Mary Ann Donohoe1

b. 23 April 1856
Last Edited10 Apr 2005
FatherJames Donohoe1 b. c 1815
MotherMary Chantry1 b. bt 1815 - 1826, d. 12 Dec 1864
Birth*23 April 1856St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism25 April 1856St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Church, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; The godparents were Patrick Donohoe and Catherine Mooney.1 

Citations

  1. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions.

Michael Donohoe1

b. circa 1845
Last Edited11 Jul 2005
FatherJames Donohoe1 b. c 1806
MotherMary Anne Stanley1 b. c 1807
Birth*circa 1845Quebec, Canada2 

Citations

  1. [S345] 1851 Census of Canada, online www.ancestry.com.
  2. [S71] "Canada, Census of 1861; Sub-census for St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec.

Patrick Donohoe1

b. 3 March 1859
Last Edited23 Apr 2005
FatherJames Donohoe1 b. c 1815
MotherMary Chantry1 b. bt 1815 - 1826, d. 12 Dec 1864
Birth*3 March 1859St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism5 March 1859St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Church, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; The godparents were Joseph Martin and Ann McDonnell.1 

Citations

  1. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Baptisms, 1859.

Patrick Donohoe1

b. 25 April 1837
Last Edited7 May 2005
FatherJames Donohoe1 b. bt 1791 - 1797
MotherCatherine Barrett1 b. bt 1791 - 1797
Birth*25 April 1837Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism7 May 1837Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Godparents were Patrick Cassin and Bridget Mahon.1 

Citations

  1. [S507] Gerald Neville, Index of Baptisms, p. 43.

Peter Donohoe1

b. 11 September 1843
Last Edited21 Feb 2005
FatherJames Donohoe1 b. bt 1791 - 1797
MotherCatherine Barrett1 b. bt 1791 - 1797
Birth*11 September 1843Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism16 September 1843St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Church, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; The Godparents were William Donohoe and Bridget O'Neil.1 

Citations

  1. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Baptisms, 1843.

Robert Donohoe1

b. 5 May 1853
Last Edited11 Jul 2005
FatherJames Donohoe1 b. c 1806
MotherMary Anne Stanley1 b. c 1807
Birth*5 May 1853St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism8 May 1853St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Church, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; The godparents were Richard and Mary Hayes.1 

Citations

  1. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions.

Sarah Ann Donohoe1

b. circa 1858
Last Edited7 May 2005
FatherWilliam Donohoe1 b. 11 Feb 1824
MotherSarah Finlay1 b. c 1825
Birth*circa 1858Wisconsin, United States1 

Citations

  1. [S500] 1900 U.S. Census, online www.ancestry.com, Wisconsin, Ozaukee County, Saukville, p. 208.

Thomas Donohoe1

Last Edited27 Feb 2005

Family

 Ann Mulholland
Marriage*Ann Mulholland1 
Child 1.James Donohoe+1 b. c 1806
Marriage*Ann Mulholland1 

Citations

  1. [S507] Gerald Neville, Index of Baptisms, p.43.

Thomas Donohoe1

b. circa 1827
Last Edited11 Feb 2015
Birth*circa 1827Canada1 

Citations

  1. [S345] 1851 Census of Canada, online www.ancestry.com.

Thomas Donohoe1

b. circa 1837
Last Edited11 Jul 2005
FatherJames Donohoe1 b. c 1806
MotherMary Anne Stanley1 b. c 1807
Birth*circa 1837Quebec, Canada1 

Citations

  1. [S345] 1851 Census of Canada, online www.ancestry.com.

Timothy Donohoe1

b. 19 April 1851
Last Edited19 Feb 2005
FatherJames Donohoe1 b. c 1815
MotherMary Chantry1 b. bt 1815 - 1826, d. 12 Dec 1864
Birth*19 April 1851Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism21 April 1851St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Church, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; The Godparents were William and Julia Donohoe.1 

Citations

  1. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Baptisms, 1851.

