Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry

Carl David Tessier

Sex: M
AKA: Carl Tessier ⁸³⁰⁶ ^,8307
Individual Information

Birth Date: 21 Sep 1944 - Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁸³⁰⁷ Christening: Death: 29 May 2012 - Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 67) ⁸³⁰⁷ Burial: 1 Jun 2012 - Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁸³⁰⁷ Cause of Death:
Events
• Military: Royal Canadian Navy.
• Alt. Death: Bef 15 Oct 2019.
• Occupation: Politician.

Parents

Father: Frederick Mainwaring Tessier ²⁸² ^,283 ^,1154 Mother: Mary Margaret Buffett ²⁹²

Spouses and Children

1. Living Children: 1. Living

Catherine Sarah Tessier

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: 28 Sep 1868 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁶⁷⁷ ^,6056 Christening: 1 Nov 1868 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁶⁷⁷ ^,6056 Death: 1 Feb 1943 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 74) ²⁹² Burial: 2 Feb 1943 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁹² Cause of Death: Senility
Events
• Witnesses: J. B. Bulley, 1 Nov 1868, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 140621 Jean Carter Stirling's transcripts of Methodis Church records from St. John's in the 1800s.

1868, 28 Sep1 NovCath. SarahJames & Annie Jackman Tessier
Witness: J. B. Bulley.

Parents

Father: Hon. James Carter Tessier M.H.A. ¹⁰ ^,141 ^,983 Mother: Ann Jackman Langmead ¹⁰ ^,141 ^,983

Cecilia F. Tessier

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1869 - Croydon, Surrey, England. Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: Louis Edward Tessier Mother: Annie Matilda Norman

Spouses and Children

1. Living Children: 1. Living 2. Living

Charles Germon Tessier

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 18 Jun 1880 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁴¹ ^,292 ^,6818 ^,8308 Christening: 7 Sep 1880 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁶⁸¹⁸ Death: 10 Jul 1941 - ( at age 61) ²⁹² Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Membership: Inducted as a member of the St. John's Lodge, Freemasons, 3 Oct 1902, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Charles Germon Tessier
in the England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921

England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921
Name:Charles Germon Tessier
Gender:Male
Initiation Date:1902
First Payment Year on Register:1910
Year Range:1910-1921
Lodge:St. John's Lodge
Lodge Location:Newfoundland
Lodge Number:579
Folio Number:204

AND

Charles Germon Fessier
in the England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921

England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921
Name:Charles Germon Fessier
Gender:Male
Initiation Age:22
Birth Year:abt 1880
Initiation Date:3 Oct 1902
First Payment Year on Register:1903
Year Range:1887-1909
Profession:Accountant
Lodge:St. John's Lodge
Lodge Location:St John's New Foundland
Lodge Number:579
Folio Number:226.
• Occupation: Accountant, 3 Oct 1902, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: Charles William Hutchings Tessier ¹⁰ ^,141 Mother: Bertha Mary Rogerson ¹⁰ ^,141 ^,292

Spouses and Children

1. *Lena Dwyer ²⁹² Marriage:

Notes
General:

100906:

Birth announcement appeared on 22 June 1880 in: 1) Harbor Grace Standard ( also known as Standard and Conception Bay Advertiser) 1859-1936 2) Morning Chronicle 1865-1881

From Harcourt Gardiner GEDCOM: Germon Tessier lived in a shack with his wife. When they died the family had them buried in the paupers lot and not the Tessier plot.

No issue

061118:

Left $1000 in the will of Elizabeth Gillard. Their relationship is unclear.

A Collection of Newfoundland Wills
(G)
Elizabeth Gillard

Will of Elizabeth Gillard
from Newfoundland will books vol 12 pages 4 & 5 probate years 1921 & 1923

In re Elizabeth Gillard deceased

This is the last Will and Testament of me Elizabeth Gillard, Widow of the late John T.Gillard, of St. John's, Newfoundland.

I revoke all former wills.

Whereas under the provisions of the will of my late husband John T.Gillard I have the power to direct by my will the manner in which after my death the executors of the said John T.Gillard shall pay out of the residue of his estate the sum of Ten thousand dollars. I do hereby direct that the said sume of Ten thousand dallars shall be paid out of the residue of the estate of the said John T.Gillard unto my three brothers, namely Robert Tasker Steele of Hamiliton in Ontario, James Reid Steele of Montreal in Quebec and Robert Steele of Winnipeg in Manitoba in equal shares, the children of any of my said brothers who shall predecease me taking their deceased father's share.

