Elizabeth Donovan1

b. 25 March 1831
Last Edited1 May 2005
FatherWilliam Donovan1 b. c 1811
MotherMary Crotty1 b. c 1811
Birth*25 March 1831Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism26 March 1831St-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette Catholic Church, Loretteville, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Godparents were Patrick Maher and Helena Donovan.1 

Citations

  1. [S507] Gerald Neville, Index of Baptisms, p.44.

Elizabeth Donovan1

b. 6 February 1853, d. 23 January 1881
Last Edited19 Nov 2014
FatherJohn Donovan1 b. c 1809, d. 8 Apr 1871
MotherMary O'Neil1 b. c 1812

Family

 Thomas Manning b. 26 Jan 1840, d. 15 Aug 1919
Marriage21 January 1873Thomas Manning; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...between Thomas Manning, son of age of the late Michael Manning and of Ann Crotty, living at the parish of Saint Ambroise de Lorette on the one part; and Elizabeth Donovan, minor daughter of the late John Donovan and Mary O'Neill of this parish on the other part;...in the presence of Michael Donovan, brother of the bride and Bridget Manning, sister of the groom and of William McCluskey..."2 
Witness: Bridget Manning
Witness: Michael Donovan
Children 1.Michael Manning2 b. 2 Nov 1873, d. 3 Nov 1873
 2.John Manning4 b. 20 Oct 1874
 3.Mary Ann Manning5 b. 21 Aug 1877
 4.Joseph Michael Manning6 b. 26 May 1879
Birth*6 February 1853Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism7 February 1853Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Patrick McCarty and Catherine Kennedy were godparents.1 
Marriage21 January 1873Thomas Manning; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...between Thomas Manning, son of age of the late Michael Manning and of Ann Crotty, living at the parish of Saint Ambroise de Lorette on the one part; and Elizabeth Donovan, minor daughter of the late John Donovan and Mary O'Neill of this parish on the other part;...in the presence of Michael Donovan, brother of the bride and Bridget Manning, sister of the groom and of William McCluskey..."2 
Witness: Bridget Manning
Witness: Michael Donovan
Married Name21 January 1873Manning2 
(Witness) Death3 November 1873Michael Manning; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada2 
Death*23 January 1881Loretteville, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "...aged 28 years, wife of Thomas Manning..."3 
Witness: Thomas Manning
Burial*25 January 1881Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Cemetery, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada3 

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, 1853.
  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, 1873.
  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, 1881.
  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, 1874.
  5. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec County, Loretteville, St-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, 1873.
  6. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec County, Loretteville, St-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, 1879.

Ellen Donovan1

b. circa 1803, d. 17 January 1862
Last Edited17 Apr 2015
FatherMichael Donovan1 b. c 1756, d. 7 Jun 1832
MotherMargaret Higgins1 b. c 1772, d. 15 Jan 1828

Family

 Patrick Maher
Marriage*28 April 1828Patrick Maher; St-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette Catholic Church, Loretteville, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "On the 9th of April 1828, after the publication of the three banns of marriage...Patrick Maghar, son of age of Daniel Magher, farmer and of the late Marie Davies; and Ellen Donovan daughter of age of Michael Donovan, farmer, and the late Margaret Egan, both of St. Catherine of Fossambault, have performed the marriage ceremony and given the nuptial benediction in the presence of Owen Sullivan and John Donovan and who have signed with me.
Signed by:
Patrick Maghar
Ellen Donovan
Owen Sullivan
William Walsh
John Donovan
Jeremiah Donovan1 
Children 1.Daniel Maher6 b. 14 Feb 1829, d. 12 Aug 1850
 2.Michael Maher3 b. s 1830, d. 1 Mar 1834
 3.Margaret Maher+7 b. 8 Oct 1831, d. 12 Aug 1865
 4.Mary Ann Maher8 b. 20 Jul 1833, d. Sep 1834
 5.Mary Ann Maher3 b. 8 Nov 1834
 6.Ellen Maher9 b. 21 Apr 1836, d. 27 Mar 1886
 7.Catherine Maher10 b. 21 Oct 1837
 8.Anne Maher11 b. 14 Sep 1839
 9.Michael Maher12 b. 13 Nov 1841
 10.Mary Maher13 b. 12 Aug 1845
 11.Joanna Maher14 b. 1 Nov 1847, d. 20 Dec 1847
 12.Margaret Maher15 b. 15 Jun 1851, d. b 1861
Birth*circa 18032 
Name Variation9 April 1828Magher1 
Married Name28 April 1828Maher1 
Marriage*28 April 1828Patrick Maher; St-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette Catholic Church, Loretteville, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "On the 9th of April 1828, after the publication of the three banns of marriage...Patrick Maghar, son of age of Daniel Magher, farmer and of the late Marie Davies; and Ellen Donovan daughter of age of Michael Donovan, farmer, and the late Margaret Egan, both of St. Catherine of Fossambault, have performed the marriage ceremony and given the nuptial benediction in the presence of Owen Sullivan and John Donovan and who have signed with me.
Signed by:
Patrick Maghar
Ellen Donovan
Owen Sullivan
William Walsh
John Donovan
Jeremiah Donovan1 
(Witness) Death1 March 1834Michael Maher; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Aged four years and six months.3 
(Witness) DeathSeptember 1834Mary Ann Maher; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Aged 14 months.3 
(Witness) Death20 December 1847Joanna Maher; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "aged 5 weeks, daughter of Patrick Maher and Helene Donovan..."4 
(Witness) Death12 August 1850Daniel Maher; Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "Died accidentally, aged twenty-one years..."5 
(Witness) Deathbefore 1861Margaret Maher; Margaret is not mentioned in her mother's will in 1862 and she is not in the 1861 census. 
Will*14 January 1862Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; 14th January 1862
Last Will of Ellen Donovan
Wife of Patrick Maher

