POWER FAMILY
The name is Norman in origin (LePoer, Paure). They came to
County Waterford, Ireland in the 12th century with Richard
Strongbow.
JAMES POWER (557) b.1789 City of Waterford, Waterford Cty, Ireland,
d.ca1823 at St John's, Newfoundland; m.1817-06-04
SP: Nancy Anne Honora Bolan (Baldwin)(558)(1797-1864)(d/Richard)
at St John's (Wits: Nicholas & Mary
Bolan, nee Power)(Nancy remarried 1824,
Edward Power, below)
1.Patrick (2753) b.1818-03-27 at St John's, NF (Spns: Richard
and & Eleanor Power); m.1842-02-07 at L'Ardoise, NS
SP: Jeanne Harding (2754)(d/Wm & Cath Lyley)
(1)Jacques (James) (8377) b.1842-12-28 L'Ardoise
(2)Catherine (8378) b.1845-04-03 L'Ardoise
(3)Patrick William (8379) b.1847-05-17 L'Ardoise
(4)Richard (8380) b.1850-06-07 L'Ardoise
(5)James Patrick (2755) b.1863, d.1928 at Arichat: High Sheriff
of Richmond Cty for 34 years
2.Catherine (510) b.1819-12-14 at St John's, Nfld (Spns: John
Foley & Mary Bolan, nee Power), d.1871-04-04 L'Ardoise;
m.1841-01-12 L'Ardoise, NS
SP: Honore (Remi) Samson (432)(1813-1883)(s/Martin & Genevieve
LeCointe)
3.Ellen (Helene)(7512) b.ca1823 (Sponsors; Wm Walsh & Mary Hartery);
m.1843-11-28 St John's, NF
SP: John Keefe (8381)(s/Patrick & Bridget Dunn)
EDWARD POWER (2756) b.ca1800 in Kilmacthomas Parish, Waterford Cty,
IRE, lived in Newfoundland, d.1866-06-01 at L'Ardoise,
NS: m.1824-01-06
SP: Nancy Anne Honora Bolan (Baldwin)(558)(1797-1864)(d/Richard) at
St John's, Nf (Wits. John Brown & Mary
Condon)(Was emigrating to Prince Edward
Island, when he was shipwrecked in Dec
1826 at Grand River, Cape Breton, Nova
Scotia; Settled at site)
1.John (2757) twin, b.1824-12-09 at St John's, NF (Wits:John Redmond
& Susan Stansbury)
SP: Maria ( ) b.PEI
(1)William ( ) b.1839 NS
(2)Edward ( ) b.1842 NS
(3)James ( ) b.1845 NS
2.Martin (2758) twin, b.1824-12-09 at St John's, NF (Wits. Maurice
Flynn & Mary Condon); m.1851-01-09
SP: Elizabeth Murphy (2766)(d/William & Catherine Fitzsimmons)
(1)Anne (5638) b.1852-01-28
(2)Edward (5639) b.1853-04-09
(3)Catherine (5640) b.1858-03-24
(4)Margaret Agatha (5641) b.1860-04-24
(5)Bridget (5642) b.1862-12-24, d.1874
(6)William (5643) b.1866-06-23
3.Marguerite (2759) b.1827-09-20, c.1827-11-27 at L'Ardoise, NS
4.Mary (2760) b.1830-10-12 at L'Ardoise, NS; m.1867-02-26
SP: Joseph Mombourquette (2767)(s/Pierre & Rufine Boucher)
5.Bridget (2761) b.1833-03-09, d.1874-01-19; m.1866-01-30
SP: Thomas Thomas (2768)(s/Alexander & Charlotte Mombourquette)
(1)Anne Theresa Thomas (7498) b.1868-06-17 Pt Michaud;
m.1893-01-17
SP: Joseph Prejean ( )
1a.Bridget Eliza Prejean ( ) b.1894-11-12, d.1895-09-04
6.Nicholas (2762) b.1835-07-19, c.1835-08-10 at L'Ardoise, NS
7.Michael (2763) b.1838-02-27 at L'Ardoise, NS
SP: Jane McDonald (2769) b.ca1841
(1)Edward Serge (5644) b.1865-08-05
(2)Catherine Ann (5645) b.1867-12-29
(3)Hugh Timothy (5646) b.1869-01-21
(4)Mary (5647) b.1871-12-12
8.James (2764) b.1840-03-29 at L'Ardoise, NS
9.Anne (2765) b.1841-12-04 at L'Ardoise, NS, d.1913-12-24;
m.1867-02-26
SP: William Murphy(7087)(s/William & Catherine Fitzsimmons)
(1)Catherine Ann Murphy ( ) b.1869-09-04, d.1877-03-04
(2)Mary Murphy ( ) b.1871-07-16, d.1889-04-19
(3)Bridget Ann Murphy ( ) b.1773-10-24, d.young
(4)Edward William Murphy ( ) b.1877-05-15, d.1933-12-17,
m.199926-10-36
SP: Mary Ellen Riley ( )(wdw Murphy)
(5)Mary Catherine Ann Murphy ( ) b.1880-09-08, d.1954-12-11
Sydney, NS: m.1906-02-12
SP: Daniel Madden ( ) of River Tillard
1a. 8 Children