27th
October 1874
Coveduck & Morgans in Seal Cove 1857
In Seal Cove, Tradition has it that the earliest settlers came to Seal Cove
from the older communities on the north side of Conception Bay and the
community first appears in the census in 1857, with a population of 61. In
1871 Seal Cove and Indian Pond population is 90 and the names appearing in
the 1857 Census are as follows:
SURNAME; GIVEN; OCCUPATION:
Cobbadue Charles fisherman
Daw George planter
Daw Henry fisherman
Daw Isaac fisherman
Dowden William jun fisherman
Dowden William sen fisherman
Morgan Abram planter
Morgan Abram planter
Morgan John fisherman
Morgan Joseph fisherman
Morgan Joseph planter
Morgan Joseph of William planter
Morgan William fisherman
Peyton Henry fisherman
By 1884 Seal Cove had a population of 117, and this number has continued to
grow steadily. Originally a fishing community and by the 1880s there were
also some full-time farmers at Seal Cove. Work was also available in the
granite quarry that opened in 1882 to supply construction materials to the
railway. Quarrying remained important to the local economy; throughout the
twentieth century many gravel pits were excavated. Traditionally, Seal Cove
has been a Church of England community. A church was built by 1874, but
starting in the 1880s most people attended church in Upper Gullies and by
the 1930s it seems most of them had converted to Pentecostalism. Seal Cove
had its own school from 1884 to 1974. Family names included in the SEAL
COVE; Harbor Main District - 1894-97 McAlpine's Directory Census
are as follows;
ANTHONY Isaac fisherman
BISHOP Thomas fisherman
BUTLER William fisherman
BUTLER Charles fisherman
COVEYDUCK William fisherman
COVEYDUCK Thomas fisherman
DAWE George fisherman
DAWE Edward fisherman
DAWE Stephen fisherman
DOWDEN William fisherman
DOWDEN George, jr fisherman
DOWDEN George, sr fisherman
LEAR Abram fisherman
LEAR Henry fisherman
LEAR John fisherman
MORGAN Abram fisherman
MORGAN Joseph, sr fisherman
MORGAN Joseph, jr fisherman
MORGAN Abram, sr fisherman
MORGAN Jacob fisherman
MORGAN George fisherman
MORGAN Jos of Joseph fisherman
MORGAN Abram, jr fisherman
MORGAN Nathaniel fisherman
MORGAN John Thomas fisherman
MORGAN William, sr fisherman
MORGAN Archibald fisherman
MORGAN William, jr fisherman
MORGAN James, sr fisherman
MORGAN William of James fisherman
MORGAN James, jr fisherman
PYNN John fisherman
PATEN Richard fisherman
Since 1985 Indian Pond and nearby Seal Cove have been part of the
incorporated community of Conception Bay South Indian Pond is located at the
eastern side of Holyrood Bay. Near its mouth, the shores of Indian Pond
first attracted settlers in the mid-1800s. Early family names associated
with Indian Pond, who came to the area from Port de Grave in search of good
farm land with ready access to the sea. are found in the INDIAN POND. Harbor
Main District - 1894-97 McAlpine's Directory Census, as follows
ANTHONY Robert John fisherman
COVEYDUCK Charles fisherman
COVEYDUCK Henry fisherman
MORGAN Edward, sr fisherman
MORGAN John, sr fisherman
MORGAN Joseph, sr fisherman
MORGAN Edward, jr fisherman
MORGAN William fisherman
MORGAN Isaac, jr fisherman
MORGAN Abram, jr fisherman
MORGAN Joseph, jr fisherman
MORGAN Abram, sr fisherman
MORGAN Henry fisherman
MORGAN John, jr fisherman
MORGAN Isaac, sr fisherman
In the 1840s a mid-nineteenth century house type was constructed for Henry
Morgan, by himself and his brothers Abraham and John, in the community of
Bareneed. MORGAN Abram is mentioned as being well
off in the Bareneed Census of 1817 and os the only Morgan listed,. . On July
19th, 1888 the three brothers received a Crown Grant of land in Seal Cove,
Conception Bay South, and the house was dragged across the Conception Bay
ice to Seal Cove. Henry Morgan occupied the northeastern portion of the
land, with Abraham and John sharing the southern portion. Henry's son
William James Morgan originally married Elizabeth Eason, however in 1917,
William's second wife, Esther Butler, gave birth to Minnie, who is now the
only living member who remembers the house. Minnie grew up in
the home which was built by her grandfather almost two centuries ago. After
Henry's death in 1929, his son, William J. Morgan took possession of the
property, and held it until his own death in 1959. His wife, Esther (Butler)
Morgan, continued to reside on the property until 1971 The house was sold in
1971 to the Simmons family marking the first time since the house was built
that it did not belong to the Morgan family.
Isaac Morgan Sr. (abt.1825-1896) and Isaac Morgan Jr. (1849-1918) first
appear in the INDIAN POND. Harbor Main District - 1894-97 McAlpine's
Directory Census and are my connection to the Morgans of Newfoundland. Annie
E. P, Morgan born in Indian Pond a direct descendant of Isaac Morgan Sr.
(abt.1825-1896) married my Father Harold William Coveduck also born in
Indian Pond, Newfoundland and a direct descendant of James and Francis
(Anthony) Coveduck who were married in Brigus Dec. 19, 1850.
There were no Coveducks in the 1817 Brigus and Bareneed Census, therefore I
can only assume they were still settled in Clarks Beach in 1817 and Charles
Cobbadue son of James and Francis Coveduck resettled in the community of
Seal Cove when it first appeared in the census of 1857. On
Sepeember 23, 1876, Rachel Ann, daughter of Charles and Caroline Coberduck
of Seal Cove, was born. Charles and his brother Henry Coveyduck both appear
in the INDIAN POND. Harbor Main District - 1894-97 McAlpine's Directory
Census. Henry (William Henry) Coveyduck is my Great Grandfather.
William Coveduck
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