Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry

Living

Sex: M

Parents

Father: Howard George Morry ⁸⁶⁷ Mother: Mary Perpetua Carroll

Spouses and Children

1. Living Children: 1. Living 2. Living 3. Living

Glen David Morry

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1973 Christening: Death: 26 Jul 1986 - Bowser, British Columbia, Canada ( about age 13) ²³⁴⁸ Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Death: 1996.

Parents

Father: Living Mother: Valerie Ann Quested ⁵⁰⁴⁴ Marriage Did Not Marry

Living

Sex: M

Parents

Father: John Colbert Morry ¹⁶⁸ ^,1108 Mother: June Rose Pamela Riggs ⁶⁹⁰¹

Spouses and Children

1. Living Children: 1. Living 2. Living 3. Living 4. Living 5. Living 2. Living

Living

Sex: M

Parents

Father: Douglas Joseph Morry ⁴² Mother: Ellen Meade ³⁴³

Spouses and Children

1. Living Children: 1. Living

Graham Joseph Morry

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 29 Nov 1924 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁴² ^,6962 Christening: Death: 28 Sep 1945 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 20) ¹⁹ ^,6962 ^,6963 ^,6964 Burial: 30 Sep 1945 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁶⁹⁶⁴ Cause of Death: Tuberculosis
Events
• Census: Household of John Henry Morry in 1935 Newfoundland Census, 1935, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Household Member)
• Medical Condition: X Ray Showed TB in both lungs, 23 Aug 1944, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 23 Aug 1944
John's boy Graham got the
result of his X Ray. Poor boy. Both
lungs are affected.
• Occupation: Applied to join the Newfoundland Constabulary, 14 Dec 1944, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. I believe this was an error on Dad Morry's part and that another son other than Graham was the one to applied to join the Constabulary because by this time Graham was chronically ill with TB.
• Alt. Burial: Event Description: Plot 236A, After 28 Sep 1945, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: John Henry Morry ¹⁶⁸ ^,316 Mother: Mary Elizabeth Sesk ⁹¹⁹

Notes
General:

His gravestone reads: "Graham Joseph, son of John & Elizabeth Morry, died 28 September 1945; 21 yrs." Prior to receiving this information (from Nfld. Genealogical Soc.) I had not been aware of his existence!

Note spelling of his mothers name with a "z" which contradicts our information.

Roberta Sullivan (email 24/05/01) shows his birthdate as the same as Gerald's (Nov. 29, 1924). I did not know they were twins and am not sure that she hasn't made a transcription error perhaps. Needs to be checked.

230310: Geoffrey Williams pulled the 1945 Census information from the NGB website and Graham was not shown. I suspect the Census was taken prior to his death so he must have been in the TB Hospital in St. John's at the time of the Census. In regard to the observation above about Roberta Sullivan making an error in the entry for the birth date of brother Gerald, this is also supported by the Census because it shows Gerald as being 18 in 1945. Therefore born in 1926 or 27, not 1924. But I have his correct date of birth from the family in any event.

Living

Sex: M

Parents

Father: John Colbert Morry ¹⁶⁸ ^,1108 Mother: June Rose Pamela Riggs ⁶⁹⁰¹

Spouses and Children

1. Living Children: 1. Living 2. Living 2. Living

Harry Morry

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1873 - Warsaw, Warszawa, Poland ¹¹⁴⁶ Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Religion: Jewish.
• Emigration: From Poland, 1909, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
• Naturalization: 1912, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
• Residence: 789 Redwood Ave., Between Jul 1919 and 1921, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
• Arrival: from NY on the PENNLAND, 18 Sep 1932, Southampton, Hampshire, England.
• Departure: To Halifax on WESTERNLAND, 5 Nov 1932, Southampton, Hampshire, England.
• Arrival: From Southampton on WESTERNLAND, 13 Nov 1932, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
• Arrival: From Halifax and Saint John on the MONTCALM, 4 Mar 1935, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. En route to Spartakowska 19 R. 60, Moscow, USSR.

