George Walter Donovan

#863, (June 1866 - 5 January 1944)
Relationship1st cousin 1 time removed of Anna Margaret Donovan
Father*Michael Donovan (c 1824 - 1891)
Mother*Mary Jane Hennessey (1833 - 1906)

Family 1

Elizabeth Theresa Rutledge b. 1866, d. 1902
Children 1.Francis Donovan16 (1895 - )
 2.Anne Dolores Donovan17 (1897 - )
 3.Mary Jane Donovan18 (1900 - )

Family 2

Mary Jane Donahoe b. 1875, d. 1928
Children 1.Edward Ralph Donovan19 (1907 - )
 2.Eugene Joseph Donovan19 (1909 - )
 3.Patrick William Donovan19 (1909 - )
 4.Walter Leo Donovan20 (1910 - 1937)
 5.Henry Alexis Donovan21 (1914 - )
 6.Catherine Geraldine Donovan22 (1919 - 1921)
Birth*June 1866He was born in June 1866 at Irishtown, Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; death cert. has 31 Dec 1866.1 
Baptism24 June 1866He was baptized on 24 June 1866 at St-Anselme Church, Fox-Creek, Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.2 
1871He appeared on the census of 1871 in the household of Michael Donovan and Mary Jane Hennessey at Irishtown, Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (neis. Florence and Norah, p. 55.)3 
1881He appeared on the census of 1881 in the household of Michael Donovan and Mary Jane Hennessey at Moncton, Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG, age 15; (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.)4 
April 1891He appeared on the census of April 1891 in the household of Michael Donovan and Mary Jane Hennessey 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.)5 
Marriage*12 November 1894He married Elizabeth Theresa Rutledge, daughter of John Rutledge and Catharine Boyle, on 12 November 1894 at Catholic Church, Burton, Sunbury Co., New BrunswickG.6,7 
1901He and Elizabeth Theresa Rutledge appeared on the census of 1901 at Moncton City, Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.8 
Marriage*16 September 1903He married Mary Jane Donahoe, daughter of Edward Donahoe and Catherine McKelvie, on 16 September 1903 at Moncton, Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; witnesses Hugh Dunahoe and Thomas Keroirs[?] or Kervin.9,10 
1911He and Mary Jane Donahoe appeared on the census of 1911 at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.11 
1921He and Mary Jane Donahoe appeared on the census of 1921 at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.12 
Death*5 January 1944He died on 5 January 1944 at Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG, at age 77.13,14 
Burial*January 1944He was buried in January 1944 at St. Lawrence O'Toole Church Cemetery, Irishtown, Moncton Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.14,15 

