Ellen Reddigan

Abt 1830 - 1892  (~ 62 years)

• Name	Ellen Reddigan
  Born	Abt 1830	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	6 Apr 1892	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland   [2]
  Cause: dyspepsia
  The Newfoundland Vital Statistics death record says she was 62 when she died.
  Buried	Abt 8 Apr 1892	Holy Trinity RC Cemetery, Ferryland, Ferryland District, Newfoundland, Canada   [1]
  	No Headstone/Marker - Ferryland - Holy Trinity RC Cemetery Individuals for whom no headstone or marker is visible.
  Person ID	I422	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	3 Feb 2021

  
  

  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   [1]
  Family ID	F83	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joseph Power,   b. Abt 1836, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 27 Jan 1905, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 69 years)
  Married	21 Oct 1872	Holy Trinity RC Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland   [3]
  It appears that Joseph Power was married before, but this was the first marriage for Ellen Reddigan. Ellen had been willed her father's bed in April 1872, which according to Tom Reddigan was actually a large feather bed. Although it seems a trivial item now, feather beds were considered prized items in earlier days and certainly an attractive part of a dowry. An explanation of a dowry from the Illinois State Museum states: "A dowry was the wealth that a woman brought to her marriage. The dowry could take different forms: land; farm animals, such as cows or chickens; furniture, such as a feather bed, which was considered a luxury".
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2015
  Family ID	F247	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1830 - Caplin Bay, Newfoundland Married - 21 Oct 1872 - Holy Trinity RC Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland Died - Cause: dyspepsia - 6 Apr 1892 - Caplin Bay, Newfoundland Buried - Abt 8 Apr 1892 - 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

  
  

• Headstones

  No Headstone/Marker - Ferryland - Holy Trinity RC Cemetery Individuals for whom no headstone or marker is visible.

  
  

• 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). [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).