Parents

Father: Living Mother:

Spouses and Children

1. *Sarah ¹¹⁴⁶ Marriage: Children: 1. Saul Morry 2. Sally Morry 3. Sgt. Joseph Morry 4. George Morry 5. Bloomies Morry 6. Tony Morry

Notes
General:

030314:

Harry owned his own house and was gainfully employed as a machinist in 1921 Census

Helena Morry

Sex: F
AKA: Eleanor A. Le Messurier ⁶⁹⁶⁵, Helena Le Messurier ²²⁷⁴ ^,6165, Helena Morey ⁶⁹⁶⁶, Lena Morry ³³¹
Individual Information

Birth Date: 5 Jan 1881 - Calvert, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁶⁹⁶⁷ Christening: 5 Jan 1881 - Calvert, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Death: 27 Jul 1962 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 81) ¹⁷⁶ ^,1539 ^,5988 ^,6968 Burial: 28 Jul 1962 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵⁹⁸⁸ ^,6968 ^,6969 Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Birth: Bef 5 Jan 1880, Calvert, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Birth: Bef 5 Jan 1880, Calvert, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Baptism: 5 Jan 1880, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Minister/Priest: A. Heygate, 5 Jan 1880, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Birth: 17 Oct 1880, Calvert, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Birth: 17 Oct 1880, Calvert, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Christening: After 17 Oct 1880, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Birth: 1881, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Received into Church: 19 Jun 1881, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Confirmation: 23 Nov 1894, Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• First Communion: administered by A. J. Bayly (Priest) St. John's, 25 Nov 1894, Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Interesting: Letter from "Lena" to her mother from Caplin Bay, 18 Apr 1898, Calvert, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. This letter is of interest for several reasons. It shows that even though Helena's father, Robert Morry was still alive (he died the following month) Helena and her mother and sister had apparently already moved closer to town and were then living in Kilbride with Robertha her sister and George Le Messurier. In addition, it is notable that she took a little dig at Henry Windsor for having married Sarah, 14 years his junior, who was travelling on a steamer back home from town with Lena.
• Residence: Masonic Terrace, Between Dec 1907 and 30 Dec 1914, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Occupant)
• Residence: 1910, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Residence: Masonic Terrace, Between 1910 and 1940, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Departure: Cir Oct 1920, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Arrival: 26 Oct 1920, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
• Arrival: Cir Nov 1920, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
• Departure: Cir Nov 1920, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
• Arrival: 10 Nov 1920, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America.
• Census: 1935 Newfoundland Census, Household of Francis Le Messurier, Asst. Manager, Bond Store, 1935, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Household Member)
• Medical Condition: Heart trouble, 17 Apr 1945, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Residence: 1 Blackmarsh Rd., Between 1953 and 1962, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Obituary: Daily News, 30 Jul 1962, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. LEMESSURIER — Passed
peacefully away on Friday, July
27th, 1962, in hcr 82nd year,
Helena (Morry), LeMessurier,
widow of the late Francis E.
LeMessurier. Left to mourn arc
two sons, one daughter, three
step-daughters, and a number
of grandchildren. Funeral sei-
vices were held on Saturday.
July 28th. Interment at the
Anglican Cemetery, Forest Rd.

Parents

Father: Robert Morry ¹⁶⁸ ^,282 ^,283 Mother: Maria Victoria Matilda Winsor ¹⁶⁸⁸

Spouses and Children

1. *Sgt. Francis Ernest Le Messurier ²¹³ Marriage: 28 Jul 1910 - The Goulds, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁵³⁹ ^,1540 ^,6115 ^,6118
Marriage Events
• Minister/Priest: Canon Walter R. Smith, Rural Dean, 28 Jul 1910, The Goulds, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Witnesses: John Hewitt, George W. & Bertha LeMessurier, Ethel Smith, N. S. Le Messurier, 28 Jul 1910, The Goulds, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Marriage Notes

050315 from Kirby Family Facebook posting by Hugh Peck:

Francis Ernest LeMessurier, 31 and Helena Morey, 29
Married at the Goulds by Canon Smith, July 28, 1910. Witnesses, George & Bertha LeMessurier.

