Lawrence Donovan1

#839, (25 December 1861 - October 1924)
RelationshipUncle of Anna Margaret Donovan
Father*Florence Thomas (Fleury) Donovan1 (c 1817 - 1910)
Mother*Johanna Carroll1 (1821 - 1882)

Family

Mary O'Neill b. 1864, d. 1944
Children 1.Joanna "Annie" Donovan+15 (1886 - 1968)
 2.William Lawrence Donovan+15 (1887 - 1933)
 3.Tremple John Donovan+15 (1889 - 1947)
 4.Ambrose Donovan+17 (1892 - 1977)
 5.Mary Alice "Sally" Donovan+15 (1894 - 1964)
 6.Sarah Agnes Donovan+15 (1896 - 1949)
 7.Stanley Lawrence Donovan15 (1898 - 1970)
 8.Elizabeth Celetus Donovan15 (1903 - 1981)
 9.Hazel Carmel Donovan15 (1903 - 1905)
 10.Florence Kathleen Donovan15 (1905 - 1981)
Birth*25 December 1861He was born on 25 December 1861 at Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.1,2 
Baptism19 January 1862He was baptized on 19 January 1862 at St-Anselme Church, Fox-Creek, Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.3 
1871He appeared on the census of 1871 in the household of Florence Thomas (Fleury) Donovan and Johanna Carroll at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG, age 9; (neis. William and Nora Hogan; Denis and Catherine Hogan.)4 
1881He appeared on the census of 1881 in the household of Florence Thomas (Fleury) Donovan and Johanna Carroll at Moncton City, Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG, age 19.5 
Baptism16 October 1881He sponsored the baptism of Gordon J Hennessey on 16 October 1881 at St. Bernard Church, Moncton, Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG. [Prob., husb. of Mary O'Neil the other sponsor, but may be another Lawrence or Florence Donovan]6 
Marriage*14 June 1885He married Mary O'Neill, daughter of David O'Neill and Nancy Kennedy, on 14 June 1885 at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.7 
15 May 1891He appeared on the census of 15 May 1891 in the household of Florence Thomas (Fleury) Donovan at Moncton, Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG, as Larrance, age 29, b. NB, father b. Ireland, mother b. NB, farmer; (also David or Daniel O'Neil (18), boarder.)8 
Marriage11 October 1894He witnessed the marriage of John O'Neill and Margaret Lane on 11 October 1894.9 
1896He and Mary O'Neill lived in 1896 at Irishtown, Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.10 
20 April 1901He and Mary O'Neill appeared on the census of 20 April 1901 at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (their father, written as Florence, overwritten as "Lawrence", age 83, b. August 10, 1817; son of Lawrence; 187 acres owned, one house, 9 rooms, 4 other buildings.)11 
Burial26 April 1910He witnessed the burial of Florence Thomas (Fleury) Donovan on 26 April 1910 at St. Lawrence O'Toole Church Cemetery, Irishtown, Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (other witness T. Laracy.)12,13 
1911He and Mary O'Neill appeared on the census of 1911 at Irishtown, Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; nei. Thomas and Margaret Laracey.14 
Death*October 1924He died in October 1924 at Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk Co., MassachusettsG, at age 62.15 
Burial*24 October 1924He was buried on 24 October 1924 at New Calvary Cemetery, 800 Harvard Avenue, Boston, Suffolk Co., MassachusettsG; Note: Dorchester is a dissolved municipality and current neighborhood of Boston including Mattapan.16 