William Donohoe1

b. 11 February 1824
Last Edited7 May 2005
FatherJames Donohoe1 b. bt 1791 - 1797
MotherCatherine Barrett1 b. bt 1791 - 1797

Family

 Sarah Finlay b. c 1825
Marriage*19 October 1847Sarah Finlay; St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Church, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "In the year 1847, on the 19th of October, after the publication of three banns of marriage between William Donohoe, legitimate son ofJames Donohoe, proprietor, and Catherine Barrett, inhabitants of this parish on the one part; and Sally Finlay, legitimate daughter of age of Charles Finlay, proprieter, and the Sarah Carton, also inhabitants of Valcartier on the other part; made on three consecutive Sundays, without finding any impediment or opposition; I, the undersigned Cure, have this day received their mutual consent to the said marriage and have given them the nuptial benediction in the presence of James Donohoe, William Finlayl, who have undersigned.
Griffith, Cure de St. Gabriel de Valcartier"1,3 
Children 1.Mary Donohoe4 b. 22 Aug 1848, d. b 1851
 2.James Donohoe5 b. c 1850
 3.William Donohoe6 b. 4 May 1851
 4.John Donohoe7 b. 22 Aug 1853
 5.Charles Donohoe8 b. c 1856
 6.Sarah Ann Donohoe8 b. c 1858
 7.J. Thomas Donohoe8 b. c 1859
Birth*11 February 1824Quebec, Canada2 
Baptism14 February 1824St-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette Catholic Church, Loretteville, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; The Godparents were Patrick Reynolds and Joseph Pepin.2 
Marriage*19 October 1847Sarah Finlay; St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Church, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "In the year 1847, on the 19th of October, after the publication of three banns of marriage between William Donohoe, legitimate son ofJames Donohoe, proprietor, and Catherine Barrett, inhabitants of this parish on the one part; and Sally Finlay, legitimate daughter of age of Charles Finlay, proprieter, and the Sarah Carton, also inhabitants of Valcartier on the other part; made on three consecutive Sundays, without finding any impediment or opposition; I, the undersigned Cure, have this day received their mutual consent to the said marriage and have given them the nuptial benediction in the presence of James Donohoe, William Finlayl, who have undersigned.
Griffith, Cure de St. Gabriel de Valcartier"1,3 
(Witness) Deathbefore 1851Mary Donohoe; Not listed in 1851 or 1860 censuses. 

Citations

  1. [S507] Gerald Neville, Index of Baptisms, p. 43.
  2. [S507] Gerald Neville, Index of Baptisms, p.43.
  3. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Marriages, 1847.
  4. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Baptisms, 1848.
  5. [S345] 1851 Census of Canada, online www.ancestry.com, Baptisms, 1861.
  6. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Baptisms, 1851.
  7. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions.
  8. [S500] 1900 U.S. Census, online www.ancestry.com, Wisconsin, Ozaukee County, Saukville, p. 208.

William Donohoe1

b. 4 May 1851
Last Edited19 Feb 2005
FatherWilliam Donohoe1 b. 11 Feb 1824
MotherSarah Finlay1 b. c 1825
Birth*4 May 1851Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism18 May 1851St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Church, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; The Godparents were William Finlay and Catherine Donohoe.1 

Citations

  1. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Baptisms, 1851.

John Donohue1

Last Edited18 Jan 2014

Family

 Ellen Shea
Marriage*Ellen Shea1 
Child 1.Mary Ellen Donohue+1
Marriage*Ellen Shea1 

Citations

  1. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec County, Quebec City, Saint Patrick, 1890.

Mary Ellen Donohue1

Last Edited18 Jan 2014
FatherJohn Donohue1
MotherEllen Shea1

Family

 John Sheehan b. 24 Oct 1857
Marriage*14 April 1890John Sheehan; St. Patrick Catholic Church, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "...between John Sheehan, son of age of James Sheehan and of Mary Carroll, of St. Catherine's, Portneuf Co., PQ, on the one part; and Mary Ellen Donohue, daughter of age of John Donohue and of Ellen Shea of this parish on the other part...in the presence of Neil Shanahan and Jennie Latimer..."1 
Children 1.Mary Ellen Sheehan+3 b. 3 Apr 1891
 2.James Sheehan4 b. 4 May 1893
 3.Margaret Agnes Sheehan5 b. 15 Jul 1896
 4.John Sheehan6 b. 10 Dec 1898
 5.Catherine Sheehan7 b. 22 Aug 1901
Birth* 
Married Name14 April 1890Sheehan1 
Marriage*14 April 1890John Sheehan; St. Patrick Catholic Church, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "...between John Sheehan, son of age of James Sheehan and of Mary Carroll, of St. Catherine's, Portneuf Co., PQ, on the one part; and Mary Ellen Donohue, daughter of age of John Donohue and of Ellen Shea of this parish on the other part...in the presence of Neil Shanahan and Jennie Latimer..."1 
(Witness) Will17 October 1895Mary Carroll; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; 

17th October 1895
Will of Mary Carroll
Wife of James Sheehan

From records of Notary Edouard Antill Panet
No. 4842
Transcribed from the Original Will at the Quebec Archives



On the seventeenth day of October one thousand eight hundred and ninety five, at the special insistence and request of Dame Mary Carroll, wife of James Sheehan of the Parish of Sainte Catherine, Farmer, I, Édouard Antill Panet, the undersigned Notary Public duly commissioned and sworn in and residing and practising in the Parish of Saint Raymond in the Province of Quebec and Dominion of Canada, accompanied by James Cullen and Patrick Coughlin, both farmers, and both residing in the Parish of Sainte Catherine, witnesses required by law, and expressly demanded by the said Testatrix for the purpose of witnessing her last will, repaired to the residence in said Parish of Ste. Catherine of said Testatrix, and there finding her ill in bed but of sound and disposing mind, memory, judgment and understanding as it appeared unto us Notary and witnesses from her words and actions, yet knowing and considering the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the time thereof, and being desirous of regulating her worldly affairs whilst yet she hath the strength left to do so, hath named, dictated and nominated unto us said Notary in presence of said undersigned witnesses her last will and testament in the manner and form following:

1º I recommend my soul to Almighty God my Creator in the humble hope that he will receive the same to his favor.

2º I will and order that my body be committed to the grave to be buried in a manner suitable to my station in life and according to the rites and solemnities of the Holy Roman Catholic Church and faith of which I am a member with a funeral service sung over my remains and another funeral service at the end of the year with two high masses and twenty five low masses for the repose of my soul as soon as possible after my death.

3º I give, devise and bequeath to my daughter- in-law Mary Ellen Donohue, wife of John Sheehan, all my right title and interest in and to that certain lot of land situate, lying and being in the Parish of Sainte Catherine being Lot number seven of the Sixth Range of the Seigniory of Fossambault and containing two arpents of land in breadth by forty five arpents in depth, circumstances and dependencies, said lot now known and distinguished upon the official plan and book of reference for the County of Portneuf and Parish of Sainte Catherine as lot official number one hundred and seventy nine (No. 179) to be by her used, enjoyed and disposed of in full property and ownership from and after the moment of my decease as a mark of affection for the great care she has taken of me in sickness, willing and desiring that my said rights and interest in said lot of land be exempt from seizure for any debts contracted by herself or her husband.

4º I give, devise and bequeath unto my grandson James, son of John Sheehan and Mary Ellen Donohue, his wife, all my rights, title and interests in two lots of land situate in the said Parish of Sainte Catherine being lots numbers eight and nine of the Little Range of the Seigniory of Fossambault now known as lot number one hundred and seventy seven and one hundred and seventy eight (Nos. 177 & 178) of the cadastre for the Parish of Saint Catherine and County of Portneuf, with buildings thereon erected, & also all my rights, shares, interests and title in and to the whole of the moveable and immoveable effects, household furniture, goods, and chattels situate and being on the said three lots of land numbers seven, eight and nine of the Little Range subject to the usufruct, use and enjoyment thereof of my said son John Sheehan during the whole minority of my said grandson, said usufruct to be exempt from seizure for any debts contracted by my said son John.

5º I give, devise and bequeath unto my other grandson John, son of James Sheehan and Dame Catherine Maher, his wife, all my right, title and interests in and to the following immoveable properties:

     -1- A lot of land situate, lying and being in the Parish of Sainte Catherine, being lot number four of the Little Range in the Seigniory of Fossambault and containing said lot two arpents of land in breadth by forty five arpents in depth, with the buildings thereon erected and now known as lot number one hundred and eighty two (No. 182) on the official plan and book of reference for the County of Portneuf and Parish of Sainte Catherine
     -2- A lot of land situate in the said Parish of Sainte Catherine in the Little Range of the Seigniory of Fossambault containing three arpents of land in breadth by fifteen in depth also one and a quarter arpents of land in breadth by thirty arpents in depth to be taken and detached from a lot in the third concession of the Seigniory of Fossambault and now known upon the official plan and book of reference of the County of Portneuf and Parish of Ste. Catherine as lots numbers eighty two an four (82 & 84), also all my rights, shares, titles and interests in and to the whole of the moveable and immoveable effects, household furniture, goods and chattels situate and being on the said lot number four and now in use by my son James and subject to the use and usufruct and enjoyment thereof, during the whole minority of my said grandson John, said usufruct to be exempt from seizure for any debts contracted by my said son James.

I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my two sons, John and James Sheehan of the Parish of Sainte Catherine, Farmers, Executors of this my present last will and testament wishing and desiring that their power and authority as such Executors continue beyond the day and year allowed by law and until such time as their two sons, James and John, shall have attained their age of majority.

I hereby revoke and repeal all other and former last wills and codicils by me heretofore made, wishing and desiring that the present alone be followed.

It was thus named, dictated and nominated unto us said Notary and witnesses by the said Testatrix of her own free will and accord, and the said Testatrix persisted hereinafter the reading thereof as fully to embody and contain her last will and intentions.

Thus done and passed at Sainte Catherine aforesaid in the residence of the said Testatrix on the day, month and year first above written, under the number four thousand eight hundred and forty two of the original deeds remaining of record in the office of the undersigned Notary.

In testimony whereof the said Testatrix declaring her inability to write or sign her name hath made her usual mark of a cross in the presence of the said undersigned Notary and witnesses who have each signed with and in the presence of the said Testatrix and in the presence of each other, these presents having been first duly read by the said Notary to said Testatrix in presence of said witnesses.

Mary Carroll, her mark;
James Cullen, his signature;
Patrick Coughlin, his signature,
E.A. Panet, N.P., his signature

________________

NOTE: James Sheehan and Mary Carroll were married in Ste-Catherine, County Portneuf on 13 April 1847.

John Sheehan (s/o James Sheehan and Mary Carroll) married Mary Ellen Donohue in St. Patrick's Church, Quebec City on 14 April 1890.

James Sheehan (s/o James Sheehan and Mary Carroll) married Catherine Maher in Ste-Catherine on 1 September 1884.


Transcribed by Gerald Neville, 2011

Note by Patricia Balkcom: Mary died 5 years later on the 26th of May 1900 at the reported age of 81 years. The two grandsons mentioned were her oldest grandsons. Mary had seven children, six survived infancy, and the two mentioned in the will were her only sons.2 

Citations

  1. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec County, Quebec City, Saint Patrick, 1890.
  2. [S824] Will of Mary Carroll; Translated from the Original Will.
  3. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1891.
  4. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1893.
  5. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1896.
  6. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1898.
  7. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1901.

(?) Donovan1

b. 1 March 1845
Last Edited18 Mar 2011
FatherJeremiah Donovan1
MotherMary Saurin1
Birth*1 March 1845Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism7 March 1845Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada1 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Portneuf, St. Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1845.

Ann Donovan1

b. 11 October 1847, d. 15 May 1892
Last Edited18 Dec 2011
FatherJohn Donovan1 b. c 1809, d. 8 Apr 1871
MotherMary O'Neil1 b. c 1812