Children: 1. Lieut. George Edwin Gray Le Messurier 2. Victoria Mary Frances Le Messurier 3. Ordinary Seaman Francis Eric Le Messurier RN

Notes
General:

In an email from Enid O'Brien dated 2/11/99:

Helena Morry was baptised Jan 5, 1880 privately (Petty Hr Records) and was the daughter of Robert Morry (son of Matthew Morry/Ann Sanders/Saunders) and Victoria Matilda Maria Winsor (daughter of Henry Winsor and Ann Hill).

[NB: I don't know where Enid found this date but it cannot be correct because she was not born until October 17, 1880]

Note: Ann Hill is the daughter of Ann (Carter) Hill/Sweetland/Morry. Also, of note is that Elizabeth Sarah Winsor married to Robert's brother, John Henry Morry, is the sister of Victoria (two brothers and two sisters). All through the records you will find Winsors married to Morrys, Morrys married to LeMessuriers, Morrys married to Carters and Carters married to LeMessuriers. I would think there are a couple of reasons for this (a) They were Church of England in a predominant Roman Catholic population (b) They were the merchants in the area (c) They would not want to have property go out of the family. Helena Morry married Francis Ernest LeMessurier (this was his second marriage, her first) and they had three children; he had one at least from his first marriage.

Also, of note regarding Helena Morry is her sister, Roberta Morry (both dgts of Robert Morry/Victoria Winsor) married Frank Ernest LeMessurier's uncle, George Wm. LeMessurier. After Roberta died he married Marion Bradshaw. Frank was the son of Peter Wilson LeMessurier and Frances "Fannie" Hutchings, dgt of Monier Hutchings.Both George Wm LeMessurier and Peter Wilson LeMessurier are sons of George Hare LeMessurier and Elizabeth Brown.

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In an email from Anne LeMessurier Lilly on August 28, 2001, she suggests her granny (Helena Morry LeMessurier) was born in Caplin Bay in October 1880. My records (based on Enid's information) showed she was born in January 1880.

"My Granny LeMessurier was born Helena Morry in Caplin Bay (now Calvert) in October, 1880. She grew up in Ferryland. Her mother was Victoria Matilda Winsor from Aquafort and her father was Robert Morry from Ferryland. Helena was their last child."

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In an email from Fredi Caines on June 15, 2007 she recounted this story: "I found a picture of aunt Vic's mother and father myself and Eric the other day. Looks like we were out trouting. When I was little I can remember picking them up with Uncle Eric and cousin Lina would sit in a rocking chair in the back of the big truck and we would all be going on a picnic or trouting in a small pond on the road to Cape Spear."

Earlier Fredi and her Mom, Aunt Phyllis, had both told me that it was Helena Morry LeMessurier who had inherited much of the Morry heirlooms that wound up in the hands of T. G. Morry's two maiden sisters and that these eventually made their way into the hands of Vic. Heaven only knows where they are now (most likely in Greece with her daughter). Helena was also the one who gave Nimshi Crewe photos of the old Holdsworth House and of John Henry Morry and his daughters and nieces (including Helena) in front of that house. These photos, now in the N&L Provincial Archives, would have been taken about 1895. She also gave him the silhouette of Lieut. Henry Sweetland, RN, during a visit and interview on March 11, 1960 and this was subsequently deposited with the Newfoundland Museum.

Enid O'Brien believes she is the one who wrote the note that perpetuates old and misleading family lore concerning relationships between the Morrys and the Scottish Royal family and also Sir Hans Sloane, founder of the British Museum. There is no evidence to support either "history" and, to the contrary, much evidence to indicate that these connections are impossible.

270213: It has now been conclusively determined by handwriting comparison with another letter between "Aunt Frances" (Emily Frances Victoria Morry) and Dad Morry in 1934 that it was she and not Helena who wrote the misleading note mentioned above. But Aunt Frances did say to Dad Morry that Helena could tell him a lot more about the family, suggesting that Frances learned what she was passing on from Helena originally.

140813: No way of knowing when the actual birth took place as it was not recorded on the birth/baptismal record as transcribed on NGB website. What is given here is an error on another transcript which took the baptismal date as the birth date.

According to Vic, Helena, her mother, was part of the WPA (Women's Patriotic Assoc.) during the war and a personal friend of Lady Davidson, wife of the Governor, who was head of the WPA. Helena earned a medal for her work, including the knitting of well over 100 pairs of socks for the troops overseas.

