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Bernard James Donovan 1914–1993 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Dec 1914

Birth Location: Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 8 Jan 1993

Death Location: Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Father: Dennis Donovan

Mother: Jessie Cranker

Spouse(s): Mary Cavanagh

Children(s): Howard Donovan

The story of Bernard James Donovan began in 1914 in Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada. Bernard James Donovan married Mary Camilla Cavanagh, and had children including Howard Joseph Phillip Donovan. Bernard James Donovan passed away in 1993 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Bernard James Donovan began in 1914 in Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada.
  • Bernard James Donovan married Mary Camilla Cavanagh, and had children including Howard Joseph Phillip Donovan.
  • Bernard James Donovan passed away in 1993 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

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Bernard Donovan's Ancestors

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Bernard Donovan
1914–1993
Birth Place: Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Dennis McDonald Donovan
1880–1958
Lansdowne Twp, Leeds Co., Ontario, Canada
Jessie (Mary Cecilia) Cranker
1883–1973
Leeds, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Michael Donovan
1831–1916
County Limerick, Ireland
Alice (Thompson) McDonald
1840–1927
Lansdowne, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada
Great-Grandparents
John Donovan
1796–1867
Mary Cosgriff
1796–1881
Michael McDonald
1811–1894
Elizabeth Thompson
1811–1889
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Thompson
1783–1858
Anne Bickett
1785–1846

Bernard Donovan's Descendants

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Bernard (James) Donovan (11 Dec 1914–8 Jan 1993) m. Mary (Camilla) Cavanagh (7 Aug 1919–12 July 1984)
  1. 1. Howard (Joseph Phillip) Donovan 1946–1998

Bernard Donovan's Timeline

2 Records

1914
11 Dec 1914
Birth of Bernard James Donovan in Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada
Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada
1993
8 Jan 1993
Age 79
Death of Bernard James Donovan in Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1914
    Event Place: Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1993
    Event Place: Kingston, Ontario, Canada

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