Family

 Thomas Crotty b. 29 Jan 1843
Marriage*20 August 1867Thomas Crotty; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...between Thomas Crotty, resident farmer of the parish, son of age to Thomas Crotty and Bridget Galligan. farmers of this parish,... and Ann Donovan, minor daughter of John Donovan and Mary O'Neil, farmers of this parish ..in the presence of Thomas Crotty, father, and Jane McCarthy, friend of the bridegroom and Michael Donovan, brother, and Joanna Donovan, sister, of the bride..."2 
Children 1.Thomas Crotty6 b. 15 Jun 1868
 2.Michael Crotty7 b. 7 Oct 1869, d. 24 Apr 1871
 3.Bridget Ann Crotty3 b. 28 Dec 1870, d. 14 Jun 1886
 4.Mary Ann Crotty8 b. 22 Jul 1872
 5.James Crotty9 b. 8 Jun 1874
 6.Thomas Crotty10 b. 4 Apr 1876
 7.Catherine Crotty11 b. 8 Mar 1878
 8.Mary Elizabeth Crotty12 b. 9 Dec 1879
 9.Ellen Crotty13 b. 27 Oct 1881
 10.Joseph John Crotty14 b. 7 Apr 1884
 11.William Crotty15 b. 9 Dec 1887
 12.Michael Francis Crotty16 b. 24 Mar 1891
Birth*11 October 1847Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism16 October 1847Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Patrick Kennedy and Margaret Cooney were godparents.1 
Married Name20 August 1867Crotty2 
Marriage*20 August 1867Thomas Crotty; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...between Thomas Crotty, resident farmer of the parish, son of age to Thomas Crotty and Bridget Galligan. farmers of this parish,... and Ann Donovan, minor daughter of John Donovan and Mary O'Neil, farmers of this parish ..in the presence of Thomas Crotty, father, and Jane McCarthy, friend of the bridegroom and Michael Donovan, brother, and Joanna Donovan, sister, of the bride..."2 
(Witness) Death24 April 1871Michael Crotty; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Aged 18 months.3 
(Witness) Death14 June 1886Bridget Ann Crotty; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Aged 15 years.4 
Death*15 May 1892Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; '...wife of Thomas Crotty, aged 44 years..."5 
Burial*18 May 1892Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Cemetery, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Present were Jememiah Mulroney and Michael Donovan.5 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Portneuf County, Quebec, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Church, 1847.
  2. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Portneuf County, Quebec, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Church, 1867.
  3. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Portneuf County, Quebec, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Church, 1871.
  4. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Portneuf County, Quebec, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Church, 1886.
  5. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Portneuf County, Quebec, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Church, 1892.
  6. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Portneuf County, Quebec, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Church, 1868.
  7. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Portneuf County, Quebec, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Church, 1869.
  8. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Portneuf County, Quebec, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Church, 1872.
  9. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Portneuf County, Quebec, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Church, 1874.
  10. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Portneuf County, Quebec, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Church, 1876.
  11. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Portneuf County, Quebec, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Church, 1878.
  12. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Portneuf County, Quebec, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Church, 1879.
  13. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Portneuf County, Quebec, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Church, 1881.
  14. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Baptisms, 1884.
  15. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Portneuf County, Quebec, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Church, 1887.
  16. [S396] St. Gabriel's, Valcartier (published), Births, 1891.

Bridget Donovan1

b. 1 October 1842
Last Edited18 Dec 2011
ChartsDescendants of Patrick Farrell
FatherJohn Donovan1 b. c 1809, d. 8 Apr 1871
MotherMary O'Neil1 b. c 1812

Family

 Patrick Farrell b. 11 Feb 1841
Marriage*3 October 1865Patrick Farrell; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...between Patrick Farrell, farmer, living in this parish, and son of age of to the deceased Patrick Farrell and the Catherine Murphy of this parish; and Bridget Donovan, daughter of age of John Donovan and Mary O'Neil of this parish...in the presence of Lawrence Breen?, cousin, and Ellen Kennedy, friend of the bridegroom, and Michael Donovan, brother, and Honora Donovan, sister, of the bride...."2 
Children 1.Brigitte Anne Farrell3 b. 5 Mar 1872
 2.Elizabeth Farrell4 b. 21 Apr 1874
 3.Philip Farrell5 b. 29 Mar 1876
 4.Ellen Farrell6 b. 17 Jul 1878
Birth*1 October 1842Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism14 October 1842Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; John Cody and Catherine Barry were godparents.1 
Married Name3 October 1865Farrell2 
Marriage*3 October 1865Patrick Farrell; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...between Patrick Farrell, farmer, living in this parish, and son of age of to the deceased Patrick Farrell and the Catherine Murphy of this parish; and Bridget Donovan, daughter of age of John Donovan and Mary O'Neil of this parish...in the presence of Lawrence Breen?, cousin, and Ellen Kennedy, friend of the bridegroom, and Michael Donovan, brother, and Honora Donovan, sister, of the bride...."2 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Portneuf County, Quebec, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Church, 1842.
  2. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Portneuf County, Quebec, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Church, 1865.
  3. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Baptisms, 1872.
  4. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Baptisms, 1874.
  5. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Baptisms, 1876.
  6. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Baptisms, 1878.

Bridget Donovan1

d. after 29 September 1835
Last Edited26 Jan 2013

Family

 Patrick Howlet d. b 29 Sep 1835
Marriage*Patrick Howlet1 
Children 1.John Howlet1
 2.Bridget Howlet+1 b. c 1820, d. 20 Jul 1849
Marriage*Patrick Howlet1 
Married NameHowlet1 
Death*after 29 September 18351 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-jacques-Cartier, 29 September 1835.

Bridget Donovan1

b. 29 January 1832
Last Edited22 Mar 2013
FatherJohn Donovan1 d. 28 Aug 1845
MotherGrace Donovan1 b. c 1796, d. 4 Jul 1871
Birth*29 January 1832Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism4 February 1832St-Augustin-de-Desmaures Catholic Church, St-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Godparents were Isabelle Hutton and James Donovan.1 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967; Quebec County, Quebec, St-Augustin-de-Desmaures, 1832.

Bridget A. Donovan1

b. 18 June 1857, d. 3 September 1925
Last Edited22 Apr 2015

Family

 Edward Blakely b. 6 May 1857, d. 1923
Marriage*Edward Blakely1 
Child 1.Andrew Vincent Blakely1 b. 18 Apr 1898
Birth*18 June 1857This is the date on the gravestone.2 
Married NameBlakely1 
Marriage*Edward Blakely1 
Death*3 September 1925This is the date on the gravestone.2 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1670-1946 [database on-line]. Entry for Andrew Vincent Blakely, 05 June 1898, Petersville, New Brunswick. Ancestry Image #101.
  2. [S878] Find a Grave, online www.findagrave.com, St. Ignatius Catholic Cemetery, Petersville, Queen's County, New Brunswick, Canada for Bridget Blakely.

Catherine Donovan1

b. 12 September 1870
Last Edited21 Feb 2006
FatherWilliam Donovan1 b. 15 Dec 1833, d. 6 Mar 1875
MotherAmelia Coughlan1 b. 5 Aug 1828
Birth*12 September 1870St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism18 September 1870St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Church, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; The godparents were Thomas Manning and Ellen Maher.1 

Citations

  1. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Baptisms, Sept. 1870.

Catherine Donovan1

b. 19 June 1840
Last Edited15 Jan 2014
FatherJohn Donovan1 b. c 1809, d. 8 Apr 1871
MotherMary O'Neil1 b. c 1812

Family 1

 John Berry b. 5 Dec 1838, d. 6 Sep 1872
Marriage*3 March 1862John Berry; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...between John Barry, farmer, living in this parish, and son of age of James Barry and the late Marguerite White of this parish; and Catherine Donovan, daughter of age of John Donovan and Mary O'Neil of this parish...in the presence of James Barry, brother and Mary Barry, sister of the bridegroom, and John Donovan and Michael Donovan, brothers of the bride...."2 
Children 1.James Berry7 b. 16 Aug 1863, d. 29 May 1866
 2.Andrew Berry8 b. 23 Aug 1865
 3.James Berry4 b. 10 Aug 1867, d. 2 Apr 1872
 4.William Berry9 b. 10 Sep 1869
 5.John Berry10 b. 26 Aug 1871, d. 15 Mar 1872

