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James L Donovan 1928 – 2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Sep 1928

Birth Location: Massachusetts

Death Date: 31 Aug 2000

Death Location: Peabody, Massachusetts

Father: Lawrence Donovan

Mother: Helen Swimm

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James L Donovan was born in 1928 in Massachusetts, the child of Lawrence Leo Donovan and Helen Swimm. In 1935, James L Donovan resided in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. In 1940, James L Donovan resided in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. James L Donovan passed away in 2000 in Peabody, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • James L Donovan was born in 1928 in Massachusetts, the child of Lawrence Leo Donovan and Helen Swimm.
  • In 1935, James L Donovan resided in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
  • In 1940, James L Donovan resided in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.
  • James L Donovan passed away in 2000 in Peabody, Massachusetts.

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Spouses(s)

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James Donovan's Ancestors

Self
James Donovan
1928 – 2000
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Parents
Lawrence Leo Donovan
1895 – 1933
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Helen Swimm
1904 – 1981
Clarkes Harbor, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
Jeremiah Donovan
1867 – 1935
Ireland
Mary Mccarthy
1868 – 1918
Ireland
Jeremiah Swim
1868 –
Nova Scotia
Emma Nickerson
1865 –
Nova Scotia
Great-Grandparents
Patrick McCarthy
Julia McCarthy
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Donovan's Timeline

4 Records

1928
20 Sep 1928
Birth of James L Donovan in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
1935
1935
Age 7
James L Donovan resided here in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
1940
1940
Age 12
James L Donovan resided here in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
2000
31 Aug 2000
Age 72
Death of James L Donovan in Peabody, Massachusetts
Peabody, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1928
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01657; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 15-23
    [2] Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01657; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 15-23

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01657; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 15-23

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Aug 2000
    Event Place: Peabody, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

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