: My Great Grandmother was Annie Blank as recorded below and I have some information + pictures late 1800's. I have been trying to find out if any relatives BLANKS or CLEARY'S remain in the area and have an interest in Genealogy and would like to contact me:
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: Mike Nancollas:
: 73 Edwin Road:
: Gillingham:
: Kent:
: ME8 0AB
: 01634 364976:
: nancollas.mike@btinternet.com

: Johanne (John) Blank married Roseanna (Anna) CLEARY
: (Graves at Eastern Passage)
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: BLANK Frederick 27 Aug 1864 13 Aug 1883 19
: (Grave at Eastern Passage)
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: BLANK Jane 18 Sep 1867 18 Nov 1929 62
: (Grave at Eastern Passage Married PORTEOUS then WINTERBURN)
: Her son William who died in first world war is remembered on three graves
: (two in Eastern Passage and on Mary's grave in Gillingham Kent England)
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: BLANK John 06 Dec 1869

: BLANK Charles 12 Dec 1870 00 OOO 1951 81
:(Grave at Eastern Passage Catholic Church Nova Scotia)
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: BLANK Margaret Ceceilia 25 Oct 1871 04 May 1934: 63
: (Buried Dartmouth Nova Scotia Margaret Cecielia KEDDY)
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: BLANK Annie 09 Jun 1873 18 Feb 1959: 85:
: (Buried at Shacklegate Lane Cemetary Teddington Middx England. Annie TAYLOR : formery SIMMONS )
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: BLANK William 08 Sep 1874 06 Jul 1931 57
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BLANK Mary 28 May 1876 26 Feb1918: 42
: (Died and buried in Gillingham Grange Road Cemetary Kent England- Mary THORNE)
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: BLANK Walter 28 Sep 1877 alive 1958:
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: BLANK Jerry 28 Sep 1877 alive1958
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: BLANK Grace 00 OOO 1883 alive 1958
: John Blank father of these children was aged 60 in 1895. His memorial in Eastern Passage catholic cemetery shows he died in Plymouth England, but so far no record has been found of this death, he was born around 1835 in Hamburg Germany. Whilst his wife Rose Anna CLEARY was born around 1842 at Eastern Passage. Believed to be a daughter of Malachi CLEARY

BE GLAD TO HEAR FROM ANYONE WITH COMMON ROOTS
:

This might be a connection to your Jerry:

1. JEREMIAH BLANK (JOHN) was born 1877 in Eastern Passage, NS, and died December 1965 in Dartmouth, NS. He married WINNIFRED MARIE KEATING April 08, 1901 in Nova Scotia, daughter of JAMES KEATING and MARY O'LEARY. She was born January 27, 1879, and died 1953.

More About JEREMIAH BLANK:
Burial: St Peter's Cemetery, Halifax, NS
Obituary: December 15, 1965, The Chronicle-Herald/The Mail-Star

Jeremiah was a labourer in Boston.

Married on 8 April 1901 by Rev. C. Underwood, Witnesses were: William Gilfoy and Ellen Little.
Halifax Co. marriages , 1901, P 258 # 103

Children of JEREMIAH BLANK and WINNIFRED KEATING are:
i. EILEEN M. BLANK, b. February 24, 1902; d. Bef. 1994; m. CLIFFORD L. PREEPER; d. April 1965, Lake Echo, Halifax, NS.

More About CLIFFORD L. PREEPER:
Obituary: April 24, 1965, The Chronicle-Herald/The Mail-Star

ii. GERALD C. BLANK, b. March 21, 1906, Eastern Passage, NS; d. January 05, 1994, Dartmouth, NS; m. BESSIE G. NAUSS; d. February 1992, Dartmouth, NS.

Notes for GERALD C. BLANK:
The Chronicle-Herald/The Mail-Star
Published: 01/06/94
BLANK, Gerald C. - 87, Dartmouth, died January 5, 1994, in Dartmouth General Hospital. Born in Eastern Passage, he was a son of the late JEREMIAH (Jerry) and Winnifred (KEATING) BLANK. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church, Woodside. He was employed with the Department of Transport, Dartmouth in the blacksmith shop for 47 years. He is survived by a daughter, Joan Thompson, Trenton, Ont.; three sons, Elwood (Al), Greenwood; Weldon, Shubenacadie; Gerald Jr., Dartmouth; two sisters, Helen Dowell, Kentville; Theresa Rooney, Dartmouth; 14 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife, the former Bessie Nauss; son, Howard; sister, Eileen Crooks; brother, Maurise. Cremation has taken place under the direction of AlL. Mattatall Funeral Home, Dartmouth. A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Friday in Immaculate Conception Church, Rev. K. Robertson officiating. Burial will be in Dartmouth Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Immaculate Conception Church or Dartmouth General Hospital.

