Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry

Ernest Medland Tessier

Sex: M
AKA: Ernest Midland Tessier ⁶⁸¹⁸
Individual Information

Birth Date: 23 Sep 1887 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁹² ^,1916 ^,6818 ^,8311 Christening: 8 Dec 1887 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁹¹⁶ ^,6818 Death: 22 Jan 1949 - ( at age 61) ²⁹² Burial: Cause of Death:

Parents

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

Spouses and Children

1. *Elsie Partridge ²⁹² Marriage: Children: 1. Living 2. W. Jean Tessier

Evelyn Elizabeth Annette Tessier

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: 19 Mar 1913 Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: Henry George Louis Tessier Mother: Alice Mabel Butler

Spouses and Children

1. Living Children: 1. Living 2. Living

Fanny Tessier

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: 21 Jul 1865 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁴¹ ^,8312 Christening: 1 Aug 1865 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁹² Death: 5 Aug 1865 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁴¹ ^,8312 Burial: 7 Aug 1865 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁹² ^,8312 Cause of Death:
Events
• Minister/Priest: Rev. John Maze; Christening took place at Weston Cottage, 1 Aug 1865, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Fanny Tessier born July 21st 1865- baptized by the Rev. John Maze at Weston Cottage August 1st following in presence of her father and Mrs. Sargent the nurse, departed this life August 5th. and was interred in the Western Cemetery August 7th [signature:] /P.G.Tessier /
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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:

Baptised in the presence of her father and Mrs. Seargent, the nurse. Signed by PG Tessier

100906:

Name of child was not given in the death announcement which appeared on 08 Aug 1865 in: 1) Gazette (Royal Newfoundland Gazette) 1807- 2) St. John's Daily News 1860-1870 3) Newfoundlander 1827-1884 4) Times and General Commercial Gazette 1832-1895

The announcement indicated that Deceased was the infant daughter of the Hon. P.G. Tessier - aged 15 days.

Fanny Tessier

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: Christening: Death: Cir 1905 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵ Burial: Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: James Lewis Gladstone Tessier ¹⁰ ^,292 ^,2677 Mother: Frances Moore ⁵

Frederick George Tessier

Sex: M
AKA: Frederick Tessier ⁸³⁰⁶, Rick Tessier ⁸³⁰⁶
Individual Information

Birth Date: 3 Sep 1946 - Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁸³⁰⁶ Christening: Death: 15 Oct 2019 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 73) ⁸³⁰⁶ Cremation: After 15 Oct 2019 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁸³⁰⁶ Cause of Death: Cancer ⁸³⁰⁶
Events
• Residence: 1992, Dartmouth, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
• Living: 29 May 2012, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

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

Spouses and Children

1. Living

Frederick Mainwaring Tessier

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 2 Apr 1915 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁹⁶² ^,2993 Christening: 10 Apr 1915 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁹⁶² ^,2993 Death: 21 Aug 1992 - Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 77) ²⁹² Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Residence: Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Birth: Bef 21 Apr 1915, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Christening: 21 Apr 1915, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Minister/Priest: John Hewitt, 21 Apr 1915, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Birth: 29 Apr 1915, Wallasey, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England.
• Residence: 1935, Wallasey, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. TESSIERGeorgeR$158YesHeadMM65 "Blanche WifeFM52 "Fred M SonMS20 "George SonMS18 "Edgar SonMS15 HALLFanny Maid.
• Occupation: Accountant to G & A Buffett, 1943, Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Occupation: Mayor Of Grand Bank, Burin, After 1943, Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Honors: Order of Canada, 1974, Canada.
• Alt. Death: 2004, Wallasey, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England.

Parents

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

Spouses and Children

1. *Mary Margaret Buffett ²⁹² Marriage: Cir 1944 Children: 1. Carl David Tessier 2. Frederick George Tessier 3. Living 4. Eloise Belle Tessier 5. Living

Notes
General:

140813: Several baptismal records are found at the end of a transcript on NGB with the notation that they did not appear on the original document but no explanation of where they were found. There is no way of knowing how accurate these may be. Several of them seem to be in conflict with information on other transcripts of presumably the same church register also on NGB. The birth date is likely an error, actually being the christening date.

Order of Canada 1974 Mayor of Grand Bank, Burin 300513 from Dictionary of Newfoundland and Labrador Biography:

TESSIER, FREDERICK MAINWARING (1915- ). b Ferryland 2 Apr; Grand Bank municipal councillor 1948-53, mayor 1953-81; president Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Municipalities 1963-64; president Newfoundland Soccer Association 1964-70; OC 1974; Municipal Service Award 1983. Tessier was an inspector with the Department of Health until 1943, when he became an accountant with the Grand Bank firm of G. & A. Buffett. He was elected to the Grand Bank municipal council in 1948 and became mayor in 1953, holding that position until 1981. Tessier was active in a great many sports and recreation activities and was inducted into the Newfound land and Labrador Sports Hall of Fame in recognition of his 27 years as president of the Grand Bank Soccer Association and his term as president of the provincial soccer association. RHC

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160119:
On the "original" Petty Harbour register, which is more probably a copy of the register in each of the churches for which Petty Harbour served from time to time as a record depository, I have discovered that two sons, Frederick Mainwaring Tessier and Gladstone James Tessier were a twin, both born on 2 April 1915 and both Christened at St. Luke's in Ferryland by John Hewitt on April 10 1915. I photographed this register in Box 2 of the Petty Harbour register photocopies at The Rooms in July 2018. Although these dates are different from those I had found on the NGB transcript of the DPHW transcripts for Frederick Mainwaring and although I had not known previously of the existence of his twin brother, Gladstone James, I have no reason not to accept this as the most factual and likely correct information available so I am entering it today.

George James Tessier

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 3 Oct 1866 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁸² ^,1414 Christening: 4 Nov 1866 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁹² ^,1414 Death: 19 Jan 1937 - Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 70) ²⁹² ^,1873 Burial: 25 Jan 1937 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵ ^,292 ^,1873 Cause of Death: Angina Pectoris ¹⁸⁷³
Events
• Minister/Priest: St Mary's Anglican Church, Rev Charles Medley, 4 Nov 1866, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Membership: Inducted as a member of the St. John's Lodge, Freemasons, 1 Feb 1899, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Save Print Share
George J. 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:George J. Tessier
Gender:Male
Initiation Age:31
Birth Year:abt 1868
Initiation Date:1 Feb 1899
First Payment Year on Register:1899
Year Range:1887-1909
Profession:Broker
Lodge:St. John's Lodge
Lodge Location:New Foundland
Lodge Number:579
Folio Number:224.
• Occupation: Broker, 1 Feb 1899, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Arrival: 28 May 1902, South Africa.
• Membership: Inducted as a member of the St. John's Lodge, Freemasons, 1908, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. George J. Teasier
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:George J. Teasier
Gender:Male
Initiation Date:1908
First Payment Year on Register:1910
Year Range:1910-1921
Lodge:St. John's Lodge
Lodge Location:Newfoundland
Lodge Number:579
Folio Number:205.
• Occupation: Manager, Terra Nova Trading Company, Cir 1913, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. How George and Blanche met one another according to Jean Carter Stirling.
• Occupation: Agent, 10 Apr 1915, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Residence: 1935, Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. TESSIERGeorgeR$158YesHeadMM65 "Blanche WifeFM52 "Fred M SonMS20 "George SonMS18 "Edgar SonMS15 HALLFanny Maid.

Parents

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

Spouses and Children

1. *Blanche Isabel Carter ¹⁶⁸ ^,282 ^,292 Marriage: 4 Jun 1913 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁷⁹² ^,2962 ^,2992
Marriage Events
• Minister/Priest: John Hewitt, Priest, Incumbent of the Mission of Petty Harbour, 4 Jun 1913, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Witnesses: George Langmeath, G. Alderdice, J. A. Carter, J. L. Gladstone Tessier, Edith Alderdice, Mina Freebairn, Ray Clapp, George Langmead, 4 Jun 1913, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Marriage Notes

Minister George Langmoath

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090621: From Jean Carter Stirling's transcript of Petty Harbour records

1913Tessier, George James 45, bachelor, agent at Ferryland and son of James Carter Tessier, Merchant, married 4 June 1913 Blanch Isabel Carter, 32, spinster, Ferryland, daughter W.T.S. Carter, Prevention Officer, Ferryland. Witnesses: George Langmead, Jr.; H. Alderdice, J.C. Carter, J.L. Gladstone Tessier, Edith Alderdice, Mina Freebairn, Ray Clapp, George Langmead.
Children: 1. Gladstone James Tessier 2. Frederick Mainwaring Tessier 3. George William Gordon Tessier 4. Edgar Langmead Carter Tessier

Notes
General:

090813 from 1921 Census on NGB website:

455 518TESSIERGeorge J.MHeadMarried 1869Oct51St. John's PAGE 389 TESSIERBlanchFWifeMarried 1885Jan36Ferryland TESSIERFrederickMSonSingle 1915April6EnglandFerryland TESSIERGeorgeMSonSingle 1917Jan4St. John's TESSIEREdgarMSonSingle 1920July1St. John's HALLFannieFServantSingle 1891Oct29Bay of Bulls

Note that Gladstone is absent for some reason.