020713:

The bible, which was almost certainly the property of Helena, and if not was without a doubt the property of her daughter, Victoria, gives the date of marriage as 28 July 1910. While the records for other events are also at odds with those found in other reliable sources, it is incomprehensible how this date can be in error. Gordon Badcock and his wife Lola warned me of this. They must have been made aware of the fact that none of the information found in the book was to be trusted. But it is bizarre to say the least, as Vic's memory has always been a marvel and she remains active and aware right up to this summer at the age of 99.

080116:
It seems from the Vital Statistics transcript downloaded from the Family Search website that it was recorded at the Petty Harbour C of E register and not the Cathedral in St. John's. The place the baptism took place is not recorded but is assumed to be Ferryland since she was born in Caplin Bay (Calvert).

240722:

An error on the 1935 Census has her listed as "Eleanor A" Le Messurier.

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020823:
I believe that the gravestone I just found today on Canadian Gravestone's website is most likely to have the correct date of birth: Oc t. 17 1880. The other birth and baptism dates given here are erroneous because the Petty Harbour record reports only a private date of birth (5 Jan. 1880) which was almost certainly in error and was most likely 5. Jan. 1881. On this church record the only credible date is the date on which she was welcomed into the church - 19 June 1881 - and there is no reason why so much time should have passed between her baptism and her welcoming into the church. Therefore I believe that she was probably born and privately baptised (possibly due to being very ill at birth) on 5 Jan. 1881 and welcomed into the church on 19 June 1881. I am changing these dates today to accord with these deductions.

As to her date of death, that seems correct on all official sources including the gravestone.

Constable Henry Morry RNC

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Mar 1851 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁰ Christening: Death: 6 Jul 1938 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 87) ⁴⁵¹⁶ ^,6970 Burial: After 6 Jul 1938 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁴⁵¹⁶ ^,6971 Cause of Death:
Events
• Occupation: Mounted Newfoundland Constabulary, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Religion: Roman Catholic.
• Alt. Birth: Based upon stated age of 88 at time of death, Cir 1850, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Birth: On application to join the Newfoundland Constabulary, 1852, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Residence: Fort Townsend, Cir 1890, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Occupation: Mounted Police Constable, Fort Townshend, 24 Aug 1892, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Occupation: Cabman, according to article in Evening Telegram, 2 Apr 1898, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Census: Household of Henry Morry, 1921, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Henry Morry
Newfoundland Census, 1921

Name:
Henry Morry
•
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1921
Event Place:
St John's West, St. John's West, Newfoundland, Canada
Gender:
Male
Age:
70
Marital Status:
Married
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Head
Birth Year (Estimated):
1851
Birthplace:
St John's
Page:
207
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Henry MorryHeadMale70St John's
Annie MorryWifeFemale65St John's
Harry MorrySonMale29St John's
Madeline NevilleAdopted daughterFemale16St John's.
• Occupation: Culler, Bowring Bros., 1921, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Residence: 36 Brine St, 1921, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Census: Household of Frederick T. Morey [sic], 29-31 Patrick St., 1935, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Household Member)
• Residence: 29 Patrick; retired, 1936, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Death: 10 Nov 1938, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: Henry Sweetland Morry ¹⁶⁸ ^,283 ^,316 Mother: Mary Devereaux ³¹⁶

Spouses and Children

1. *Ann Neville ⁴⁵¹⁶ Marriage: 17 Jun 1884 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁴¹
Marriage Events
• Alt. Marriage: 16 Jun 1877, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 200806:

BDM reports that the marriage notice appeared on 24 June 1884 in: 1) Gazette (Royal Newfoundland Gazette) 1807- 2) Times and General Commercial Gazette 1832-1895

It goes on to report that Bride was the second daughter of John Neville, Springfield. Groom was Henry Morey, Terra Nova Constabulary. The spelling of Henry's surname may be the way the family preferred at the time since several of the children's birth records and death records used this spelling as well. Roman Catholic Church.
• Minister/Priest: Rev. Forrestal, 17 Jun 1884, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Marriage Notes

