Jeremiah Hayes Barry, the son of Julia Hayes and Patrick Barry (d. 1888), was born at Maugerville, Sunbury County, New Brunswick on 21 May 1858. He had 6 siblings, namely, Edward, James (m. Susan Farrell), John, Patrick (d. Duluth, Minnesota), Michael (d. Winnipeg 1889), and Julia (m. Ryan). Patrick Barry, Sr., had emigrated from Bandon, Ireland, to New Brunswick in 1840. Jeremiah H. Barry (also known as Jery) received his early education at Maugerville, later attending the Collegiate School at Fredericton. He studied law under the Honourable James A. Van Wart and was admitted as an attorney, on 28 June 1882, and was called to the bar in June 1884. On 10 June 1891 he married Isabella E. Owens (1866-1951), the daughter of Isabella and John Owens (1834-1926), a merchant, of Fredericton, and they had four children, Charles Rossiter, Mary Elizabeth (known as Molly), Paul Rossiter Hayes, and Agnes Rita (O'Brien). The Barry family lived at 751 Brunswick Street, in Fredericton, and attended St. Dunstan's Roman Catholic Church.

Jeremiah H. Barry practised law in Fredericton alone before going into partnership with the Hon. A. G. Blair. The firm functioned from March 1887-1896, under the business name Blair & Barry. In 1896 Blair was appointed Minister of Railways in Prime Minister Sir Wilfred Laurier's cabinet. J. H. Barry served as crown council on some important criminal cases. in 1885 he was named clerk of the York County Court. He was appointed Queen's Council in 1899, and in September of the same year, he was appointed judge of probate for York County, holding that post until May 1909. J. H. Barry was named to the bench of the Supreme Court of New Brunswick, in May 1909, the first Irish Roman Catholic to be so named. On the re-organization of the Supreme Court, on 11 December 1913, he was appointed a justice of the King's Bench Division. He was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Brunswick, King's Bench Division, on 1 October 1924. He served in that capacity until his retirement on 18 October 1945.

Beyond his legal career, J. H. Barry was interested in municipal and community affairs. He was a member of the Senate of the University of New Brunswick, a trustee of the Victoria Public Hospital, a member of Fredericton's Board of Health, vice-president of the Barristers' Society, a member of the Knights of Columbus, and a councillor of the Board of Trade. In 1914, he received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of New Brunswick. Jeremiah Hayes Barry died at Fredericton on 23 March 1946, aged 87 years, and was buried in the Hermitage, Fredericton. His wife, Isabella E. Barry, passed away in 1951.

Jeremiah H. Barry's son, Charles Rossiter Barry, was born on 1 April 1892, at Fredericton. He attended local schools, graduating from Fredericton High School. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of New Brunswick, in Fredericton, in 1912. Subsequently, he studied law at Dalhousie University, Halifax, earning an LL.B. He was called to the bar of New Brunswick in 1916. Charles R. Barry was appointed judge of probate for York County about 1936 and a justice of the Supreme Court of New Brunswick. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, Fredericton Curling Club, Fredericton Tennis Club, and the Fredericton Automobile and Boating Club. As well, like his father, he was a member of the Liberal Party. Charles Rossiter Barry died unmarried on 23 December 1968

Charles Barry's brother, Paul Rossiter Hayes Barry, was born on 4 November 1900. He attended local schools, graduating from the University of New Brunswick, in Fredericton, in 1920. He was employed as a credit manager in Long Island, New York. He married Violet C. MacMillan (b. 1906), a registered nurse. Paul R. H. Barry died in 1985, and was buried in the Hermitage, Fredericton.

Their sister, Mary Elizabeth Barry (known as Molly), was born on 13 August 1893. She graduated from Fredericton High School, in 1910, and subsequently attended the Villa Maria Convent School, in Montreal, from 1910-1912, which was operated by the Sisters of the Congrégation de Notre-Dame. Villa Maria, a private Catholic girls' high school, received students from Canada and the United States. Molly Barry became a librarian and worked in Fredericton.

Lastly, Agnes Rita Barry (also known as Dee), was born on 22 June 1894. She graduated from Fredericton High School, in 1911, and, like her sister, Molly, attended Villa Maria Convent School, from 1911-1913. She became a registered nurse and worked in Fredericton prior to her marriage, on 30 June 1931, to John McPeake O'Brien. John O'Brien, the son of Lavina McPeake and John O'Brien, of South Nelson, Northumberland County, was a merchant and lumberman. They had at least one child, a son, John Barry O'Brien, born 2 June 1938.

