Catherine Power

1799 - Aft 1864  (66 years)

• Name	Catherine Power
  Born	1799	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland   [1]
  Catherine Power was born at Caplin Bay, with her twin sister, Alice, in 1799. It appears Catherine married Robert Holly (aka - Hally) of Ferryland at St. John's in 1826. However, in 1829, the marriage records at St. John's indicate that Catherine Poor (Power) and Patrick Evoy, both of Keplin (sic - Caplin) Bay were married there. No notation of prior marriages for either of them was mentioned in this marriage record. Patrick Evoy died at Caplin Bay about 1860/1861. His name with the word (Dead) after it was noted on the 1859 Voters List. This note was likely an update made for the next Newfoundland election, scheduled for May 1861. However, it was also noted at the bottom of the Voters List that "Joseph Power, son of wid. Evoy" was to be the eligible voter for this household. This note is Very confusing, indeed!! Research indicated that Patrick's biological son, John Evoy, (and his family??) were also living with his mother, Catherine. At that time, the 'one only voting privilege per dwelling' was granted to the most senior male residing there?? While it is possible that Catherine Power could have had an illegitimate son, Joseph Power, before her marriages, I suspect that this son's name was likely 'Joseph Holly/Hally'. Unfortunately the Voter's Lists after 1859 have not survived for Ferryland District so this rationale cannot be verified.
  Gender	Female
  Died	Aft 1864	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland   [2]
  Buried	Aft 1864	Non-denominational Cemetery, Ferryland, Ferryland District, Newfoundland, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I693	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Michael Power,   b. Abt 1755, Parish of Killea, Co. Waterford, Ireland. ,   d. Bef 1840, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 84 years)
  Mother	Alice Hearn(e)??,   b. Ireland ,   d. Caplin Bay, Newfoundland
  Married	Abt 1786
  It is unclear where this couple was married, Ireland or Newfoundland. Both the Power and Hearne surnames are prevalent in the RC parish records of Killea, Co. Waterford.
  Family ID	F339	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Robert Holly,   b. Abt 1797, Ferryland, Newfoundland ,   d. Bef 1829  (Age ~ 31 years)
  Married	28 Dec 1826	St. John's, Newfoundland
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F2181	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Patrick Evoy,   b. Abt 1787, Ferryland, Newfoundland ,   d. Abt 1861, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 74 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.
  Children	+ 1. John Evoy,   b. Aft 1829, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. Bef 1886, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 55 years)   2. Ellen Evoy,   b. Bef 1840, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. Aft 1869, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 30 years)
  Last Modified	8 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F1346	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1799 - Caplin Bay, Newfoundland Married - 28 Dec 1826 - St. John's, Newfoundland Married - 12 Nov 1829 - St. John's RC (Basilica) Parish, St. John's, Newfoundland Died - Aft 1864 - Caplin Bay, Newfoundland Buried - Aft 1864 - Non-denominational Cemetery, Ferryland, Ferryland District, Newfoundland, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• 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). [S33] Births, Deaths and Marriages in Newfoundland Newspapers 1810-1890, Maritime History Archives, Memorial University of Newfoundland, (Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, 2004. A fully searchable CD containing more than 40,000 transcribed entries for births, deaths and marriages). [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).