Event Description: RC Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist
Children: 1. Mary A. Morry 2. First Baby Morry 3. Second Baby Morry 4. Frederick T. Morry 5. Rose Clare Morry 6. Henry Thomas Morry 7. Madeline Neville

Notes
General:

Enid O'Brien email 030500:

"Henry Morry (1852-10/11/1938) md Anne Neville on 16/6/1877 @ RC Cath. Henry was one of the first mounted Newfoundland constabulary officers. They had 4 children Mary (28/1/1885-10/11/1885). Henry (b. 22/8/1892). I don't know what happened to him but he did volunteer for WW1. He was alive in 1948 when his brother died. Frederick (1889-8/5/1948) md Agnes Grant (Would this be the father of the Major??). He was an accountant with PC O'Driscoll's and they had 7 children."

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1921 Census - St. John's

36 BRINE STREET
MORRY, HENRYMHead MarriedMar 185170St. John's
MORRY, ANNIEFWife MarriedApr 185665St. John's
MORRY, HARRYMSon Single Aug 189229St. John's
NEVILLE, Madeline F adopted dauSingle Jul 190516St. John's
MORRY, Frederick MHead MarriedJun 189031St. John's
MORRY, AGNESFWife MarriedMar 189823St. John's
MORRY, Mary Paula FDau Single Jun 19213 mosSt. John's

Note discrepancy in Henry's and Frederick's date of birth. I will accept the census information.

Enid O'Brien email 120404:

From: Enid O'Brien [enidobrien@yahoo.com] Sent: April 12, 2004 7:32 PM To: Randi & Glen Morry; Lanny Morry; Chris Morry Subject: Second Letter

Dear Chris:

This is the second letter. Also, I found the following baptism at the RC Basilica on the net. I missed this one previously.

Born 14 October 1890 and Baptised 19 October 1890 Rose Clare, dgt of Henry Morey (sic) and Anne Neville (Fort Townsend) by W. Forristall, Sponsors George Oliphant/Ellen Power.

This child must have died young.

130116 from Enid O'Brien:
Vital Statistics (St. John's)
Henry Morry, died 6/7/1938, age 88years, Born 1850

Headstone Belvidere Cemetery (St. john's)
Henry Morry
Died 6/7/1938
Age 88 years (which would place his DOB 1850

Application Form to Join Terra Nova Constabulary
Completed and Dated 25/8/1877, his age is given as 25 years
This would place his DOB 1852

Henry Sweetland Morry

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 1 Jun 1821 - Calvert, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵ Christening: 27 Sep 1823 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁶⁸⁸ ^,2962 ^,2974 ^,3835 Death: 11 Aug 1897 - Shores Cove, Cape Broyle, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 76) ²⁸² ^,481 ^,2958 ^,3197 Burial: 18 Aug 1897 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁹⁶² Cause of Death: Old Age
Events
• Occupation: Fish Merchant, Calvert, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Occupation: Fisherman, Calvert, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Religion: Church of England.
• Alt. Birth: 27 Sep 1823, Calvert, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 110813:

Many of the transcriptions of church records on NGB and elsewhere confuse birth dates for baptismal dates and vice versa. From what I can now see on the NGB site, there is a baptism or christening date for Henry Sweetland Morry on the LDS microfilm transcript on 27 Sept. 1823. I suspect that Enid's birth date pf 01 June 1821 is correct because there was often a long lapse of time between birth and christenings in those days due to an absence of a minister in the area to perform the ceremony. So this "alternate birth" date should be considered as a Christening date.
• Minister/Priest: Charles Blackman, Episcopal Missionary at Ferryland, 27 Sep 1823, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Minister/Priest: Charles Blackman, 27 Sep 1823, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Residence: Ferryland Voters List First Mention of Henry Morry, 1855, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Court: List of Grand Jurors in SDC, Between 11 Oct 1859 and 12 Oct 1859, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Juror)
• Court: Member of Grand Jury, Southern Circuit Court, 3 Oct 1864, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Court: Member of Grand Jury, Southern Circuit Court, 4 Oct 1865, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Court: Member of Grand Jury, Southern Circuit Court, 7 Oct 1867, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Court: Member of Grand Jury, Southern Circuit Court, 4 Oct 1870, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Living: 1871, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Occupation: Planter, Between 1871 and 1877, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Court: Member of Grand Jury, Southern Circuit Court, 3 Oct 1877, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Minister/Priest: Cyril V. Hagan [?], After 11 Aug 1897, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Burial: After 11 Aug 1897, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Ferryland Old Non-Denominational Cemetery Plot 44.
• Minister/Priest: Cogan, 18 Aug 1897, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 090621: From Jean Carter Stirling's transcript of Petty Harbour records
1897, Aug 18Henry MorryCape Broyle74Cogan
Abode, Shore CoveBuried at Ferryland.

