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Chancey, Margaret Mayo
Persoon · 1871/2-1941

Margaret Jane Hill (Mayo) Chancey (1871/2-1941), diarist, was born in St. John's, Newfoundland, the daughter of Rebecca (Butler) and William Mayo, and the youngest of three children. On 8 August 1901 Margaret married Lloyd Tocque Chancey of St. John's, a barber. They had three sons and one daughter. Lloyd Chancey died on 26 September 1931. Margaret Mayo Chancey died on 19 September 1941.

The Mayo family lived at 31 Cookstown Road, a middle-class residential area in St. John's and attended Gower Street Methodist Church. There is little information for Margaret Mayo's life, beyond the activities detailed in her diary. It is likely that she attended the Methodist Academy on Long's Hill. There is no indication in the diary that she worked following the completion of school. Her days, as recorded in her diary, were typically filled with shopping, visiting and attending church services and other church- related functions.

Following her marriage in 1901, Margaret and Lloyd Chancey lived at Richmond Cottage on Freshwater Road, but following the death of her father, the family moved in with Margaret's mother, Rebecca. She also began attending her husband's church, the Congregational Church, Queen's Road, where she sang in the choir. She died in 1941, following a lengthy illness.

Orne, Timothy
Persoon · 1717-1767

Timothy Orne (1717-1767) was one of colonial Salem's wealthiest merchants in the middle decades of the eighteenth century and had a wide range of business interests. He traded in fish, cloth, wine, rum, slaves, grain, and molasses to a wide variety of European and West Indian ports. During the span of his career, he was probably the owner of 50 different vessels. Many of these were schooners that he owned in partnership with local shoremen and master mariners and that spent at least a portion of each year in the fishery.

Campbell, Lydia
Persoon · 1818-1904

Lydia Campbell (1818-1904) was born in Mulligan, Groswater Bay, Labrador in 1918. At the age of 75, she wrote accounts of her life in Labrador through the persuasion of Rev. Arthur C. Waghorne. This work was published in the Evening Telegram in 1894. Lydia Campbell's writings represent the first published writings of a native Labrador resident. Her diary, covering the years 1818-1989, was published by Them Days in 1980 and in 2000 by Killick Press.

Ryan, James F.
Persoon · 1866-1893

James F. Ryan (1866-1893), Catholic priest, was born at Harbour Grace (Baccalieu), Newfoundland, on 28 August 1866, the son of Anne (Fowlow) and John Ryan. He died at Harbour Grace on 17 April 1893 and is buried in the priests' plot in the Catholic cemetery at Harbour Grace.

Ryan was ordained a priest on 1 November 1889. Ryan's first appointment was as a curate in St. Peter and St. Paul Parish, King's Cove, Bonavista Bay (1890-91) under the direction of William Veitch, parish priest.

Conroy, George
Persoon · 1833-1878

George Conroy (1833-1878), Papal Delegate to Canada and Newfoundland, was born in 1833 at Dundalk, Ireland. He died in Newfoundland on 4 August 1878.

Conroy was educated in Ireland and in Rome. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1857. He did parochial work in Ireland and served as secretary to Cardinal Paul Cullen in Rome. He was consecrated Bishop of Ardagh in 1871. In 1877, Pope Pius IX appointed Rev. Conroy as Apostolic Delegate to Canada. The following year, Bishop Conroy was appointed the first Apostolic Delegate to Newfoundland by Pope Leo XIII, with a special assignment as conciliator to the Harbour Grace Diocese, where factional disputes were causing problems for Bishop Enrico Carfagnini.

Bishop Conroy arrived in St. John's, Newfoundland, on 26 June 1878. Two weeks later, he developed a lung inflammation and died on 4 August 1878. His remains were conveyed to Ireland for burial on board the steamer Caspian, which departed St. John's on 8 August 1878.

Bride, Thomas J.
Persoon · 1887-1951

Thomas J. Bride (1887-1951), Catholic priest, was born at St. John's, Newfoundland, on 23 August 1887, the son of Mary (Power) and William Bride. His mother was from Carrick-on-Suir, Ireland, and his father was originally from Brigus, Newfoundland. He died at St. Clare's Mercy Hospital, St. John's, on 25 April 1951 and was buried in Belvedere Cemetery, St. John's.

Bride attended St. Patrick's Hall School, St. John's, for his primary, elementary and high school education. He secured employment with the commercial firm of J. D. Ryan. Upon the death of his mother (1910) he lived with his grandparents in Ireland.

Bride began his studies for the priesthood in Ireland in 1911. He completed his philosophy studies at Mount Mellary, a boarding college for seminarians, under the direction of monks from the Cistercian Order. Bride studied theology at St. John's College, Waterford, where he was ordained a priest on 17 June 1917, by Bishop Bernard Hackett.