Family 2

 John Shanaghan b. 1846
Marriage*21 October 1873John Shanaghan; St-Sauveur Catholic Church, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "...between John Shannon (sic), labourer, son of age of Denis Shannon, farmer, and of Ann Cleary of this parish on the one part; and Catherine Donovan, widow of John Barry, also of this parish on the other part;...in the presence of Micheal Donovan, brother of the bride, and James Crotty, friend of the groom..."5 
Birth*19 June 1840Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism21 June 1840Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Patrick Irish and Margaret Kelley were godparents.1 
Marriage*3 March 1862John Berry; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...between John Barry, farmer, living in this parish, and son of age of James Barry and the late Marguerite White of this parish; and Catherine Donovan, daughter of age of John Donovan and Mary O'Neil of this parish...in the presence of James Barry, brother and Mary Barry, sister of the bridegroom, and John Donovan and Michael Donovan, brothers of the bride...."2 
(Witness) Death29 May 1866James Berry; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...aged 2 yrs and 10 months, son of John Barry and Catherine Donovan of this parish..."3 
(Witness) Death15 March 1872John Berry; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...aged seven months..."4 
(Witness) Death2 April 1872James Berry; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Aged four and a half years.4 
(Witness) Death6 September 1872John Berry; "...John Barry, farmer of this parish, spouse of Catharine Donovan, ...at the age of thirty two years and 11 months..."4 
Marriage*21 October 1873John Shanaghan; St-Sauveur Catholic Church, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "...between John Shannon (sic), labourer, son of age of Denis Shannon, farmer, and of Ann Cleary of this parish on the one part; and Catherine Donovan, widow of John Barry, also of this parish on the other part;...in the presence of Micheal Donovan, brother of the bride, and James Crotty, friend of the groom..."5 
Married Name21 October 1873Shanaghan5 
Will*17 August 1876Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; 

17th August 1876
Will of Catherine Donovan
Widow of John Barry, wife of John Shanaghan


From records of Notary Georges-W.-A. de Saint-Georges
No. 112
Transcribed from Quebec Archives Online



On this day the seventeenth of August, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy six, at the request of Mrs. Catherine Donovan of the City of Quebec, late widow of John Barry and now wife of Mr. John Shanaghan, we, George A. de Saint-Georges, the undersigned Notary Public for the Province of Quebec, in the Dominion of Canada, residing in the District and City of Quebec, and witnesses hereinafter named, went to the residence of the said Mr. John Shanaghan, laborer, situate on the west side of St. Eustache Street, in the Montcalm Ward of the City of Quebec, where being we found the said Mrs. Catherine Donovan, wife of the said John Shanaghan, in her room being bodily sick in bed but of sound mind, memory, judgment and understanding, who declared unto us the said Notary and witnesses that she is desirous of making her last will and testament which she instantly makes, declares, and nominates unto us the said Notary in the presence of said witnesses in manner and form following, that is to say:

Firstly, I recommend my soul to Almighty God, hoping forgiveness of my sins through the intercession of Jesus Christ my Divine Redeemer.

Secondly, I order and direct that all my lawful debts be paid and discharged as soon as possible after my decease and as to my funeral expenses and prayers for my soul I leave it to the discretion of my universal legatee hereinafter named hoping as I hope and I am convinced that he will accomplish my desire according to his position and fortune.

Thirdly, and as t the residue of my property, moveable and immoveable, goods and chattels generally whatsoever which I may die seized and possessed of, I do give and bequeath the same unto the said John Shanaghan, my beloved husband as a testimony of my love and affection for him, for by the said John Shanaghan to do, enjoy and dispose of the same from the day of my decease in full and absolute property and for ever hereby instituting him my universal legatee and my Testamentary Executor. And by these presents I do revoke and make null and void all former wills and codicils which I may have made previous to these presents to which alone I adhere as containing my true last will and intentions.

It was thus done, declared and nominated by the said Catherine Donovan unto the said George A. de Saint-George, the said Notary in the presence of Mr. John Bowman of the City of Quebec, Rigger, and Mr. Henry Head, Grocer, also of the said City of Quebec, both witnesses above mentioned and duly requested for the execution of these presents. And the present last will having been duly read unto the said Mrs. Catherine Donovan by the said Notary in the presence of the said witnesses, she declared well to understand the same and hath persisted therein as containing her last will and intentions, at Quebec at her residence aforesaid, under the number one hundred and twelve of the original deeds of the undersigned Notary.

