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My Great Grandparents were James William Gale and Elizabeth Collier. I know that James father was James Edward Gale and his mother was Grace Collier. I believe that James Edward's father was James Edward Gale and his mother was Jane Moore?

From what I have read, the first European settler in Codroy was John Jr. and Mary (Dodge) Gale. They were married in Symondsbury, Dorset in England. John and Mary had 7 children, 3 of them boys (James, William and Edward). Both William and Edward died at sea without ever marrying. James married Ann Unknown.

I am trying to connect my family to the early settlers of Codroy. Also, if anyone has any church records or other information about the Gale's of Codroy and wouldn't mind sharing, I would love to get a copy.
Thank you
Crystal

If you go to "B,D,M,W' in the toolbar of the home page of this site, then "Vital Statistics/Burgeo & LaPoile/St Thomas Bapt. 1830-1840" you will find the diary of Rev Wix, who traveled the south coast between 1830 and 1840, baptizing children as he went. May 09,10 and 11, 1835 he baptized a number of children in the Codroy area.
The Channel C of E (including the Codroy area) records do not start until 1852 and are not online. The Public archives of Newfoundland and the Library in Corner Brook, NL have copies.