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Helen M Donovan 1881–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1881

Birth Location: Ireland

Death Date: 7 April 1968

Death Location: Roslindale, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Michael Donovan

Mother: Bridget Ryall\Donovan

Spouse(s): Joseph Smart

Children(s): Joseph Smart, Francis Smart, James Sr

Helen M Donovan was born in 1881 in Ireland, the child of Michael Donovan And Bridget Ryall Donovan. Helen M Donovan married Joseph M Smart, and had children including Francis Herbert Smart, James Joseph Jimmie Smart Sr, Joseph Edward Smart. Helen M Donovan passed away in 1968 in Roslindale, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Helen M Donovan was born in 1881 in Ireland, the child of Michael Donovan And Bridget Ryall Donovan.
  • Helen M Donovan married Joseph M Smart, and had children including Francis Herbert Smart, James Joseph Jimmie Smart Sr, Joseph Edward Smart.
  • Helen M Donovan passed away in 1968 in Roslindale, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Helen Donovan's Ancestors

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Helen Donovan
1881–1968
Birth Place: Ireland
Parents
Michael Donovan
1842–1891
Lissacramine Cork, Ireland
Bridget Ryall\Donovan
1842–1909
Ireland
Grandparents
William (Michael S\Denis) O’Donovan
1801–1887
Cork, Ireland
Mary Buie\Donovan
1811–1878
Ireland
Maurice Ryall
1800–1868
Ireland
Margaret\Mary McGrath\Ryal\Ryall
1802–1888
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Patrick Donovan
1780–1841
James Donovan
1790–
Catharine Swanton
1790–
Margaret Ryall
1884–
Jeremiah McGRATH
1780–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Donovan
1760–1810
Margaret Riordan\Murphy
1760–1815
John Ryall\Ryal
1839–1910
Johanna Tracey
1848–1931

Helen Donovan's Descendants

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Helen (M) Donovan (Apr 1881–7 April 1968) m. Joseph (M) Smart (July 1882–8 August 1937)
  1. 1. Joseph (Edward) Smart 1912–1930
  2. 2. Francis (Herbert) Smart 1914–1991 m. Helen (Frances) Oconnor\Smart 1918–2000
    1. 1. Francis (Xavier Smart) Sr 1937–2001 m. Jean\Jeanette (M) Wight 1936–2022
  3. 3. James (Joseph \Jimmie Smart) Sr 1917–1983

Helen Donovan's Timeline

5 Records

1880
22 April 1880
Birth of Helen M Donovan in Fermoy, Cork, Ireland
Fermoy, Cork, Ireland
1881
Apr 1881
Birth of Helen M Donovan in Ireland
Ireland
1884
About 1884
Age 3
Birth of Helen M Donovan in Ireland, Wiltshire, England
Ireland, Wiltshire, England
1900
1900
Age 19
Helen M Donovan resided here in Boston Ward 22, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston Ward 22, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1968
7 April 1968
Age 87
Death of Helen M Donovan in Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 April 1880
    Event Place: Fermoy, Cork, Ireland
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: About 1884
    Event Place: Ireland, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1881
    Event Place: Ireland
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1886
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Boston Ward 22, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 April 1968
    Event Place: Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Roslindale, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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