Richard Cornelius Soy1

#33767, (circa 1861 - 24 October 1935)
Father*James Soy1 (c 1811 - )
Mother*Mary Murphy1 (1833 - )
Birth*circa 1861He was born circa 1861 at Rockport, Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (b. Nova Scotia on death cert.)2,3 
Baptism23 February 1862He was baptized on 23 February 1862 at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Ragged Reef, Cumberland Co., Nova ScotiaG.4 
1871He appeared on the census of 1871 in the household of James Soy and Mary Murphy at Amherst, Cumberland Co., New BrunswickG.5 
Marriage2 November 1898He married Laura Savage, daughter of Timothy Savage and Margaret Steel, on 2 November 1898 at Ste-Thérèse d'Avila Church, Cap-Pelé, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.6,7,8 
Death*24 October 1935He died on 24 October 1935 at Amherst, Cumberland Co., Nova ScotiaG.3 

Citations

  1. [S2542] Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001, online FamilySearch.org. Cumberland > Joggins > Catholic St Thomas Aquinas > Baptisms, marriages, burials 1849-1888, img. 37/12b, B-16. Amherst - Richard C Soy, age 4 mos., son of James Soy and Mary Murphy, bapt. 23 Feb 1862 by P Dunphy; sponsors James McLaughlin and Elizabeth Hennessy.
  2. [S133] Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Registration Division, Marriages (Sch. B.), Return of Clergyman: No. 2723. Richard C Soy, age 37, wid., butcher, res. Amherts NS, b. Rockport NB, son of James Soy and Mary Murphy; and Laura Savage, age 36, b. and res. Melrose, dau. of Timothy Savage and Margaret Steel; marr. 22 Nov 1898 by F X Collerette, priest, Cape Bald NB; witn. Michael Heron and Eugenie Burke.
  3. [S1983] Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, online www.novascotiagenealogy.com, Cert. of Reg. of Death No. 1219. Richard Cornelis Soy, b. Minicles [difficult to read, written over Amherst] NS 7 Oct 1861, son of James Soy, b. Ireland, and Mary Murphy, b. NB; marr., sewing machine agent, res. 28 Albin Street, Amherst NS; d. Amherst, Cumberland Co. NS, 24 Oct 1935, age 74y 17d, hemorrhage into brain; inf. James Soy, son, res. Londonderry; bur. St. Charles cemetery, 26 Oct 1935.
  4. [S2542] Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001, online FamilySearch.org. Register of St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Joggins, Cumberland Co. NS, Year 1862, B-16. Richard C Soy, son of James Soy and Mary Murphy, age four months, bapt. 23 Feb 1862 by P Dumphy; sponsors James McLaughlin and Elizabeth Hennesy. [sic]
  5. [S84] 1871 Canada Census. Jmes (60), b. Ireland, farmer; Mary (38), b. NB.
  6. [S1199] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: Ste-Thérèse, Cap-Pelé/Cape Bald, Cte Westmorland, 1859-1899 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), p. 497, M-21, img. 411/426. Richard Soy, wid., of Amherst NS, and Laura Savage, dau. of Timothy Savage of Melrose, Botsford, marr. 22 Nov 1898 by F X Collerette; witn. Michael F Haron and Eugenie Bourque.
  7. [S133] Westmorland County, Marriages (Sch. B.): Registration No. 2723. Richard C Soy, age 37, wid., butcher, res. Amherts NS, b. Rockport NB, son of James Soy and Mary Murphy; and Laura Savage, age 36, b. and res. Melrose, dau. of Timothy Savage and Margaret Steel; marr. 22 Nov 1898 by F X Collerette, priest, Cape Bald NB; witn. Michael Haron and Eugenie Burke [Bourque on marr. cert.].
  8. [S133] Westmorland County, Marriages (Sch. B.): Sch. B Marr. Cert. (not Registration copy). Richard Roy of the Parish of Amherst NS and Laura Savage of teh Parish Botsford, marr. by license at St. Theresa's Church. Cape Bald NB, 22 Nov 1898 by F X Collerette, priest; witn. Michael A Haron and Eugenie E Bourque [Burk on Registration copy].