Parents

Father: Matthew Morry II, JP ⁷⁸ ^,105 ^,109 ^,168 Mother: Ann Sanders

Spouses and Children

1. *Mary Devereaux ³¹⁶ Marriage: Cir 1850 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁴¹⁷⁵ Marriage Notes

Enid O'Brien reports there were 8 children from this marriage.
Children: 1. Constable Henry Morry RNC 2. Esther Graham Morry 3. John Morry 4. Arthur Morry 5. Frederick Morry 6. Michael Morry 7. Mary Morry 8. George William Morry

Notes
General:

[Brøderbund Family Archive #118, Ed. 1, Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s - 1900s, Date of Import: Jul 26, 1999, Internal Ref. #1.118.1.61990.4]

Individual: Morry, Henry Event: Living Year: 1871 Place: Ferryland, Ferryland

Province of record source: Newfoundland County of record source: Ferryland

Comments: Fisherman.

Source: Newfoundland Directory for 1871. Publisher: The Genealogical Research Library Publication place: Toronto Publication year: 1984

Volume/Page(s): 29

Please note: The province and county are associated with the location of the record source and in some cases may not be the same as the place where the event occurred.

See additional information provided by Enid O'Brien under daughter Esther Graham

Barbara Morry Fraumeni, a descendent of George William, reckons they had nine children (Enid O'Brien says eight)

He is listed in Lovell's 1871 Directory for Ferryland as a fisherman.

No Morry shows up in the Voters List for Ferryland 1840-1859 until John's name appears in 1849 with "North Side" given as his specific domicile. In 1855 and 1859 he is joined on the list by his brothers Henry (South Side) and Arthur (North Side) in that order, who evidently moved from Caplin Bay at that time (Arthur's name appeared on the list for Caplin Bay before that but not Henry's).

According to a transcription that appears on the NGB website which was submitted by Roberta Sullivan, his gravestone in the old Ferryland non-denominational cemetery reads:

ERR BY JOHN MORRY FOR HIS FATHER HENRY, DIED 11 AUGUST 1897 AGED 76 YRS. ALSO, YEARS, AND HIS BROTHER ARTHUR, DIED 1898 AGED 28 YEARS AND HIS BROTHER FREDERICK 1890 AGED 29 YEARS.

This was first indication I had of sons, John, Arthur and Frederick. The above transcription is not entirely complete or accurate. See my reading of the stone below.

This story is found on the Ferryland Municipal website: http://www.publib.nf.ca/CAP/east/Ferryland/heather.htm

The Rescue of The Heather

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Late in March 1865, the brigantine Heather in charge of Captain Ash was returning to St. John's from a foreign voyage when she became jammed in ice off Cape Spear. Fearing the vessel would be crushed, four ofthe crew abandoned ship against their master's wishes.

It turned out their foreboding was right and about 1:30 on Mar. 26, Captain Ash and the three remaining crew members noticed that the ice was carrying the vessel onto the rocks. They too abandoned ship just minutes before she hit the cliffs. The vessel did not sink however, but the ice had broken up and they were minutes before she hit the cliffs.The vessel didn't sink however, but the ice had broken up and they were unable to get back to her.

On individual pans of ice, Capt. Ash and his three companions driftedsouth during the night and all the next day. By nightfall Tuesday they were without food and shelter of any kind and were concerned for the worsening weather. Mate Morris and the two seamen managed to get onone large ice pan but were separated from the captain by a large lakeof water.

