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William Donovan
Male 1840 - 1903

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  • Birth  Mar 1840  Cork, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender  Male 
    Census  1871  Queens Sub District D, York District 179, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census  1880  West Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Occupation  Blacksmith 
    Died  7 Jun 1903  West Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Buried  Sacred Heart of Jesus Cemetery, West Brookfield, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID  I4286  West Brookfield Families
    Last Modified  11 Mar 2024 
     
    Father  Jeremiah Donovan 
    Mother  Mary Murphy 
    Family ID  F2017  Group Sheet
     
    Family  Hannah Nagle,   b. 1840, Cork, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Dec 1921, West Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Jeremiah S. Donovan,   b. Jul 1867, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 May 1928, Ware, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. James Frederick Donovan,   b. May 1869, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Nov 1943, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. William Emmet Donovan,   b. 7 Feb 1879, West Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Sep 1888, West Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Isaac Donovan,   b. 1878,   d. 14 Jan 1879, West Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID  F848  Group Sheet
     
  • Sources 
    1. [S201] 1900 United States Census, West Brookfield, Massachusetts, (Name: June 1, 1900;), ED 1705, Sheet 7B.
      Donovan, William, b. Ireland, March, 1840, married 35 ys., immigrated in 1871, naturalized, owned his home, free of mortgage. Head of family including wife Hannah and son James.
      Family of son Jeremiah lived in same dwelling on Church St.

    2. [S129] 1880 United States Census, West Brookfield, Worcester County, MA, (Name: June 1880;), ED 836, p. 24B.
      Line 1, Donnovan, William, age 37, Blacksmith, born Ireland, both parents born in Ireland.

    3. [S1191] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, (Name: New England Historic Genealogical Society; Location: Boston, Massachusetts; Date: 2004;), 1903; Vol: 55 ; Page: 341.

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