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Family: Francis Geary / Anne Rossiter (F533)

• Father | Male Francis Geary

  
  

  Born
  Died	Aft 1871
  Buried
  Married	13 Nov 1849  [1, 2]	St. Luke's CE Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland  [1, 2]
  Other Spouse	Elizabeth Carroll | F534
  Married	11 Nov 1828	St. John's, Newfoundland
  Father
  Mother

  
  

  Mother | Female Anne Rossiter

  
  

  Born		Caplin Bay, Newfoundland
  Died	Abt 1859	Ferryland, Newfoundland
  Buried
  Father	Thomas Rossiter | F372 Group Sheet
  Mother	Anne | F372 Group Sheet

  
  

  Child 1 | Female Sarah Ann Geary

  
  

  Born	Abt 1852	Ferryland, Newfoundland
  Died	Abt 24 Dec 1878	Ferryland, Newfoundland
  Buried
  Spouse	William Powell | F590
  Married

  
  

  Child 2 | Male Thomas Henry Geary

  
  

  Born	Abt Sep 1857	Ferryland, Newfoundland
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

• Notes

  Married: Although Anne's marriage was recorded in the Ferryland Church of England records, there were no baptisms for any children recorded in the Church of England baptismal register. The one child, for which there is a surviving baptismal record, was baptized Roman Catholic. This marriage was also noted very briefly by Robert Carter in his Journal stating "Geary married by Mr. Hamilton" (the CE pastor for Ferryland). It is likely the couple were also married within the Roman Catholic Church. This manoeuvre kept Francis in good standing within his religious faith (Roman Catholicism) and also satisfied the bias towards members of that faith who were holding Crown appointments.

  
  

• Sources

  [S36] Church of England Marriages - Ferryland District, Newfoundland's Grand Banks, (Online:Transcribed records of photocopied parish records held at PANL for Petty Harbour ). [S107] A Ferryland Merchant- Magistrate - Volume II 1841 – 1852, Edited by Barnable, Curran & Baker, (Print Three, Suite 330, Cabot Place, 100 New Gower St., St. John's, NL A1C 6K3), Vol. II, 1841-1852, Part 1, Page 411.