To my niece Muriel Steele Wright, of Toronto, I leave the sum of Three thousand dollars.

To Emma Rogerson of Montreal, daughter of the late James Rogerson of St. John's, I leave the sum of One thousand dollars.

To Cyril G. Tessier, son of the late Charles W.H. Tessier, I leave the sum of One thousand dollars.

To the Association for the Prevention of Consumption I leave the sum of One thousand dollars.

To Mary Rogerson, youngest daughter of William P. Rogerson I leave the sum of One thousand dollars.

To Charles H. Renouf, my late husband's Clerk, I leave the sum of Five hundred dollars.

To Milicent Dunfield, daughter of the late Canon Dunfield I leave the sum of Five hundred dollars.

My watch and chain I leave to Sarah, daughter of my brother Arthur Steele.

My jewel box and its contents I leave to my niece Muriel Steele Wright.

My household furntiture, clothing and all personal effects I leave to my friend Mrs. Alfred G.Smith.

All the rest residue and remainder of my estate I leave to my niece Muriel Steele Wright.

I appoint Herbert E.Knight of St. John's Solicitor and Charles H.Renouf of St. John's, Accountant, Executors of this my will.

Dated at St. John's, Newfoundland, this 7th day of December A.D. 1911 Elizabeth Gillard.

Signed Published and Declared by the said Testatrix as and for her last Will and Testament in our presence who in her presence and at her request and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses. Herbert E.Knight. Elizabeth Moss.

Correct William F. Lloyd
Registrar of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland.

(Listed in the margin next to this will the following)
Fiat March 15/21
The Chief Justice
Probate granted
to Herbert E
Knight & Charles
H Renouf
March 15/21
Estate sworn at
$21,629.56

Codicil.

This is a Codicil to my last Will and Testament.

I revoke the legacies of One thousand dollars which I had left to Emma Rogerson and of Five hundred Dollars which I had left to Millicent Dunfield.

I leave One thousand dollars to Walter Pritchard and Five hundred dollars to Hope Pritchard the children of Muriel Pritchard of Bay Roberts.

Dated at St. John's this 14th day of September A.D. 1915. Bessie Gillard.

Signed Published and Declared by the said Testatrix as and for a Codicil to her last Will and Testament in our presence who in her presence and at her request and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses. C.H. Renouf Herbert Knight.

Correct

(Listed in the margin next to this codicil the following)
Fiat June 19/23
Kent J
Probate of a
Codicil granted
to Herbert E
Knight &
Charles H
Renouf
June 19/23
Estate sworn at
$21,629.56

Note: The wills in those will books are NOT actual wills. They are hand-written copies of a, "last will and testament," written by the court clerk, after the death of the testator, when the executor presented them to the court for probate. The court clerk didn't list the signatures at the bottom, he (or she) just put them in the book in whatever order they were in, on the original document, no spacing most of the time, no punctuation. The originals were kept by the executor.
We who have typed these wills, have made every effort to include all the errors that were on the microfilm, in order to avoid destroying the integrity of the originals, where ever they may be.

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Charles William Hutchings Tessier

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 12 Oct 1853 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁹² Christening: 12 Oct 1853 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Death: 27 Feb 1911 - Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, United States of America ( at age 57) ²⁹² Burial: 12 Mar 1911 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁹² Cause of Death:
Events
• Residence: "Germondale", Waterford Bridge Rd., St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Birth: 1852.
• Court: Member of Grand Jury, 20 Nov 1880, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Shown as a Merchant on Union Terrace.
• Occupation: Merchant on Union Terrace off Military Rd., 20 Nov 1880, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Will: Administration of Estate granted to James Howe and Charles W. H. Tessier, 1 May 1888, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Executor)
• Appointment: Member of the Relief Committee following the Great Fire, 12 Jul 1892, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. This according to a notice to the public "Published by Authority" in the first edition of The Royal Gazette published on July 12, 1902, 3 days after the fire.

