William GIBBONS - Martha MAILMAN
My great-great grandparents William Gibbons was born about 1845 in Mill Village, Queens County, Nova Scotia, Canada. He was the son of Charles and Mary (maiden name unknown), who were both born in Ireland, according to census records.
William was a carriage maker by trade.On June 30, 1868, by license of the Church of England, William married Martha Mailman in Charleston, Queens County, Nova Scotia, Canada; a ceremony witnessed by Albert and Dorcas Godfrey.
Martha was born in Charleston about 1849. Her father was William Mailman, a lumber merchant, who was born about 1806 in Nova Scotia.
Martha's marriage record shows her mother to be Caroline, William's wife at the time. But census records show Caroline to be born about 1837; 31 years later than her husband and only 13 years before the birth of Martha.Sometime between 1891-1893, William and Martha moved their family to America, where William continued his trade as wheelwright until his death on 28 July 1896 at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Boston. His cause of death was shown as Otitis; Chronic Brain Disease secondary to abcess or tumor. He was 51 years old.
Martha lived for another 17 years before dying on 25 September 1913 in Boston.William and Martha had the following known children:
Mary Isabelle- Born March 1869 in Nova Scotia. She married Robert W. Fay, son of Charles W. and Henrietta Weston Fay on 23 November 1910 in Boston.Francis ("John")-Born Nov. 5, 1871 in Mill Village.
William-born March 31, 1874 in Mill Village. According to the Boston City Directories, he made his living as a bookbinder.
Gertrude Martha-Born June 24, 1875 in Mill Village; and died 18 December 1904 in Boston of pulmonary tuberculosis.
Frank-Born January 1880 in Nova Scotia.
Anna P.-Born about 1885 in Canada.
Patrick RYAN - Mary HENRY
My great-great grandparents Patrick Ryan was born about 1835 in Ireland; possibly County Mayo. His parents were Thomas Ryan and Ellen (maiden name unknown).
Mary Henry was born around 1840, also in Ireland. Her parents were Patrick Henry and Bridget (last name not known).
It is unknown when the couple married; their first child, Patrick J., was born in March 1870 in County Mayo, Ireland--this according to his son Francis' WWI draft registration card.
By 1873, the family was living in Boston, MA., where Patrick made a living as a laborer.
Their first known daughter, Bridget, was born in Boston in March of 1872. The clerk in the Boston record office was either not provided a day of birth or else failed to record it, as the day is left blank. Sadly, little Bridget contracted cholera infantum and died on 27 August 1872. She was buried sometime in September in Mt. Benedict cemetery, According to the cemetery's records, Patrick purchased the plot on 11 September 1872.
Their second son, Thomas, was born 10 May 1873 in Boston.
In March 1875, their second daughter was born. She was written in the birth registers as Nellie; although she would formally use the name Ellen, and added a V for Veronica as middle initial along the way. Again, no day of birth was recorded for this child. Why were complete dates of birth only recorded for the male children in this family?
A third son, John, was born to this couple on 28 November 1877 in Boston.
The 1880 census shows the family living at 21 Rochester St.; which is where they lived until about 1883. Rochester Street was just off the Fort Point Channel, between Albany St. and Harrison Ave. From the best I can tell from comparing very old and newer maps, Rochester Street was one of the streets that was eliminated to make room for the Boston Herald and the Mass Pike/I-90/I-93 interchange.
Mary Henry Ryan died at 21 Rochester St. on 22 August 1880 of consumption (tuberculosis) and an englarged heart. She was laid to rest on 1 September at Mt. Benedict Cemetery in Boston.
Patrick Ryan was remarried and living at 28 Genessee St. in Boston when he died of pneumonia on 30 April 1890, at Boston's City Hospital. He was buried on 4 May in Mt. Benedict. The name of his second wife is not known.John Ryan appears to have moved to his brother Patrick's home at 310 Dover Street sometime after the death of their father. On the 26th of August 1902, three months shy of his 24th birthday, John either fell from or jumped off the Dover Street Bridge into the Fort Point Channel and drowned. He was buried in Mt. Benedict the next day.