Citations

  1. [S102] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: St-Anselme de Fox-Creeks, Cte Westmorland, 1845-1898 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), George Walter, son of Michael Donovan and Mary Jane Hennessey; bpt. 24 June 1866, age 3 weeks; s/s George Hennessey and Maria Christie(?). ["June" confirmed by sequence in listings]
  2. [S102] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Anselme de Fox-Creeks, 1845-1898, George Walter, son of Michael Donovan and Mary Jane Hennessey; 24 June 1866, age 3 weeks; s/s George Hennessey and Maria Christie or Christal (?). P. 3, img 4.
  3. [S84] 1871 Canada Census. Michael (46), b. Ireland, farmer; Mary (36), b. NB.
  4. [S42] 1881 Canada Census. Michael (56), b. Ireland, farmer; Mary (47); p. 85; bro. Florence on p. 87.
  5. [S69] 1891 Canada Census. Michael (65), farmer; "Jane" (57); George (25); Catherine (19); Thomas (16); Michael (22).
  6. [S609] Sunbury County New Brunswick, Marriages (Sch. B.), Return of Clergyman, online archives.gnb.ca/Archives/?culture=en-CA, No. 1530 (Code B4/1894, microfilm no. F15520); George W. Donovan, age 28, res. Moncton, b. Westmorland Co., RC, parents Michael Donovan and Mary J. Hennessy [sic]; Elizabeth T. Rutledge, age 28, res. Burton parish [Sunbury], b. Lincoln parish, RC, parents John Rutledge and Catharine Boyle; marr. 12 Nov 1894 by Patrick Farrell, by banns; witn. William A. Hennessy of Moncton and Helen R. Rutledge of Burton.
  7. [S1599] New Brunswick Provincial Returns of Marriages and Late Registrations, 1887-1919, online FamilySearch.com, img. 1061/1381, Sch. B. George W Donovan of Westmorland Co. and Elizabeth Teresa Rutledge of Sunbury Co., marr. at the Catholic Church of Burton, 12 Nov 1894, by Patrick Farrell; witn. William Albert Hennessy and Helen R Rutledge.
  8. [S68] 1901 Canada Census. George (35), b. NB 17 Apr 1865, clerk; Elizabeth (34), b. NB 21 May 1866.
  9. [S111] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: Moncton Bureau of Health, Cte Westmorland, Marriages 1888 to 1919 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), sh. 150, marr. 273, img. 150 and 346/2031. George W. Donovan, res. Moncton, b. Irishtown, wid., parents Michael Donovan and Mary Jane; and Mary Jane Donahue, res. Moncton, b. Memramcook, parents Edward Donahue and Catherine Govang; marr. 16 Sep 1903 by Rev. H. A. Meehan; witnesses Hugh Dunahoe and Thomas Keroirs[?]. Hereinafter cited as Drouin: Moncton Bureau of Health, Registers 1888-1919.
  10. [S24] Donovan Family Irishtown NB Canada [Family Tree], irishroom1, owner, online Ancestry.com, citation St. Bernard's parish register [Moncton], 19, witnesses Hugh Donahue and Thomas Kervin; priest Meehan.
  11. [S85] 1911 Canada Census. George (45), b. NB Apr 1865, store clerk; Jane (36), b. NB Jul 1875.
  12. [S857] 1921 Canada Census. George W (55), b. and mother b. NB, father b. Ireland, clerk; Jane (46), b. and parents b. NB.
  13. [S560] New Brunswick Department of Health Certificate of Registration of Death (Form C.-3), Reg. No. 45895; George Walter Donovan; b. Irishtown N.B., 31 Dec 1866; d. 5 Jan 1944; pneumonia cased by influenza; retired asst. foreman Store Dept.; father Michael Donovan, b. Ireland; mother Mary Jane Hennessey, b. Irishtown; spouse the late Mary Jane Donahue Donovan; informant Eugene Donovan of Irishtown, son; bur. St. Lawrence Cem., 7 Jan 1944, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, online http://archives.gnb.ca
  14. [S24] Donovan Family Irishtown, online Ancestry.com, d. of a severe attack of pneumonia, bur. in Lot 4B26 Irishtown NB. Funeral mass St Lawrence O'Toole parish in Irishtown, pall bearers Hugh Donahoe, Patrick Donahoe, George Delahunt, Silas Lean, James McQuade, and Thomas Kervin. Detail: Jan 1944. Source Title (view source details): Obituary T&T.
  15. [S86] St. Lawrence O'Toole (Irishtown) Parish Cemetery Grave Marker Images, online www.acadian-cemeteries.acadian-home.org/frames.html, img. row 89 img. 4, row 90 imgs 1, 2, 3. Tall shared memorial. Donovan / [front] Elizabeth wife of Geo. W Donovan, 1868-1902 / Geo. Walter 1866-1944 / Mary Jane 1875-1928 / [side] P Farrell 1896-1897 / J Walter 1899-1899 / Mary J 1900-1900 / Baby 1902-1902 / [side] Catharine 1919-1921 / Walter Leo 1910-1937 / [back] Michael Donovan 1825-1891 / Julia A 1864-1866 / William T 1874-1900. Also in NBGS Southeast Branch Cemeteries of Westmorland County, p. 246, which was used in understanding some of the dates.
  16. [S68] 1901 Canada Census.
  17. [S610] New Brunswick Vital Statistics from Government Records (RS141), online archives.gnb.ca, Code 8-1-192-763, microfilm F14035 (image not available); Donovan, Anne Delors [sic]; b. 25 Sep 1897; recorded at Grande Digue, Kent Co.; father Georgest [sic] Donovan, mother Elizabeth McDonald.
  18. [S107] Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Registration Division, Births (Sch. A.), Return of Physician, Parent, or Other Person, No. 2244 (code A5/1900, microfilm no. F18057) [handwritten "675"]; 17 Apr 1900, Moncton; Mary Jane; father George W. Donovan, laborer; mother Elizabeth T. Rutledge, online http://archives.gnb.ca
  19. [S85] 1911 Canada Census.
  20. [S560] New Brunswick Registration of Death (C.-3), Walter Leo Donovan, res. McLaughlin Road, Moncton Parish, Westmorland Co., Irish, single, b. Moncton 11 Apr 1910; father George Walter Donovan, b. Irishtown, informant; mother Jane Donahoe, b. Irishtown; d. p Apr 1937, McLaughlin Road, age 26y 11m 29d, cerebral hemorrhage due to epileptic seizure; bur. St. Lawrence R.C. cemetery, Irishtown, Tuttle Bros. Ltd, undertaker. Reg. [stamped] 11218, vol. 108, microfilm F19337.
  21. [S857] 1921 Canada Census.
  22. [S560] New Brunswick Registration of Death (C.-3), Catherine Geraldine Donovan, res. McLaughlin Road, Moncton Parish, Westmorland Co.; b. Westmorland Co. 1 Nov 1919, father EG Walter Donovan, b. Irishtown; mother Mary Jane Donahoe, b. Irishtown; George Walter Donovan, (informant); d. McLaughlin Road, Moncton Parish, Westmorland Co. 25 May 1921, age 1y 6m 24d, acute nephritis ; bur. R.C. Irishtown 27 May 1921, Tuttle Bros. Ltd., undertaker. Registration [stamped] 47139, reg. no. [handwritten] 121; vol. 47, microfilm F18950.