From: <NOBR>mickym1951</NOBR>  in response to Message 1

Sent: 2008/05/12 12:00 AM

Hi Jane and Welcome.So as to give you a little info In the Irish Family History Foundation There are a few records For James Kennedy   Action Source Surname First Name Year County Church Baptism Kenedy James 1800 Co. Kilkenny Church Baptism Kennedy James 1800 Co. Kilkenny Church Baptism Kennedy James 1803 Co. Kilkenny Church Baptism Kennedy James 1804 Co. Kilkenny Church Baptism Kennedy James 1807 Co. Kilkenny

Hi Jane,I cant Find Many records For James.I was checking out Some info From Newfoundland.I have seen one Message from you.On the Newfoundland Site.

There is a small Section on Michael Kennedy,How he built the Church

A Chapel was erected in the Community under the direction of Father Michael Kennedy (date unknown

Brigus South, Newfoundland and Labrador
An ancient fishing settlement situated between Witless Bay and Cape Broyle

And how Father Whellan Replaced Michael after His Death in 1968.

I found a site That has references to a Kennedy Family From Avalon.If this is any use to you i can send the site.As it has Census Info and Wills

 

Mike

Hi Jane i will Add anyway as it may be of use to other Researchers

 

Mike

 

Jane i Found this site about Kennedys from Newfoundland,not sure it will help but loads of info

 

Mike

 

Jane on that site on the Kennedy family it has the following

 

Mike

 

June __ 1828   Jam’s KENNEDY, of ?Tuleow, Co. Kilk’y? & Bridget AYLWARD, residence not given

                        WIT: Peirce Butler, Mary Roach NOTES: date illegible as per prev entry

jane that is not the Correct Townland,I will Try and get it Deciphered For Correct town

Mike

Jane We think the Townland is Tullyhoagh ,Or could well be Tullaroan There are severerl Similar sounding Names. My betting is with the first Tuleow 

 

My apologies - I think this email is going to the group but it was meant as a reply directly Mike in response to a posting of his.  I'll send it anyway as it may be of interest to other readers.

 

Hi Mike,  Hope you received the email I sent you earlier today.  After discussing your postings with my sister who has been helping me with the family tree, we wondered where you found the info about Father Mike Kennedy.??  He is indeed a relative but neither of us has seen the info about the chapel/church you mentioned anywhere in our findings!  We do know he was parish priest in Cape Broyle (on what is known as the southern shore) for a number of years.  I was always afraid of him (don't know why) but my sister remembers visiting him.  I've been going through my hand written notes today and am mesmerized by the repetitive names....James Kennedy was very common here.  And to confuse matters even more, a James Kennedy (no relation as far as I know) married a Catherine Kennedy (related) and that was a source of confusion for ages until I finally figured it out!!  I'm now trying to sort out names of witnesses to marriages and baptisms in the hopes it may give further clues but it seems impossible.  I do have a computer program that I started using several years ago but ran into some problems with it and that was the end of the program for me.  I'm afraid I don't have the patience (or skill) to sort it out.  I did look for more notes on Pierce Butler and found a marriage (probably wasn't the same person as it was in the U.S. but it probably had a Newfoundland connection as I must have found it locally  -  unfortunately I'm very much an amateur and haven't properly supported my findings although I am getting better at it).  I also found an article that may have been about the father of the Pierce who was witness to James and Bridget's marriage (same name and he owned or worked on a farm known as Golden Grove near St. John's.  I have found nothing more on this farm but it is a lead I plan to check out.  Wish there were more hours in a day!!))  Searching for a Pierce Butler here is much easier than a James Kennedy!!  Regards,  Jane

Hi Jane,if i can find the site again where  found father Mike i will add for you.Newfoundland genealogy is very Scarce,For some reason.Limited info.

The one benefit about that is the Fact that you now know he Built it.

 

Another small piece of a jigsaw.And a little bit of Family history That will last

 

Mike

Hi Jane The first site is Wilkapedia

 

 

KENNEDY, Michael J. Rev Born 1896c-St.John's West Ordained 1921 0629-St. John's 1968 0320-SCMH,SJ age 72

 

KENNEDY, Patrick J. Rt Rev Born 1897 0912-St. John's 1921  0620-St. John's 1983 0317-SPMH,SJ 85
http://www.newfoundlandcatholic.com/Deceased%20Priest%20I-M.htm

Hi Jane the section on Father wheelan taking over as Parish Priest After Michael Died

 

 

 

Rev Hubert Whelan was born at Jersey Side, Placentia on 6 September 1934 to Annie and Raymond Whelan. He received his early education at Placentia and finished school when he graduated from St. Bon's in 1952. He attended All Hallows Seminary in Dublin for 6 years from 1953-1959. He was ordained by Archbishop Skinner at the Basilica on 13 June 1959 at age 24. His first assignment was as curate to Father Albert Slattery at Our Lady of Mt Carmel at Mount Carmel for two years from 1959-1961, followed by a short term at Sacred Heart Parish in Fox Harbour. Upon the death of Father Michael Kennedy at Cape Broyle in 1968, Father Whelan was appointed to replace him as Parish Priest at Cape Broyle. Records indicate he also covered Rushoon, following Father Joseph Barbour, for 2 years from 1971-1973. He remained as Parish Priest at Cape Broyle until his death in 1978, Father Bert, as he was called, died at Cape Broyle on 22 May 1978 at age 43. He was a Priest for one month short of 19 years. 

March 22, 1867 (Friday) Died At Harbor Main, on Friday the 15th inst., after a long and tedious illness, Mr. JAMES KENNEDY, aged 42 years, a respectable inhabitant of that place

 

Lot Newfoundland Records Here

Sorry Last one should be this

 

Mike

 

Jane his is the Main Site

 

Mike

 

 

This is St Johns