Benedict "Ben" Shannahan

1897 - 1904  (6 years)

• Name	Benedict Shannahan
  Nickname	Ben
  Born	1 Oct 1897	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	11 Nov 1897	Holy Trinity RC Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland   [1]
  Died	Jan 1904	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland   [2]
  Cause: drowning
  "A dispatch in yesterday's News from Ferryland states that Ben, the little three year son of Mr. Richard COSTELLO, was drowned at Caplin Bay on Sunday morning. With his Brother Dick, aged six, he was playing on the ice above the gut bridge and fell into the water. Being missed after a time friends started to search for them, and Dick was found in the landwash insensible. After a time he was brought back to life, but no sign of Ben's body has yet been found though neighbors are using every effort to discover the little fellow's remains." The newspaper got the ages reversed.Ben (Shannahan) Costello (Dick's half brother) was actually six years old in January of 1904, and Dick was three years old at the time of this tragedy. No death record was found for Ben in the Newfoundland Vital Statistics, suggesting that his body was probably never recovered.
  Person ID	I4532	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	3 Nov 2017

  
  

  Father	Benedict Joseph Shannahan,   b. Mar 1878, Ferryland, Newfoundland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Margaret "Maggie" Gatherall,   b. Abt Jul 1877, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. Aft 1935  (Age ~ 58 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Non-Marital Relationship	1897
  Family ID	F1948	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Richard Joseph Costello,   b. Abt Jul 1874, Cape Broyle, Newfoundland ,   d. Aft 1935  (Age ~ 61 years)
  Relationship	Stepchild
  Mother	Margaret "Maggie" Gatherall,   b. Abt Jul 1877, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. Aft 1935  (Age ~ 58 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	12 Jul 1900	Holy Trinity RC Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland   [3]
  Family ID	F276	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1 Oct 1897 - Caplin Bay, Newfoundland Baptism - 11 Nov 1897 - Holy Trinity RC Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland Died - Cause: drowning - Jan 1904 - Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S88] Holy Trinity RC Parish (Ferryland) Baptisms 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). [S1] Free Press, (St. John's, Newfoundland - 1904 Free Press (Vol. 4). Newspaper printed every Tuesday, price 2 cents). [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).