By Wednesday morning they were as far south as Ferryland and realisedthe chances of being spotted beyond this point would be very slim. Asluck would have it however, a Mrs. Carter of Ferryland happened to glance out her window as she went about her work and spotted the men drifting by on the ice floe. She immediately spread the news and Father Murphy, the parish priest, called for volunteers to go into the ice filled seas to attempt a rescue.

Ten brave fishermen of Ferryland manned a boat and steered it throughthe ice to the rescue. They were Francis Geary, John Costello, William Morry, Marmaduke Clowe, Henry Morry, Richard Sullivan, Thomas Moore, James Sweeney, Peter Kelly and John O'Keefe.

They picked up the mate and seamen from the nearest pan first, and returned to shore with them. Again they put out to sea and headed in thedirection of Captain Ash, however a storm was beginning to whip up and no sooner had they taken the captain on board when the storm broke.A strong gale drove their boat off to the sea, much to the horror of their families and friends looking on from the shore.

The gale raged all night and by daylight Thursday, the boat was fullyforty miles out to sea. By Thursday afternoon the wind abated and they somehow managed to make land at Witless Bay, after suffering greatly from exposure.

Captain Ash was in particularly bad condition, after three days and nights in the open. He was taken to St. John's by a crew from Witless Bay and lost no time in commending the ten men for their bravery

A followup in the Atlantic Guardian, vol. 14, no. 04 (April 1957)

The following letter from Howard Morry of Ferryland refers to
M. F. Harrington's story of a shipwreck-"Heather in the Ice" -
published in our March/ 1957, issue:
"I was much interested in the story of the loss of the
Heather. Wm. Morry and Henry Morry were my father's
uncles. There was one name omitted from the crew of the
rescuers-Wm. Morry. The lady who saw the men on the ice
was Mrs. Wm. Carter, mother of Mrs. Alderdice. The man
Marmaduke Clow, I think, was an Englishman. He was a
Church of England man, I know. He married a Miss
Johnston of Ferryland. Her father was Blacksmith there. I
think their name was formerly spelled Clough and was
corrupted to Clow and now Clowe. There are several families
of relations of his here now by that name."

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Ferryland District Vital Statistics corroborate the date of death and the place of birth, death and burial, and indicate he died of "Old Age".

April 5, 2004: Church of England Ferryland Burial Record on Newfoundland's Grand Banks website: August 11, 1897Morry, Henry Shores Cove, Cape Broyle74Cyril V. Cagan

050513:

Just to correct some imperfections in the abbreviated transcription of the gravestone as recorded by Roberta Sullivan and contributed to the NGB website years ago, here is an exact transcription taken by me from the Stonepics photograph of the stone which shows every word. At present the stone has slipped further into the ground and the reference to Frederick is no longer visible:

"Erected by John Morry In Memory Of His Beloved Father Henry, Who Died Augt 11 1897 Aged 76 Years _____________ Also His Brother Arthur Died June AD 1898 Aged 28 Years _____________ Also His Brother Frederick Who Was Lost At Sea March 1890 Aged 29 Years"

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270917:
This anecdote about "Harry" appears in a letter written by Dad Morry to William Sweetland Morry in BC on March 26, 1928:
"Uncle Harry, your grandfather's brother, was a very strong man, over six ft. and about 240 pounds of bone and gristle. He got as lazy as could be in his old days, but he was a very interesting man to spin a yarn. He and another man, called Ryan, were to a wreck one time, and Uncle Harry passed one hundred barrels of flour over his head from the lower deck to Ryan, who pitched them on to the top deck (a barrel weighs 196lbs.)That happened over 80 years ago, and it is spoken of to this day as the wreck that Morry and Ryan salved all the flour from. I don't know if this is interesting to you or not, but there is not much else to write about. Uncle Harry also figured in the rescue of a ship-wrecked crew about a year or so after the flour thing, when he and seven other men went out to rescue the crew whose ship was stuck in the ice and sunk. It came to snow and blow, but the crew from the shore went out in an open boat - they were two days and nights out in an open boat in all the frost and snow, and tho they were frost-bitten, they saved the crew and brought them into Bay Bull, thirty miles from here."

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