04-22-2006, 06:17 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-22-2006, 06:23 PM by Fergus_Keyes.)
Another couple of Bracken & O'Neil family notes with a Phelan as a witness
Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil also known as St. Mary's, Montreal, a mostly Irish Catholic parish.
April 15, 1890, B34
[highlight]John Justin Charles Bracken[/highlight], born yesterday, son of [highlight]John[/highlight] [highlight](looks like) James Bracken[/highlight], machinist and of [highlight](looks like) Margaret O'Neil/O'Neill [/highlight]of this parish.
GP: [highlight]John Purcell, grand uncle, Mary Purcell, wife of William John Finley[/highlight], the child's grandmother.
Signed: John J. Bracken, John Purcell, Mary Purcell.
Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil also known as St. Mary's, Montreal, ?a mostly Irish Catholic parish.
Nov. 23, 1901, B129
[highlight]James Leo Brackin/Bracken[/highlight], born yesterday, son of [highlight]John [/highlight][highlight]James Bracken[/highlight]/in, machinist, and [highlight]Margaret O'Neil/O'Neill [/highlight]of this parish
GP:[highlight] Thomas (looks ?like) Phelan[/highlight], the child's uncle, [highlight]Catherine O'Neil, wife of Thomas[/highlight], the childs aunt.
Priest writes Brackin, signature, Bracken. Priest writes O'Neil, signature is O'Neill
Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil also known as St. Mary's, Montreal, ?a mostly Irish Catholic parish.
Feb. 25, 1894, B22
[highlight]Thomas Augustus Bracken[/highlight], born on the twenty second, son of [highlight]John James Bracken[/highlight], machinist and of [highlight]Margaret [/highlight][highlight]O'Neill[/highlight] of this parish.
The father was present and signed with the godparents.
GP:[highlight] Daniel Gallery[/highlight], merchant and [highlight]Matilda O'Neill, wife of Daniel Gallery[/highlight], of St. Patrick's, parish
Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil also known as St. Mary's, Montreal, a mostly Irish Catholic parish.
April 15, 1890, B34
[highlight]John Justin Charles Bracken[/highlight], born yesterday, son of [highlight]John[/highlight] [highlight](looks like) James Bracken[/highlight], machinist and of [highlight](looks like) Margaret O'Neil/O'Neill [/highlight]of this parish.
GP: [highlight]John Purcell, grand uncle, Mary Purcell, wife of William John Finley[/highlight], the child's grandmother.
Signed: John J. Bracken, John Purcell, Mary Purcell.
Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil also known as St. Mary's, Montreal, ?a mostly Irish Catholic parish.
Nov. 23, 1901, B129
[highlight]James Leo Brackin/Bracken[/highlight], born yesterday, son of [highlight]John [/highlight][highlight]James Bracken[/highlight]/in, machinist, and [highlight]Margaret O'Neil/O'Neill [/highlight]of this parish
GP:[highlight] Thomas (looks ?like) Phelan[/highlight], the child's uncle, [highlight]Catherine O'Neil, wife of Thomas[/highlight], the childs aunt.
Priest writes Brackin, signature, Bracken. Priest writes O'Neil, signature is O'Neill
Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil also known as St. Mary's, Montreal, ?a mostly Irish Catholic parish.
Feb. 25, 1894, B22
[highlight]Thomas Augustus Bracken[/highlight], born on the twenty second, son of [highlight]John James Bracken[/highlight], machinist and of [highlight]Margaret [/highlight][highlight]O'Neill[/highlight] of this parish.
The father was present and signed with the godparents.
GP:[highlight] Daniel Gallery[/highlight], merchant and [highlight]Matilda O'Neill, wife of Daniel Gallery[/highlight], of St. Patrick's, parish