Mary Cain

Aft 1800 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Mary Cain
  	Mary's name was given as "Mary Boland" in the death certificate of her son Thomas, who died at Glace Bay, Nova Scotia in 1920. This information, implying that Mary's maiden name was also Boland, appears to be in error. This conclusion is based on the information provided in a rant, written by the parish priest, in the Ferryland Baptism register. It appears his tirade was triggered mainly by the fact that in 1876, Anne Boland (daughter of John and Mary) had a daughter out of wedlock, purportedly fathered by her first cousin, Martin Culleton. Since the fathers of the two families were obviously not brothers, nor is there any indication that Mary Boland was a Culleton, it appears the most logical explanation for a first cousin kinship is on the maternal side of each family. According to the "Robert Carter Diary 1832-52", Martin Culleton Jr.'s mother was Ellen Cain from Ferryland, hence I strongly suspect that Ellen (Cain) Culleton and Mary (Cain?) Boland were sisters. Another possible clue, that Mary may have been a Cain, lies in information provided in an 1843 deed for a piece of land on the south side of Caplin Bay, adjacent to where John and Mary Boland lived. The deed states that Matthew Morry (II) of Caplin Bay sold Patrick Cain "of the same place" a piece of land already in Patrick's possession. However, Patrick Cain's name never appeared in any Voter's List at Caplin Bay, which seems to indicate he was likely living in another household. The voting guidelines of that era stipulated that only the male head of a household was entitled to vote. If Mary Boland was Patrick Cain's daughter, then it is possible he was living with her and her husband, John Boland, so therefore he would not have been entitled to vote. Although traditional Irish naming practices for children weren't always rigorously followed, it is interesting to note that in keeping with one of those traditions (second son named for the maternal grandfather), Mary and John's second son was indeed named Patrick, raising the possibility that he may have been named after his maternal grandfather, Patrick Cain.
  Born	Aft 1800	Ferryland, Newfoundland   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	Yes, date unknown	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland
  Person ID	I5203	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2016

  
  

  Family	John Boland,   b. Abt 1800, Newfoundland ,   d. Aft 1871, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Married	Abt 1827  [1]
  Children	+ 1. Ellen Boland,   b. Abt 1828, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 27 Nov 1889, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 61 years)   2. Robert Boland,   b. Abt 1831, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 24 Apr 1914, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 83 years) + 3. Patrick Boland,   b. Aug 1841, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 28 Jul 1930, Calvert, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 88 years)   4. John Boland,   b. Abt 1843, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 4 Dec 1918, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 75 years)   5. Anne Boland,   b. Mar 1847, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. Aft 1935, Calvert, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 88 years)   6. Thomas Boland,   b. 22 Oct 1847, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 17 Jan 1920, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age 72 years)   7. Bridget Boland,   b. Abt 1850, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 6 Aug 1908, Cape Broyle, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 58 years)
  Last Modified	3 May 2015
  Family ID	F169	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Aft 1800 - Ferryland, Newfoundland Died - Yes, date unknown - 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).