David Daley

     David Daley was born circa 1801 at New Brunswick. He was the son of Joseph Daley and Abigail Hammond. David Daley married Sarah Stanley, daughter of Job Stanley and Isabella Dyer, on 20 December 1821 at Saint John, Saint John Co, New Brunswick. David Daley died on 19 June 1876 at Portland, Saint John Co, New Brunswick; His obituary reads, "In Portland, on Monday, 19th inst, after a short illness, David Daly(sic), aged 75 years, leaving a wife and large family to mourn their loss. Funeral on Weds. the 21st at 2 PM from his late residence near the Marsh Bridge..."¹ He was buried on 21 June 1876 at Church of England Cemetery, Saint John, Saint John Co, New Brunswick.
     Joseph Dailey and wife Abigail of Portland Parish sold land to their son David Dailey on 29 Nov 1821 for £150. The land was the western half of a lot in or near Red Head, orginally granted to George Smith, known as Lot #2 of about 200 acres. It is bound on the west by the Bay of Saint John, the north by Lot #1, granted to John Walker, and to the south by Lot #3 granted to John Steit(?)² On 5 Feb 1824, many inhabitants of Red Head signed a petition asking Saint John to continue to support the repairing of bridges and roads in their area. Among the signatures on the document were George Daley, Joseph Daly and David Daley.³ He appeared on the census of 1871 at Portland Parish, Saint John, Saint John Co, New Brunswick; David "Daly", 70, born New Brunswick, and wife Sarah, 68, b. US , along with daughter Patience, then aged 49, are found within the 1871 census records for Portland Parish, Saint John County. They were all listed as Baptist, and while Sarah was listed as of English origin, both David and daughter Patience were listed as Irish.