In testimony whereof, the said Testatrix has subscribed her name and signature in the presence of said witnesses who have also signed these presents in the presence of the said Testatrix and of us said Notary also hereunto subscribing.

Catherine Donovan, her signature;
Henry Head, his signature;
John Bowman, his signature;
G.A. de Saint-George, N.P., his signature
_____________________

NOTE: Catherine Donovan (d/o John Donovan & Mary O'Neill) 1st married John Barry (s/o James Barry & Margaret White) on 3 March 1862 in Ste-Catherine's Church, Co. Portneuf, Quebec and 2nd married John Shanaghan (s/o Denis Shanaghan & Ann Cleary) on 21 October 1873 in St-Sauveur Church, Quebec City.

_________________

Transcribed by Gerald Neville, 2012
Note by Patricia Balkcom: Catherine would have been 36 years old when she wrote this will. She had two young sons from her marriage with John Barry at the time (three other sons died in infancy). I have not found a burial record for her so I do not know if she died soon after this will was written.6 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Portneuf County, Quebec, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Church, 1840.
  2. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Portneuf County, Quebec, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Church, 1862.
  3. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1866.
  4. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1872.
  5. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec County, Quebec City, St-Sauveur, 1873.
  6. [S811] Will of Catherine Donovan; Quebec Archives Online, Quebec, Quebec County, Quebec City, St-Sauveur, 1873.
  7. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1863.
  8. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1865.
  9. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1869.
  10. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1871.

Catherine Donovan1

d. before 28 May 1861
Last Edited9 May 2012

Family

 Thomas Murphy d. a 28 May 1861
Marriage*Thomas Murphy1 
Child 1.Honora Murphy1 b. 14 Apr 1839, d. b 24 Oct 1874
Marriage*Thomas Murphy1 
Married NameMurphy1 
Death*before 28 May 18611 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967; Quebec City, Saint Patrick, 1861.

Catherine Donovan1

b. 8 November 1836
Last Edited22 Mar 2013
FatherJohn Donovan1 d. 28 Aug 1845
MotherGrace Donovan1 b. c 1796, d. 4 Jul 1871
Birth*8 November 1836Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism13 November 1836Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Godparents were Catherine Doyle Meeham and Richard Seyward.1 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967; Portneuf County, Quebec, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1836.

Christopher Francis Donovan1

b. 10 October 1836
Last Edited18 Mar 2011
FatherJeremiah Donovan1
MotherMary Saurin1
Birth*10 October 1836Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism16 October 1836Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Godparents were Eleanor and Denis Donovan.1 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Portneuf, St. Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1836.

Denis Donovan1

Last Edited20 Dec 2011

Family

 Bridget (?)
Marriage*Bridget (?)1 
Child 1.Jeremiah Donovan1
Marriage*Bridget (?)1 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Portneuf County, Quebec, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Church, 1866.

Dennis Donovan1

b. 3 May 1825
Last Edited22 Mar 2013
FatherJohn Donovan1 d. 28 Aug 1845
MotherGrace Donovan1 b. c 1796, d. 4 Jul 1871
Birth*3 May 1825Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism8 May 1825St-Augustin-de-Desmaures Catholic Church, St-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Godparents were Pat Maher and Mary Cahill Donovan.1 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967; Quebec County, Quebec, St-Augustin-de-Desmaures, 1825.

Eliza Donovan1

Last Edited22 Mar 2013
FatherJohn Donovan1 d. 28 Aug 1845
MotherGrace Donovan b. c 1796, d. 4 Jul 1871
Birth* 

Citations

  1. [S542] Will of John Donovan; #4MO1-1528A.

Elizabeth Donovan1

Last Edited24 Feb 2005
FatherJames Donovan1
MotherHonora Killaghay1

Family

 Charles Ladurantaye
Marriage*22 August 1826Charles Ladurantaye; St-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette Catholic Church, Loretteville, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada1 
Child 1.Joseph Ladurantaye1 b. 22 Aug 1845
Married Name22 August 1826Ladurantaye1 
Marriage*22 August 1826Charles Ladurantaye; St-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette Catholic Church, Loretteville, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada1 

Citations

  1. [S507] Gerald Neville, Index of Baptisms, p. 74.