More About BESSIE G. NAUSS:
Obituary: February 03, 1992, The Chronicle-Herald/The Mail-Star

iii. MAURICE JAMES BLANK, b. February 02, 1908; d. June 1961, Dartmouth, NS; m. (1) MARBLE NEARY; m. (2) DORIE NEARY.

Notes for MAURICE JAMES BLANK:
Marble died at childbirth and Maurice remarried to Dorie NEARY.
Obituary: June 12, 1961, The Chronicle-Herald/The Mail-Star

iv. HELEN F. BLANK, b. January 02, 1912; m. EARL Dowell.
v. THERESA MARGARET BLANK, b. January 01, 1916, Lawlor's Island, NS; d. July 04, 1998, Halifax, NS; m. (1) MAURICE (BUSTER) ROONEY; m. (2) JOHN STANLEY BAKER.

Notes for THERESA MARGARET BLANK:
The Chronicle-Herald/The Mail-Star
Published: 07/08/98
ROONEY, Theresa Margaret - 82, Dartmouth, died July 4, 1998, in the VG Site, QEII. Born at Lawlors Island, Halifax Co., she was a daughter of the late JEREMIAH and Winnifred (KEATING) BLANK. She is survived by daughter, Judith and husband David Faulkner, Ottawa; son, Phillip and wife Shirley BAKER, Dartmouth; sister, Helen Dowell, Dartmouth; five grandchildren. She was predeceased by her first husband, John Stanley Baker; her second husband, Maurice (BUSTER) Rooney; brother, Gerald Blank; sister, Eileen Preeper. Funeral service will be 12 noon Thursday in St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Maple Street, Dartmouth, Rev. Peter Boager officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Dartmouth Funeral Home.

Linda thanks for all the info which I will digest later over the weekend here is some of what I have from my Grandmother about her family.

"Uncle Charlie was apprenticed as a Cooper and also as a mason did monumental work for the church and churchyard which was almost on their doorstep. All were devout Roman Catholics. Uncle Charlie travelled a bit in his younger days visiting Bermuda and the West Indies but remained a quiet reserved man and eventually married and settled down in the Eastern Passage, building a home near to Gran's place and doing a lot of work for the Church. William went to Halifax where he went into property and he also owned a billiard hall in the City. Walter worked for a liquor company in Halifax and Jerry did the same in Dartmouth. Jerry also bought up a lot of land and building plots at Lake Echo N.S. later Walter and John joined him in the same occupation. Margaret married a farmer and lived at Burnside Farm Dartmouth. Ann my mother married Quartermaster Sergeant Alfred William SIMMONS Royal Engineers. Mary married Jack Thorne Royal Engineers. The Engineers; had a base there until it closed in 1897 and they all came back to Britain. Jane married very well and went to Toronto. Grace Bridget also married well, a McKeane from Halifax but they parted after the birth of their only child Evadney (she was brought up by my grandmother and later joining my sister and myself when we boarded at St. Joseph's Convent in Halifax after the death of my father when we returned to Halifax in 1908). Grace went to Seattle after making quite a bit of money at the time of the gold rush. I was told that she was a "waitress", she owned quite a lot of pure gold and bracelets etc. which she acquired whilst living and working in the gold area."

Do you think your this might be the right Malachi Cleary family? Child #5 is named Roseanne. Would this be your Rose Anna?



Descendants of Malachi Cleary

Generation No. 1

1. MALACHI1 Cleary (MALACHIA) was born 1813, and died May 06, 1893 in Eastern Passage, NS. He married ELIZABETH SUSANNA DEYOUNG November 20, 1834 in St Peters RC, Dartmouth, NS, daughter of LOUIS DEYOUNG and MARY HIMMELMAN. She was born Abt. 1812, and died March 24, 1881 in Eastern Passage, NS.

More About Malachi CLEARY:
Burial: St Andrew's Cemetery, Eastern Passage, NS

More About ELIZABETH SUSANNA DEYOUNG:
Burial: St Andrew's Cemetery, Eastern Passage, NS

Children of Malachi Cleary and ELIZABETH DEYOUNG are:
i. MARY ANN2 Cleary, m. JOSEPH EDWARD NAUGLE, February 06, 1855, St Peters RC, Dartmouth, NS; b. September 12, 1800.
ii. LAVINIA Cleary, b. 1834; d. December 22, 1922; m. (1) GEORGE WILLIAMS, October 25, 1854, St Peters RC, Dartmouth, NS; m. (2) JOHN DONALDSON, December 27, 1875; b. 1820; d. October 10, 1877.

