William Lawrence Donovan1

#847, (20 May 1887 - 1933)
Relationship1st cousin of Anna Margaret Donovan
Father*Lawrence Donovan1 (1861 - 1924)
Mother*Mary O'Neill1 (1864 - 1944)

Family

Annie Nira Candage b. c 1893
Child 1.William Lawrence Donovan Jr.7 (1917 - )
Birth*20 May 1887He was born on 20 May 1887 at New BrunswickG; 1886 per DFI.1,2 
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 Willie, age 4; (also David or Daniel O'Neil (18), boarder.)3 
20 April 1901He appeared on the census of 20 April 1901 in the household of Lawrence Donovan and Mary O'Neill 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.)4 
5 June 1917He registered for the military draft on 5 June 1917 at Somerville, Massachusetts.5 
Marriage*10 December 1917He married Annie Nira Candage on 10 December 1917 at Massachusetts.6 
Death*1933He died in 1933.1 

Citations

  1. [S24] Donovan Family Irishtown NB Canada [Family Tree], irishroom1, owner, online Ancestry.com.
  2. [S68] 1901 Canada Census. gives birth date.
  3. [S69] 1891 Canada Census. Larrance (72), wid., b. Ireland and parents b. Ireland, farmer.
  4. [S68] 1901 Canada Census. Lawrence (39), b. NB Dec 25, 1861, farmer; Mary (36), b. NB April 27, 1864.
  5. [S1278] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, image viewed online FamilySearch.org or Ancestry.com. No. 353; age 30, b. Moncton NB 20 May 1887; naturalized by Father's papers; tool maker at Boston Scale Machine Co.; single.
  6. [S1731] Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841–1920/1925, index and images, online FamilySearch.com, Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920 > Marriages, img. 934/1039. Vol. 644, Somerville Marriage Register, sh. 931, no. 1189. William Lawrence Donovan, age 30, machinist, res. 78 Fellsway West, Somerville MA, b. Moncton NB, son of Lawrence Donovan and Mary O'Neil; and Annie Nira Candage, age 24, saleswoman, res. 86 Fellsway, Somerville MA, b. Charlestown, Boston MA, dau. of Solon Candage and Annie Towle; marr. Somerville MA 10 Dec 1917 by Thomas R Reynolds, clergyman, 399 Medford St., Somerville MA.
  7. [S1731] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1920, online FamilySearch.com, Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920 > Births, img. 919/1010. Vol. 641, Somerville Birth Register, sh. 921, no. 1991. William Lawrence Donovan, b. Somerville MA 27 Dec 1917, son of William L Donovan, machinist, b. Moncton NB, and Nira A Candage, b. Charlestown, Boston MA, res. 35 Connecticut Ave., Somerville MA.