Parents

Father: Hon. Capt. Peter Germon Tessier M. L. C. ³³ ^,141 ^,292 Mother: Jane Caroline Carter ¹⁰ ^,282

Spouses and Children

1. *Bertha Mary Rogerson ¹⁰ ^,141 ^,292 Marriage: 28 May 1878 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁹² ^,4338 ^,7863
Marriage Events
• Alt. Marriage: 2 Jun 1878, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Minister/Priest: Rev. Thomas Harris, M. M., 2 Jun 1878, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Children: 1. James William Germon Tessier 2. Charles Germon Tessier 3. Harold Lewis Rogerson Tessier 4. Cyril Weston Gillard Tessier 5. Hilda Jane Tessier 6. Beatrice Marion Blaikie Tessier 7. Ernest Medland Tessier 8. Annie Isabel Ruby Tessier 9. Bertha Geraldine Tessier 10. James William Monier Tessier 11. Emma Jane Mcneily Tessier 12. Ralph Mcneily Tessier

Notes
General:

100906:

Sons' birth announcement was the first evidence I had of this man's existence. On his own marriage announcement it gives his full names and also that he is the son of P.G. Tessier.

Charles's marriage announcement appeared on 04 June 1878 in: 1) Gazette (Royal Newfoundland Gazette) 1807- 2) Newfoundlander 1827-1884 3) Courier (Morning Courier & General Advertiser, Morning Courier) 1844-1878 4) Patriot and Terra Nova Herald 1833-1890

and noted that Bride was the youngest daughter of the Hon. James J. Rogerson, Receiver General. Groom was the third son of the Hon. Peter G. Tessier, M.L.C.[Tessier.FTW] Tessier.FTW]

C.W.H.and Bertha Tessier had 12 children, all born at the family hom e in St.
John's, called Germondale. Their grandson, John Tessier, lives in a ho use on
the same site, Tessier's Lane.

Death: from the Evening Telegram, P.5, Feb.28, 1911:
"His many friends in twon will read with deep regret of the death at R ochester, Minn. of Mr. C.W.H.Tessier, merchant of this city. He lef t here Nov. 22 and went to that city where he entered a private sanita rium conducted by the Mayo Brothers. An operation was performed on hi s throat, but Feb.19 pneumonia set in. His wife and daughter were wit h him when he died yesterday, 27th, a.m. He was the son of the late Pe ter Tessier and leaves a widow, 6 sons, 4 daughters. The body will b e brought to St. John's."
Funeral: Evening Telegram, March 10, 1911 P 4.
"The funeral of the late C.W.H.Tessier is to take place Sunday afterno on at 3 o'clock sharp from his late residence Germondate."
Burial: General Protestant Cemetery, Topsail Road 11th March. Age 57.

Clara Jane Tessier

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: 10 Mar 1864 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁷⁶⁹ Christening: 9 May 1864 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Death: 15 Mar 1867 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 3) ¹⁴¹ ^,292 ^,2769 ^,8309 Burial: 18 Mar 1867 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁹² ^,8309 Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Birth: Weston Cottage, 3 Mar 1864, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: Hon. Capt. Peter Germon Tessier M. L. C. ³³ ^,141 ^,292 Mother: Anne Catherine Weston Carter ¹⁰ ^,282 ^,292 Marriage Did Not Marry

Notes
General:

100906:

Death notice appeared on 18 Mar 1867 in: 1) St. John's Daily News 1860-1870 2) Gazette (Royal Newfoundland Gazette) 1807- 3) Times and General Commercial Gazette 1832-1895 4) Newfoundlander 1827-1884

and noted that Deceased was the second daughter of the Hon. P.G. Tessier.

This child died aged 3
/

Cyril Weston Gillard Tessier

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 25 Aug 1883 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁹² ^,6818 ^,8310 Christening: 18 Jan 1884 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁹² ^,6818 Death: 8 Sep 1955 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 72) ²⁹² Burial: After 8 Sep 1955 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁹² Cause of Death:
Events
• Occupation: Shareholder, SS BEVERLY, Ltd., 29 Oct 1918, St. John's, Newfoundland.
• Witnesses: Witnesses giving testimony at the inquest after the sinking of S.S. Beverly, 29 Oct 1918, St. John's, Newfoundland. (Witness)

Parents

Father: Charles William Hutchings Tessier ¹⁰ ^,141 Mother: Bertha Mary Rogerson ¹⁰ ^,141 ^,292

Spouses and Children

1. *Elsie Crowdy ²⁹² Marriage:

Notes
General:

030907:

In Cassie Brown's book "A Winter's Tale" about the sinking of the FLORIZEL, Cyril W. Tessier was involved in mounting an effort to equip a rescue aboard the HAWK, a vessel for which he was the agent. Brown's portrayal of the indecision on the part of Tessier and others in terms of equipping the HAWK, offloading its cargo of coal and expediting it on its way to the site of the sinking in Capahayeden is far from complimentary. See pages 184,191, 193, 276. It is doubtful that the delays were responsible for further loss of life but they certainly increased the hardship endured by the beleaguered survivors on board the wreck of the FLORIZEL. Tessier gave testimony at the enquiry. One can well imagine that his testimony portrayed his role in an entirely different and probably more flattering light.