From records of Notary Benjamin Lelievre, No. 1194
Quebec Archives Film #4MO1-4421, Images 120+

On this day the fourteenth of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty two, I the undersigned Notary Public duly commissioned and sworn for Lower Canada residing in the District of Quebec at the request of Ellen Donovan, wife of Patrick Maher, residing in the Parish of St. Catherine, Seigniory of Fossambault went to the residence of the said Ellen Donovan situate and being in the Parish of St. Catherine aforesaid.

Where being in the presence of John Sullivan, Esquire, Land Surveyor and James Buggy, farmer, both residing in St. Catherine aforesaid, farmers, witnesses called upon and present for the purposes hereof the said witnesses signing with me the said Notary . I found the said Ellen Donovan sick in bed, nevertheless sound of mind, memory, judgment and understanding as appeared to me the said Notary and to the said above named and undersigned witnesses by her actions, words and discourse.

And the said Ellen Donovan considering the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the hour thereof, doth hereby make, publish, dictate, and declare to Benjamin Lelievre, the said undersigned Notary in the presence of the said above named witnesses, her last will and testament in manner following. That is to say, the said Ellen Donovan recommends her soul to God, her Creator, when it shall please Him to dissolve her mortal body hoping for a free remission and pardon of her sins through the intercession of his blessed Son and Savior.

The said Ellen Donovan doth hereby give and bequeath unto Michael Maher, her son, that is to say the east half of a lot of land situate, lying and being in the Parish of St. Catherine aforesaid in the said Seigniory of Fossambault in the fourth range thereof number seventy-nine containing one half-lot of one arpent and a half in front by fifty-five arpents more or less in depth, bounded in front by the river Jacques Cartier and in the rear by the Seigniory line between Guardaville and Fossambault, bounded on one side to the east by lot number eight, the property of Thomas Henderson and on the west side to the west half of said lot number seventy-nine, the property of the said Patrick Maher, and such as the said each half now stands without any reserve whatsoever.

This present bequest is thus made at the charge by the said Michael Maher here said son of paying unto Ellen Maher, Catherine Maher, and Ann Maher, three of his sisters the sum of forty dollars to each of them, which the said Michael Maher will be bound and obliged to pay to his said sisters six months after the decease of the said Ellen Donovan, his mother, without interest. Further, of the charge by the said Michael Maher of paying unto Mary Maher, another of his sisters, a minor, a like sum of forty dollars, as soon as she shall have attained the full age of twenty-one, without interest.

The said Ellen Donovan doth hereby given and bequeath unto the said, Patrick Maher, her husband, all her moveable property, debts and effects, sum and sums of money
whether due by notes of hand, obligations or otherwise, said moveable property consisting of household furniture, farming utensil and cattle and generally all moveable effects whatever. This present bequest is thus made at the charge by the said Patrick Maher of paying unto Ellen Maher, Catherine Maher, and Ann Maher his daughters to each of them the sum of twelve dollars, which the said Patrick Maher will be bound and obliged to pay to his said daughters six months after the decease of the said Ellen Donovan, his said wife without interest. Further at the charge b the said Patrick Maher of paying unto Mary Maher, his daughter, a minor, a like sum of twelve dollars, as soon as she shall have attained the full age of twenty-one, without interest.

