Mary O'Neill1

#845, (17 April 1864 - 8 April 1944)
Father*David O'Neill2 (1836 - 1908)
Mother*Nancy Kennedy3 (c 1838 - 1880)
Drouin Collection. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin.

Family

Lawrence Donovan b. 1861, d. 1924
Children 1.Joanna "Annie" Donovan+17 (1886 - 1968)
 2.William Lawrence Donovan+17 (1887 - 1933)
 3.Tremple John Donovan+17 (1889 - 1947)
 4.Ambrose Donovan+18 (1892 - 1977)
 5.Mary Alice "Sally" Donovan+17 (1894 - 1964)
 6.Sarah Agnes Donovan+17 (1896 - 1949)
 7.Stanley Lawrence Donovan17 (1898 - 1970)
 8.Elizabeth Celetus Donovan17 (1903 - 1981)
 9.Hazel Carmel Donovan17 (1903 - 1905)
 10.Florence Kathleen Donovan17 (1905 - 1981)
Mary O'Neill was also known as Minnie "Aunt Min" O'Neal.4 
Her married name was Donovan.1 
Birth*17 April 1864She was born on 17 April 1864 at Irishtown, Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (27 Apr 1864 in 1901 census.)3 
Baptism22 May 1864She was baptized on 22 May 1864 at St-Anselme Church, Fox-Creek, Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; s/s Wm O'Neil and Mary Mullowney.5,6 
1871She appeared on the census of 1871 in the household of David O'Neill and Nancy Kennedy at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG, age 6; (neis. William (29) and Alice Larisy, fam. 40; Jane Hennessy (61, wid.), fam. 40; John (50) and Clarasa Kennedy, fam. 38.)7 
1881She appeared on the census of 1881 in the household of David O'Neill at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG, age 17; (neis. Patrick (40) and Elisabeth Hennessey, fam. 368; Michael (55) and Mary Donovan, fam. 370; John Kennedy (58), fam. 372; William (40) and Alice Larracy, fam. 367.)8 
Baptism16 October 1881She sponsored the baptism of Gordon J Hennessey on 16 October 1881 at St. Bernard Church, Moncton, Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG. [Prob., wife of Lawrence Donovan the other sponsor, but may be another Mary O'Neil]9 
Marriage*14 June 1885She married Lawrence Donovan, son of Florence Thomas (Fleury) Donovan and Johanna Carroll, on 14 June 1885 at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.1 
15 May 1891She appeared on the census of 15 May 1891 in the household of Florence Thomas (Fleury) Donovan at Moncton, Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG, as Minnie, age 27, b. and parents b. NB; (also David or Daniel O'Neil (18), boarder.)10 
Marriage11 October 1894She witnessed the marriage of John O'Neill and Margaret Lane on 11 October 1894 at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.11 
1896She and Lawrence Donovan lived in 1896 at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.12 
20 April 1901She and Lawrence Donovan 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.)13 
1911She and Lawrence Donovan appeared on the census of 1911 at Irishtown, Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; nei. Thomas and Margaret Laracey.14 
10 April 1930She appeared on the census of 10 April 1930 at 67 Lonsdale Street, Boston, Suffolk Co., MassachusettsG; neis. George Montgomery, Tremple Donovan.15 
15 April 1940She appeared on the census of 15 April 1940 at 67 Lonsdale Street, Boston, Suffolk Co., MassachusettsG.16 
Death*8 April 1944She died on 8 April 1944 at Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MassachusettsG, at age 79. 

Citations

  1. [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.
  2. [S135] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: St-Anselme de Fox-Creeks, Cte Westmorland, 1833-1870 (3 typed manuscripts) (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), p. 71; B. 37 Mary O'Neil; b. 17 Apr 1864, bp. 22 May 1864; dau. of David O'Neil and Anne Kennedy; sponsors Wm. O'Neil and Mary Mullowney.
  3. [S135] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Anselme de Fox-Creeks, 1833-1870, p. 71; B. 37: Mary O'Neil; b. 17 Apr 1864, bp. 22 May 1864; dau. of David O'Neil and Anne Kennedy; sponsors Wm. O'Neil and Mary Mullowney.
  4. [S44] "Mom's Stories," (MS; Crestwood, New York); Collection of Vincent W and Donna F Hartnett.
  5. [S135] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Anselme de Fox-Creeks, 1833-1870, p. 71, B-37, img. 72/99. Mary O'Neil, dau. of David O'Neil and Anne Kennedy, b. 17 Apr 1864, bapt. 22 May 1864 by John Joseph Nugent; sponsors Wm. O'Neil and Mary Mullowney.
  6. [S24] Donovan Family Irishtown NB Canada [Family Tree], irishroom1, owner, online Ancestry.com, Citation Information: Transcription of text; Baptised on 22 May 1864 with William O'Neill and Mary Mulroney as sponsors. Priest was Nugent. Detail: 183, Source Title: St Anselme parish register.
  7. [S84] 1871 Canada Census. David O'Neal (30), b. NB, farmer; Ann (28), b. NB; both Irish R.C.
  8. [S42] 1881 Canada Census. David (44), b. NB, farmer, wid.
  9. [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.
  10. [S69] 1891 Canada Census. Larrance (72), wid., b. Ireland and parents b. Ireland, farmer.
  11. [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.
  12. [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.
  13. [S68] 1901 Canada Census. Lawrence (39), b. NB Dec 25, 1861, farmer; Mary (36), b. NB April 27, 1864.
  14. [S85] 1911 Canada Census. Lawrence (49), b. NB Dec 1861, farmer; Mary (47), b. NB Apr 1864.
  15. [S7] 1930 U.S. Federal Census. Mary Donovan (66), owns home, widow, b. Canada (Amer. Cit.), father b. NY, mother b. Canada.
  16. [S346] 1940 U.S. Federal Census. Mary (65), widow, b. NB.
  17. [S24] Donovan Family Irishtown, online Ancestry.com.
  18. [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.