Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry




Father Matthew Flavian Morry 
      Sex: M
AKA: Matthew Xavier Morry 7047
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 23 Mar 1924 - Rhode Island, United States of America 7048
    Christening: 
          Death: 25 May 2008 - North Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States of America ( at age 84) 6294,7048
         Burial: 29 May 2008 - Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Religion: Roman Catholic. 

•  Social Security Number: 035-12-5433, Rhode Island, United States of America. MORRY, MATTHEW Birth Date: 23 Mar 1924   (Historical Events) Death Date: 25 May 2008   (Historical Events) Issuing State: RI Residence at Death: New York, New York, NY  10065 SSN: 035-12-5433. 

•  Alt. Birth: 1930, Rhode Island, United States of America. 

•  Graduation: Lasalle Academy, 1941, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America. 

•  Ordination: Novice in Dominican Order, 1943, Springfield, Washington, Kentucky, United States of America. 

•  Ordination: RC Priest, by the Most Rev. Edward C. Daly, O.P., Bishop of Des Moines, Iowa,, 10 Jun 1950, Washington, District Of Columbia, United States of America. St. Dominic Church. 

•  Occupation: Professor of Philosophy and Administrator, Providence College, Between 1959 and 2004, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America. 

•  Living: 2004, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America.
Parents 
         Father: Angelo Morry 682
         Mother: Pasqualena Lombardi 6291
        Marriage Did Not Marry
Notes
General:

Rhode Island / USA / 401-865-1000

Rhode Island 02918 / United States of America

150514:

Here is his obituary from the funeral parlour that handled the arrangements:

RRev. Matthew X. Morry, O.P.
(March 23, 1924 - May 25, 2008)
Providence
Rev. Matthew Flavian Morry, O.P., 84, of St. Thomas Aquinas Priory at Providence College, a longtime philosophy professor there, died on Sunday, May 25, 2008, at Madonna Manor, North Attleboro, following an illness lasting several months.
Born Matthew Xavier Morry in North Providence on March 23, 1924, he was the son of the late Angelo and Pasqualena (Lombardi) Morry. He graduated from La Salle Academy in Providence in 1941 and then studied in the pre-ecclesiastical program at Providence College for two years.
In 1943, Father Morry entered the novitiate of the Dominican Friars, Province of St. Joseph, at St. Rose Priory in Springfield, Kentucky, receiving the religious name Flavian. He made his simple profession of vows there on August 16, 1944. His studies continued at St. Joseph Priory, Somerset, Ohio, and at the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, DC, where he earned his bachelor's (1949), licentiate (1951), and doctoral (1970) degrees in sacred theology.
He was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood on June 10, 1950, by the Most Rev. Edward C. Daly, O.P., Bishop of Des Moines, Iowa, at St. Dominic Church in Washington, DC.
Father Morry was assigned to St. Rose Priory in Springfield, Kentucky, from 1952 until 1956 and again from 1958 until 1959, where he served as a parish priest and also taught philosophy and theology at nearby Sisters of Loretto Junior College and St. Catharine Junior College. From 1956 until 1957, he was assigned to St. Vincent Ferrer Priory, New York City, while teaching religion at Marymount College. He spent 1957 until 1958 at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, DC, where he pursued further studies while teaching philosophy at Dunbarton College of the Holy Cross.
In 1959, Father Morry joined the faculty of Providence College, eventually attaining the rank of professor. He taught philosophy there for nearly fifty years, specializing in business ethics. He served as department chair from 1980 until 1992 and taught in the College's Graduate Religious Studies Program for more than three decades.
While at Providence College, he served as religious promoter of one of the local chapters of the Third Order of St. Dominic. He served for over 25 years as director of the New England region of the Mariological Society of America and chaired the meeting of the International Mariological Society in Spain in 1987. He served for 35 years as chaplain of the Scalabrini Council of the Knights of Columbus and was a member of the Knights of Holy Sepulcher. For over 30 years, he served as a summer assistant at St. Martha's Parish in Sarasota, Florida, and also as a chaplain at Sarasota Memorial Hospital.
Father Morry was pre-deceased by three sisters and four brothers. He is survived by two step-sisters, many nieces and nephews, and his Dominican brothers.
His body will be received at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 28, in Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas Priory at the Providence College. Calling hours will follow, concluding with the celebration of the Office of the Dead at 7:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated there on Thursday, May 29, at 10:00 a.m. Burial will follow in the Dominican Friars' Cemetery on the Providence College campus.
Donations may be made in his memory to Providence College, Office of Institutional Advancement, 549 River Avenue, Providence, RI 02918, for the Alumni Scholarship Fund.
Arrangements by Russell J. Boyle and Son, 331 Smith Street, Providence.

Maud Ophelia Morry 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir Nov 1872 - Calvert, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 282,6984
    Christening: 
          Death: 18 Dec 1878 - Calvert, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( about age 6) 141,2958
         Burial: 19 Dec 1878 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 282,2962,3197
 Cause of Death: Diphtheria

Events

•  Alt. Death: 19 Dec 1878, Calvert, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Minister/Priest: Henry Winsor in absence of a clergyman, 19 Dec 1878, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Parents 
         Father: Robert Morry 168,282,283
         Mother: Maria Victoria Matilda Winsor 1688
        Marriage Did Not Marry
Notes
General:
Enid O'Brien and Kevin Reddigan noted that Robert and Victoria lost almost all their children in a diphtheria epidemic in 1878/79.

