Daniel Donovan1

#828, (circa 1819 - 17 October 1885)
RelationshipGranduncle of Anna Margaret Donovan
Father*Florence Donovan1 (c 1788 - )
Mother*Margaret O'Reilley1 (1790 - )

Family

Mary Wiseman b. c 1823, d. 1884
Children 1.Anne Donovan+13,14 (1847 - 1942)
 2.John Donovan15 (1850 - 1875)
 3.Michael Donovan16 (c 1852 - 1873)
 4.George Donovan+17 (1855 - 1930)
 5.Mary Jane Donovan18 (1857 - 1934)
 6.Catherine Donovan+19 (1862 - 1892)
Relationship is suggested but not confirmed; 1851 census reports entered colony May 1831, same as others.2,1 
Birth*circa 1819He was born circa 1819 at Co. Cork, IrelandG; (poss. son.)1 
April 1826He was likely in the household of Florence Donovan and Margaret O'Reilley at Rathrout, Ballinadee Civil Par., Co. Cork, IrelandG, in the census of of April 1826.3  
May 1831He accompanied Margaret O'Reilley and Florence Donovan in May 1831 (see note for Norah) to Grande-Digue, Dundas Par., Kent Co., New BrunswickG.1,4,5 
16 April 1841He received a land grant 100 acres on 16 April 1841 at Shediac Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.6 
Marriage*circa 1846He married Mary Wiseman circa 1846 at New BrunswickG.1 
1851He and Mary Wiseman appeared on the census of 1851 at Shediac Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (nei. Flora and Johanna Donovan, p. 52.)7 
1871He appeared on the census of 1871 at Shediac Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.8 
Burial1 April 1875He witnessed the burial of John Donovan on 1 April 1875 at La Visitation Church, Grande-Digue, Dundas Par., Kent Co., New BrunswickG.9 
1881He and Mary Wiseman appeared on the census of 1881 at Shediac Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (neis. Jacob (26) Trites, fam. 122; Seraph (63) Casey, fam. 114.)10 
Death*17 October 1885He died on 17 October 1885 at Shediac Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.11 
Burial*19 October 1885He was buried on 19 October 1885 at Dundas Par., Kent Co., New BrunswickG.12 

