Over the Road stretches between the Corner and Jimmys Hill

When you pass the Corner moving away from the Gut, you are Over the Road. Patrick Roche (1803-1892) the first Roche in Branch married Bill Englishs daughter, likely building close to the Englishs, just Over the Road from the Corner. In the early 1900s, several McGraths moved to Branch from Gull Cove...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Branch Cultural Historical Association
Format: Still Image
Language:English
Published: 2007
Subjects:
Migration/settlement
Landscape
Families
Marriage
Roads
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/4398
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Summary:When you pass the Corner moving away from the Gut, you are Over the Road. Patrick Roche (1803-1892) the first Roche in Branch married Bill Englishs daughter, likely building close to the Englishs, just Over the Road from the Corner. In the early 1900s, several McGraths moved to Branch from Gull Cove. Albert McGrath (b. 1889) moved to Branch in 1902 and settled Out the Road. John (Jack) McGrath (b. 1892) married Francis (Fannie) Power and arrived in Branch to live on the Hill in 1916.

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