April 5, 2004: Church of England Ferryland Burial Record on Newfoundland's Grand Banks website: December 19, 1878 Morry, MaudCaplin Bay6Henry Winsor

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110904:

Found on the Newfoundland Genweb site reporting the Harbor Grace Standard and Conception Bay Adverstiser for publishing date 8 Mar. 1879:

At Caplin Bay, of diphtheria, Dec. 18th, Maud Ophelia, aged 6 years and 1 month; Dec. 26th, Ina, aged 4 years and 5 months; 30th Dec. Ellen Jellard, aged 10 years and 8 months; Jan. 4th, Priscilla Ann, aged 7 years and 7 months; Feb. 5th, Ethel May, aged 2 years and 7 months, daughters of Robert and Victoria MORRY.

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190806:

BDM reports death notice appeared on 11 Mar 1879 in: 1) Gazette (Royal Newfoundland Gazette) 1807- 2) Newfoundlander 1827-1884 3) Harbor Grace Standard ( also known as Standard and Conception Bay Advertiser) 1859-1936

Deceased was the daughter of Robert and Victoria Morry of Caplin Bay.Aged 6 Years and 1 Month at time of death. Cause of death Diphtheria.

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010518:
Of note is the fact that there is no DPHW Vital Statistics record for the birth of a Maud Ophelia or an Ina in this family. I am not sure why these two names were omitted when it seems all the others were transcribed from the St. Luke's register for this exercise. The NGB website transcripts of births in the Petty Harbour records do not include them either. But the Petty Harbour C of E Death register includes a death date for Maud and says she was 6 when she died and also for Ina and says she was 4 at the time. Birth year and month calculated from the stated age at death in the newspaper obituaries.

Living 
      Sex: F
Parents 
         Father: Dean Lawrence Morry 44,6904
         Mother: Living
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
       Children:
                1. Living
                2. Living
Living 
      Sex: F
Parents 
         Father: Living
         Mother: Living
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
       Children:
                1. Living
                2. Living
Living 
      Sex: F
Parents 
         Father: Living
         Mother: Living
Living 
      Sex: M
Parents 
         Father: Living
         Mother: Living
Michael Morry 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 1861 - Renews, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
    Christening: 30 Jun 1861 - Renews, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 4179
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Alt. Christening: 1861, Renews, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Minister/Priest: J. Murphy, 30 Jun 1861, Renews, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. June 30, 1861Morey, MichaelMorey, M?????Devereux, MaryMartin Devereux, Anne WhiteJ. Murphy. 

•  Sponsors: Martin Devereux [sic] and Anne White, 30 Jun 1861, Renews, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. June 30, 1861Morey, MichaelMorey, M?????Devereux, MaryMartin Devereux, Anne WhiteJ. Murphy.
Parents 
         Father: Henry Sweetland Morry 168,283,316
         Mother: Mary Devereaux 316
Notes
General:
Enid O'Brien 03/05/00: "Michael (bap 1861 @ Renews). As there was no Michael in the Morry family I believe this Michael may have been named for Mary's father, Michael. I have no account of him other than the baptism. - maybe he died young."

190420:

The transcript of this christening on NGB leaves a lot in doubt about whether this child was even in this family as the father's name is given as Morey, M.???

It is possible that this is an entirely different family.

"June 30, 1861Morey, MichaelMorey, M?????Devereux, MaryMartin Devereux, Anne WhiteJ. Murphy"

Living 
      Sex: M
Parents 
         Father: Angelo Morry 682
         Mother: Pasqualena Lombardi 6291
Living 
      Sex: M
Parents 
         Father: Sapper Pte. William Sweetland Morry 745,2233,2559,3534
         Mother: Jessie Darling Henderson 2327
Spouses and Children 
1. *Valerie Ann Quested 5044 
       Marriage: 

Marriage Events

•  Marriage: Cir 1962, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Times Colonist

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada · Monday, May 28, 1962
Marriage
Valerie Ann Quested & Michael James Morry
Name
Valerie Ann Quested
Spouse
Michael James Morry
Parents
Mr. L Quested, Mrs. Quested, Mrs. Jessie Morry, Mr. W. S. Morry
Wedding Date
Friday, June 29
Marriage Venue
St. Luke's Anglican Church
Officiant
Rev. T. D. B. Ragg
Other Details
Parent Residences
1512 Myrtle Avenue, 2100 Cadboro Bay Road. 

•  Minister/Priest: Rev. T. D. B. Ragg, 29 Jun 1962, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. 
Marriage Notes 




Event Description: St. Luke's Anglican Church


       Children:
                1. Living
                2. Dean Lawrence Morry
                3. Glen David Morry
Living 
      Sex: F
Parents 
         Father: Dean Lawrence Morry 44,6904
         Mother: Living
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
       Children:
                1. Living
                2. Living

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