Citations

  1. [S1747] Ken Kanner, editor, Early Families Revisited (Moncton: Southeastern Branch of the New Brunswick Genealogical Society, 1993), p. 90-91. John Florence "Fleury" Donovan, b. Co. Cork Ireland ca. 1788, and Margaret O'Reilley, b. Co. Monabhan Ireland, ca. 1790; marr. Ireland; arr. NB Jun 1842; children:
    1. Florence, b. Co. Cork Ireland ca. 1811, d. Irishtown NB ca. 1908; marr. Johanna Carroll 20 Apr 1846, Cap Pelé NB.
    2. Norah, b. Co. Cork Ireland ca. 1815, marr. William Hogan 16 Nov 1841, Grande-Digue.
    3. Michael, b. Co. Cork Ireland ca. 1825, marr. Mary Jane Hennessey 2 Oct 1854, Irishtown.
    4. (poss.) Daniel, b. Co. Cork Ireland ca. 1819, d. Grande-Digue NB 10 Sep 1885; marr. Mary Wiseman, b. ---, d. Grande-Digue 13 Dec 1884.
    Ref. 43, University of Moncton Archives and 1851 census. Hereinafter cited as Early Families Revisited.
  2. [S83] 1851 Canada Census (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Daniel (30), Irish, farmer, entered colony May 1831; Mary (28), entered colony May 1845.
  3. [S1680] Tithe Applotment Books, 1823-1837, image viewed online http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie and FamilySearch.com, Co. Cork, Ballinadee Civil Parish, Rathrout Townlands. Florence Donovan; yearly tithe £1 4d; real estate assessment on 5th class land 12s at the rate of 1s 10d per acre.
  4. [S558] Irish Canadian Cultural Association of New Brunswick, online www.newirelandnb.ca, Irish Canadian Cultural Association (http://newirelandnb.ca).
    The monument was designed by Linda Evans of Irishtown and carved by Tingleys Monuments of Amherst, Nova Scotia. Partial funding was acquired from the Regional Development Corporation of New Brunswick. The Westmorland Albert Kent (Moncton) Chapter provided the remainder. The parish of St Lawrence O’Tooles donated the land and also prepared the site.
    The monument is an 8-foot standing stone of light grey granite. On the front of the monument is the following inscription: “First Settler Families – Irishtown - McQuades - O’Neills Settlements” followed by the caption “forever in our hearts”.
    To view the monument, take exit 459 (Notre Dame/St Antoine) from the Trans Canada Highway north of Moncton. Follow Route 115 north, away from the city for 9 km and you will come to Irishtown. A kilometre further, you will see St Lawrence O’Toole Roman Catholic Church on the left hand side of the road. The monument is located beside the church.
    Then follows the names of the pioneer Irish families to the area, as well as their date of arrival in NB. Recorded in alphabetical order on the front and rear of the monument, the settler families include the following: Alexander 1823, Anketell 1831, Barr 1846, Bulmer, Corbett 1833, Delahunt 1816, Delahunt 1821, Delahunt 1839, Doherty 1847, Doherty 1850, Donahoe 1832, Donahue 1832, Donovan 1831, Doyle 1848, Eddington 1832, Fitzgerald 1830, Fitzsimmons 1816, Fitzsimmons 1846, Fogarty 1823, Foley 1832, Gaines, Gallagher 1820, Griffin 1832, Hannigan 1831, Hennessy 1819, Hogan 1837, Keenan 1836, Kelly 1846, Lannigan 1848, Larracey 1816, Lowry 1836, Marley 1826, Mauser 1840, Matthews, McDonald 1832, McGuire, McQuade 1832, Mulroney 1832, Murray 1821, O’Delaney 1849, O’Donnell 1836, O’Donnell 1846, O’Neill 1831, O’Neill 1832, O’Neill 1837, O’Rourke 1812, Power (Poor), Quinn, Reddy, Sullivan 1831, Turner, Walsh 1837 and Wood.
  5. [S83] 1851 Canada Census (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). see also Shediac, p. 52, Dennison: Flora (62), Margaret (60) and son Michael (25); all entered colony May 1831.
  6. [S1018] New Brunswick Index to Land Grants, 1784 - 1997, RS686: Daniel Donovan, Shediac, Westmorland; 100 acres (with plan), 16 Apr 1841; vol. 26, p. 215, grant no. 2658, microfilm F16327, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada.
  7. [S83] 1851 Canada Census (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Daniel Dunnivan (30), Irish, farmer, entered colony [from Ireland] May 1831; Mary (28), Irish, entered colony [from Ireland] May 1845.
  8. [S84] 1871 Canada Census. Daniel (60), b. Ireland, farmer; Mary (53), b. NB.
  9. [S149] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: La Visitation, Grande-Digue, Cte Kent, 1800-1899 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), p. 405, img 526/694, S6; John Donovan, bur. 1 Apr 1875 in the cemetery of La Visitation, age 24, d. 31 Mar 1875, son of Daniel Donovan and Mary Wiseman; witness Daniel Donovan.
  10. [S42] 1881 Canada Census. Daniel (70), Irish, farmer; Mary (63), Irish.
  11. [S149] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: La Visitation, Grande-Digue, 1800-1899, p 260, spouse of Mary Wiseman.
  12. [S149] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: La Visitation, Grande-Digue, 1800-1899, p 260, spouse of Mary Wiseman; witnesses John Anderson, James Murphy, Raphael Leger, William McEncrowe.
  13. [S1747] Ken Kanner, Early Families Revisited, p. 90. Ref. 43, University of Moncton Archives and 1851 census.
  14. [S24] Donovan Family Irishtown NB Canada [Family Tree], irishroom1, owner, online Ancestry.com, for birth information, cites Transcription of text: Baptised on 22 Mar 1847 with Lot Connell and Mary Ann Connors as sponsors. Priest was Gosselin. Detail 149, Grande Digue parish register.
  15. [S1747] Ken Kanner, Early Families Revisited, p. 90. John, son of Daniel Donovan and Mary Wiseman, b. Shediac Bridge NB 29 Sep 1850, d. Grande-Digue 1 Apr 1875. Ref. 43, University of Moncton Archives and 1851 census.
  16. [S1747] Ken Kanner, Early Families Revisited, p. 90. Michael, son of Daniel Donovan and Mary Wiseman, b. Grande-Digue 1852, d. Grande-Digue 4 Jun 1873. Ref. 43, University of Moncton Archives and 1851 census.
  17. [S24] Donovan Family Irishtown, online Ancestry.com.
  18. [S1747] Ken Kanner, Early Families Revisited, p. 90. Mary Jane, dau. of Daniel Donovan and Mary Wiseman, b. Grande-Digue 28 Jan 1857, marr. Isaac Trites 23 Jan 1873. Ref. 43, University of Moncton Archives and 1851 census.
  19. [S1747] Ken Kanner, Early Families Revisited, p. 90. Catherine, dau. of Daniel Donovan and Mary Wiseman, b. Grande-Digue 6 Apr 1862, marr. Jacob Trites 23 Jan 1873. Ref. 43, University of Moncton Archives and 1851 census.