Catherine (McGary) Tweedie (1805 - 1877)

Born 1805 in County Down, Ireland

Wife of William Easton — married 6 Apr 1825 in Newcastle, Northumberland, New Brunswick

Wife of Joseph Tweedie — married 31 Jul 1841 in Chatham, Newcastle, New Brunswick

Descendants

Died 16 May 1877 at about age 72 in Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada

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Biography

Catherine McGary^[1] was born about 1805^[2] in County Down, Ireland^[3] or Prince Edward Island.^[4] Parents unknown.^[5] Catherine emigrated to New Brunswick or Prince Edward Island about 1817.^[6] As she would have only been 12 at the time, she likely arrived with her parents.

Catherine married William Easton on April 6, 1825 in Newcastle, New Brunswick.^[7] They moved to Prince Edward Island, where their daughter Ellen was born in March 1826.

She then married Joseph Tweedie on July 31, 1841 in Chatham, New Brunswick.^[8] Catherine had three more children with Joseph, the youngest of whom, Lemuel J. Tweedie, eventually became Premier of New Brunswick, and later, Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick.

Catherine died on May 16, 1877 in Chatham, New Brunswick.^[9] She was buried in the St. Luke's Methodist - St. John's Presbyterian Cemetery.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ McGary is name used in biographies of her son, Hon. Lemuel J. Tweedie. Could also be McGeary (as seen on marriage record) or McGarry.
2. ↑ As per 1851 Census. Later sources put her born in 1811, but since her first marriage was in 1825, 1805 is more likely.
3. ↑ Daniel F Johnson's New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics, PANB, Volume 85 Number 422; Date: June 11 1892; County: Saint John; Place: Saint John; Newspaper: The Daily Sun – Profile of Hon. L.J. Tweedie
4. ↑ Dictionary of Miramichi Biography, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick - Pg 1023 of 1109, entry for Lemuel John Tweedie (1849-1917)
5. ↑ Cemetery transcript says she was the daughter of Rev. John McCurdy, but this could be an error, as all other sources have a variation of McGary. To be confirmed.
6. ↑ as per 1851 census
7. ↑ "New Brunswick, Marriage Registers, 1789-1889," images, FamilySearch, Northumberland > 1808, 1806, 1809, 1811-1864 > image 151 of 615; citing Provincial Archives, Fredericton – Marriage of William Easton and Catherine McGeary
8. ↑ Daniel F Johnson's New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics, PANB, Volume 9 Number 981; Date: August 3, 1841; County: Northumberland; Place: Chatham; Newspaper: The Gleaner and Northumberland Schediasma – Marriage of Joseph Tweedie, Jr and Mrs. Catherine Easton
9. ↑ Daniel F Johnson's New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics, PANB, Volume 42 Number 131; Date: May 25, 1877; County: Saint John; Place: Saint John; Newspaper: Daily News – Death of Catherine Tweedie
10. ↑ Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Cemeteries. Cemetery: St. Luke’s Methodist – St. John’s Presbyterian, Northumberland – Catherine Tweedie

See also:

• 1851 Census, Library and Archives Canada, Northumberland, Chatham (47), Pg 10 - Joseph & Catherine Tweedy and 4 children
• 1861 Census, Library and Archives Canada, Northumberland, Chatham, Page 60 - Joseph & Catherine Tweedy and 3 children
• 1871 Census, Library and Archives Canada, Northumberland (184) Chatham (I), Pg 14 – Joseph & Catherine Tweedy and 2 children
• Wendell E. Fulton, “TWEEDIE, LEMUEL JOHN,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Volume 14, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003