James J Snook

1852 - 1935  (83 years)

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• Name	James J Snook
  Birth	1847 or 1852	Placentia Bay, Newfoundland
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1885	10 Springdale Street, St. John's, Newfoundland
  	SHARP'S DIRECTORY 1885/6 St. John's City Area http://ngb.chebucto.org/S1885/85-st-johns-s-sje.shtml
  Residence	1894	187 New Gower Street, St. John's, Newfoundland
  	Source: 1894 McAlpine's Directory of Newfoundland
  Residence	11 Mar 1912
  	Land records: 11 March 1912 James took out a mortgage on land on Lemarchant Road from Sir Edward P. Morris for $300. Land is 90 feet by 22 feet with two dwellings. Mortgage was paid in full 4 Dec 1914.
  Residence	1913
  	202 Cornwall Ave, employed as foreman for City Council/City Works
  Residence	1921	Lemarchant Road, St. John's, Newfoundland
  		1921 census
  Death	21 Mar 1935	St. John's, Newfoundland
  	Cause: Chronic Bronchitis
  		James Snook death 1935
  Notes	Bev Bell, daughter of Catherine Snook and Cecil Bell, recalls her mother speaking of her grandfather James: "The only thing my Mother ever told me about her grandfather James Snook was that he worked for the city and was partially blinded in a cave in. She remembered him going to collect his pension. "
  Person ID	I1055	West & Park Genealogy
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family	Susan Murphy,   b. Nov 1854, Oderin, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland d. 9 Feb 1926, St. John's, Newfoundland (Age 71 years)
  Children	1. George J. Snook,   b. Abt 1875   d. 10 Mar 1889, St. John's, Newfoundland (Age 14 years) + 2. Bridget Snook,   b. Jan 1878, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland d. 24 Dec 1952, St. John's, Newfoundland (Age 74 years) + 3. James J Snook,   b. Abt 1887, Newfoundland d. Abt 1969 (Age 82 years)   4. Patrick Joseph Snook,   b. 7 Mar 1895, St. John's, Newfoundland d. 15 Aug 1895, St. John's, Newfoundland (Age 0 years) + 5. John Joseph "Jack" Snook,   b. 7 Jul 1897, St. John's, Newfoundland d. 16 May 1956, St. John's, Newfoundland (Age 58 years)
  Family ID	F311	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2021

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1847 or 1852 - Placentia Bay, Newfoundland Residence - Source: 1894 McAlpine's Directory of Newfoundland - 1894 - 187 New Gower Street, St. John's, Newfoundland Death - Cause: Chronic Bronchitis - 21 Mar 1935 - St. John's, Newfoundland  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  Article from the Evening Herald, October 26, 1898 about the cave in where James partially lost his sight.