Joseph Power

Abt 1836 - 1905  (~ 69 years)

• Name	Joseph Power
  Born	Abt 1836	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	27 Jan 1905	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland   [2]
  Cause: dyspepsia
  Buried	Abt 29 Jan 1905	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	I708	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	3 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	John Power,   b. Abt 1789, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. Bet. 1855-1859, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 70 years)
  Mother	Mary Gatherall,   b. Abt 1798, Bay Bulls, Newfoundland ,   d. 13 Feb 1884, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 86 years)
  Married	5 Nov 1830	Bay Bulls, Newfoundland   [3]
  Family ID	F65	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Catherine "Kate" Ryan,   b. Yes, date unknown, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. Bef 1872, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland
  Married	28 Oct 1860	Holy Apostles Parish, (Fermeuse/Renews), Newfoundland   [4]
  Children	1. Joseph Power,   b. Abt 1864, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 15 Apr 1921, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 57 years)
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2015
  Family ID	F101	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Ellen Reddigan,   b. Abt 1830, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 6 Apr 1892, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 62 years)
  Married	21 Oct 1872	Holy Trinity RC Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland   [5]
  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 1836 - Caplin Bay, Newfoundland Married - 28 Oct 1860 - Holy Apostles Parish, (Fermeuse/Renews), Newfoundland Married - 21 Oct 1872 - Holy Trinity RC Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland Died - Cause: dyspepsia - 27 Jan 1905 - Caplin Bay, Newfoundland Buried - Abt 29 Jan 1905 - 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

  
  

• 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). [S78] Bay Bulls/Witless Bay RC Marriages 1830 - 1900, Newfoundland's Grand Banks, (Online: Transcribed records of photocopied parish records held at The Rooms Archives for LaManche to Bay Bulls, Big Pond, Ferryland District). [S46] Holy Apostles RC Parish (Fermeuse/Renews) Marriages 1837 - 1919, Newfoundland's Grand Banks, (Online: Transcribed records of photocopied parish records held at The Rooms Archives for Fermeuse to Cape Race area, 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).