The said Ellen Donovan desires that her body be buried at the discretion of her executor, hereinafter named.

The said Ellen Donovan directs that all her just and lawful debts be paid if any there be by her executor herein after named.

The said Ellen Donovan doth hereby nominate and appoint as Executor of this her last will and testament the person of Owen O’Sullivan, Esquire, of the Parish of St. Catherine, whom she doth hereby request to render this last act of kindness.

The said Ellen Donovan hereby annulling, cancelling, objurgating, and making void all former wills which may have been heretofore made and executed by the said Ellen Donovan.

Thus done, made and dictated word by word by the said Ellen Donovan to the said Benjamin Lelievre, the said undersigned Notary in the presence of the said above named and undersigned witnesses at the residence of the said Ellen Donovan, situated as before mentioned, on the day and year, first above written, under the number one thousand one hundred and ninety-four and after having been read and re-read to the said Ellen Donovan, which she declared well to understand, as being her last will and meaning and the said Ellen Donovan hath declared that she cannot write nor sign her name. Having the said John Sullivan, as witness signed with me the undersigned notary. The said James Buggy having declared that he could not write or sign his name made his ordinary mark by a cross.

Words struck out are null. Marginal notes approved are good.

James Buggy, his mark
John Sullivan, his signature
Benjamin Lelievre, his signature.




Transcribed by Patricia Balkcom, 25 October 2010

My Notes: Ellen died three days after she made this will. Although, she and Patrick had twelve children, five of them predeceased her. Five of the seven surviving children are mentioned in the will. I believe the other two daughters who were not mentioned were probably already married and that Ellen decided they were already cared for. 
Death*17 January 1862Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "aged 59 years, wife of Patrick Maher.."2 
Witness: Patrick Maher
Burial*19 January 1862St-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette Catholic Cemetery, Loretteville, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Present were Joseph Chamberland and Patrick Maher.2 

Citations

  1. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec County, St. Ambroise-de-Le-Jeune-Lorette, Marriage Record for Patrick Magher and Ellen Donaven, 28 April 1828. Digital Image #8 at Ancestry.com.
  2. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), Loretteville (St-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette), 1862.
  3. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1834.
  4. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), Loretteville (St-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette), 1847.
  5. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), Loretteville (St-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette), 1850.
  6. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec County, St-Augustin-de-Desmaures. Baptismal Record for Daniel Magher, 19 February 1829. Ancestry Image #9.
  7. [S346] 1861 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Quebec, Portneuf County, Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier.
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Ellen Donovan1

b. 19 March 1867
Last Edited28 Feb 2013
FatherWilliam Donovan1 b. 15 Dec 1833, d. 6 Mar 1875
MotherAmelia Coughlan1 b. 5 Aug 1828
Birth*19 March 1867St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism24 March 1867St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Church, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; The godparents were James White and Mary Meagher.1 

Citations

  1. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Baptisms, 1867.

Ellen Donovan1

b. 25 August 1833, d. 25 April 1882
Last Edited18 Dec 2011
FatherJohn Donovan1 b. c 1809, d. 8 Apr 1871
MotherMary O'Neil1 b. c 1812

Family

 William McCloskey b. c 1830
Marriage*25 November 1856William McCloskey; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...William McCloskey, son of age, of the late William McCloskey and Mary Ann Chapman of this parish...and Ellen Donovan, daughter of age, of John Donovan and Mary O'Neil, also of this parish, ...in the presence of Cornelius Coughlin and Bridget White..."2 
Birth*25 August 1833Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism27 August 1833Notre-Dame Basilica, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Godparents were Peter McCartney and Mary Mahoney.1 
Married Name25 November 1856McCloskey2 
Marriage*25 November 1856William McCloskey; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...William McCloskey, son of age, of the late William McCloskey and Mary Ann Chapman of this parish...and Ellen Donovan, daughter of age, of John Donovan and Mary O'Neil, also of this parish, ...in the presence of Cornelius Coughlin and Bridget White..."2 
Death*25 April 1882Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...wife of William McCloskey, farmer of this parish...aged 48 years..."3 
Witness: William McCloskey
Burial*27 April 1882Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Cemetery, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Present were Charles Pacquet and Patrick White.3 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec County, Quebec, Notre Dame, 1833.
  2. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Portneuf, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1856.
  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, 1882.

