Maurice Bonia

1820 - 1907  (87 years)

• Name	Maurice Bonia  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	1820	Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada   [1, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1844	Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer, Planter, and Seafarer. Owner of Schooner #S852037 in Placentia Bay
  Census (Canada)	1871	Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada   [4, 6]
  FSID	GM5S-7Y8
  Death	9 May 1907	Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada   [1, 7, 8]
  Burial	Mount Carmel Roman Catholic Cemetery, Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada   [1, 7, 8]
  	Frances O'Reilly and Maurice Bonia are buried together
  		Burial-BONIA Maurice Maurice Bonia, Placentia NL
  Person ID	I20896	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Patrick Bonia,   b. 7 Apr 1785, England
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Ann Murray,   b. 3 Mar 1785, England d. 15 Sep 1859, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F5850	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frances O'Reilly,   b. 1826, Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada d. 14 Feb 1876, Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	12 May 1847	Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada   [1, 8]
  Children	1. John F Bonia,   b. 27 May 1852, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada d. 8 Aug 1919, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Reverend Rev Maurice Alphonsus Bonia,   b. 2 Aug 1864, Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada d. 28 Feb 1903, Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA (Age 38 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Rosella Bonia,   b. 1857, Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada d. 20 Sep 1906, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 49 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Frances Gertrude Bonia,   b. Sep 1853, Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada d. 10 Jun 1922, Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Matilda Bonia,   b. 16 Aug 1859, Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada d. 1 Oct 1874 (Age 15 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Patrick Bonia,   b. 1848, Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada d. 8 Oct 1923, Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Edward G 'Ned' Bonia,   b. 1863, Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada d. 26 Feb 1898, Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (Age 35 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Thomas Bonia,   b. 1855, Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada d. 25 Sep 1926, Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Joseph Vincent Bonia,   b. 18 Jul 1867, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada d. Aft 1927 (Age > 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. (infant son) Bonia  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   11. (infant daughter) Bonia  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F8050	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1820 - Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Occupation - Farmer, Planter, and Seafarer. Owner of Schooner #S852037 in Placentia Bay - 1844 - Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Marriage - 12 May 1847 - Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Census (Canada) - 1871 - Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Death - 9 May 1907 - Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Ancestors

  ~d Bonia-M Bonia Male Ancestor

  
  

  Burials

  Burial-BONIA Maurice Maurice Bonia, Placentia NL

  
  

• Sources

  [S78] World Family Tree, (Name: Family Tree Maker;), Reily.FTW. [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees. [S2073] Ancestry.com, Canada, Seafarers of the Atlantic Provinces, 1789-1935, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2014;). [S2064] Genealogical Research Library, Ontario, Canada, Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-1900s, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;). [S9513] Ancestry.com, Newfoundland, Church Records, 1793-1899, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2017;), Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St Johns; Newfoundland, Canada. Newfoundland, Church Records, 1793-1899 Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St Johns; Newfoundland, Canada [S2089] Ancestry.com, Canada, City and Area Directories, 1819-1906, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2013;). Canada, City and Area Directories, 1819-1906 [S11349] Smith, Dianne Gebhardt, Find a Grave - Ancestor - Canada (Bonia): BONIA Maurice, (Name: SmithLC.com;), BONIA Maurice 1820-1907. Frances O'Reilly and Maurice Bonia married 12 May 1847 and are buried together https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/261079801/maurice-bonia [S11352] Smith, Dianne Gebhardt, Find a Grave - Ancestor - Canada (Bonia): O'REILLY Frances Bonia, (Name: SmithLC.com;), O'REILLY Frances Bonia 1826-1876. Frances O'Reilly and Maurice Bonia married 12 May 1847 and are buried together https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/261079747/frances_bonia