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Mary Jane Penney
1841 - 1904 (62 years)
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Name Mary Jane Penney Birth 13 Aug 1841 Seldom Come By, Nfld. 
[1] Gender Female Death 28 May 1904 Leading Tickles, Nfld. Burial 31 May 1904 Leading Tickles, Nfld. Person ID I72 Rowsell-Anstey Last Modified 2 Jul 2023
Father Thomas Henry Penney, b. 14 Oct 1866, Moreton's Harbour, Nfld. d. Yes, date unknown Mother Theresa Joyce Janes, b. 1870, Western Head, NL d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 7 Feb 1905 Family ID F48 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Father Thomas Penney d. Yes, date unknown Mother Theresa Joyce d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F1245 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mark Rowsell, b. 9 Jan 1837, Leading Tickles, Nfld. d. 9 Apr 1913, Leading Tickles, Nfld. (Age 76 years) Marriage 4 Oct 1870 Leading Tickles, Nfld. [2] - Their original date of marriage was probably Nov 11 1865.
BW: These persons were previously united by the Lay Reader but were on the 4th of October, 1870 properly married by me, Walter R. Smith (From Anglican Church Records, Botwood).
Married by Rev. Walter Redfern Smith, Church of St. Nicholas, Leading Tickles.
Children 1. Israel Allen Rowsell, b. 16 May 1869, Rowsell's Island, Nfld. d. Dec 1959 (Age 90 years)2. John Gilbert Rowsell, b. 1870, Leading Tickles, Nfld. d. 1881 (Age 11 years)3. Samuel Elson Rowsell, b. 19 Jun 1875, Leading Tickles, Nfld. bur. 27 Jul 1881, Leading Tickles, Nfld. (Age ~ 6 years)4. Theresa Anne Rowsell, b. 11 Jun 1878 d. 1959 (Age 80 years) 5. Arthur William Rowsell, b. 14 Feb 1880, Leading Tickles, Nfld. d. 10 Oct 1969, Corner Brook, Nfld. (Age 89 years)6. Minnie Louisa Rowsell, b. 9 Apr 1882 d. 23 Aug 1947 (Age 65 years) Family ID F30 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Jul 2023
- Their original date of marriage was probably Nov 11 1865.
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Photos Mark and Mary-Jane Rowsell
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Notes - Born August 14, 1841 (source: her headstone, Leading Tickles, Methodist cemetery) Married at Leading Tickles, Notre Dame Bay, Nov 11, 1865. She was the sister of the man (Richard Penney) who married her own husband's sister, Jane.
Headstone reads: "In loving memory of Mary Jane beloved wife of Mark Rowsell born Aug 14th 1841 Died May 26th 1904. Fond and loving mother at home with Jesus. Onlyl good night beloved not [goodbye?]. A little while and all [?] in Hallowed Union [?]. Good night. Until we meet again ... Good night." Viewed Summer 2004 at Leading Tickles, Old Methodist Cemetery.
Obviously Mary Jane had a brother based on the following excerpt from Diary of Reg Rowsell:
I am staying with Mr. Mark W. Penney who is a first cousin to my father. His father was a brother to my father's mother.
According to the 1921 Census, Mary Jane and her sister Susie were stepdaughters of Thomas Penny. Their surname at birth was Rideout. I am thinking now (2023) that this is a different Mary Jane.
The Birthday Book lists her DOB as Aug 18 1841
She was a witness at a baptism in Leading Tickles the year before she was married to Mark Rowsell.
ROUSELL, Selina of Henry, fisherman, & Emma (Davis), Leading Tickles, born
August 28, 1869, baptised September 4, 1869 by George Fifield, Layman.
Received into the Church August 28, 1870 by Walter R. Smith. Sponsors:
Mary Jane Penny, Rebecca Rousell, George Rousell
- Born August 14, 1841 (source: her headstone, Leading Tickles, Methodist cemetery) Married at Leading Tickles, Notre Dame Bay, Nov 11, 1865. She was the sister of the man (Richard Penney) who married her own husband's sister, Jane.
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