Emilia Donovan1

b. 13 July 1864
Last Edited21 Oct 2005
FatherWilliam Donovan1 b. 15 Dec 1833, d. 6 Mar 1875
MotherAmelia Coughlan1 b. 5 Aug 1828
Birth*13 July 1864St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism14 July 1864St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Church, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; The godparents were John Coughlin and Margaret Maher.1 

Citations

  1. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Baptisms, 1864.

Grace Donovan1

b. circa 1796, d. 4 July 1871
Last Edited27 Sep 2019

Family

 John Donovan d. 28 Aug 1845
Marriage*John Donovan; Ireland1 
Children 1.William Donovan2 b. c 1823, d. 1 Feb 1852
 2.Michael Donovan6 b. 24 May 1824
 3.Dennis Donovan7 b. 3 May 1825
 4.Michael Donovan1 b. Jul 1827
 5.Joanna Donovan8 b. 30 Sep 1829
 6.Bridget Donovan9 b. 29 Jan 1832
 7.John Donovan10 b. 20 Nov 1833
 8.Eliza Donovan
 9.Catherine Donovan11 b. 8 Nov 1836
Birth*circa 1796County Tipperary, Munster Province, Ireland2 
Marriage*John Donovan; Ireland1 
(Witness) Death28 August 1845John Donovan; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada3 
(Witness) Death1 February 1852William Donovan; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...son of John and Grace Donovan...aged 28 years..."4 
Death*4 July 1871Montreal, Montreal County, Quebec, Canada5 
Burial*8 July 1871Basilque Notre-Dame, Montreal, Montreal County, Quebec, Canada; "...Grace Donovan, widow of John Donovan..aged 80 years..."5 

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, 1827.
  2. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia [database on-line]. Canada East, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine, p.7.
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Honora Donovan1

b. 25 March 1838, d. 11 June 1908
Last Edited21 Dec 2014
FatherJohn Donovan1 b. c 1809, d. 8 Apr 1871
MotherMary O'Neil1 b. c 1812

Family

 Timothy McCarthy b. 12 Jun 1833, d. 19 Apr 1902
Marriage*27 August 1860Timothy McCarthy; "...between Timothy McCarthy, farmer, living in this parish, and son of age of the late John McCarthy and Mary Lahey of this parish; and Honora Donovan, daughter of age of John Donovan and Mary O'Neil of this parish...in the presence of Patrick McCarthy and Owen Sullivan, and John Donovan and Mary Barry..."2 
Children 1.John McCarthy5 b. 5 Sep 1861
 2.Timothy McCarthy6 b. 19 Sep 1864
 3.Mary Ann McCarthy7 b. 30 Dec 1867
 4.James McCarthy8 b. 7 Dec 1870, d. 17 Dec 1874
 5.Michael McCarthy3 b. 8 May 1874
 6.Thomas McCarthy9 b. 12 Sep 1876
 7.James McCarthy10 b. 29 Nov 1878
 8.M. Ellen McCarthy11 b. 1 Apr 1881
Birth*25 March 1838Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism1 April 1838Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Patrick McCarty and Catherine Cooney were godparents.1 
Married Name27 August 1860McCarthy2 
Marriage*27 August 1860Timothy McCarthy; "...between Timothy McCarthy, farmer, living in this parish, and son of age of the late John McCarthy and Mary Lahey of this parish; and Honora Donovan, daughter of age of John Donovan and Mary O'Neil of this parish...in the presence of Patrick McCarthy and Owen Sullivan, and John Donovan and Mary Barry..."2 
(Witness) Death17 December 1874James McCarthy; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Aged 4 years.3 
Death*11 June 1908Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...wife of the late Timothy McCarthy, farmer of this parish, aged 69 years..."4 

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, 1838.
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  7. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1867.
  8. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1870.
  9. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1876.
  10. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1878.
  11. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1881.

