Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry




Capt. Josiah Henry Penney 
      Sex: M
AKA: Josiah Penny 7500
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 8 May 1846 - Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 7497
    Christening: 
          Death: 28 May 1914 - Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 68) 801
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Occupation: Sea Captain for over 50 years, Cir 1860-1914, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Appointment: Charter member of the Freemason Lodge, 6 Jan 1909, Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. http://freemasonry.nf.ca/homecarbonear/his100.htm. 

•  Appointment: Judge for Labrador, 1911, Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Occupation: Agent for the firm of Penney Brothers, conducting the Labrador branch, Cir 1970, Red Bay, Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Parents 
         Father: William Hudson Penney 7497
         Mother:
Spouses and Children 
1. *Juliana Pike 4143 
       Marriage: 15 May 1873 - Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 7501

Marriage Events

•  Minister/Priest: Rev. Chas, Comben, Methodist, 15 May 1873, Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Witnesses: Robert Simpson and Emma Pike, 15 May 1873, Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 
Marriage Notes 




120915:

Marriage record as found on Dave Pike's website at Memorial Math Department:

569 Josiah [H ?] Penny Carbonear Captain Juliana Pike Carbonear 15 May 1873 Emma Pike, E [S ?] Pike, B [T ?] Gould, E [S ?] Pike, Alfred Penny, [Laizzei ?] Penney, Eliza Pike, Maria [Preck ?], Phenic Nicholl, Robt Simpson, Geo A Nicholl



       Children:
                1. Frederick Edward Penney
                2. Annie Dove Penney
                3. John Hayward Penney
                4. Mary Margaret Penney
                5. Julianna Pike Penney
                6. Josephine Penney
                7. Sarah Grace Penney
                8. Emma Louisa Penney
                9. Josiah H. Penney
Notes
General:
From the St. John's Daily News, Events from the year 1914, as found on NGB website:

Fri. May 29, 1914
ARTICLE
PASSING OF CAPT. PENNEY
CARBONEAR LOSES A PROMINENT CITIZEN
A message to the "News" yesterday morning conveyed the sad tidings that Capt. Josiah PENNEY had passed away. The summons came quite unexpectedly. He had not been in robust health for some months, but on Wednesday, although unwell, was around town as usual. At 10 o'clock he retired. At 8 a.m. yesterday his daughter. Miss Grace PENNEY, called him, only to find that in the silent watches of the night his spirit had passed away.
Few men in Newfoundland were better known than Captain Josiah PENNEY, and few were so generally liked. His genial smile, hearty handgrip and kindly good nature were contagious. Many a one has experienced new inspiration and been stirred into hopefulness and renewed activity through coming into contact with the warmth of his personality. He held strong opinions, but no animosity. He was a good fighter, but when the battle was over, bore no resentment. In the thick of conflict none was more prominent, but whether victory or defeat was the guerdon, there was ever the same friendliness. His was one of those large natures in which malice and animosity could find no anchorage. Fight the battle out and shake hands after, was the rule of his life. Captain PENNEY was no shirker. At an early age, when most boys are at school, or in training, he was skipper of his own craft. For over half a century he has been prominent in the activities of the Viking's life. In his early days he made foreign voyages. Later he joined in the firm of Penney Brothers, conducting the Labrador branch at Red Bay. When the firm dissolved, he continued at Red Bay, where his hospitable home on the little harbour Island was a haven of welcome and comfort to all who sought admission within its ever-open portals. For a time he associated his sons with him in the fishery business. Then other calls came, and the boys entered on other avocations, and Captain PENNEY withdrew from the business in which he had spent so many happy years. Three years ago, he was appointed Judge on the Labrador coast, and would have resumed duties there this summer had life permitted. He leaves behind him the memory of a man who was a friend to all, - not one who made no foes, but one who refused to regard opponents as foes. Carbonear to-day has reason to mourn, for in Captain Josiah PENNEY she has lost a son and citizen whose strong personality had made of him, as it were, a landmark.
Capt. PENNEY was married to the eldest daughter of the late Mr. Edward S. PIKE, a lady of exceptionally beautiful character; and one who was to him a helpmeet in the best and truest sense of the word. When some ten years ago she passed away, a shadow fell over the old Carbonear home that has never lifted, and who shall say that his passing was not in joyful response to the beckoning hand of her whom he had loved and lost awhile. He leaves three sons, Fred, John H., and Joe, all of Carbonear, and five daughters, Mrs. COLPITTS, of East Orange, N.Y.; Mrs. Ernest W. TAYLOR, of St. John's; Mrs. Josephjne PIKE of Camrose, Alberta, and the Misses Grace and Emma PENNEY, of Carbonear, the latter of whom is now on her way home from a prolonged visit to her sister, Mrs. COLPITTS. Judge PENNEY, of Carbonear, is a brother, Mrs. W. S. CANNING, of St. John's, and Mrs. R. SIMPSON, of Carbonear, are sisters. To all we express the sympathy of their host of friends.
Of Captain PENNEY it may be well said, "there was no moaning at the bar, when he put out to sea, - no sadness of farewell when he embarked". He fell an sleep, and in perfect peace passed within and beyond the veil, leaving behind him the fragrance of a manly life, a kindly spirit, and an influence that made men happier, and the less censorious, because they had passed beneath its cherry rays.
AVE VALEQUE.

