Mary Jane Hennessey1

#833, (3 September 1833 - 2 February 1906)
Father*Patrick Hennessey2 (c 1802 - c 1868)
Mother*Jane Phinney3 (1809 - c 1878)

Family

Michael Donovan b. c 1824, d. 1891
Children 1.Florence Donovan15 (1855 - c 1884)
 2.Patrick Donovan16 (1857 - )
 3.Margaret Jane Donovan17 (1859 - )
 4.Mary Ellen Donovan18 (c 1861 - )
 5.Julia Ann Donovan19 (1864 - 1866)
 6.George Walter Donovan+ (1866 - 1944)
 7.Michael Donovan2 (bt 1868 - 1869 - )
 8.Catherine Donovan2 (1872 - )
 9.William Thomas Donovan (1874 - 1900)
Her married name was Donovan.1 
Birth*3 September 1833She was born on 3 September 1833 at New BrunswickG.4 
1851She appeared on the census of 1851 in the household of Patrick Hennessey and Jane Phinney at Moncton, Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG, age 18; (neis. Florence and Johannah Dunivan; Mary (53) Canady; Richard and Bridget Dillihunt; Jeremiah and Hannah Sullivan.)5 
Marriage*10 January 1854She married Michael Donovan, son of Florence Donovan and Margaret O'Reilley, on 10 January 1854 at St-Thomas Church, Memramcook, Dorchester Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.6,7 
1861She and Michael Donovan appeared on the census of 1861 at Moncton, Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (neis. Michael and Mary Cronin, Gevang, FitzSimmons, Bulmer.)8 
Baptism24 July 1864She witnessed the baptism of Catherine Donovan on 24 July 1864 at St-Anselme Church, Fox-Creek, Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG, as Mary Jane Donovan.9 
1871She and Michael Donovan appeared on the census of 1871 at Irishtown, Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (neis. Florence and Norah, p. 55.)10 
1881She and Michael Donovan appeared on the census of 1881 at Moncton, Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (neis. Patrick (40) and Elisabeth Hennessey, fam. 368; David O'Neill (44), wid., fam. 369; John Kennedy (58), fam. 372; William (40) and Alice Larracy, fam. 367.)11 
April 1891She and Michael Donovan appeared on the census of April 1891 at Irishtown, Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (also George E Woods (4), lodger; neis. Patrick (50) and Elizabeth Hennessey, fam. 105; William (50) and Alice Larracey, fam. 104.)12 
1901She appeared on the census of 1901 in the household of George Walter Donovan and Elizabeth Theresa Rutledge at Moncton City, Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG, mother, age 67, b. NB 3 Sep 1833.13 
Death*2 February 1906She died on 2 February 1906 at Moncton, Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG, at age 72.14 

Citations

  1. [S82] Robert F Fellows, compiler, First Families of New Brunswick (www.nbgs.ca/firstfamilies.html (members only): New Brunswick Genealogical Society, 2006), 4) Michael Donovan b. 1825 in County Cork, d. 23 Apr 1891, m. Mary Jane Hennessey: settled at Irishtown, NB: had eight children.
  2. [S24] Donovan Family Irishtown NB Canada [Family Tree], irishroom1, owner, online Ancestry.com.
  3. [S83] 1851 Canada Census (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). age 41; English, born in colony.
  4. [S24] Donovan Family Irishtown, online Ancestry.com, references 1901 census.
  5. [S83] 1851 Canada Census (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Patrick Hennessey (48), Irish, farmer (prop.), entered colony 1819; Jane (41), English, farmer (prop.), b. NB.
  6. [S101] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: St-Thomas, Memramcook, Cte Westmorland, 1845-1899 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), 1854, p. 53, img 77/1466, M3; 10 Jan 1854; Michael Donovan and Mary Jane Hennessy, witnesses Patrick Hennessy and Ellen Hennessy.
  7. [S82] Robert F Fellows, First Families of New Brunswick, 4) Michael Donovan b. 1825 in County Cork, d. 23 Apr 1891, m. Mary Jane Hennessey: settled at Irishtown, NB: had eight children. Source: MC80/1790 Ken Kanner’s Early families revisited, pages 90-91.
  8. [S80] 1861 New Brunswick Province Census. Michael "Donnovan" (30), Irish, farmer (prop.); Mary Jane (28); Florence (6); Patrick (4); Margaret Jane (2).
  9. [S110] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: St-Anselme de Fox-Creeks, Cte Westmorland, 1832-1841 (original and typed) (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), Catherine Donovan, b. 9 Jun 1864, dau of Lawrence Donovan and Johanna Carroll; s/s Walter Hennessy and Mary Jane Donovan.
    p. 72, B. 48 (img 73/99), typed manuscript.
  10. [S84] 1871 Canada Census. Michael (46), b. Ireland, farmer; Mary (36), b. NB.
  11. [S42] 1881 Canada Census. Michael (56), b. Ireland, farmer; Mary (47); p. 85; bro. Florence on p. 87.
  12. [S69] 1891 Canada Census. Michael (65), farmer; "Jane" (57); George (25); Catherine (19); Thomas (16); Michael (22).
  13. [S68] 1901 Canada Census. George (35), b. NB 17 Apr 1865, clerk; Elizabeth (34), b. NB 21 May 1866.
  14. [S108] Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Registration Division, Deaths (Sch. C.), Return of Clergymen, Occupier or Other Person, No. 1750. Mary J Donovan, d. Moncton 2 Feb 1906, age 72, chronic stomach troubles; inf. C E Northrop, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick.
  15. [S101] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Thomas, Memramcook, 1845-1899, p. 87, B-58, img. 95/1466. Florence, son of Michael Donovan and Mary Jane Hennessey, bapt. 17 Jun 1855 by F X Lafrance, age 3 mos.; sponsors Walter Hennessey and Anastasia Larracy. Same day as Thomas McDonald, John Corbert, Catherine Kennedy, Rosanna Kennedy and Ann Delahunt.
  16. [S135] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: St-Anselme de Fox-Creeks, Cte Westmorland, 1833-1870 (3 typed manuscripts) (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), Patrick Donovan, b. 11 Mar 1857, bapt. 19 Mar 1857, son of Michael Donovan and Mary Jane Hennessey, sponsors Maurice O'Neill and Ellen Hennessey; priest Wm McManus; typed manuscript of records, p. 34, B. 13, img 35/89. [Same day B. 12, William O'Neill, b. 12 Mar 1857, son of John O'Neill and Eliz. De la Hunt [sic], sponsors John Larissey and Alice De la Hunt.]
  17. [S135] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Anselme de Fox-Creeks, 1833-1870, p 46, as Marg. J., aged 4 1/2 mos.; priest Jno C. Murray; sponsors, George Eddington and Catherine Hennessey.
  18. [S135] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Anselme de Fox-Creeks, 1833-1870, p 57 as Mary Ellen, dau. of Michael Donovan and Mary Jane Hennessy [sic], sponsors Patrick and Jane Hennessy; priest Jno C. Murray; age and birth date not stated.
  19. [S135] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Anselme de Fox-Creeks, 1833-1870, Julia Ann Donovan, b. 21 Feb 1854, dau. of Michael Donovan and Mary Jane Hennessy [sic]; sponsors William Hogan and Elizabeth Ann Hennessy. p. 70, B. 20 (img 71/99), typed manuscript.