Thomas Devaney sailed from Sligo, on the last day of Feb 1847 on the ship "The Demarest". On March 19 it foundered in the North Atlantic; the survivors were picked up by the bark "The Folcan" on March 21 which then arrived in St. John NB on April 13, 1847.
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Did Thomas come with his parents to New Brunswick or was he an adult? Do you know his parents names? The subscription site Roots Ireland has an 1821 baptismal record for a Thomas Devaney in Co. Sligo and also an 1831 record plus others starting in 1836. The parents names would be need to confirm a record.
Roger McDonnell