REPLY: Nice to hear from you again....as I suggested earlier...everyone researching NL family roots should have a copy of Gerald Andrews' book in their personal possession. With the help of others, including Dr. Matthews, he spent the time (over 20 years) researching his work. Unfortunately Gerald suffered a serious health setback shortly after his book was published and lives now with lesser physical capacity for enjoyment of life experiences. Since this is your surname I will patiently await your response to these questions: #1. Did the Coveducks aks Coveyducks and Coveducts etc. come to the New World from (a) The Kingdom of Ireland (b) Northern Ireland or (c)The Irish Free State? #2. How many RC Cemeteries are located on the Port de Grave peninsula? #3. When did your branch of the Coveducts of PortoGrave convert their allegiance to the Church of England or the Church of Rome? Sincerely, Lloyd --- William Coveduck <bismast@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hi Lloyd > > Wow! "Coveduct" listed as an irish name. I have been trying for > years to > proove an Irish connection..... Do you have anything else on > this > name...Keep up the good work .... William > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lloyd Rowsell" <lgrowsell@yahoo.com> > To: <NFLD-LAB-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 9:24 PM > Subject: [NFLD-LAB] 1700-1900 Irish History in Port de Grave NL > and the > surname BROWN etc. > > > > >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! 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