Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry




Charlotte Chafe 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 15 Dec 1783 108
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Parents 
         Father: William Chafe 108
         Mother: Mary Angel 108
Cyril Augustine Chafe 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir 1870 - Rose Blanche, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 3278,3279
    Christening: 
          Death: in Massachusetts, United States of America 3278
         Burial: 
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Events

•  Occupation: Store Owner, Curling, Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Immigration: from Newfoundland, 1926, Massachusetts, United States of America. 

•  Occupation: Owner, Chemical Manufacturing Company, After 1926, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Parents 
         Father: Luke Chafe 3278
         Mother: Living
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
       Children:
                1. Living
David Chafe 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir 1780 108
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Parents 
         Father: William Chafe 108
         Mother: Mary Angel 108
Spouses and Children 
1. *Anne
       Marriage: 
       Children:
                1. Mary Chafe
Living 
      Sex: M
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
       Children:
                1. Living
                2. Living
Living 
      Sex: M
Parents 
         Father: Living
         Mother: Zophia Nowak 3278
Living 
      Sex: M
Parents 
         Father: Cyril Augustine Chafe 3278
         Mother: Living
Spouses and Children 
1. *Zophia Nowak 3278 
       Marriage: 
       Children:
                1. Living
Edward Chafe 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir 1720 - Petty Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 72
    Christening: 
          Death: 12 Jan 1802 - Tormoham, Newton Abbott, Devon, England ( about age 82) 72
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Events

•  Religion: Church of England, Petty Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.  (Member)
Parents 
         Father: John Chafe 108
         Mother: Ann 108
Spouses and Children 
1. *Jane Way 72 
       Marriage: 1 Jan 1749/50 - Ipplepen, Devon, England 72
       Children:
                1. Henry Chafe
Edward Chafe 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 1796 - Petty Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 141,3270
    Christening: 
          Death: 1860 - Petty Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 64) 3270
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Parents 
         Father: Henry Chafe 72
         Mother: Elizabeth 72
Spouses and Children 
1. *Sarah Williams 3273 
       Marriage: Cir 1817 - Petty Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 3273
       Children:
                1. Alvina Chafe
                2. Henry Edward Chafe
                3. Susanna Chafe
Notes
General:
101119 from Edward Chafe:

Edward Chafe's grandson Edward Chafe (1796-1860) married Sarah Williams and had seven children. Daughter Alvina (or Elvina) Chafe (1819-1901) married John Jennings Winsor in 1841. Her sister Susanna Chafe (1831-1909) married his brother Isaac Ford Winsor in 1856.

Edward Chafe 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
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Spouses and Children 
1. *Mary Chafe 71 
       Marriage: 15 Jan 1833 - Petty Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 71

Marriage Events

•  Minister/Priest: Edward Wix, 15 Jan 1833, Petty Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Witnesses: Hannah Chafe, Richard Allen, Edward Humphrey, 15 Jan 1833, Petty Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Notes
General:
291014:

Husband and wife are shown to have the same surname which seems doubtful at first but was not uncommon among the Chafes of Petty Harbour and surrounding area where the surname was very common.

Elizabeth Chafe 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 23 Oct 1815 - Petty Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 108
    Christening: 
          Death: Bef 22 Jul 1838 - Petty Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 3281,3282
         Burial: 22 Jul 1838 - Petty Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 3281,3282
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Alt. Birth: 25 Sep 1815, Petty Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Literacy: She signed the marriage register with an X, 18 Jul 1838, Petty Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Alt. Death: 22 Jul 1838. 

•  Minister/Priest: Edward Wix, M. A. Archdeacon, 22 Jul 1838, Petty Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Parents 
         Father: John Chafe 673
         Mother: Elizabeth Wall 108,673
Spouses and Children 
1. *Matthew Morry III 168,497 
       Marriage: 18 Jul 1838 - Petty Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 108,282

Marriage Events

•  Minister/Priest: Edward Wix, M. A., Archdeacon of Newfoundland, 18 Jul 1838, Petty Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Witnesses: Sarah Humphrey (her sister), Jno. Morry (his brother), Louisa Banting, Wm. B. Bond, 18 Jul 1838, Petty Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Note that the name of John Morry as witness was left out of the Vital Records transcript of the Church register. There were many omissions of this kind in the Vital Records transcripts, not to mention outright transcription errors. 
Marriage Notes 




290120 from NLGenweb:

July 18, 1838Matthew MorryBachelorCaplin BaySon of Matthew & Anne Morry

Elizabeth ChafeSpinsterPetty HarbourDaughter of John & Elizabeth Chafe
Notes
General:
See notes on husband's page about their brief ( 2 day) death-bed marriage.

090312 from NGB Petty Harbour Anglican Bur Reg:

CHAFE Elizabeth CHAFE, daughter of the above John CHAFE & Elizabeth, his wife; wife of Matthew MORRY Junior 23 years Jul. 22, 1838

030313 from Chafe family tree:

Note by Edward Vincent Chafe: Annette Chafe was one of about seven or eight of John and Elizabeth Chafe. Annette had a sister Elizabeth, born Oct 23, 1815. Elizabeth married July 18, 1838 to Mathew Mony, and died two days later on July 22, 1838. John Chafe had died April 14, 1838 aged 66 years and Elizabeth's burial was listed directly below. Their cause of death must be left up to the imagination.

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