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William Francis O'Donnell 1876–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jun 1876

Birth Location: Drifton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: May 19, 1937

Death Location: Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA

Father: John O'Donnell

Mother: Catherine Brogan

Spouse(s): Cathrine O'Donnell

Children(s): Mary O'Donnell, William O'Donnell, Robert O'Donnell, Joseph O'Donnell, John O'Donnell

William Francis O'Donnell was born in 1876 in Drifton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of John O Donnell And Catherine M Brogan. William Francis O'Donnell married Cathrine O Donnell, and had children including John O Donnell, Joseph P O Donnell, Mary Wilhelmina O Donnell, Robert Bernard O Donnell, William Joseph O Donnell. William Francis O'Donnell passed away in 1937 in Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • William Francis O'Donnell was born in 1876 in Drifton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of John O Donnell And Catherine M Brogan.
  • William Francis O'Donnell married Cathrine O Donnell, and had children including John O Donnell, Joseph P O Donnell, Mary Wilhelmina O Donnell, Robert Bernard O Donnell, William Joseph O Donnell.
  • William Francis O'Donnell passed away in 1937 in Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John O'Donnell
1846–1893
Birth Location: Beaver Meadow, Carbon, Pennsylvania, USA
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Catherine Brogan
1848–1896
Birth Location: Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Cathrine O'Donnell
1876–1943
Birth Location: Galmoy, Kilkenny, Ireland
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Children(s)

Mary O'Donnell
1905–1987
Birth Location: Bound Brook, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
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William O'Donnell
1907–1967
Birth Location: Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
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Robert O'Donnell
1910–1999
Birth Location: Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
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Joseph O'Donnell
1916–1944
Birth Location: Trenton, New Jersey
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John O'Donnell
1909–1909
Birth Location: –
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William O'Donnell's Ancestors

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William O'Donnell
1876–1937
Birth Place: Drifton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
John O'Donnell
1846–1893
Beaver Meadow, Carbon, Pennsylvania, USA
Catherine (M) Brogan
1848–1896
Ireland
Grandparents
William Brogan
1810–
Ireland
Annie Gallagher
1810–
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William O'Donnell's Descendants

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William (Francis) O'Donnell (3 Jun 1876–May 19, 1937) m. Cathrine O'Donnell (02 Feb 1876–03 DEC 1943)
  1. 1. Mary (Wilhelmina) O'Donnell 1905–1987
  2. 2. William (Joseph) O'Donnell 1907–1967
  3. 3. Robert (Bernard) O'Donnell 1910–1999 m. Anne O'Donnell 1921–2012
  4. 4. Joseph (P) O'Donnell 1916–1944 m. Matilda (E) Kish 1915–2018
  5. 5. John O'Donnell 1909–1909

William O'Donnell's Timeline

2 Records

1876
3 Jun 1876
Birth of William Francis O'Donnell in Drifton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Drifton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
1937
May 19, 1937
Age 61
Death of William Francis O'Donnell in Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1876
    Event Place: Drifton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 19, 1937
    Event Place: Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
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