In 1918 Rev. Bride returned to Newfoundland and was appointed as the parish priest of St. Patrick's Parish, Burin (1918-24). He served as parish priest of St. Raphael's Parish and chaplain to Mount Cashel Orphanage, St. John's, holding these appointments until shortly before the time of his death in 1951.

O'Connor, Thomas
Persoon · 1813-1884

Thomas O'Connor (1813-1884), Catholic priest, was born in Ireland in 1813. His brother, Rev. John O'Connor, also served in Newfoundland. Rev. Thomas O'Connor died at Portugal Cove on 23 June 1884.

O'Connor was ordained a priest in 1834. He was invited to the the Vicariate Apostolic of Newfoundland by Michael Anthony Fleming (circa 1834) and he remained in Newfoundland for 50 years. Rev. O'Connor served as curate in the parish at Harbour Grace (1834-1842), Holy Trinity Parish, Ferryland (1842-1845) and in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist Parish, St. John's.

In 1845, Rev. O'Connor was appointed the parish priest of Holy Rosary Parish, Portugal Cove, and ministered there until 1884. O'Connor also acted as Vicar General of the Diocese of St. John's from 1868 to 1884. He was known as a strong advocate of temperance and supported the work of the Total Abstinence and Benefit Society.

Rusted, Dr. Ian E.
Persoon · 1921-2007

Ian Edwin Lawman Hollands Rusted (1921-2007), physician, and the first Dean of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, was born in Upper Island Cove, Newfoundland on 12 July 1921, the son of Reverend Canon Ernest E. Rusted and Faith Hollands Rusted. Dr. Rusted married Ellen Marie Hansen on 8 September 1949 and they had two sons, Brian and Christopher.

Dr. Rusted completed his early schooling at St. James High School, Carbonear and Bishop Feild College, St. John’s. He spent two years at Memorial University College, St. John’s (1938-1940), graduating with a pre-med Diploma in 1940. He next attended Trinity College, University of Toronto, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree (1943). Dr. Rusted went on to medical studies at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he completed a rotating internship at Victoria General and Associated Hospitals (1947-1948), and an M.D., C.M. (1948). Dr. Rusted then attended McGill University where he earned a Master of Science degree (1949).

While at McGill University, Dr. Rusted was awarded a National Research Council grant to support research at the McGill University Clinic, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal (1 June 1948 – 1 Oct 1949). Dr. Rusted was awarded a Fellowship in Medicine from the Mayo Foundation and continued post-graduate studies and worked part–time as an assistant to staff at the Mayo Clinic, Minnesota (October 1949-1952). He became the first Newfoundlander to pass the Fellowship examinations of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (October 1952). Although he was invited to continue work and studies at the Mayo Clinic, the Royal Victoria Hospital and McGill University, Dr. Rusted’s experience on the Labrador coast during two summers spent working on the Newfoundland government coastal boat S.S. Kyle and his childhood in the province led him to return home to Newfoundland.

Dr. Rusted returned to Newfoundland in 1952 and specialized in internal medicine. He was the Medical Consultant to the provincial Department of Health, full-time (1952-1955) and part time (1955-1967), visiting cottage hospitals and other provincial institutions and working closely with rural doctors. He held several positions at the General Hospital, St. John’s, including: Director of Medical Education (1953-1967); Director of the Memorial University Research Unit (1966-1974); and Chairman of the Department of Medicine (1967-1968). He was also involved in private practice from 1955 to 1967. During that time (1962-1964) he created a group practice known as the Medical Consultant’s Group with Dr. P. A. Spurrell and Dr. Hans Epstein, fellow specialists in internal medicine. In 1964, Dr. J. B. Roberts, Dr. D. W. Ingram and Dr. Robert Young joined the group.

Dr. Rusted pioneered the development of formal postgraduate and continuing medical education programs in Newfoundland (1952-1967). These programs received national and international recognition and their success contributed to the decision on the part of the federal and provincial governments to establish one of the four proposed medical schools in the country at Memorial University of Newfoundland. In 1966, Dr. Rusted became Director of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Coordinator of Planning for the proposed new Medical School at Memorial University. In that year he completed affiliation agreements with the four major hospitals in St. John’s. The Faculty of Medicine was established at Memorial University in 1967 and Dr. Ian Rusted was appointed the first dean and professor of medicine at the school. He served as Dean of Medicine until 1974 when he was appointed Vice-President of Memorial University (Health Sciences), (1974-1979) and then Vice President (Health Sciences and Professional Schools), a position that he held from 1979 until his retirement in 1988. Dr. Rusted was appointed Chairman, Labrador Institute of Northern Studies and Pro Vice-Chancellor (1981-1988) with responsibilities that included the development of the Labrador Institute of Northern Studies and Memorial University’s Gerontology Centre.

