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Robert Patrick Donovan 1930–2008 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Sep 1930

Birth Location: Britten, South Dakota

Death Date: 21 Mar 2008

Death Location: Hecla, Brown County, South Dakota, United States of America

Father: Edward Donovan

Mother: Freda Himes

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Robert Patrick Donovan was born in 1930 in Britten, South Dakota, the child of Edward S Donovan And Freda Amelia Himes. Robert Patrick Donovan married Joyce Ann Thelen, and had children including Jessica Rose Donovan, Patrick Edward Donovan. Robert Patrick Donovan passed away in 2008 in Hecla, Brown County, South Dakota, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Robert Patrick Donovan was born in 1930 in Britten, South Dakota, the child of Edward S Donovan And Freda Amelia Himes.
  • Robert Patrick Donovan married Joyce Ann Thelen, and had children including Jessica Rose Donovan, Patrick Edward Donovan.
  • Robert Patrick Donovan passed away in 2008 in Hecla, Brown County, South Dakota, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Donovan's Ancestors

Self
Robert Donovan
1930–2008
Birth Place: Britten, South Dakota
Parents
Edward S Donovan
1894–1972
Hecla, Brown, SD, USA
Freda (Amelia) Himes
1902–1986
Taylorville, IL
Grandparents
Henry Donovan
1858–1927
Peel, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
Bridget (Theresa) Gainer
1866–1930
Arthur, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
Great-Grandparents
JAMES GAINER
1826–1916
Mary O'Keefe
1836–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Sr
1798–1877
Ellen Guider
1794–1871

Robert Donovan's Timeline

8 Records

1930
20 Sep 1930
Birth of Robert Patrick Donovan in Hecla, Brown, South Dakota, USA
Hecla, Brown, South Dakota, USA
1930
20 Sep 1930
Birth of Robert Patrick Donovan in Britten, South Dakota
Britten, South Dakota
1935
1935
Age 5
Robert Patrick Donovan resided here in Portage, Brown, South Dakota
Portage, Brown, South Dakota
1940
1940
Age 10
Robert Patrick Donovan resided here in Portage, Brown, South Dakota, USA
Portage, Brown, South Dakota, USA
1945
1945
Age 15
Robert Patrick Donovan resided here in Portage, Brown, South Dakota
Portage, Brown, South Dakota
1950
1950
Age 20
Robert Patrick Donovan resided here in Aberdeen, South Dakota, USA
Aberdeen, South Dakota, USA
1969
1969
Age 39
Robert Patrick Donovan resided here in Denver, CO
Denver, CO
2008
21 Mar 2008
Age 78
Death of Robert Patrick Donovan in Denver, Denver County, Colorado, United States of America
Denver, Denver County, Colorado, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1930
    Event Place: Hecla, Brown, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [3] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Portage, Brown, South Dakota; Roll: m-t0627-03849; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 7-48
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Minnesota; Issue Date: 1956
    [6] South Dakota, State Census, 1935
    [7] South Dakota, State Census, 1945
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] Montana, Marriage Records, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services; Helena, Montana; Montana State Marriage Records, 1943-1986; Roll Number: 41; Certificate Number Range: 61 260001 - 61 560725
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Portage, Brown, Sout

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1930
    Event Place: Britten, South Dakota

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: South Dakota, State Census, 1945

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Portage, Brown, South Dakota
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Portage, Brown, South Dakota; Roll: m-t0627-03849; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 7-48
    [2] South Dakota, State Census, 1935

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Portage, Brown, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Portage, Brown, South Dakota; Roll: m-t0627-03849; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 7-48

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Portage, Brown, South Dakota
    Record Source: South Dakota, State Census, 1945

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Aberdeen, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Portage, Brown, Sout

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1969
    Event Place: Denver, CO
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Denver, CO
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Mar 2008
    Event Place: Denver, Denver County, Colorado, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Minnesota; Issue Date: 1956
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hecla, Brown County, South Dakota, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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