James Byrne: Fisherman/Farmer (DR-5); b. Oct 1876; Harricot, NFLD; d. May 24, 1946 (HsI-KD), St. Mary's Bay, NFLD. James is buried Mt. Carmel cemetery, located in St. Mary's Bay. Married: abt 1898, NFLD, to Mary-Ellen Dobbin: b. abt 1875, Mosquito, NFLD. Children: Leo, Sara, Catherine "Kitty-Eddie", Mary-Ellen "Nellie".
Married 2nd: on Nov. 22, 1902, NFLD, to Catherine Targate (or Target): b. Aug 1876, Holyrood, NFLD; d. Feb. 7th, 1939 (HsI-KD), St. Mary's Bay, NFLD. Note: Catherine was known at the time of her second marriage by her married name "Barret". Children: Josephine and Gerald Barret (Gerald was Catherine's son from her previous marriage.[1]
Baptized at St. Peter & Paul's RC Church Harbor Main, Conception Bay. Of Holyrood. Witnesses Edmond Lynnett and Mary Joseph Croke with Fr. Patrick O'Donnell Dec. 21, 1867. http://ngb.chebucto.org/Parish/st-peter-paul-baptism1867-hm.shtml
Buried in Mount Carmel RC Cemetery, JAMES BYRNE Died: May 24th 1946 Aged: 78 years. first wife Mary Ellen Dobbin, second wife Catherine Barrett, son of James Byrne and Sarah Davis (no blood relation). Same cemetery: SARAH (Byrne) DOODY {Born: Feb 15, 1897 Died: July 29, 1981} Wife of Casimir – buried on Colinet Island, daughter of James Byrne and Mary Ellen Dobbin (no blood relation) . And also, CATHERINE (Barrett) BYRNE {Died: Feb 7th 1939 Aged: 72 years} 2nd wife of James Byrne (no blood relation)[2]
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