Angus Foley (1872 - 1936)

Born 9 Dec 1872 in Jeddore, Nova Scotia, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Josephine (Weston) Foley — married 28 Dec 1896 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Descendants

Died 23 Jan 1936 at age 63 in Sheet Harbour, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Biography

Birth

Name: Angus Foley
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 09 Dec 1871
Birthplace: Jeddore, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Father's Name: James Foley
Mother's Name: Catherine Newcomb^[1]

Residence 1881

Canada Census, Halifax County. In household:
Andrew Mitchell M 44y Nova Scotia
Elizabeth Mitchell F 75y Nova Scotia
Angus Foley M 9y Nova Scotia^[2]

Residence 1891

James Foley, age 50, widowed, was living in Jeddore with his son Angus, age 19, single^[3].

Marriage

Name: Angus Foley
Birth Date: 1871
Birthplace: Jeddore
Age: 25
Spouse's Name: Josephine Weston
Spouse's Birth Date: 1878
Spouse's Birthplace: Jeddore
Spouse's Age: 18
Event Date: 28 Dec 1896
Event Place: Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Father's Name: James
Mother's Name: Catherine
Spouse's Father's Name: John
Spouse's Mother's Name: Bridget^[4]

Bachelor and spinster. He was a mariner^[5].

Residence 1901

Canada Census, Jeddore, Halifax County. In household:
Angus Foley Head M 28 Ns
Ethel J. Foley Daughter F 1 Ns
Josephine Foley Wife F 22 Ns
Cassie F Foley Daughter F 3 Ns^[6]

His profession was listed as 'Mariner'.

Residence 1911

Canada Census, Jeddore, Halifax County. In household:
Angus Foley Head M 39 Nova Scotia
Josephine Foley Wife F 33 Nova Scotia
Cassie F Foley Daughter F 12 Nova Scotia
Ethel M Foley Daughter F 12 Nova Scotia
Alice B Foley Daughter F 9 Nova Scotia
Annie M Foley Daughter F 8 Nova Scotia
Jean I Foley Daughter F 6 Nova Scotia
Hellen M Foley Daughter F 1 Nova Scotia^[7]

His profession was listed as 'Mariner'.

Residence 1921

Angus Foley, age 48, was living in Portland, Dartmouth, Halifax with his wife, Josephine and several children^[8]. His profession is given as quartermaster.

Death

Name: Angus Foley
Event Date: 23 Jan 1936
Event Place: Sheet Harbor, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Gender: Male
Age: 64
Birth Year (Estimated): 1872
Father's Name: James E Foley
Mother's Name: Catherine Newcombe
Spouse's Name: Josephine Foley^[9]

He was a quartermaster on a steamship (for 29 years), and died "probably of heart failure".

Sources

1. ↑ "Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959," Database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F246-ML9 : accessed 21 June 2015), Angus Foley, 09 Dec 1871; citing Jeddore, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 09 Dec 1871, reference item 1 p 157; FHL microfilm 1,298,807.
2. ↑ "Canada Census, 1881," Database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV6P-66C : accessed 22 June 2015), Angus Foley in household of Andrew Mitchell, Jeddore, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; citing p. 36; Library and Archives Canada film number C-13169, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 1,375,805.
3. ↑ Library and Archives Canada, Census of Canada, 1891. Polling District 27B, Jeddore Halifax. p 32. Accessed 2018.
4. ↑ "Canada Marriages, 1661-1949," Database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2GH-H2F : accessed 22 June 2015), Angus Foley and Josephine Weston, 28 Dec 1896; citing Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, reference 2:3STJ0CS; FHL microfilm 1,298,882.
5. ↑ Nova Scotia Historical and Vital Statistics. Josephine Weston and Angus Foley married 1896 in Halifax County. Registration Year: 1896 - Book: 1819 - Page: 113 - Number: 540. Accessed 2018.
6. ↑ "Canada Census, 1901," Database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHKT-3J2 : accessed 22 June 2015), Angus Foley, X, Halifax (county/comté), Nova Scotia, Canada; citing p. 21, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
7. ↑ "Recensement du Canada de 1911," Database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9R-CZZB : accessed 22 June 2015), Josephine Foley in entry for Angus Foley, 1911; citing Census, Halifax Sub-Districts 1-28, Nova Scotia, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm .
8. ↑ Library and Archives Canada, Census of 1921. Nova Scotia, Halifax, Dartmouth, Portland. Page 2001, image e002909668. Accessed 2019.
9. ↑ "Nova Scotia Deaths, 1890-1955," Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9S-CKM3 : accessed 21 June 2015), Angus Foley, 23 Jan 1936; citing Sheet Harbor, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, certificate 863, Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax.