Census of Placentia

Census of Placentia

FRENCH GOVERNORS OF PLACENTIA:

Sieur de Keron............................................1655- Did not take possession of the area Nicholas Gargot, Count of Placentia.......................1660-62 (he died in 1662) Sieur Thaleur de Perron, Deputy Governor..................1662 murdered in the fall of that year. M. Bellot La Fontaine.....................................1663-67 (an ordinary soldier and commoner) Thought to have been killed. Sieur de La Palme.........................................1667-1670 Sieur de La Poippe........................................1670-1685 may have been killed by the colonist and fishermen Sieur de Parat............................................1685-1690 abandoned post without permission Sieur de Montergueil......................................1690-1691 Acting Governor while waiting for Brouillan Sieur de Brouillan........................................1691-1702 Organized several attacks on St. John's M. de Monic...............................................1697-1702 Assistant governor to Brouillan who was ill Sieur de Subercase........................................1702-1706 organized an attack on St. John's Sieur de Costabelle.......................................1706-1714 supervised the evacuation of French from Placentia

KING'S LIEUTENANTS AT PLACENTIA IN FRENCH ERA:

Sieur de Costabelle.......................................1685-1693 Baror de Lahontan.........................................1693 part of a year M. de St. Ovide...........................................1697 nephew of Gov. De Brouillan

ENGLISH LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR AT PLACENTIA:

Colonel John Moody........................................1714-1717 Martin Purcell............................................1717-1719 Lieutenant Colonel Gledhill...............................1719-1729 Colonel Otto Hamilton.....................................1729-1762 Baron J. Amherst..........................................1763 Hon. J.B. Glover..........................................1769 Major Joseph Gareham......................................1717 Captain Wallace...........................................1772 William Duke of Clarence..................................1786

EARLY DOCTORS ENGLISH AND FRENCH:

Dr. Joseph Bonnafou.......................................1671 Dr. Joseph Grofsard.......................................1775 Dr. Robert Greyford.......................................1780 Dr. Francis Bradshaw......................................1792-1821 Dr. Francis Bradshaw Jr...................................1866 Dr. Mckindericks..........................................179_

ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIESTS, FRENCH AND ENGLISH:

Aumomier to Thaleur Perron................................1662 Murdered, name unknown Rev. Martin d'Hurte.......................................1670 Summer time only Rev. C. Laurent Morin.....................................1686-1690 Sent home Rev. Sixte la Tac.........................................1689-1690 First Parish Priest Joseph Denis..........................1689-16__ Fr. Charles Maudit........................................1701-__ Fathers, Raymond Duval, Gratien Paul, Hilarion Hugen......1702-1714 F.E. Caine (Kean).........................................1776 Fr. ? Landergan...........................................1782-85 Fr. Edmund Bourke.........................................1798-1810 Fr. Andrew Cleary.........................................1810-1829 Fr. William Hearne........................................1820-1830 Apostal of the Micmacs Fr. Pelagius Nowlan.......................................1831-1871 (At Little Placentia but also served Great Placentia) Fr. Denis Mackin..........................................1832-__ Curate to Nowlan at G. Placentia Rev. Richard Condon.......................................1871-1870 Fr. Fr. M. Clancey........................................1871-1897 Rev. Fr. V. Reardon.......................................1897-192_

EARLY EPISCOPAL VISITS (R.C)

Bishop St. Vallier........................................1689 Bishop O'Donnel...........................................1796 Bishop Scallan............................................1827 Bishop Flemming...........................................1835

ANGLICAN

Bishop Feild..............................................1845 Bishop Feild..............................................1848

ANGLICAN CLERGYMEN:

Rev. Robert Killpatrick...................................1729 (S.P.G) (visited) Rev. Edward Langman.......................................1759 (S.P.G) (visited) Rev. Harris...............................................1787 (S.P.G) (visited) Rev. Evans................................................1790-1802 (S.P.G. and then chaplain of fort) Rev. Louis Anspach........................................1802 Rev. George Spencer.......................................1835

PEOPLE LISTED AS THE COLONIST AT PLACENTIA IN THE CENSUS OF 1671:

Sieur de la Poippe.................................Gov. Fr. Martin d'Hurte.................................Chaplain Francis Bonnafou...................................Doctor Antoine Roian......................................Fisherman Thomas Mschien.....................................Fisherman Jacques Babin......................................Fisherman Marurien Augier....................................Fisherman Michel Gregoire....................................Fisherman Francois Sceau.....................................Fisherman Louis Bardet.......................................Fisherman Antoine Bonnaud....................................Fisherman Pierre Chereau.....................................Fisherman Francis Bertrant...................................Fisherman Abraham Pichaut....................................Locksmith Pierre Johaux......................................Carpenter Gandr Doyen........................................Fisherman Phillip Felip......................................Fisherman Jacques de Layne...................................Fisherman Pierre la Jeunesse.................................Fisherman Joseph Charpentier.................................Fisherman Jean Bellot........................................Fisherman John Cherau........................................Fisherman Tom Pic (English)..................................Fisherman Louis Beautfit (Eng.)..............................Fisherman Phillip Zemar (Eng.)...............................Fisherman Ann (Rabellaud) Felip..............................(Married Woman) Marie La Regetticau................................(Married Woman) Oranne (Chevreau) Zemar............................(Married Woman) Madeline (?) Pichaut...............................(Married Woman) Rane (Billette) Doyen..............................(Married Woman) Marie (Vrignaud) Roin..............................(Married Woman) Marie (Aubert) Sceau...............................(Married Woman) Marguerite (Orionne) Gregoire......................(Married Woman) Ann (Raymond) Pic..................................(Married Woman) Marthe (Orionne) Beaufait..........................(Married Woman) Barbe (Orillat) Jeunesse...........................(Married Woman) Unmarried women: old enough to be married Jean Ladam Jeanne Aubert Marguerite Bertrand Jeanne Meschien Marianne Bertrand

RETURNS OF PLACENTIA

1687 Families...........19 Establishments: Males..............221 Churches.......1 Females............35 Houses.........18 Married: Guns...........18 Males..............19 Muskets........86 Females............19 Pistols........14 Unmarried: Swords.........37 Males..............8 Horned cattle..31 Females............3 Children...........37 Servants...........170 Total..............256 1691 Families...........31 Merchants..........49 Females............35 Total..............84 Married: males..............18 Females............14 Children: Males..............31 Females............21 1698 (Great Placentia) Houses.............52 Chapels............1 Families...........24 Men................78 Women..............53 Children: Males..............49 Females............31 Gardens............23 Cows...............2 Goats..............2 Boats..............182 Muskets............163 1705 (Plaisance) (Fort Plaisance) Married: Men.................15 Males...............37 Women...............6 Females.............25 Unmarried men.......1 Unmarried: Unmarried women.....4 Males...............36 Servants............20 Females.............37 Fishermen...........16 Fishermen...........165 Total...............62 Total...............300 1711 Males married.......25 Females married.....15 Unmarried males.....39 Unmarried females...29 Total...............108 1845(Electoral District of Placentia/St. Mary's) Males...............3,578 Females.............2,895 Total...............6,473 1857(Placentia/St. Mary's) Barns and stores....1,490 Land...............3,806 acres Houses inhabited....1,192 Horses.............284 Houses unhabited....39 Neat Cattle........1,540 Being built.........288 Cows...............928 Sheep..............3,592 Bushels: Wheat...............42 Vessels Potatoes............10,802 Tonnage............1,806 Turnips.............291 Men................53 Oats................180 Boats: Other...............2 from 4-15 qtls.....660 Tons of Hay.........1,547 15-30 qtls.........152 Pounds of Butter....24,083 over 30 qtls.......297 Schools.............25 Nets and seines....1,118 Pupils..............982 Vessels built......0 Clergy..............6 Qtls, cured........131,848 Doctors.............1 Tierces, salted....152 Farmers.............85 Herring............15,029 Mechanics...........47 Other fish.........100 Merchants...........24 Gal. of fish oil...128,248 Engaged in fishery.............2,971 Seamen and fishermen...........1,135 1869 (Placentia/St. Mary's) Stores and barns....1,206 From: Houses: Newfoundland.......8,426 Inhabited...........1,389 England............58 Unhabited...........74 Ireland............293 Being built.........164 Scotland...........1 British Colonies...9 Families............1,475 Other conlonies....7 Population..........8,794 Males...............4,540 Land cultivated....3,262 Females.............4,254 Wheat..............3 bu. Oats...............428 Catholics...........7,390 Turnips............727 Church of England...1,390 Potatoes...........21,105 Congregationalists..1 Hay................2,324 Wesleyans...........2,789 Butter.............24,216 Presbyterians.......4 Other...............1 Horses.............337 Oxen...............791 Churches: Cows...............901 Churches of England.3 Sheep..............5,068 Roman Catholic......4 Goats..............91 Wesleyan............4 Swine..............1,121 Vessels............10 Married: tonnage............325 Males...............1,080 Boats: Females.............1,084 4-15 qtls..........906 15-30 qtls.........140 Unmarried/children: over 30 qtls.......201 Males...............3,360 Females.............2,932 Persons engaged in fishery.........2733 Seamen.............1349