Ida Donovan1,2

b. 15 June 1870, d. 1918
Last Edited23 Apr 2015

Family

 John Blakely b. 25 Mar 1864, d. 1936
Marriage*John Blakely1 
Child 1.Andrew John Blakely2 b. 6 Oct 1898
Birth*15 June 1870New Brunswick, Canada; Date is given in the 1901 Census. However, 1869 is on the gravestone.1,3 
Married NameBlakely1 
Marriage*John Blakely1 
Death*19183 
Burial*1918St-Ignace Catholic Church, Petersville, Queen's County, New Brunswick, Canada; Stone states: Ida A., wife of John Blakely, 1869 - 1918. It appears that four children are listed with her:
Loretta 1909 - 1916
George 1895 1916
Andrew 1898 - 1920
Marie 1906 - 19203 

Citations

  1. [S387] 1901 Canada Census, online www.ancestry.com, Petersville, Sunbury & Queens, New Brunswick; Page: 7; Family No: 65. Entry for Blakely, Andrew, Ancestry Image #35.
  2. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1670-1946 [database on-line]. Entry for Andrew John Blakely, 06 October 1898, Gagetown Baptisms, New Brunswick. Ancestry Image #22.
  3. [S878] Find a Grave, online www.findagrave.com, St. Ignatius Catholic Cemetery, Petersville, Queen's County, New Brunswick, Canada, Entry for Ida Blakely, died 1918.

James Donovan1

Last Edited24 Feb 2005

Family

 Honora Killaghay
Marriage*Honora Killaghay; Her parents were from Co. Westmeath, Ireland and his wre from Kamouraska.1 
Child 1.Elizabeth Donovan+1
Marriage*Honora Killaghay; Her parents were from Co. Westmeath, Ireland and his wre from Kamouraska.1 

Citations

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

James Donovan1

b. 22 January 1860
Last Edited1 May 2005
FatherWilliam Donovan1 b. 15 Dec 1833, d. 6 Mar 1875
MotherAmelia Coughlan1 b. 5 Aug 1828
Birth*22 January 1860Quebec, Canada2 
Baptism23 January 1860Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Godparents were Michael Maher and Elizabet Donovan.2 

Citations

  1. [S507] Gerald Neville, Index of Baptisms, p.34.
  2. [S507] Gerald Neville, Index of Baptisms, p.44.

James Donovan1

b. 7 August 1829
Last Edited1 May 2005
FatherWilliam Donovan1 b. c 1811
MotherMary Crotty1 b. c 1811
Birth*7 August 1829Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism15 August 1829St-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette Catholic Church, Loretteville, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Godparents were Phillip and Elizabeth Crotty.1 

Citations

  1. [S507] Gerald Neville, Index of Baptisms, p.44.

James Donovan1

b. 30 April 1856, d. 5 May 1894
Last Edited20 Dec 2011
FatherJohn Donovan1 b. c 1809, d. 8 Apr 1871
MotherMary O'Neil1 b. c 1812

Family

 Anastasia Buggy
Marriage*20 July 1875Anastasia Buggy; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...James Donovan, minor son of the late James Donovan and of Mary O'Neill, of this parish; ...and Anastasia Buggy, minor daughter of James Buggy and Anastasia Fogarty, of this parish...in the presence of Patrick Kennedy and Jane McCarthey..."2 
Baptism30 April 1856Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada1 
Birth*30 April 1856Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada1 
Marriage*20 July 1875Anastasia Buggy; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...James Donovan, minor son of the late James Donovan and of Mary O'Neill, of this parish; ...and Anastasia Buggy, minor daughter of James Buggy and Anastasia Fogarty, of this parish...in the presence of Patrick Kennedy and Jane McCarthey..."2 
Death*5 May 1894Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...husband of Anastasia Buggy, ...aged 38 years..."3 
Witness: Anastasia Buggy
Burial*7 May 1894Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Present were Michael Shea, Michael Thompson, Robert Neil, Johnny Savard, John Campbell, and Charles Aylwin..."3 

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, 1856.
  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, 1875.
  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, 1894.