Julianna Pike Penney 
      Sex: F
AKA: Julia Penney 7497
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 15 Jan 1881 - Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 7500
    Christening: 8 Jun 1881 - Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 7500
          Death: Bef 28 May 1914 - Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 7500
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Minister/Priest: Rev. G. Boyd (Methodist), 8 Jun 1881, Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Parents 
         Father: Capt. Josiah Henry Penney 801,4143
         Mother: Juliana Pike 4143
Notes
General:
120915:

Because she is not mentioned in the obituary of her father, I suspect that she died before that date.

Mahalia Penney 
      Sex: F
AKA: Mahaila Penney 481
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 12 Sep 1813 - English Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 481
    Christening: 17 Aug 1817 - English Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 481
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: Living
         Mother: Mary Beston Sweetland 2058
Living 
      Sex: F
Parents 
         Father: James Penney 2011,2012
         Mother: Doris Butt 2011,2012
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
       Children:
                1. Living
                2. Living
Martha Sweetland Penney 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 24 Aug 1811 - English Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 2166,7503
    Christening: 16 Oct 1811 - English Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Alt. Christening: Possibly actually Christened at Trinity but more likely at home, 2 Aug 1812, English Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Parents 
         Father: Living
         Mother: Mary Beston Sweetland 2058
Notes
General:
060715:

There are two versions of transcripts for the Trinity register at The Rooms. One was prepared by the NLFHS in the mid-1990s and the other is the Vital Stats record prepared by person or persons unknown in the 1940s. They contain numerous disagreements on dates and spellings of names etc. and without resorting to going back to the microfilm of these data it is not possible to sort out the discrepancies so I am simply including both versions where they exist. Such is the case for the Christening date here.

Mary Margaret Penney 
      Sex: F
AKA: Margaret M. Penney
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 28 Aug 1878 - Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 7502
    Christening: 3 Nov 1878 - Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 7502
          Death: 21 Jan 1929 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 50) 7504
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: Appendicitis 7504

Events

•  Minister/Priest: Rev. John S. Peach, 3 Nov 1878, Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Living: 28 May 1914, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Residence: 14 Gower St., 1916-1920, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Living: 1 Jan 1926, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Parents 
         Father: Capt. Josiah Henry Penney 801,4143
         Mother: Juliana Pike 4143
Spouses and Children 
1. *Ernest W. Taylor 801 
       Marriage: 
       Children:
                1. Living
                2. Living
Notes
General:
120915 from NGB website transcript of Bay Roberts Guardian, 1929, Page Transcribed by Maxine Edwards (January, 2002)
Page Revised by Don Tate (January 2002)

Friday, January 25, 1929

Obituary '96 At 9 o'clock Monday evening, Mrs. MARGARET TAYLOR passed within the veil. Stricken with a severe attack of appendicitis, she entered Grace Hospital on Sunday week past and underwent an operation. Her case was seen to be grave, but as the days passed there was hope that she would pull through. Yesterday morning her condition appeared satisfactory, but in the afternoon a change came and at the above hour her soul took its flight. Mrs. Taylor was the second daughter of the late Capt. Josiah and Mrs. Anna PENNEY, of Carbonear, and widow of Ernest W. Taylor, late General Freight Agent with the Nfld. Railway, whose death three years ago this month was widely regretted. Left to mourn are a daughter and son, Anna, at Dalhousie Unitversity, and Hal, at home, sisters, Mrs. E.H. Colpitts, of Orange, N.J., who left for here Sat., Mrs. James Pike, of Edmonton, Alberta; and Mrs. Stan Duder, and Miss Grace Penney, of the Memorial College staff, residing in the city, and two brothers, Fred E. Penney, of the Railway Engineering Staff, and John H. of Carbonear. Another brother, Josiah, made the supreme sacrifice in the war.

Living 
      Sex: F
Parents 
         Father: John Hayward Penney 1260
         Mother: Alice May Taylor 7497
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
       Children:
                1. Living
                2. Living
                3. Living
                4. Living
Roy Penney 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 
    Christening: 
          Death: Bef 8 Dec 2008 866
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
Sarah Penney 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Feb 1885 - Salmon Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1023
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children 
1. *Israel Welsh 1023 
       Marriage:
Sarah Grace Penney 
      Sex: F
AKA: Grace Penney 801
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 17 Jul 1884 - Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1260
    Christening: 11 Aug 1885 - Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1260
          Death: Cir 1940 - Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( about age 56) 7497
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Minister/Priest: Frederick C. Simpson (lay reader?) Methodist, 11 Aug 1885, Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Living: 28 May 1914. 

•  Residence: 14 Gower St., 1916-1919, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Living with her sister (M. M. Penney) and brother-in-law, E. W. Taylor. 

•  Residence: Living with sister Josephine and her husband ? Pike, After 1919, Camrose, Alberta, Canada. 

•  Living: On staff of Memorial College, 21 Jan 1929, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Parents 
         Father: Capt. Josiah Henry Penney 801,4143
         Mother: Juliana Pike 4143
        Marriage Did Not Marry
Notes
General:
120914:

Grace was unmarried at the time of her father's death and was the one who found him.

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