John Evoy

Aft 1829 - Bef 1886  (~ 55 years)

• Name	John Evoy
  Born	Aft 1829	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Court Action	12 Jul 1864	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland   [2]
  Supreme Court, St. John's, Newfoundland - Estate files, 1824-1930; index to estate files, 1830-1996. Estate files 1864, A - Y & Estate files 1865, A - R. In a petition, dated 12 July 1864, Catherine Evoy requested Letters of Administration for the Caplin Bay property of her deceased husband, Patrick Evoy, "who died about three years ago without making a will, leaving property to the probable value of sixty pounds". Catherine stated that she had two children, John and Ellen and that both were married by this time. She also stated that her son John Evoy and family were living in her dwelling.
  Died	Bef 1886	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland   [1]
  A Catherine Evoy of Caplin Bay died on 26 Feb 1886. Deceased was the widow of the late John Evoy. Her recorded age appears to be 52, however, some researchers believe the faded newspaper entry says "62 years"??
  Buried	Bef 1886
  Notes	A John Evoy was recorded as the godfather of Mary Swain, daughter of Robert Swain Jr. and Ellen Evoy in 1858.
  Person ID	I4522	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Patrick Evoy,   b. Abt 1787, Ferryland, Newfoundland ,   d. Abt 1861, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 74 years)
  Mother	Catherine Power,   b. 1799, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. Aft 1864, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age 66 years)
  Married	12 Nov 1829	St. John's RC (Basilica) Parish, St. John's, Newfoundland   [3]
  Groom's name was initially recorded as John, but later Pat was written just above John in the marriage record. Catherine's surname was recorded as "Poor", the then common pronunciation of the surname "Power". The witnesses were: Richard Renigan (sic) and James Walsh. Based on my research, the groom appears to be Patrick Evoy (b. Ferryland, circa 1787, died Caplin Bay, circa 1861). The witnesses were likely James Walsh, Patrick's (half) brother and Richard Reddigan, who was married to Patrick's youngest sister, Catherine Evoy.
  Family ID	F1346	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine [-?-],   b. Abt 1834,   d. 26 Feb 1886, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 52 years)
  Married	Yes, date unknown
  Children	+ 1. Thomas Evoy,   b. Yes, date unknown, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2020
  Family ID	F2044	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Aft 1829 - Caplin Bay, Newfoundland Court Action - 12 Jul 1864 - Caplin Bay, Newfoundland Died - Bef 1886 - Caplin Bay, 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). [S75] Newfoundland Supreme Court Estate Records. [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).