Citations

  1. [S84] 1871 Canada Census. age 9.
  2. [S68] 1901 Canada Census. gives birth date.
  3. [S135] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: St-Anselme de Fox-Creeks, Cte Westmorland, 1833-1870 (3 typed manuscripts) (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), p 58, B. 5; Lawrence Donovan, son of Lawrence and Johanna Carroll; s/s George Eddington and Julia Anne Hannegan; by Jno. C. Murray, Ptr.
  4. [S84] 1871 Canada Census. Florence Dunavan (51), b. Ireland, Catholic, farmer; Joanha [sic] (50), b. NB, Catholic.
  5. [S42] 1881 Canada Census. Florence (63), farmer, b. Ireland, Catholique; "Joanah" (60), b. N.B., Catholique; Dennis (30), Lawrence (19), Catherine (17), Julianne (13).
  6. [S109] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: St-Bernard Parish, Cte Westmorland, Moncton, 1873 to 1899 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), p. 25, B-45, img. 94/300. Gordon Joseph Hennessey, son of Patrick Hennessey and Elizabeth Ann Foley, b. 19 Sep 1881, bapt. 16 Oct 1881 by F Belliveau; sponsors Lawrence Donovan and Mary O'Neil.
  7. [S102] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: St-Anselme de Fox-Creeks, Cte Westmorland, 1845-1898 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), vol. 3, p. 190, no. M-5. Laurence Donovan and Mary O'Neil, marr. 14 Jun 1885 by F Belliveau; witn. William O'Neill and Catherine Donovan.
  8. [S69] 1891 Canada Census. Larrance (72), wid., b. Ireland and parents b. Ireland, farmer.
  9. [S133] Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Registration Division, Marriages (Sch. B.), Return of Clergyman: N. 002462. John O'Neil, age 62, b. Trenton NJ, son of William O'Neil and Mary Walsh, res. Irishtown, farmer, wid.; and Margaret Lane, age 54, b. Botsford, dau. of Enes Lane and Mary Lamon, spinster; marr. St. Anselme, Fox-Creek, 11 Oct 1894 by Rev. D F Leger; witn. Laurence Donovan and Mrs. L Donovan.
  10. [S900] McAlpine's New Brunswick Directory (St. John NB and Halifax NS: McAlpine Publishing Company, 1866, 1868, 1871, 1889, 1896), 1896 edition, p. 1255; Lawrence Donovan, farmer, Irishtown; Lawrence Donovan Jr., farmer, Irishtown.
  11. [S68] 1901 Canada Census. Lawrence (39), b. NB Dec 25, 1861, farmer; Mary (36), b. NB April 27, 1864.
  12. [S104] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: St-Anselme de Fox-Creeks, Cte Westmorland, 1899-1943 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), as "Lawrence", age 98; p. 112, img. 58/126.
  13. [S24] Donovan Family Irishtown NB Canada [Family Tree], irishroom1, owner, online Ancestry.com, Citation Information: St. Anselme Parish register. "Died at age 98.... this would suggest that he was born in 1812 as per the 1851 census. Buried 26 Apr 1910 in St Lawrence O'Toole parish cemetery, Irishtown NB with Tom Larracey and son Lawrence as witnesses. At time of death, name was "Lawrence" - Florence only associated with girls over here. Two lots beside his daughter Johanna have no names on them - he may be in Lot 15B25 or 15B26. Obituary The Moncton Daily Times Tuesday April 26, 1910"
    http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/22466971/person/1242728181/…
  14. [S85] 1911 Canada Census. Lawrence (49), b. NB Dec 1861, farmer; Mary (47), b. NB Apr 1864.
  15. [S24] Donovan Family Irishtown, online Ancestry.com.
  16. [S24] Donovan Family Irishtown, online Ancestry.com, Buried on Oct 14, 1924 in New Calvary Cemetery, Dorchester Mass. Lot166-67 Section 15; DFI lists source as Boston Catholic Cemetery Association.
  17. [S136] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: Moncton Bureau of Health, Cte Westmorland, Register of Births 1832 to 1897 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), Sch. A - Births, p. 117, no. 629, img. 117/398; Ambrose Donovan, b. Irishtown April 2 1892; father Lawrence Donovan, farmer; mother Mary O'Neil; informant Rev. D.F. Leger, St. Anselme Fox Creek. Hereinafter cited as Drouin: Moncton Bureau of Health, Births 1832 -1897.