More About LAVINIA CLEARY:
Burial: 1922, St Andrew's Cemetery, Eastern Passage, NS
Christening: October 04, 1835, St Peter's RC, Dartmouth, NS

More About JOHN DONALDSON:
Burial: 1877, St Peter's Anglican, Eastern Passage, NS

iii. WILLIAM ANDREW Cleary, b. Bef. April 29, 1838.
iv. DAVID Cleary, b. Bef. May 03, 1840; m. ANN MATILDA KERBY, November 29, 1869, St Peter's RC, Dartmouth, NS; b. 1846.
v. ROSEANNE Cleary, b. Bef. June 05, 1842.
vi. MATILDA Cleary, b. Bef. July 07, 1844; d. December 10, 1935; m. (1) JOHN MICHAEL EDWARDS, September 05, 1865, Dartmouth, NS; b. November 1842, Devil's Island, NS; d. April 09, 1875, Lost at sea; m. (2) NELSON NAUGLE, January 18, 1876; b. 1848; m. (3) GEORGE EDWARD MORASH, September 21, 1893, St Peters RC, Dartmouth, NS; b. 1851.

More About MATILDA CLEARY:
Burial: St Andrew's Cemetery, Eastern Passage, NS

More About JOHN MICHAEL EDWARDS:
Burial: Memorial: St Andrew's Cemetery, Eastern Passage, NS
Christening: December 21, 1842, St Peter's RC, Dartmouth, NS

vii. ELIZABETH Cleary, b. 1847.
viii. ANDREW Cleary, b. Abt. 1849; d. 1924; m. MARY T. EDWARDS, November 13, 1872; b. Bef. July 23, 1854; d. 1935.

More About ANDREW CLEARY:
Burial: St Andrew's Cemetery, Eastern Passage, NS

More About MARY T. EDWARDS:
Burial: St Andrew's Cemetery, Eastern Passage, NS
Christening: July 23, 1854, St Peter's RC, Dartmouth, NS

ix. MICHAEL Cleary, b. Bef. February 11, 1849.
x. FRANCES Cleary, b. 1852; m. JOHN ROGERS, November 16, 1874.
xi. ELLEN MARGARET Cleary, b. Bef. April 24, 1853; d. 1886; m. THOMAS HENNEBERRY, November 19, 1876, Dartmouth, NS; b. 1854, Devil's Island, NS; d. Abt. March 22, 1912, Woodside, NS.

More About ELLEN MARGARET CLEARY:
Burial: St Andrews Cemetery, Eastern Passage, NS
Christening: April 24, 1853, St Peter's RC, Dartmouth, NS

Notes for THOMAS HENNEBERRY:
In 1901 Census, birth date is listed as March 10, 1851

Buried at St. Andrews Cemetery, Eastern Passage.
In Memory Of Thomas HENNEBERRY 1852-1912
His Wife Ellen 1853-1886
Their Children Malachi 1876-1916, Thomas, and Cecelia


More About THOMAS HENNEBERRY:
Burial: St Andrews Cemetery, Eastern Passage, NS
Cause of Death (Facts Pg): Burned to death in a fire at the refinery

xii. EMMA Cleary, b. 1856; d. January 28, 1931; m. SIMON GREGOIRE, November 11, 1875; b. 1851; d. July 22, 1940.

More About EMMA CLEARY:
Burial: 1931, St Andrew's Cemetery, Eastern Passage, NS

More About SIMON GREGOIRE:
Burial: 1940, St Andrew's Cemetery, Eastern Passage, NS

xiii. JEREMIAH Cleary, b. February 06, 1857; d. 1951; m. MARY ANN EDWARDS, November 24, 1878, St Peters RC, Dartmouth, NS; b. June 1858, South Eastern Passage, NS; d. 1932.

More About JEREMIAH CLEARY:
Burial: St Andrews Cemetery, Eastern Passage, NS
Christening: August 15, 1858, St Peter's RC, Dartmouth, NS

More About MARY ANN EDWARDS:
Burial: St Andrews Cemetery, Eastern Passage, NS

xiv. MARY ANN Cleary, b. 1860.

Linda
Yes this is the one who married Johanne Blank from Hamburg
Thanks so much for your help.
I am going to spend the weekend now entering up all the current information and see what gaps I am left with
I really appreciate your assisstance.
Mike

Hi Linda:
How do you know the Preeper family ?

Rick

Sorry, I don't know much about the Preeper's. Feel free to contact me off-line if you have a specific question, but I probably won't be of much help.

flemminglinda@aol.com

yes this is the family, I was sure i answered this earlier but maybe it was elsewhere, Im very grateful for this information
Mike Nancollas