| Father |
Edward Thomas O'Brien, b. 1851, Topsail, Conception Bay, Newfoundland, CA  , d. 20 Jul 1895, Topsail, Conception Bay, Newfoundland, CA (Age 44 years) |
| Mother |
Mary Stapleton, b. 15 May 1858, Horse Cove (St. Thomas) Conception Bay, Newfoundland, Canada , d. 9 Feb 1947, Topsail, Conception Bay, Newfoundland, CA (Age 88 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.
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| Family ID |
F2111 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
