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John Donovan 1837 – 1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Oct 1837

Birth Location: Lackavaun, Kilmoe Parish, Ireland

Death Date: 27 APR 1914

Death Location: Trevorton, Northumberland Co., PA

Father: Daniel Donovan

Mother: Mary Mahoney

Spouse(s): Mary Kelly

Children(s): Ellen Donovan

The story of John Donovan began in 1837 in Lackavaun, Kilmoe Parish, Ireland. John Donovan married Mary Kelly, and had children including Ellen T. (Nellie) Donovan. John Donovan passed away in 1914 in Trevorton, Northumberland Co., PA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Donovan began in 1837 in Lackavaun, Kilmoe Parish, Ireland.
  • John Donovan married Mary Kelly, and had children including Ellen T. (Nellie) Donovan.
  • John Donovan passed away in 1914 in Trevorton, Northumberland Co., PA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Donovan's Ancestors

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John Donovan
1837 – 1914
Birth Place: Lackavaun, Kilmoe Parish, Ireland
Parents
Daniel Donovan
1810 – 1896
County Cork, Ireland
Mary Mahoney
1814 – 1882
County Cork, Ireland
Grandparents
John (or Daniel?) Donovan
1789 – 1890
Ireland
Mary Murphy
1794 –
Ireland
Danl Donovan
Mary Hack
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Donovan's Descendants

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John Donovan (23 Oct 1837 – 27 APR 1914) m. Mary Kelly (1848 – 1897)
  1. 1. Ellen (T. (Nellie)) Donovan (Nov 1876 – 9 November 1945) m. John (Augustine Wickenhiser) (Wickenheiser) (12 Aug 1873 – 30 Apr 1958)
    1. 1. Mary (D) Wickenhiser (abt 1902 – ) m. Crawford
      1. 1. Mary (D.) Crawford (1930 – )
    2. 2. Joseph Wickenhiser (28 Feb 1905 – Feb 1974) m. Mary (1905 – )
    3. 3. Helen (Elizabeth) Wickenhiser (9 Oct 1908 – 31 Dec 1985) m. Fred (B) Lohnes
    4. 4. Bernard (J "Bud") Wickenhiser (20 Mar 1912 – 23 July 1964) m. Anna (Mildred) Griffin (2 Dec 1910 – Sep 1979)
      1. 1. Audrey (Ann) Wickenhiser (31 Jul 1933 – 23 Jul 2003) m. Leonard (Dennis) Shea (9 Nov 1925 – 3 Apr 2007)
        1. 1. James (Michael) Shea (December 10, 1953 – )
        2. 2. Kathleen (Mary) Shea (4 Mar 1955 – )
        3. 3. Mark (Sean) Shea (August 18, 1958 – 10 June 2019)
        4. 4. thomas Shea
      2. 2. John (Richard "Jack") Wickenhiser (29 Aug 1935 – 23 Dec 2015) m. Beverly (L.) Theriault
        1. 1. Marcia Wickenhiser m. Gallagher
        2. 2. Beth Wickenhiser m. Andrew Savage
      3. 3. Mary (Helen) Wickenhiser (30 Dec 1941 – 7 Jan 2016) m. John (Francis) McCarthy (22 July 1937 – 15 Mar 2022) m. Paul (Clifford) McKenzie (16 Jan 1940 – 17 Feb 2009) m. Robert ("Bob") Fisher
        1. 1. Lisa (Ann) McCarthy (11 June 1961 – 05 Feb 2023) m. Bruno (M) Black (21 Jul 1958 – )
        2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) McCarthy (16 Nov 1962 – ) m. Brian (John) Ojala (13 Feb 1957 – )
        3. 3. John (Arthur) McCarthy (30 Jul 1964 – 5 May 2019) m. Julie (Anne) Terranella (14 Feb 1967 – ) m. Lori (Jayne) Smith (20 Jun 1965 – )
        4. 4. Timothy (P.) McCarthy (13 Nov 1967 – ) m. Michelle (Diane) Porter (11 Dec 1968 – )
        5. 5. Anne (Marie) McCarthy (17 June 1969 – ) m. Keith (R) Carberry (12 Mar 1964 – )
        6. 6. Thomas (M.) McCarthy (6 Jul 1972 – ) m. Heather (Mary) Langer (9 Mar 1976 – )
        7. 7. Caroline (W.) Fisher (26 Dec 1973 – ) m. "Mitch" Mitchell (29 Apr – ) m. Mark Gillespie

John Donovan's Timeline

2 Records

1837
23 Oct 1837
Birth of John Donovan in Lackavaun, Kilmoe Parish, Ireland
Lackavaun, Kilmoe Parish, Ireland
1914
27 APR 1914
Age 77
Death of John Donovan in Trevorton, Northumberland Co., PA
Trevorton, Northumberland Co., PA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Oct 1837
    Event Place: Lackavaun, Kilmoe Parish, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 APR 1914
    Event Place: Trevorton, Northumberland Co., PA

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