923	Holy Trinity RC Cemetery, Ferryland, Ferryland District, Newfoundland, Canada   [3]
  	Richard Reddigan Mary Jane Johnston
  Person ID	I420	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	22 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	William Johnston,   b. Aft 1816, Ferryland, Newfoundland ,   d. 11 Apr 1907, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 90 years)
  Mother	Ellen Rossiter,   b. Abt 1816, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 15 May 1903, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 87 years)
  Family ID	F246	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Richard "Dick" Reddigan,   b. 10 Aug 1833, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 21 Apr 1916, Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States  (Age 82 years)
  Married	Abt 1867	Holy Trinity RC Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland   [4]
  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 - Jun 1845 - Caplin Bay, Newfoundland Married - Abt 1867 - Holy Trinity RC Parish, Ferryland, 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 Residence - 1916 - 1918 - Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Died - Abt 1923 - Caplin Bay, Newfoundland Buried - Abt 1923 - Holy Trinity RC Cemetery, Ferryland, Ferryland District, Newfoundland, Canada  = 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 [S66] Individual Sources Notes., Reddigan, Kevin, (Information from various notes, comments, and observations recorded during research or provided in e-mails from other researchers). [S7] Headstones - Ferryland RC Cemetery, Newfoundland's Grand Banks, (Online database: http://ngb.chebucto.org/Cemetery/cem-ferryland-rc-fer.shtml). [S64] 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Ancestry.com, ([database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.).