>From the Gerald Andrews 1997 book titled "Heritage of a Newfoundland Outport" the following excerpts are copied to prepare this "timeline document" '1700-1900 Irish History in Port de Grave, Conception Bay, NL' 1699.."The first recorded Irish connection with Port de Grave occured in 1699 when the fishing ship, "May Flower", appeared in the Harbour from Waterford, Ireland. 1700-1900.."Irish Family Names (1700-1900): Port de Grave and Bareneed--Bowes, Brien, Burke, Butler, Coveduct, Cowley, Croke, Curlew, Dawson, Delaney, Dunn, Dwyer, Efford, Fitzgerald, Forestal, Gahan, Hennebury, Hennessey, Kavanaugh, Kehoe, Kennedy, Kenny, Lannan, Loveless, Macarthy, Mullowney, Reardon, Reilly, Roach, Skehan. 1729-1871..."Among the first group of constables appointed for Conception Bay in 1729 was Richard Porter of Hibbs Cove. Regular full-time salaried policemen were not appointed in the outports until 1871." page 102 1734..birth year of Thomas Dunn.."The tombstone of Thomas Dunn, a native of County Killoggan, Waterford, Ireland, who was buried in the R.C.Cemetery at Port de Grave in 1819 states that he spent the greater part of his life in Conception Bay, and was 85 years old when he died." 1751..."There is a 1751 record of Mrs. Pat Butler's boarding houwe at Port de Grave; an apparent Irish immigrant who came to engage in the local service industry. 1776-1816..."The next known Irish settler was Dr. Daniel Connors who arrived in 1776" ....Daniel Connors, a native of Waterford, was an Irish surgeon who lived at Sandy Cove from 1776 to 1816. 1800-1840's..."One wave of Irish immigrants arrived during the prosperous 1800-1815 period in the fishery, a second smaller wave arrived in the 1840's when there was mass emigration from Ireland. 1802..."By 1802 the Port de Grave Catholic population had established the first parish cemetery in the settlement on a portion of the ancient Snow plantation. 1806-1841..."The Chapel was completed in 1806, making it the second Catholic church for Conception Bay, after the first at Harbour Grace. It was also the first church building to be erected in Port de Grave. This chapel can be seen in the 1841 picture of Port de Grave. Its presence is still recalled by a small roadway called Chapel Lane. 1812...July ...."Dr. Richard Shea of Port de Grave was present and when Landergan collapsed he pleaded mercifully for the punishment to stop." page 105 1812-1867..."Mark Hennebury from County Cork was recorded as a resident of Port de Grave in 1812......His son Richard became owner of large vessels, very successful at fishing, and sealing, and head of one of the wealthiest families in the region......Unfortunately Richard and possible other family members were lost with their ship the "Estelle" (a 176 ton Brigantine) and most of its crew in the Great Labrador Gale of October, 1867.......This fierce Labrador gale destroyed the two largest remaining Port de Grave vessels. On October 9, 1867, the "Tangiers", a 131-ton Brigantine owned by Thomas Butler, the merchant at Port de Grave, was lost at Grady." page 118 & 178. 1831-1837..."The first public road was built in Newfoundland in 1831 from St. John's to Portugal Cove by Governor Cochrane to connect the capital with Conception Bay, the most populous bay in the Colony.......Surprisingly, a road was passable from St. John's to Harbour Grace by 1837." page 111 1832..."Charles Cousins was a major merchant at Brigus.........A fierce political rivalry was developing between Brigus and Port de Grave. Peter Brown was an Irish Liberal Catholic store owner from Harbour Grace. He fought hard in the assembly for outport influence and became the principal spokesman for the Port de Grave people throughout the first three terms of the assembly." page 107 1836.."The 1836 census listed approximately 95 Catholics and 1000 Protestants at Port de Grave." 1851..."On November 24, 1851, a telegraph line was completed from St. John's to Carbonear." 1855.."The first member (MHA) for Port de Grave District under Responsible Government was Robert Brown, a conservative from Brigus. The local electoral district continued to be called Port de Grave, although Bay Roberts eventually became the main center of its population." ===== "Life is for sharing, naked we enter, naked we leave" __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree