Catherine Blaney2 Blaney (Thomas1, DanielA) was born in St-Sylvestre, Lotbinière Co. Québec on 19 January 1844 [1] and died in 1919 at the age of 75. She is buried in the church cemetery at St-Sylvestre. [2]
Catherine married Thomas Monaghan on 6 October 1863 in St-Sylvestre. Thomas was born in 1835, the son of John Monaghan and Catherine McGuire. The bride was 19, the groom 28. [3] Thomas died at the age of 79 in 1914 and he too is buried in the St-Sylvestre churchyard. [4]
Thomas Monaghan and Catherine Blaney had the following children:
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| 26 | i. | Thomas John Monaghan was born in St-Sylvestre on 5 March 1864. He was baptized two days later; John Monaghan, probably Thomas's brother, and Bridget Blaney, probably Catherine's aunt, were the sponsors. [5] | ||
| 27 | ii. | Catherine Monaghan was born in Québec c. 1866. [6] | ||
| 28 | iii. | Joseph William Monaghan was born in St-Sylvestre on 16 July 1867. He was baptized two days later and William Monaghan, Thomas's brother, and Catherine Monaghan served as godparents. [7] | ||
| 29 | iv. | Patrick Daniel Monaghan was born in St-Sylvestre on 29 January 1869. [8] | ||
| 30 | v. | James Henry Monaghan was born in St-Sylvestre on 22 December 1870. He was baptized the same day and Thomas's brother James Monaghan and Ellen Monaghan were his godparents. [9] | ||
| 31 | vi. | Michael Monaghan was born in St-Sylvestre on 16 July 1872. He was baptized the same day and his mother's brother-in-law, Michael Monaghan, and Alice Monaghan were the sponors. Michael married Mary Tirschlake on 28 September 1909 in Lancaster, Coos Co. NH. [10] | ||
| 32 | vii. | Elizabeth Ann Monaghan was born in St-Sylvestre on 29 March 1874. [11] She died on 22 February 1893 at the age of 18 and is buried in St-Sylvestre. [12] | ||
| 33 | viii. | Theresa Marcella Monaghan was born in St-Sylvestre on 15 March 1876. She was baptized the next day. [13] | ||
| 34 | ix. | Francis Robert Monaghan was born in St-Sylvestre on 21 February 1878. Catherine Monaghan was his godmother. [14] | ||
| 35 | x. | Charles Monaghan was born in St-Sylvestre on 24 Decmber 1879. He was baptized on Christmas day; his sponsors were Patrick McGuire and aunt Margaret Blaney. [15]Charles died on 29 March 1932 and is buried in the St-Sylvestre churchyard. [16] | ||
| 36 | xi. | Mary Johannah Monaghan was born in St-Sylvestre on 7 February 1882. She was baptized three days later; Mary Jane Monaghan was godmother. [17] She married John Mullen in St-Sylvestre on 28 June 1911. John was the son of John Mullen and Marie Dogherty. [18] |
