Edward Barry (1868-1869) of 81 Dove Street

My last couple of posts have mentioned the birth and death of a recently (very recently) discovered Edward Barry who may have been Edward Barry and Bridget (Higgins) Barry's oldest son.

This child died on 9 September 1869 [1].

Well, I pulled out the cemetery records I have for Edward and Bridget Barry.  One date immediately stood out when I saw it:  9 September 1869 is the date Edward purchased a grave in Mt. Calvary Cemetery....

Yet the paperwork I was sent from Boston Catholic Cemeteries only showed three burials:  one for Edward himself in 1879, one for son Michael Barry in 1894, and one for wife Bridget (Higgins) Barry in 1907 [2].  

The paperwork does not mention a fourth burial that may have occurred earlier in September 1869, but I find it probable now (considering also the Irish naming pattern I wrote about earlier today) that Edward purchased the grave on the same day his oldest son Edward died of "chol. Inft: at "81 Dove" Street.

Now having established a stronger case that Edward and Bridget lived at 81 Dove Street at the same time Cornelius Scanlon lived there -- and if and only if Cornelius becomes a link to the Roman Catholic parish of Lismore, County Waterford -- as I suspect he might -- then I may be able to establish a link between the Higginses and Cornelius, which would in turn provide a link between the Higginses and the Lismore parish.    

Notes:

[1] “Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915,” digital image, FamilySearch (htpps://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N7NL-1BF : accessed 12 September 2013), Edward Barry, 1869.

[2] Boston Catholic Cemeteries, owner profile, Report 1167 in possession of blog author;  Mt. Calvary Cemetery, 366 Cummins Highway, Roslindale, MA 02131.

Edward and Bridget (Higgins) Barry---An Irish Naming Pattern

I've found him, I've found him, I've found him.

My last post mentioned an Edward Barry born in 1868 at “81 Dove” Street in Boston.

This Edward died at “81 Dove” ten months later of “chol. Inft” on 9 September 1869 [1].  

His parents were Edward Barry and Bridget – not unlike the other Edward who was the youngest known child of Edward Barry and Bridget (Higgins) Barry [2].

The two Edwards were born ten years apart:  1868 and 1878. 

They may have been brothers.

If so, it appears that Edward Barry and Bridget (Higgins) Barry named their five known children and possibly the older Edward after this traditional Irish naming pattern:

SONS

1^st son was named after the father’s father

2^nd son was named after the mother’s father

3^rd son was named after the father

DAUGHTERS

1^st daughter was named after the mother’s mother

2^nd daughter was named after the father’s mother

3^rd daughter was named after the mother

Children	Named After
Mary Barry	1st daughter named after Bridget’s mother Mary  [3]
Edward Barry (possible oldest son)	1st son named after Edward’s father Edward [4]
Ellen Barry	2nd daughter named after Edward’s mother Ellen [5]
Michael Barry	2nd son named after Bridget’s father Michael Higgins [6]
Delia Barry	3rd daughter named after Bridget [Delia and Bridget are forms of the same name] [7]
Edward Barry	3rd son named after his father Edward [8]

  

Notes:

[1] “Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915,” digital image, FamilySearch (htpps://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N7NL-1BF : accessed 12 September 2013), Edward Barry, 1869.

[2] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, 297:89, no. 3183, birth, entry for Edward Barry (From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives.  Online database:  NewEnglandAncestors.org [now AmericanAncestors.org], New England Historic Genealogical society, 2004.)

[3] “Massachusetts, Town Records, 1620-1988,” database, Ancestry.com, marriage application, entry for Edward Barry and Bridget Higgins, 6 April 1866, Charlestown.

[4] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, 312:151, no. 3859, death, entry for Edmund Barry (From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives.  Online database:  NewEnglandAncestors.org [now AmericanAncestors.org], New England Historic Genealogical society, 2004.)

[5] Ibid., no. 3859, death, entry for Edmund Barry.

[6] Ibid., marriage application, entry for Edward Barry and Bridget Higgins.

[7] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, 279:35, no. 1573, birth, entry for Delia Barry (From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives.  Online database:  NewEnglandAncestors.org [now AmericanAncestors.org], New England Historic Genealogical society, 2004.)

[8] Ibid., no. 3183, birth entry for Edward Barry.

Birth Locations for Bridget (Higgins) Barry

Current Objective:  Find birth locations in Ireland for all known siblings of John and Edward Higgins.  This includes Bridget (Higgins) Barry and a much younger brother named Michael. 

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Edward Barry and Bridget (Higgins) Barry had five known children.   The following is a rundown of vital records I’ve found for them and of those I still need to find.  No earth shattering news so far: 

Name	Record	Birthplace of Mother Bridget
Mary Barry (born 1866)	Birth [1]	Ireland
	Marriage [2]	No column
	Death [3]	Ireland
Ellen Barry (born 1870)	Birth [4]	Blank column [double check]
	Marriage	Not found
	Death	Not found
Michael Barry (born 1873)	Birth [5]	Ireland
	Marriage	Died single
	Death [6]	Ireland
Delia Barry (born 1876)	Birth [7]	Ireland
	Marriage [8]	No Column
	Death	Not found
Edward Barry (born 1878)	Birth [9]	Ireland
	Marriage	Not found
	Death	Not found

 

Notes:

[1] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, 188:120, birth, entry for Mary Barry (From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives.  Online database:  NewEnglandAncestors.org [now AmericanAncestors.org], New England Historic Genealogical society, 2004.)

[2] “Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988,” digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 September 2013), marriage, entry for Dennis J. Neenan and Mary J. Barry, 30 September 1890; citing Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts, Massachusetts Vital and Town Records, Provo, Utah:  Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).

[3] “Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915,” digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 September 2013), entry for Mary J. Neenan Barry, 16 February 1903; citing Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840-1911 [1841-1910?], New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston. 

[4] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, 225:16, birth, entry for Ellen Barry (From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives.  Online database:  NewEnglandAncestors.org [now AmericanAncestors.org], New England Historic Genealogical society, 2004.)

[5] "Massachusetts, Births, 1841-1915," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FX43-6DL : accessed 26 Aug 2013), Michael Berry [Barry], 1873.

[6] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, 447:69, no. 1504, death, entry for Michael J. Barry (From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives.  Online database:  NewEnglandAncestors.org [now AmericanAncestors.org], New England Historic Genealogical society, 2004.)

[7] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, 279:35, no. 1573, birth, entry for Delia Barry (From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives.  Online database:  NewEnglandAncestors.org [now AmericanAncestors.org], New England Historic Genealogical society, 2004.)

[8] “Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915,” digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 September 2013), entry for Maurice W. Clancy and Delia A. Barry, 6 October 1897; citing “Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840-1911 [1841-1910?], New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston.  

[9] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, 297:89, no. 3183, birth, entry for Edward Barry (From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives.  Online database:  NewEnglandAncestors.org [now AmericanAncestors.org], New England Historic Genealogical society, 2004.)