Daniel Donovan1

#22015, (circa 1811 - September 1874)

Family

Honora Mahoney b. c 1821, d. 1871
Children 1.Mary Donovan3 (c 1854 - )
 2.Margaret Donovan3 (1858 - )
 3.Patrick Donovan3 (c 1860 - )
Daniel Donovan and Jeremiah McCarthy came to New Brunswick together, and Jeremiah marr. Mary Donovan.1 
John Welch was followed in migrating to New Brunswick by his brother Edward, who came with his brother-in-law Daniel Donovan, Daniel Carty, Jeremiah McCarthy, and Daniel O'Connell [but see citation].2 
Birth*circa 1811He was born circa 1811 at IrelandG.3 
Marriage*2 November 1851He married Honora Mahoney, daughter of Jeremiah Mahoney and Margaret _____, on 2 November 1851 at Chapelle de la baie du Chimougoui, Shemogue, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.4,5 
1861He and Honora Mahoney appeared on the census of 1861 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (nei. Jeremiah and Mary McCarthy, fam. 198; Daniel and Mary McCarty, fam. 197; Edward and Mary Walsh, fam. 195.)6 
1871He and Honora Mahoney appeared on the census of 1871 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (neis. Edward and Mary Welsh, fam. 175; Daniel and Mary McCarty, fam. 178; Bartholomew and Sarah Hennesee, fam. 177; Jeremiah and Mary McCarthy, fam. 179.)7 
Death*September 1874He died in September 1874 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.8 
Burial*6 September 1874He was buried on 6 September 1874 at St. Bartholomew Church Cemetery, Melrose, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.9 

Citations

  1. [S79] Rev. Edward Savage, The Story of Melrose, Westmorland County (copy from Université Saint Joseph Archives, Moncton), transcription online http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nbwestmo/history.htm, p. 26-27, Welsh brothers from Ireland. 1. John, arr. "shortly after the Barrys to whom he was related," children John, Edward, Mrs. Hennessey, Mary Carrigan and Michael. 2. Edward and his sons Edward, John and William followed, with brother-in-law Daniel Donovan, Daniel Carty, Jeremiah McCarthy, and Daniel O'Connell. Edward marr. (second) wid. Murphy [first wife not named; Donovan, McCarrthy and O'Donnell were neis. of Edward Welsh in the 1851 census.].
  2. [S79] Rev. Edward Savage, The Story of Melrose, p. 27. The census records have (for migration) John Walsh (ca. 1836), Edward Walsh (Jun 1841), Jeremiah McCarthy (Jun 1840) and Daniel O'Connell (Jun 1841). Daniel Donovan is not in the 1851 census but marr. in NB Nov 1851. Daniel McCarthy is not in the 1851 census and arrived between 1849 and 1852 based on the births of his children.
  3. [S1752] 1861 Canada East Census.
  4. [S100] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: Shemogue [Chimogoui, St-Barthélemi], Cte Westmorland, 1813-1855 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), p. 173, M-6, img. 112/150. Daniel Donovan and Honora Mahany, both of Cape Tormentine, marr. 2 Nov 1851 by John A Mooney; witn. Daniel Mahony and Mary Mahony. Online Ancestry.com.
  5. [S1980] Auguste Daigle (transcriber), Registre de la paroisse St-Timothée [i.e. Ste-Thérèse-d'Avila] de Shemogue, FHL Film 928969, Item 10, filmed 1967, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, online FamilySearch.org, Village of Chimoqouy (transcript), p. 523 (corrected from p. 37). Daniel Donovan and Honora Mahoney, both of Cape Tormentine, marr. 2 Nov 1851 by John A Mooney; witn. Daniel Mahoney and Mary Mahoney.
  6. [S1752] 1861 Canada East Census. Daniel (50), b. Ireland, farmer; Honora (40), b. Ireland.
  7. [S84] 1871 Canada Census. Daniel (63), b. Ireland, farmer; Honora (57), b. Ireland.
  8. [S106] St. Bartholomew's Cemetery Headstones and Parish Register Entries, Mark Edlund (compiler), online rootsweb.ancestry.com, Entry 109. Daniel Donovan, wid. of the late Honora Mahony, bur. 6 Sep 1874, age 63.
  9. [S106] St. Bartholomew's Cemetery [Selected Headstones], online rootsweb.ancestry.com, Entry 109. Daniel Donovan, wid. of the late Honora Mahony, bur. 6 Sep 1874, age 63 (no headstone found).