Family: Edward Thomas O'Brien / Mary Stapleton (F2111)
m. 11 Jan 1879-
Father | Male
Edward Thomas O'Brien
Born 1851 Topsail, Conception Bay, Newfoundland, CA 
Died 20 Jul 1895 Topsail, Conception Bay, Newfoundland, CA Buried Saint Thomas of Villanova Roman Catholic Cemetery Topsail, Avalon Peninsula Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Married 11 Jan 1879 Holy Rosary Parish, Portugal Cove, Newfoundland, Canada Father Thomas O'Brien | F2163 Group Sheet Mother Catherine Druken | F2163 Group Sheet
Mother | Female
Mary Stapleton
Born 15 May 1858 Horse Cove (St. Thomas) Conception Bay, Newfoundland, Canada Died 9 Feb 1947 Topsail, Conception Bay, Newfoundland, CA Buried Father Thomas Stapleton | F2112 Group Sheet Mother Jane Percell | F2112 Group Sheet
Child 4 | Male
Edward Joseph O'Brien
Born 1886 Topsail, C.B., Newfoundland, Canada Died 17 May 1910 Topsail, C.B., Newfoundland, Canada Cremated
Child 6 | Female
+ Theresa Marie (twin) O'Brien
Born 25 Apr 1895 Topsail, Conception Bay, Newfoundland Died 13 Jun 1990 Topsail, Conception Bay, Newfoundland Buried Saint Thomas of Villanova Roman Catholic Cemetery Topsail, Avalon Peninsula Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Spouse Edward Peter Halley | F463 Married 22 Feb 1914 Power's Court, Manuels, Newfoundland, Canada
Child 7 | Male
+ Patrick O'Brien
Born 1891 Topsail, Conception Bay, Newfoundland, Canada Died 12 Mar 1926 Topsail, Conception Bay, Newfoundland. Buried Spouse Amelia Sparkes | F4933 Married
Child 8 | Male
+ Andrew (twin) O'Brien
Born 25 Apr 1895 Topsail, C. B. NL. Died 1972 Buried St. Thomas of Villa Nova Cemetery, Topsail. Ge Spouse Jean Walker | F5458 Married
Child 9 | Male
+ Terrence J. O'Brien, Sr.
Born 5 Dec 1891 Topsail, Newfoundland Died 6 Sep 1966 Topsail, CBS, Newfoundland Buried Spouse Gertrude Wall | F5238 Married
Child 10 | Male
+ John Thomas O'Brien
Born Mar 1883 Topsail, Newfoundland Died Buried 20 Dec 1954 Topsail, CBS, Newfoundland. Spouse Mary Joe Geehan | F5245 Married
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Notes - Marriage announcement in Telegram.
January 17, 1879 (Friday) Married At Portugal Cove, on Sunday last, by the Very Rev.
Archdeacon O'CONNOR, P.P., V.G., Mr. EDWARD BRINE, of Topsail, to MARY, eldest
daughter of Mr. THOMAS Stapleton, of Horse Cove.
Children Jon T, Mary Peter , Peter J and Leonard died in infancy.
Edward was killed by being kicked by his a horse. He was only 44 years old, and he left Mary
his wife with a large family of 6 including my grandmother and her twin brother Andrew who
were only four months old at the time of his death.
Story in the Evening Telegram and Newfoundland Hearld in 1895. This was recently
printed (Aug. 15, 2008) in the Shoreline local Newspaper of CBS.
- Marriage announcement in Telegram.