Jeremiah Donovan1

Last Edited25 Jan 2020
FatherMichael Donovan1 b. c 1756, d. 7 Jun 1832
MotherMargaret Higgins1 b. c 1772, d. 15 Jan 1828

Family

 Mary Saurin
Marriage*5 November 1833Mary Saurin; Notre-Dame Basilica, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Church Record translated from French: "The 5th of November 1833...between Jeremiah Donovan, farmer living in the parish of Ste-Catherine-de-Fossambault, son of age of the late Michael Donovan and the late Margaret Higgins, on the one part; and Mary Saurin, living in this parish in Quebec, minor daughter of Edward Saurin and Eleonor Ennis, the father and mother are living in this parish in Quebec, on the other part; Mary Saurin has the permission of her father and mother ... in the presence of Patrick Donovan and Michael Donovan, brothers of the groom and Frances Milligan, friend of the bride and Christpher Saurin, brother of the bride..."1 
Children 1.Michael Donovan5 b. 10 Dec 1834
 2.Christopher Francis Donovan6 b. 10 Oct 1836
 3.(?) Donovan7 b. 1 Mar 1845
Birth*2 
(Witness) Marriage14 August 1827Mary Crotty, William Donovan; St-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette Catholic Church, Loretteville, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "...William Dunnavan (sic), minor son of Michael Dunnavan, farmer, and of Margaret Egan to Mary Crotty, daughter of age of Thomas Crotty and Bridget Smyth ...of Fossambault... ,...in the presence of John Sullivan, Thomas Crotty, and Jeremiah Donovan..."3 
Marriage*5 November 1833Mary Saurin; Notre-Dame Basilica, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Church Record translated from French: "The 5th of November 1833...between Jeremiah Donovan, farmer living in the parish of Ste-Catherine-de-Fossambault, son of age of the late Michael Donovan and the late Margaret Higgins, on the one part; and Mary Saurin, living in this parish in Quebec, minor daughter of Edward Saurin and Eleonor Ennis, the father and mother are living in this parish in Quebec, on the other part; Mary Saurin has the permission of her father and mother ... in the presence of Patrick Donovan and Michael Donovan, brothers of the groom and Frances Milligan, friend of the bride and Christpher Saurin, brother of the bride..."1 
Will*1 May 1837Hotel Dieu Hospital, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; 1st May 1837
Last Will of Jeremiah Donovan


From records of Notary Roger Lelievre, No. 15,658

Quebec Archives Film #4MO1-4895


On this day the first of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven at the request of Jeremiah Donovan of the Parish of St. Catherine at the place called Jacques Cartier, farmer, We the undersigned Notaries public duly admitted and sworn of and for the Province of Lower Canada residing in the City of Quebec, went to the residence of him the said Jeremiah Donovan at the Hotel Dieu of Quebec in the Ward of the Patients, where being we found the said Jeremiah Donovan in the said ward being sick in bed, nevertheless sound of mind, memory, and understanding as appeared to us said notaries by his actions and words and the same Jeremiah Donovan considering the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the hour thereof, did make, publish, declare and dictate word for word to the said notaries this last will and testament in manner following, That is to say, the said Jeremiah Donovan recommends his soul to God, his Creator, and desires that his body be buried at the direction of his executors herein after named.-

The said Testator directs that all his just and lawful debts be paid.

The said Testator doth give and bequeath all, each and every his movables, goods, wares and chattels, sum or sums of money or otherwise, which he may now possess and become possessed of in future without any reserve whatsoever, the same may be found in the Province of Lower Canada or elsewhere unto Mary Saurin, his beloved wife.

The property of his land and tenements which he may now possess and become possessed in the future, without and reserve, restriction, or limitation wheresoever the same may be found in the Province of Lower Canada or elsewhere, the said Testator doth give and bequeath unto his children which the said Testator doth hereby make and constitute his universal legatees. The said legatees of the said immoveable property to have, hold, use and enjoy the said lands and tenements & real estate in full property from the day of his decease and the said Testator doth bequeath unto Michael Donovan, his son, his watch.

And the Testator doth hereby nominate and appoint executors to his Last Will and Testament Denys Donovan and Thomas [Donovan], hereby annulling, cancelling, abrogating, and making void all former will or wills by him the said Testator heretofore made and executed and the said Testator authorizes his said executors to sell the immoveable property bequeathed to said children should they find a reasonable price and to leave in the hands of the purchaser of the said land the purchase money to their majority of said children with interest, which interest shall be payable yearly to his said wife on account of supporting his said children and of the said executors think proper to place the purchase money at the Savings Bank, the said Testator leaving all that to their discretion.

Thus done, made, dictated, and named word by word by the said Testator to Roger Lelièvre in the presence of his confrere notary and the said Last Will and Testament having been read and reread to the said Testator, which he declared well to understand as being his Last Will and meaning, being willing and ordering that his said last will be executed according its full form and tenor and the said Testator has to these presents duly read and reread according to Law set and subscribed his name and signature together with us said notaries in faith and testimony of the premises.