1935 Census for Grand Bank

TESSIERGeorgeR$158YesHeadMM65 "Blanche WifeFM52 "Fred M SonMS20 "George SonMS18 "Edgar SonMS15 HALLFanny Maid

Again, Gladstone is absent

120813: Today in consultation with Enid O'Brien I am taking the somewhat drastic step of deleting Gladstone James Tessier. We both think that he is the product of a mistaken transcription of the birth-baptismal record of one of his siblings (Frederick), who ostensibly had the same birth date, and that the name of his Uncle Gladstone was accidentally copied down because he was the witness/godfather. There is absolutely no solid evidence to support the existence of such a person.

Hi Chris/Jean:

There is always something thrown in to make matters complicated. I also picked up the Gladstone James Tessier of George and Blanche Tessier baptised on April 21/1915. He doesn't appear in an entry after this which might mean he was a twin of Fred who was born in April 1915 or it might be an error as Gladstone was an uncle of Fred and might possibily have been a sponsor for Frederick.

The 1921 census is also not clear on the birth place of Frederick as it is given as Ferryland/England while the rest are given as St. John's. I looked up the Vital Stats for a death of a Gladstone or James Tessier and there is none listed. If he died, he most likely died as an infant (which wouldn't be unusual in a twin birth) and that might have been why he wasn't included in the obits of his father, mother or brothers. He also wasn't mentioned when Frederick died in 8/1992 (ref Even Tel 21/8/1992 and if he was a twin you would think it would be mentioned here. It is hard to say.

What I can say is that George Tessier (md Blanche Carter) died 19/1/1937 and this child is not mentioned. George had a brother,James Lewis Gladstone Tessier, called "Gladstone" and a sister, Catherine Tessier, who was living with Gladstone when she died. It appears she wasn't married. At that time they were living on 66 Monkstown Road (Ref.Even Tel 2/2/1943). Also when George (md Blanche Carter) died he was buried from Gladstone's house on Power St (Re Even Telegram 21/1/1937),

James Lewis Gladstone Tessier md twice. The first time to Frances Moore who died age 26 yrs (Daily News 8/9/1905. They also had an infant daughter called Fanny who died around the same time. They were living on Theatre Hill at that time.

The second time he married Bessie Bursell in 7/1909 (Ref Daily News 16/7/1909. They had a son, Gerald G Tessier born 12/1916 (Ref. 1921 Census.

James Lewis Gladstone Tessier died 2/7/1960 (Ref. Daily News July 5,1960) and Bessie died 7/1/1963 (Ref. Even Tel 9/1/1963).

I believe George Born 10/1869, Gladstone Born 5/1878 and Catherine were children of James Carter Tessier/Annie Jackman Langmead.

I don't know if this is any help.

Enid

Enid O'Brien

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161117:

From Newfoundland Quarterly article in 2008 by Suzanne Sexty:

Whether considered a Canadian or a Newfoundlander, in 1918 Mary Chisholm was appointed an officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (O. B. E.) by George V for her work with the WPA. The O. B. E. had been established in 1917 as a way to honour people in the British Isles and other parts of the Empire who were helping in the war effort. It was the first order of chivalry to include women. Brehm's eldest son, Balthazar, was a man of action. In his early years he worked in the butterine factory with his father; then, on July 2, 1902, he, and his friend George Tessier, set sail for South Africa on the SS Corean. The Boer War had ended the previous month and the country held the promise of adventure and economic success for enterprising young men. When they applied for permits to land in South Africa, both Balthazar and Tessier listed their occupation as "accountant" and indicated a desire "to establish [themselves] in business." They found work with the railway. Tessier, and probably Balthazar as well, left South Africa in 1910. Tessier returned to Newfoundland, but Balthazar moved to western Canada where he again worked for the railway. Balthazar was fondly remembered in the Daily News obituary of November 28, 1921 as a "man's man" who was loyal to friend and country. And, while it acknowledged his enlistment in the 61st Winnipeg Battalion and his service during World War I, the obituary failed to give him full credit for his extreme commitment. In 1915, when he enlisted, Balthazar was almost 50 years old. However, on his attestation paper he declared his birth year as 1874 - eight years after the actual year, 1866. One can only wonder how much the stress of war contributed to his death just three years after the Armistice."

