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James J Snook

James J Snook

Male 1852 - 1935  (83 years)

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  • Name James J Snook 
    Born 1847 or 1852  Placentia Bay, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1885  10 Springdale Street, St. John's, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Source: 1894 McAlpine's Directory of Newfoundland 
    Residence 1913 
    202 Cornwall Ave, employed as foreman for City Council/City Works 
    Residence 1921  Lemarchant Road, St. John's, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    1921 census
    1921 census
    Died 21 Mar 1935  St. John's, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: Chronic Bronchitis 
    James Snook death 1935
    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 24 Sep 2023 

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

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

  • Photos
    James J Snook standing next to wheel of steam roller, taken in 1910s
City of St. John’s Archives
Photo#: 07-04-001 (Public Domain)
    James J Snook

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