Bridget Whelan

Abt 1826 - 1899  (~ 73 years)

• Name	Bridget Whelan
  Born	Abt 1826	Ferryland, Newfoundland   [1]
  Bridget's death record states that she was born in Ferryland, not Caplin Bay.
  Gender	Female
  Died	26 Apr 1899	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland   [2]
  Cause: debility
  Buried	Abt 28 Apr 1899	Holy Trinity RC Cemetery, Ferryland, Ferryland District, Newfoundland, Canada
  It appears that Luke Rossiter, who had immigrated to the US, had headstones erected for his parents and some of his siblings. This is a broken headstone, with missing sections. I suspect that Luke's mother, Bridget (d.1899) may be inscribed on a missing part (Kevin Reddigan).
  	William Rossiter (Jr.) William Rossiter (Sr.) Bridget (Whelan) Rossiter
  Person ID	I772	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2016

  
  

  Father	Matthew Whelan,   d. Aft 1859, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland
  Mother	Margaret
  Family ID	F237	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Rossiter,   b. Abt 1817, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 24 Feb 1891, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 74 years)
  Married	Abt 1843  [1]
  Children	1. Catherine Rossiter,   b. Caplin Bay, Newfoundland   2. Matthew Rossiter,   b. Abt 1846, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 12 May 1907, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 61 years)   3. Thomas "Tang" Rossiter,   b. Abt 1849, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 8 Jan 1903, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 54 years)   4. Margaret Rossiter,   b. Abt 1851, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 2 Jun 1894, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 43 years)   5. William Rossiter,   b. Abt 1854, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 12 Aug 1898, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 44 years)   6. Joseph Rossiter,   b. Abt 1856, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 4 Jul 1905, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 49 years)   7. James Rossiter,   b. Abt May 1858, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 2 Jun 1905, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 47 years)   8. Mary Rossiter,   b. Feb 1860, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 8 Nov 1950, Calvert, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 90 years)   9. Luke Rossiter,   b. Abt 1863, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. Aft 1939, United States  (Age ~ 77 years)   10. Theresa Anne "Tess" Rossiter,   b. Abt Apr 1871, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 16 Nov 1960, Calvert, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 89 years)   11. Monica Rossiter,   b. Oct 1872, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. Aft 1935, Calvert, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 63 years)
  Last Modified	11 Oct 2015
  Family ID	F239	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1826 - Ferryland, Newfoundland Died - Cause: debility - 26 Apr 1899 - Caplin Bay, Newfoundland Buried - Abt 28 Apr 1899 - 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).