Francis Geary

- Aft 1871

• Name	Francis Geary
  Gender	Male
  Died	Aft 1871
  Notes	List of the Newfoundland Civil Department (part of a petition by William Carson and John Vincent Nugent to the British Colonial Office protesting the "exclusive system" (i.e. exclusively Protestant) of appointments to the Newfoundland civil service. Constabulary Department in 1836 (first name not given) Geary - Catholic (Salary - £45 - 0 - 0) Note: Geary was one of the prosecutors of the priests representatives in the Autumn of 1836 and immediately after that trial was rewarded with a constable-ship, a Catholic constable having been displaced for not having been more active on the state prosecutions at that term to make room for him. Journal of the House of Assembly - Salaries - Oct 14, 1839 Ferryland. Francis Geary, Gaoler, Ferryland. £6 - 5 - 0. Francis Geary's name first appears in the Ferryland voters list of 1844 with him living at the Courthouse. In the Nfld Almanac, he is listed as the "gaolor" at Ferryland in 1844. His name is listed in all subsequent voter lists at Ferryland, up to and including 1859, but his residence is given at different locations in Ferryland. Although he doesn't appear as the head of a household at Ferryland in Lovell's 1871 Directory, he is shown in a list of Government Positions as being the keeper of the courthouse and "goal" at Ferryland We know that Francis was married before because his second marriage record states that he was a widower. We are certain of one child (Patrick George Geary) from this previous marriage, however, it appears that Mary and Agnes Geary were also from that marriage. Government Positions and General Information - Lovell's 1871 Directory COURTHOUSES: Ferryland -- Francis Geary, keeper The courthouses of Harbor Grace and Ferryland are in the same buildings as the gaols. GAOLS: Ferryland -- Francis Geary No headstone or death record has been found for Francis and Anne. They may not have died at Ferryland.
  Person ID	I1379	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2023

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Carroll,   d. 19 Feb 1849, Ferryland, Newfoundland
  Married	11 Nov 1828	St. John's, Newfoundland
  Newfoundland, Church Records, 1793-1945 St. John's Catholic Basilica of Saint John the Baptist Marriages with index 1821-1885 Image 54 of 307
  Children	1. Patrick George "George" Geary,   b. Abt 1833,   d. 31 Jul 1919, Ferryland, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 86 years) + 2. Mary Geary   3. Agnes Geary
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2023
  Family ID	F534	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Anne Rossiter,   b. Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. Abt 1859, Ferryland, Newfoundland
  Married	13 Nov 1849	St. Luke's CE Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland   [1, 2]
  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.
  Children	1. Sarah Ann Geary,   b. Abt 1852, Ferryland, Newfoundland ,   d. Abt 24 Dec 1878, Ferryland, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 26 years)   2. Thomas Henry Geary,   b. Abt Sep 1857, Ferryland, Newfoundland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2023
  Family ID	F533	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 11 Nov 1828 - St. John's, Newfoundland Married - 13 Nov 1849 - St. Luke's CE Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland  = Link to Google Earth
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• 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.