Three marginal notes approved and one hundred eighteen words erased as null.


Jeremiah O'Donovan, his signature
C. M. DeFoy, his signature
R. Lelièvre, his signature

Transcribed by Gerald Neville, January 2011
Note by Patricia Balkcom: Jeremiah must have recovered from this illness as he had a son in 1845.4 
Witness: Mary Saurin
Witness: Michael Donovan

Citations

  1. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec City, Quebec; Parish Records of Notre Dame Catholic Church for the marriage of Jeremiah Donovan and Mary Saurin, 05 November 1833. Accessed image on 1/25/2020 at Ancestry.com; Ancestry Image #217 of 289 for parish records of 1833.
  2. [S507] Gerald Neville, Index of Baptisms, p.44.
  3. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec Cunty, St. Ambroise-de-Le-Jeune-Lorette, Marriage Record for William Donovan and Mary Crotty, 14 August 1827. Digital Image #12 at Ancestry.com.
  4. [S541] Will of Jeremiah Donovan; #4MO1.
  5. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Portneuf, St. Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1834.
  6. [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.
  7. [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.

Jeremiah Donovan1

Last Edited20 Dec 2011
FatherDenis Donovan1
MotherBridget (?)1

Family

 Bridget White b. 28 May 1840, d. 21 Nov 1868
Marriage*5 June 1866Bridget White; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...between Jeremiah O'Donovan, grocer of Quebec City of age to deceased Denis O'Donovan and deceased Bridget O'Donovan of Quebec...and Bridget White, daughter of age to Patrick White, Esquire J.P. and Ellen Chapman of this parish...in the presence of Thomas Cooligan, William Donovan, friends of the bridegoom and Patrick White, father, and Elizabeth Donovan, friend of the bride..."1 
Marriage*5 June 1866Bridget White; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...between Jeremiah O'Donovan, grocer of Quebec City of age to deceased Denis O'Donovan and deceased Bridget O'Donovan of Quebec...and Bridget White, daughter of age to Patrick White, Esquire J.P. and Ellen Chapman of this parish...in the presence of Thomas Cooligan, William Donovan, friends of the bridegoom and Patrick White, father, and Elizabeth Donovan, friend of the bride..."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.

Joanna Donovan1

b. 30 September 1829
Last Edited22 Mar 2013
FatherJohn Donovan1 d. 28 Aug 1845
MotherGrace Donovan1 b. c 1796, d. 4 Jul 1871
Name VariationJudy Donovan; I am making an assumption that the daughter "Judy" mentioned in John's will is the same child baptised Joanna.2 
Birth*30 September 1829Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism4 October 1829St-Augustin-de-Desmaures Catholic Church, St-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Godparents were Patrick Kehoe and Margaret Cassin.1 
Witness: Margaret Kelly

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, 1829.
  2. [S542] Will of John Donovan; #4MO1-1528A.

Johanna Donovan1,2

b. 13 November 1849, d. 31 October 1884
Last Edited18 Dec 2011
FatherJohn Donovan2 b. c 1809, d. 8 Apr 1871
MotherMary O'Neil2 b. c 1812

Family

 John Maher b. 2 Aug 1848
Marriage*30 January 1872John Maher; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...John Maher, farmer, living in this parish, son of age of Anthony Maher and of Mary Maher on the one part; and Johannah Donovan, daughter of age of John Donovan, who was a farmer of this parish and of Mary O'Neill on the other part;...in the presence of Anthony Maher, father of the bridegroom and John Donovan, brother of the bride, and James Barry, friend of the bridegroom, and Ellen Maher, friend of the bride..."3 
Birth*13 November 1849Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Born four days earlier.2 
Baptism17 November 1849Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Peter Thompson and Mary Kennedy were godparents.2 
Married Name30 January 1872Maher3 
Marriage*30 January 1872John Maher; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...John Maher, farmer, living in this parish, son of age of Anthony Maher and of Mary Maher on the one part; and Johannah Donovan, daughter of age of John Donovan, who was a farmer of this parish and of Mary O'Neill on the other part;...in the presence of Anthony Maher, father of the bridegroom and John Donovan, brother of the bride, and James Barry, friend of the bridegroom, and Ellen Maher, friend of the bride..."3 
Death*31 October 1884Bruce County, Ontario, Canada; "...aged 32, died of consumption, RC, born Quebec..."4 
Burial*November 1884Notre Dame Cemetery, Ottawa, National Capital Region, Ontario, Canada
"In Memory of Johanna Donovan Died Oct 30 1884 Aged 30 Erected by her husband John Maher" (Taken by Peter Maher)

Citations

  1. Was baptised Elizabeth but was known as Johanna.
  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, 1848.
  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, 1872.
  4. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1936 and Deaths Overseas, 1939-1947.