Sources: Daniel F. Johnson Vital Statistics from New Brunswick Newspapers; RS141 Vital Statistics from Government Records; Censuses of Canada on-line and automatedgenealogy.com; profile of Jeremiah H. Barry on http://www.newirelandnb.ca/People-Biographical-Profiles/Bio-Profiles-Jeremiah-Hayes-Barry.html and MC303.

Edgar Barry, born 1929, was the foster child of A. Cleveland and Hilda (Jarvis) Kelly and came to the Kelly family at the age of three. He remained in the St Croix area his entire life
and worked with the CPR, Georgia Pacific and the provincial government. He also guided.

John Alphonsus Barry (1883-1950) was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, the son of James Barry and Mary Ann McBriarty. His father was principal of St. Malachy's High School in Saint John and later became the Inspector of Weights and Measures. John A. Barry received his education in city schools and arts and law degrees from the University of St. Joseph, at Memramcook, New Brunswick, and King's College in Halifax, Nova Scotia. John A. Barry was captain of the football, baseball, and basketball teams at University and active participant of the debating team. He was admitted as a lawyer in 1907 and appointed as a county court judge for the city and county of Saint John on 15 June 1923.

J.A. Barry was the first chairman of the committee by the Saint John Common Council to investigate charges against the Hydro Board in 1935. He was also the chairman of the commission appointed by the Municipal Council to investigate the Municipal Home in 1937. John Barry was also a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Saint John Tuberculosis Hospital for a number of years.

A lumber merchant who lived in St. George along Barry’s Lane in the early 1800s. He bought and sold lumber and vessels, and his saw mill was a water-powered operation with a filed capital of $3000 and a floating capital of $8000 which employed about 20 men and 4 boys. Thomas Barry’s business was operated out of a building near the wharf, part of which was a store. Through this store he sold imports from London which included carthen-ware, cotton, woolens, and other types of clothing. His business also exported pine for ship masts and spars, and other kinds of wood as well.

A Baptist Church formed in 1888 in the small community of Bartletts Mills, New Brunswick, in the parish of St. Croix. Before July 1888 the Baptists of Bartletts Mills were connected with the church in Bayside, New Brunswick. Aside from the occasional service held in the schoolhouse at Bartletts Mills, members of the church had to drive eight or more miles to Bayside to worship. Due to this inconvenience, a council was conducted with the Bayside church to investigate the possibility of creating an independent Baptist church in Bartletts Mills. The result of this council was the formation of a new church, which united with the Oak Bay field. At this time Reverend F.S. Todd was pastor of the Oak Bay group of churches and therefore became the first pastor of the Bartletts Mills Baptist Church.

The first deacons were Robert Richardson, Hosea Little, and William Munny. G.H. Bartlett was the first clerk and served faithfully in that capacity until his death in 1928. In October of 1888 construction of the church building began. It was erected the following year and dedicated in November 1889. In 1952 an adjoining vestry was added to the church to accommodate more children attending the beginners and primary classes at the church. The church and vestry were wired for electricity in 1953.

Probate records of Basil Goodspeed of Penniac NB (1903 – 1961) who died intestate on 8 October 1961 leaving his three children, Mrs. Donald Sutherland, Mrs. Donald Moore and Ronald G. Goodspeed as heirs. Mrs. Donald Sutherland and Ronald Goodspeed were appointed Administrators by the York County Probate Court on 13 Oct 1961.

Arcade Bastrache was a clock collector.

A pastoral charge is a grouping of churches termed "preaching points" -- each with separate names and governing boards or sessions. These churches are served by one minister. The pastoral charge title usually reflects the breadth of the geographic area encompassing the charge. Bathurst Pastoral Charge is comprised of First United Church, Bathurst and South Tetagouche United Church in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.

Rev. Michael Pickles preached his first sermon in Bathurst in August 1930. In 1838, Bathurst and New Bandon Methodist Circuit contained the appointments of Bathurst, Salmon Beach, New Bandon, and “the Capes.” Tetagouche was added around 1841 and its building was constructed in 1861. In 1845, the Bathurst and New Bandon circuit was expanded considerably. The area served not only included Bathurst, Salmon Beach, New Bandon, and Tetagouche, but also Jacquet River, Eel River Dalhousie, Campellton, and Upsalquitch. The circuit, however, after 1853, was confined to the immediate area of Bathurst including Salmon Beach, New Bandon, and Tetagouche.

