July 22

Jeremiah Pittman, 1879, son of Charles Pittman and Mary Whelan.   He had one sister Elizabeth (1867-1947).  Jeremiah was married to Catherine Ennis (1879-1945) on May 1, 1905 in Bar Haven and had five children: Charles (1908-?), Mary (1912-?), Leo (1914-?) Veronica (1916-2013) and Jeremiah 'Jerry' (1918-?).  Passed on February 12, 1972 at Kilbride and is buried in Kilbride Parish Cemetery.

Irene Ennis, 1884, daughter of John Ennis (1840-1920) and Sarah Leonard (1843-1921).  She had two brothers, William (1880-1938) and John (1882-1919).  Irene was married to John Hickey from Presque on November 28, 1906 at Preque and had three sons, Patrick (1908-?), Donald (1910-?) and John (1913-?).

John Louis Ennis, 1913-2000), son of John Lewis Ennis (1870-1948) and Leah Best (1877-1964).  He had three brothers, Lewis (1903), Francis 'Frank' (1905-1975) and well known teacher Ernest 'Ernie' (1909-1992) and four sisters, Mary Ellen 'Maime' (1901-1977), Ethel 'Ettie' (1905-1996), Laura (1907-1981) and Matilda (1916-1917).  John Lou was first married to Marian 'Maria' Canning (1922-1989) on July 24, 1950 and had seven children. John was later married to Sadie Griffiths. 

From his obituary: "Mr. John Lou Ennis was born in Merasheen, Placentia Bay in 1913. He went to school there until he went fishing with his father at the age of 13. Then in 1941 he went to work at the U.S. Naval Base in Argentia as a lumberyard checker. He worked his way up to Superintendent of the lumberyard. Then he moved to the base's North Side Power Plant and eventually became Utilities Foreman, in charge of operations there. He worked on the base until 1973, at which time he returned to the fishery.  Mr. Ennis has had many memorable experiences. However, one of his most prized possessions actually tells about many of his memories. This is a book that he wrote over the course of several years about the history of Placentia Bay and his family's growth and development. This labour of love, entitled, Adapting to a Changing Situation, was released in May, 1999. It contains an abundance of stories and experiences from his childhood and from his many years as a fisherman. He recalls the terrible tidal wave of 1929 as well as some awful shipwrecks. As well, his book gives a great deal of information about the fishery, fishing methods, gear, and fishing technology. Many issues, including resettlement, Confederation, and the cod moratorium, are also commented on within its pages. This book is really a prized possession for it took a lifetime to gather the memories, and several years to compile the information. For the last nine years, Mr. Ennis was helped by his wife, Sadie. The book cover is a detail from an oil painting, by Sadie, depicting Mr. Ennis' French and English ancestry in Merasheen. The book and the painting are valuable to him because he feels he has passed something beneficial to his children and grandchildren. He feels they will know more about their ancestry when they read his book."