Mary Stapleton

1858 - 1947  (88 years)

• Name	Mary Stapleton
  Nickname	Mam
  Born	15 May 1858	Horse Cove (St. Thomas) Conception Bay, Newfoundland, Canada
  Gender	Female
  Died	9 Feb 1947	Topsail, Conception Bay, Newfoundland, CA
  Person ID	I5403	OGrady Family Tree
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2021

  
  

  Father	Thomas Stapleton,   b. Horse Cove Line, Newfoundland, CA ,   d. Horse Cove Line, Newfoundland, CA
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Jane Percell
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F2112	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edward Thomas O'Brien,   b. 1851, Topsail, Conception Bay, Newfoundland, CA ,   d. 20 Jul 1895, Topsail, Conception Bay, Newfoundland, CA  (Age 44 years)
  Married	11 Jan 1879	Holy Rosary Parish, Portugal Cove, Newfoundland, Canada
  Notes	Marriage announcement in Telegram. January 17, 1879 (Friday) Married At Portugal Cove, on Sunday last, by the Very Rev. Archdeacon O'CONNOR, P.P., V.G., Mr. EDWARD BRINE, of Topsail, to MARY, eldest daughter of Mr. THOMAS Stapleton, of Horse Cove. Children Jon T, Mary Peter , Peter J and Leonard died in infancy. Edward was killed by being kicked by his a horse. He was only 44 years old, and he left Mary his wife with a large family of 6 including my grandmother and her twin brother Andrew who were only four months old at the time of his death. Story in the Evening Telegram and Newfoundland Hearld in 1895. This was recently printed (Aug. 15, 2008) in the Shoreline local Newspaper of CBS.
  Children	1. Peter J. O'Brien   2. Mary O'Brien   3. Leonard (infant) O'Brien   4. Edward Joseph O'Brien,   b. 1886, Topsail, C.B., Newfoundland, Canada ,   d. 17 May 1910, Topsail, C.B., Newfoundland, Canada  (Age 24 years)  [Birth]   5. Peter O'Brien + 6. Theresa Marie (twin) O'Brien,   b. 25 Apr 1895, Topsail, Conception Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 13 Jun 1990, Topsail, Conception Bay, Newfoundland  (Age 95 years)  [Birth] + 7. Patrick O'Brien,   b. 1891, Topsail, Conception Bay, Newfoundland, Canada ,   d. 12 Mar 1926, Topsail, Conception Bay, Newfoundland.  (Age 35 years)  [Birth] + 8. Andrew (twin) O'Brien,   b. 25 Apr 1895, Topsail, C. B. NL. ,   d. 1972  (Age 76 years)  [Birth] + 9. Terrence J. O'Brien, Sr.,   b. 5 Dec 1891, Topsail, Newfoundland ,   d. 6 Sep 1966, Topsail, CBS, Newfoundland  (Age 74 years)  [Birth] + 10. John Thomas O'Brien,   b. Mar 1883, Topsail, Newfoundland ,   bur. 20 Dec 1954, Topsail, CBS, Newfoundland.  (Age ~ 71 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2021
  Family ID	F2111	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/163258736/mary-o_brien Mary was buried on a Sunday and there were mounds of snow on this February 5, l947, She was 93 years old. A Horse and Carriage from St. John came into Topsail and took her to the graveyard. People walked behind the horse and carriage to the graveyard. House still stands and is occupied by a young family , son of Jimmy Philip's second wife. Jimmy was married to Jean O'Brien, daughter of Jean and Andrew O'Brien, Mary's son, who occupied the house until their passing.