The Trinity Methodist sanctuary was built in 1832 on Murray Avenue. It was replaced by a new church on the same property in 1875. The old building was dismantled in 1882. A parsonage was built in 1911 and the church was remodeled and enlarged in 1917.

A site for a Methodist church building in South Tetagouche was chosen in 1861. Construction was begun in 1861 and the church finished sometime shortly after. A new church was built in 1883 and the former building was demolished on August 27, 1894. In 1925, the Methodist church in South Tetagouche became South Tetagouche United Church.

In 1925, the Bathurst Methodist Circuit became part of the United Church of Canada. The church in Bathurst became known as Trinity United Church.

St. Luke’s Presbyterian Church began when a group of settlers met in Bathurst in 1829 to apply to the Glasgow Colonial Committee of the Church of Scotland for assistance in obtaining a minister and opening a subscription list to build a church. The building was completed in 1839 and called St. Luke's. In 1840, the Glasgow Colonial Society appointed Rev. George McDonnell to St. Luke’s. A manse was built in 1848 and a new manse was built in 1911.

The church building was destroyed by fire on January 3, 1915. It was replaced by a new building two years later on St. Patrick Street. Messrs Chappell Hunter were the architects.

In 1925, St. Luke's Presbyterian Church, by a large vote, decided in favour of Church Union, thus becoming, along with Trinity Church, part of the United Church of Canada. St. Luke’s United and Trinity United were merged on July 4, 1941 to become First United Church.
Worship services were held in St. Luke’s United while Trinity United became the centre for Sunday School, midweek groups, funerals and other service functions.
Belledune was an appointment of Bathurst Pastoral Charge until 1967. Middle River was a preaching point from 1942 until 1950. Bass River was a preaching point from 1942 to 1964.
In 1944, the Board decided to sell St. Luke’s manse situated on St. Patrick Street. In 1946, the land on which Camp Elm Tree is situated was purchased.
In 1947 the Donald Eddy Memorial Hall was built on a separate site to provide much-needed facilities for education and recreation. It was officially opened on December 1. 1947.

By November 15, 1998, the original church structures were demolished and a new $1.4 million building, attached to the hall, was dedicated as First United Church.

John Babington Macaulay Baxter (1868-1948) was born in Carleton (now West Saint John), New Brunswick, son of William S. and Margaret (Macaulay) Baxter. He married Grace W. Coster in 1924 and had four children: John B.M. Jr.; Frederick Coster Noel; Eleanor Crowden; and Mary Faith.

He was educated in the public schools and entered the law office of John Kerr. In 1890 he was admitted as an attorney and became a barrister in 1891. In 1896 he was a lecturer in King's college Law School and was awarded his B.C.L. degree in 1900. He was created a King's Counsel in 1909.

He was a member of the Common Council of Saint John almost continuously from 1892 to 1910 when he became Recorder. He had been deputy mayor and warden of the City and County of Saint John. In 1911 he entered politics as a representative from Saint John in the Provincial Legislature. In 1914 he was appointed Attorney-General for New Brunswick. Re-elected in 1917 and 1920, he became leader of the Conservative opposition in the New Brunswick legislature. He resigned in September 1921, when he was sworn in as federal Minister of Customs in the Meighen government until the defeat of the Meighen government in December 1921.

Returning to the provincial field in 1925, he was became Premier and Attorney-General of New Brunswick . Re-elected in 1930 he remained Premier until 1931, when he resigned to become judge of the Appeal Division of the Supreme Court of New Brunswick. On the retirement of Chief Justice Sir Douglas Hazen in 1935, he was appointed Chief Justice of New Brunswick. In 1945 when a Montreal newspaper published an article claiming maltreatment of patients at the provincial insane asylum, he was appointed head of the royal commission of inquiry.

Baxter served the Canadian militia from 1888 to 1912 in the 3rd Regiment, Canadian Artillery, rising to command the regiment as lieutenant-colonel from 1907 to 1912. In 1896 he published the "Historical Records of the New Brunswick Regiment, Canadian Artillery".

He was also a strong advocate of Maritime Legislative union and presented the case for New Brunswick before the Duncan Commission in 1926.

Source:
Prominent People of New Brunswick, 1937.