MEN IN PLACENTIA AREA WHO DIED IN WORLD WAR ONE:

John T. Viscount, Lawrence J. Fewer, Michael F. Lannon, Edward Corrigan, James R. Mooney, Michael F. Walsh, Thomas J. Kelly, St. Martin Grace, Captain Martin Kent, Thomas Delaney, William King, Lce. Cpl. Thomas P. Dunphy, James J. Collins, Aloysius Keefe, Sergt. Patrick J. Whelan, Neil O'Reilly, Liet. Frank P. Collins, R.N.P Albert O'Brien, John Walsh, Austin A. Foley, Martin B. Collins, James E. Croucher, Cpl. John J. Collins, William O'Reilly, Sylvester Hefferan, William J. Donahue, Patrick O'Brien, Lce. Cpl. David J. Furlong, James Kelly, Cadet John T. Dunphy, Lce. Cpt. John F. King, Patrick Power, Patrick Murphy.

EARLY TAVERN KEEPERS:

1764 1757 Richard Spragg Moses Freeman Sam Goodall Richard Spragg John Murphy Mary Clarke James Butler Thomas Kennedy Richard Steaman Chris St. Croix

1772 1769 Thomas Miller Dave Gallovan William Collins Sam Goodall Christ St. Croix George Blanch

1774 John Miller Christ St. Croix George Blanch John Ryan John Murphy William Lamb

MEMBERS ELECTED TO THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY FOR PLACENTIA TO 1893:

1832 -- R.F. Sweetman, J.H. Martin 1832 -- J.V. Nugent, Pat Doyle 184_ -- John Dillon, Simon gmorris 1848 -- A. Shea, J. Delaney 1852 -- G.J. Hogsett, Ambrose Shea 1855 -- G.J. Hogsett, J. Delaney, J. Kelly 1859 -- G.J. Hogsett, J. Delaney, J. English 1861 -- A. Shea, R. McGrath, W.G. Flood, 1865 -- A. Shea, P.M. Barron. T. O'Reilly 1869 -- C.F. Bennett, H. Rouf, R.J. Parsons, Jr. 1873 -- J. Collins, H. Renouf, C.F. Bennett 1874 -- C.F. Bennell J. Collins, M.E. Dwyer 1878 -- W.J.S Donnelly, J. Collins, M.E. Dwyer 1882 -- W.J.S Donnelly, A. Bradshaw, M. Tobin 1885 -- J.F McGrath, W.J.S. Donnelly, G. Emerson 1889 -- G.H Emerson, R. O'Dwyer, J.F. McGrath

INHABITANTS OF PLACENTIA ABOUT 1860

Placentia J. Keefe Tom Lynch Martin Barren Thos. Keefe John Lannon Ellen Blackburn John Kelly James McLennan Thomas Blanch Mike Kelly Pat Miller Micheal Borea Pat Kemp Steve Miller Francis Bradshaw F. Mooney William Bradshaw J. Mooney North East Arm Micheal Breen M. Mooney J. Barron Claud Chant T. Mooney J. Barron P. Micheal Coady Mary Morrissey P. Barron James Collins Mike Morrissey J. Costello Sam Collins Sol. Morrissey J. Dunphy Luke Collins J. Mullally T. Dunphy Fr. Ed. Condon J. Patterson J. Griffin William Corbin R. Patterson J. Hanlon James Croucher R. Phippard M. Hourish Francis Curtis R. Irvin T. Harlley Michael Doody Ed Riley J. Hickey Walter Fewer G. Riley M. Power Peter Fitzgerald P. Power Thomas Flink South East Arm Pat Power Dave Furlong J. Barron T. Power Jr. James Furlong M. Barron T. Power Sr. Patrick Furlong J. Tueford Ed Grant J. Hickey North Side Thomas Grant Jim Hickey Ed Larkin L. Hartigan T. Hickey Tom Lynch Wm. Hennebury Wm. Hickey J. Mansfield Ed Joyce John Lamb

Sources:
Michael McCarthy, A History of Plaissance and Placentia 1501-1970
Censuses of Canada, 1668 to 1871, Vol.IV.