050812 this from Kevin Reddigan: "Bertha inherited his [her husband's] portion of the Carter estate, mortgaged it to James Carter but then, upon her death, her son CWG Tessier took over the mortgage. The other pieces of the Carter estate were either purchased by CWG directly, or he held mortgages against the other properties that were part of the original Carter estate. I presume that until the mortgages were paid off in full, CWG was considered the "owner" of these properties."

061118:
Left $100 by Rosina [Whiteford] Goodfellow

170821:
Jean Carter Stirling's Tessier family notes describe in great detail the settling of the estate of PeterGeorge Tessier years later by Cyril W. G. Tessier. Apparently the people with whom he and his twin brother had been living at the end of their lives more or less took ownership of the estate and it had to be wrested from their descendants decades later:

1911The twins' only remaining brother, Charles W.H. Tessier died at the Mayo Clinic.
192126 Nov. Peter George made a will in Weybury, Devon [NB should be Wembury. CM] on his deathbed; Maurice Sherwill was named executor.
192130 Nov. PGT died at Knighton Farm where he and his twin brother lived with the Sherwills, Maurice and wife Bessie.
192221 Sept. Affidavit made by Wm. Pursley, farmer, witness to the will of PGT.
192528 Mar. Lewis Robert Tessier, the remaining twin, died at Knighton Farm.
192519 Nov. Letters of Administration were granted to Rt. Hon. Sir William F. Lloyd and death duties payable by the estate of the said deceased were then paid. Everything left to Bessie Sherwill. NO PROBATE was applied for.
193328 Feb. Deed signed by Maurice Sherwill, transferring right title and interest in deceased's estate to Cyril Tessier in St. John's, upon his request.
193318 April -Petition of Cyril W.G. Tessier, St. John's to local supreme court for Letters of Administration.
19332^nd May - Oath of Administration by Cyril Tessier at the Supreme Ct, Nfld. $11,625.24 paid to Government of England
Remainder, $5812.62

Edgar Langmead Carter Tessier

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 31 Jul 1920 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁷⁰ Christening: Death: 16 Mar 1998 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 77) ⁷⁰ Burial: After 16 Mar 1998 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁷⁰ Cause of Death:
Events
• Residence: 1935, Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. TESSIERGeorgeR$158YesHeadMM65 "Blanche WifeFM52 "Fred M SonMS20 "George SonMS18 "Edgar SonMS15 HALLFanny Maid.
• Military: # 255 in Royal Newfoundland Regiment, Between 6 Jul 1940 and 12 Sep 1945, Europe.
• Residence: 61 Power St., 1945, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: George James Tessier ¹⁰ ^,282 Mother: Blanche Isabel Carter ¹⁶⁸ ^,282 ^,292

Spouses and Children

1. *Meta Ryder Marriage: After 1945 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁷⁰

Notes
General:

090813:

I became aware of the existence of this additional son for George and Blanche from a photo of him with his mother and one of his brothers (George) which I copied this summer from Ida White Michael. When I checked on the NGB website there was ample informtion to add him to the family. My previous list of only three sons came from information provided by Harcourt Gardiner. His information has often proved incorrect and incomplete and should always be verified. He also had Meta Ryder as the wife of Gladstone when in fact she was the wife of Edgar (they are buried together at Forest Rd. Cemetery). Hos full name, Edgar Langmead Carter Tessier, was found on the NGB website list of soldiers in WWII.

090813 from NGB 1945 Census of those living at 61 Power St.

56 61 TESSIER? ??? F W 64 Ferryland St. Johns TESSIER? George Son M S 29 St. Johns St. Johns TESSIER? Edgar Son M S 25 St. Johns St. Johns

The 1945 Census shows he is single and living at home with his widowed mother and one brother so he married after that date

Edward Tessier

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1879 - Croydon, Surrey, England. Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: Louis Edward Tessier Mother: Annie Matilda Norman

Spouses and Children

1. Living

Edward Tessier

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 2 Aug 1817 Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: Lewis De Teissier Mother: Kezia Joan Griffin

Spouses and Children

1. *Eleanor Hart Marriage: Jun 1841

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