Dennis A. BROPHY

1862 - 1914  (52 years)

• Name	Dennis A. BROPHY
  Birth	24 Mar 1862	Lower Prospect, Halifax, NS   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 Jul 1914	Lower Prospect, Halifax, NS   [3, 4]
  Burial	Camp Hill Cemetery, Halifax, NS
  Person ID	I27829	A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich
  Last Modified	17 Jan 2009

  
  

  Father	James BROPHY,   b. Abt 14 Jan 1824, Lower Prospect, Halifax, NS d. 15 Aug 1870, Lower Prospect, Halifax, NS (Age ~ 46 years)
  Mother	Anne RYAN,   b. 1830, Halifax County, NS d. Bef 1866, Halifax County, NS (Age < 35 years)
  Family ID	F7536	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frances Adelaide NORRIS,   b. 29 Jul 1864, Lower Prospect, Halifax, NS d. 1 May 1939, Lower Prospect, Halifax, NS (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	Between Jan 1885 and Mar 1885	Terence Bay, Halifax, NS   [5]
  Notes	The OLMC parish register entry for the marriage of Dennis BROPHY and Adelaide NORRIS states that the groom's parents were Thomas BROPHY and Frances BLACKBURN. However, the 1901 Census of Terence Bay states Dennis BROPHY, h/o Adelaide, was b. 24 Mar 1862 and that the marriage occurs in Lower Prospect, and the OLMC register states that Dennis BROPHY, s/o James BROPHY and Ann RYAN was b. 24 Mar 1862 in Lower Prospect. We know that Ann RYAN dies somewhere in the 1860's, and in 1866 her husband marries Ann BLACKBURN; so the surnames match the marriage register entries for the parents of Dennis. Further, (at least at this moment) I know of no Thomas BROPHY's or Frances BLACKBURN's who could have been the parents of Dennis. So one of two things may have happened; i.e., either James BROPHY and Ann BLACKBURN also went by other given or nicknames, or the OLMC parish register is in error (which is known to occur during this time frame). In either event, I believe the evidence is convincing that it was Dennis, s/o James and Ann (Ryan) BROPHY, who marries Adelaide NORRIS. Also noted is that the obit for John Patrick Brophy, son of Dennis and Adalaide, states that he had 11 brothers and sisters; to date, I know of only 8. [Bob H]
  Children	1. Mary Margaret BROPHY,   b. 1 Dec 1886, Lower Prospect, Halifax, NS d. 7 May 1919, Halifax County, NS (Age 32 years)   2. Elizabeth Eva BROPHY,   b. 7 Oct 1888, Lower Prospect, Halifax, NS d. 30 May 1901, Halifax County, NS (Age 12 years)   3. James Edward BROPHY,   b. 20 Apr 1892, Lower Prospect, Halifax, NS d. 9 Jan 1923, Terence Bay, Halifax, NS (Age 30 years)   4. Anne Madonna BROPHY,   b. 24 May 1894, Lower Prospect, Halifax, NS d. 18 Aug 1954, Boston, Suffolk, MA (Age 60 years)   5. Adelaide Jeanette BROPHY,   b. 22 May 1896, Lower Prospect, Halifax, NS d. Bef 1976, an unknown [to me] place (Age < 79 years)   6. Dennis Urban BROPHY,   b. 19 Dec 1899, Lower Prospect, Halifax, NS d. Bef 1939, Halifax County, NS (Age < 39 years)   7. Dennis Edward BROPHY,   b. 30 May 1901, Lower Prospect, Halifax, NS d. Bef 1939, Halifax County, NS (Age < 37 years)   8. William Joseph BROPHY,   b. 5 Jun 1903, Lower Prospect, Halifax, NS d. 25 Dec 1955, Halifax, Halifax, NS (Age 52 years)   9. John Patrick BROPHY,   b. 10 Feb 1909, Lower Prospect, Halifax, NS d. 5 Aug 1976, Lower Prospect, Halifax, NS (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F6187	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Oct 2024

  
  

• Notes

  The OLMC register says that Adelaide NORRIS m. Dennis, s/o Thomas BROPHY and Laura BLACKBURN. But Dennis' DOB in the 1901 Census matches exactly--to the day, month, and year--the OLMC register entry for the DOB of Dennis, s/o James And Ann (Ryan) BROPHY.

  
  

• Sources

  [S81] 1901 Census of *NS*, Halifax County, Terence Bay, family #66. [S9219] Parish Register, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel--Prospect, 1862, p. 212--cited by Larry Brophy. [S597] Cruikshank's Halifax Funeral Home Records, Cited By Linda Gray LeBlanc (transposed date in citation). [S9608] Terence Bay Deaths (1871-2001), p. 4, #154. [S9219] Parish Register, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel--Prospect, Vol 4, Marriages, 1885, page 16.