Patrick and Mary's son Patrick J. married Annie Driscoll 23 November 1891 in Boston. She was the daughter of Michael and Mary Burns Driscoll. He made his living as a teamster. They had 6 children between 1892 and 1906.
The eldest, Patrick Henry (b. 10 Oct. 1892), died at 2 months of age from a congenital bowel malformation 29 Dec. 1892.
Their 4th child, Annie (b.16 May 1899) died at age 2 of measles and diptheria on 10 Dec. 1901 in Boston.
Patrick J. Ryan died 28 Nov. 1906 in Boston of pneumonia from ether & exposure, secondary to severe indigestion. His youngest child, Emily, had been born 5 months prior on June 14. He was buried in Mt. Benedict.
After this tragedy, Annie Driscoll Ryan supported her children as a seamstress before marrying Fred Thorne 29 January 1908.Nellie would go on to marry John Gibbons (see below).
The fate of Thomas Ryan is unknown.
John GIBBONS - Ellen Veronica RYAN My great-grandparents
John immigated to America in 1890. Around 1902, he became employed by the Independent Die Co. as a die finisher.
John married Ellen Veronica "Nellie" Ryan on 24 January 1903 in Lynn, Essex Co., Mass.
John and Nellie had three daughters:
Gertrude- Born 28 October 1903 in Lynn, Mass. and died October 19, 1923, 9 days short of her 20th birthday. Cause of death was a "long illness" according to her obituary. She was buried in Calvary Cemetery.
John Gibbbons died April 11, 1914 at 42 yrs, 5 months and 7 days old of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Con: Heart Syncope, according to his death certificate. He was buried in Calvary Cemetery. His obituary listed only two siblings; his sisters Isabella and Anna.
Nellie Ryan died in Brockton on December 22, 1950 of pulmonary edema and myocardial infarction, accodring to her death certificate. Nellie was also laid to rest in Calvary Cemetery. Her life had not been a very happy one. She had been 5 years old when her mother died and 15 years old when she lost her father. She lost both her oldest and her youngest brother, a duaghter, and her husband before her 40th birthday; and lost another daughter to boot.
This family lived on North Montello Street in Brockton in 1910, and at #15 Johnsons Court in 1920, also in Brockton. Isabelle's life seemed to be as filled with sadness as her mother's--by the time she was 11 years old, she had lost her father and both of her sisters. It is not much wonder that she developed a tough exterior and didn't seem comfortable showing a lot of affection to those close to her.
As the Joseph/Isabelle page indicates, Isabelle married Joseph Russell Noel and had 5 children.
This particular branch of our family is a "brick wall" for me, so if anyone has anything that they could contribute, pleae e-mail me; I'd certainly appreciate any help!!
On Oct. 25, 2001, I received a lovely e-mail from a gentleman named Vin Hayes who remembered Isabelle, or Lizzie, Gibbons as a baby-sitter for he and his sister back in the 1920's. He said this page brought back some good memories for him. Thank you, Vin; your e-mail certainly made my day!I have also been fortunate enough to hear from Larry Noonan, who knew my father and his family and was even nice enough to assist me in doing some research--which I appreciated very much. I also heard from my father's very close friend from "back in the day"--a man that everyone called Shep. They were fortunate enough to make contact one more time before Dad passed away.
Honoring our Ancestors (con't)
Here is where the name John seems to come from; as well as Thomas and Gertrude. And Mary Ellen seems to be a combination of Isabelle and Ellen's names.Sources:
Nova Scotia Genealogy
Copies of census records: 1881 Mill Village, Halifax, Nova Scotia; 1910-1930 Brockton, MA.; 1880 Boston, MA.
New England Historical Genealogical Society-copies of vital records.
Brockton Enterprise
Boston, MA City Directories.
Larry Noonan, friend of my father- visited Calvary Cemetery for birth/death dates from tombstones and got copies of obituaries for me. Thank you again!
A kind volunteer named Sara- obtained copies of my grandfather Joseph Noel, Sr's obituary.
The Roman Catholic Cemetery Assoc., Roslindale, MA- burial records from Mt. Benedict Cemetery.
This page was updated December 2009. .
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