Died age 69,according to newspaper
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George William Gordon Tessier

Sex: M
AKA: George W. Tessier ⁶²
Individual Information

Birth Date: 12 Jan 1917 - Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁷⁹² Christening: Death: 23 Jan 2004 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 87) ⁶² ^,792 Burial: 26 Jan 2004 - Old Perlican, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁶² Cause of Death:
Events
• Emigration: United States of America.
• Alt. Birth: Cir 1916, Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Birth: Jan 1917, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Residence: 1935, Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. TESSIERGeorgeR$158YesHeadMM65 "Blanche WifeFM52 "Fred M SonMS20 "George SonMS18 "Edgar SonMS15 HALLFanny Maid.
• Residence: 61 Power St., 1945, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Residence: Chancellor Park, Bef 2004, 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. *Marion March ⁶² Marriage: After 1945 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Notes
General:

Evening Telegram: Tessier, George W. - Passed peacefully away at Chancellor Park on Friday, January 23, 2004, George Tessier, age 87 years. Born in Grand Bank, son of George and Blanche (nee Carter) Tessier. Predeceased by wife Marion, December 24, 2000, and brothers Fred (Grand Bank) and Edgar, St. John's. Leaving to mourn nephews Carl Tessier, Jim Tessier, Bruce Tessier, Rick Tessier, Barry Tessier, niece Margot Tessier, one brother-in-law Stephen J. March, Old Perlican; two sisters-in-law, Olive Boone and Norrie Sheppard, both of St. John's; other relatives and friends. Resting at Carnell's Funeral Home, 329 Freshwater Road. Visitation will take place on Sunday from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service will be held at the Carnell Memorial Chapel on Monday, January 26, 2004at 11 a.m. Interment to follow in the United Church Cemetery, Old Perlican. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to St. Andrew s By the Sea United Church, Old Perlican, or a charity of one schoice. January 25, 2004 Migrated oi the United States No issue

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

5661TESSIER???? FW64FerrylandSt. Johns TESSIER?GeorgeSonMS29St. JohnsSt. Johns TESSIER?EdgarSonMS25St. JohnsSt. 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

Gerald Gladstone Tessier

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 22 Dec 1915 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Christening: 10 Jan 1916 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Death: Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Occupation: Barrister and Solicitor, Bank of Montreal Bldg., 1946, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Telephone: 1449R on Monkstown Rd., 1946, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: James Lewis Gladstone Tessier ¹⁰ ^,292 ^,2677 Mother: Bessie Olive Dawn Bursell ²⁹²

Spouses and Children

1. *Elizabeth Marguerite Barrett ²⁹² Marriage: Marriage Notes

Divorced Oct 16, 1981

Notes
General:

Baptised by Rev J. Brinton Divorced Oct 16, 1981

090813 from NGB 1921 Census:

452 515 TESSIER Gladstone M Head Married 1878 May 43 St. John's TESSIER Bessie F Wife Married 1836 Dec 34 St. John's TESSIER Gerald G. M Son Single 1916 Dec 4 St. John's

Street name is not given. Obviously her birth year was taken down wrong. Should be 1886.

Germon Tessier

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 14 May 1862 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁴¹ ^,292 ^,2677 ^,2769 Christening: 21 Jul 1862 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁶⁷⁷ ^,2769 Death: 31 Aug 1863 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 1) ¹⁴¹ ^,292 Burial: Cause of Death:

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 announcement appeared on 11 Sept 1863 in: 1) St. John's Daily News 1860-1870 2) Times and General Commercial Gazette 1832-1895 3) Gazette (Royal Newfoundland Gazette) 1807- 4) Public Ledger 1820-1882 (issues available begin 1827) 5) Express (Newfoundland Express) 1851-1876 6) Record 1862-1863

and stated that Deceased was the youngest son of fthe Hon. P.G. Tessier.

This child died aged 10 months
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