Dr. Rusted held a number of professional and academic memberships and appointments throughout his career including: Chairman, Medical Education Committee, Newfoundland Medical Association (1957-1965); Fellow (1954), Member of Council (1962-1970), and Vice-President (1968-1970) of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Dr. Rusted was an Executive Member (1971-1974) and Vice President (1973-1974) of the Association of Canadian Medical Colleges. In addition, Dr. Rusted held the positions of Fellow (1960), Life Member (1968), Governor (1977-1981), and Regent (1982-1988), of the American College of Physicians. He was also a member of the Canadian Medical Association, the Canadian Diabetes Association (Clinical and Scientific Section), the Canadian Cardiovascular Society (Member of Council, 1960-1966), the American Thyroid Association, the American Endocrine Society, and the Canadian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism.

Dr. Rusted authored many articles, scientific papers and book chapters including a chapter in New Medical Schools at Home and Abroad (Macy Foundation, 1978), in which he gives a detailed account of the development of the medical school in Newfoundland. He contributed articles to many journals: Circulation; American Journal of Medicine; N.M.A. Newsletter; among others. Dr. Rusted’s varied interests were represented by the papers he gave at both national and international medical society meetings throughout his career and after his retirement. These included an early presentation in Columbus, Ohio in 1951 entitled “The Significance of Calcification in the Mitral Valve.” In 1965 he presented “The Choice of Insulins” at the Regional Meeting of the American College of Physicians, Halifax, N.S. He gave an invited presentation “Thyroid Cancer: Selected International and Personal Perspectives” at the XVII International Congress of Internal Medicine, Bogota, Colombia, August 1986 and in 1996 presented the paper “Shared Influences Upon the Fathers of Medicine and History” at the 35th International Congress on the History of Medicine, Kos, Greece, September 2-8, 1996.

Dr. Rusted was the recipient of many honours and awards including: Honourary Member, College of Family Physicians in Canada, 1959; Visiting Professor, University of Toronto, 1974-1975; Professor Invite, Laval University, 1975; Honourary L.L.D. Dalhousie University, Halifax, 1978; St. John’s Citizen of the Year, 1979; Honourary L.L.D. Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick, 1983; Honourary D.S.L., Trinity College, University of Toronto, 1991; Honourary Life Membership Award, Newfoundland Medical Association, 1989; Dean Emeritus, Memorial University, 1988; and Officer of the Order of Canada, 1985. Dr. Rusted was also a member of the Canadian Armed Forces Active Reserve serving in the RCAF as Squadron Leader, 1954-1960.

Dr. Ian Rusted retired from Memorial University in 1989. He died on 14 July 2007 at the age of 86. His wife, Ellen, lives in St. John’s, Newfoundland.

Murphy, Dr. H. Bliss
Persoon · 1914-1992

Dr. H. Bliss Murphy (1914-1992), physician, was born in St. John's, Newfoundland on 29 May 1914, the son of Dr. G.N. and Enid M. (Berteau) Murphy. He was educated at Bishop Feild College, Memorial University in St. John's, and at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he earned a M.D.C.M. in 1941. One year later, he graduated from the University of Toronto with a Diploma in Radiology. He served in the Royal Canadian Air Force from Fall of 1943 to June 1946 and upon discharge returned to St. John's as Consultant to the American Base at Fort Pepperel.

After returning to Newfoundland, Dr. Murphy held a number of professional positions and appointments including Member of the Board of the Canadian Cancer Society, Consultant to Newfoundland Cancer Foundation, President of the St. John's Clinical Society, President of Staff for the General Hospital, Chief of Staff for the General Hospital, Medical Director for X-Ray Technology at the Trades and Technical College and a Clinical Lecturer at Memorial University's Medical School.

Over the years, Dr. Murphy was involved in many clubs and associations. These included the Rotary (St. John's Club), the Bally Haly Golf and Country Club, the Newfoundland Game Fish Protection Society, the Riverdale Tennis Club, the Masonic Club, and was President of the Feildian Gardens Association. On 16 April 1942, he married Ruperta Angel and they had four children: Anne Elizabeth (Yardley), John Robert, Susan Margaret and Barbara Louise.

Rogers, Daniel
Persoon · 1736-1800

Daniel Rogers (1736-1800) was a successful merchant and shipowner in Cape Ann, Massachusetts, during the Revolutionary period. In 1774, he owned or held shares in 10 different vessels, chiefly fishing schooners employed on the banks. Although many of them were lost to the British Navy or to natural decay during the War for Independence, Rogers recouped his fortune in the 1780s and 1790s and died a wealthy man.