John Donovan1

b. circa 1798, d. 10 February 1834
Last Edited9 Apr 2015
FatherMichael Donovan1 b. c 1756, d. 7 Jun 1832
MotherMargaret Higgins1 b. c 1772, d. 15 Jan 1828

Family

 Mary O'Sullivan
Marriage*27 February 1827Mary O'Sullivan; St-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette Catholic Church, Loretteville, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "...John Dunnavan (sic), farmer of this parish, son of age of Michael Dunnavan, farmer, and of Margaret Higgins of this parish; to Mary Sullivan, minor daughter of John Sullivan, farmer and of Mary Landers of this parish,...in the presence of Michael Donavan, father, and of John Sullivan, father..."1 
Birth*circa 17982 
Marriage*27 February 1827Mary O'Sullivan; St-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette Catholic Church, Loretteville, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "...John Dunnavan (sic), farmer of this parish, son of age of Michael Dunnavan, farmer, and of Margaret Higgins of this parish; to Mary Sullivan, minor daughter of John Sullivan, farmer and of Mary Landers of this parish,...in the presence of Michael Donavan, father, and of John Sullivan, father..."1 
Death*10 February 1834Quebec, Canada2 
Burial*February 1834St-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette Catholic Church, Loretteville, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada2 

Citations

  1. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Quebec Cunty, St. Ambroise-de-Le-Jeune-Lorette, Marriage Record for John Donovan and Mary Sullivan, 27 February 1827. Digital Image #5 at Ancestry.com.
  2. [S507] Gerald Neville, Index of Baptisms, p.44.

John Donovan1

d. 28 August 1845
Last Edited27 Sep 2019

Family

 Grace Donovan b. c 1796, d. 4 Jul 1871
Marriage*Grace Donovan; Ireland2 
Children 1.William Donovan1 b. c 1823, d. 1 Feb 1852
 2.Michael Donovan4 b. 24 May 1824
 3.Dennis Donovan5 b. 3 May 1825
 4.Michael Donovan1 b. Jul 1827
 5.Joanna Donovan6 b. 30 Sep 1829
 6.Bridget Donovan7 b. 29 Jan 1832
 7.John Donovan8 b. 20 Nov 1833
 8.Eliza Donovan1
 9.Catherine Donovan9 b. 8 Nov 1836
Birth*Ireland 
Marriage*Grace Donovan; Ireland2 
Census*1825Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Listed as John Donovan with 6 in his family. 
Census1831Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Listed as John Donovan with 8 in his family and living in the 6th Range. 
Will*28 December 1844Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada;
28th December 1844
Last Will of John Donovan


From records of Notary Jean-Olivier Brunet, No. 14
Quebec Archives Film #4MO1-1528A



On this day the twenty eight day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty four at one o'clock in the afternoon, We the undersigned Notary Public duly admitted and sworn in and for the Province of Canada hereintofore called Province of Lower Canada and residing in the Parish of Sainte Catherine Fossambault District of Quebec in the said Province and before Mr. John Johnson, Merchant of the said Parish of Sainte Catherine and Patrick Keyhoe, Farmer of the said Parish of Sainte Catherine of Fossambault witnesses having been called and requested mandés et requis by Mr. John Donovan, Farmer of the said Parish of Sainte Catherine went to his residence situate and being in the six range of the said Parish of Sainte Catherine of Fossambault and then and there being we found the said John Donovan sitting in a room apparently in good health of body and in a sound and perfect mind, memory, and understanding who desired us the said us the said Notary in the presence of the said witnesses to write down and receive in due form of Law, his last Will and Testament which he instantly published, dictated, word by word unto us the said Notary and witnesses in manner and form following, that is to say,

First, I resign my soul into the hands of Almighty God hoping and believing a remission of my sins by the merits and mediations of Jesus Christ my blessed Saviour, and my body I commit to the earth to be buried according to the rights of the Church with a grand Mass for the repose of my soul.

2º I give and bequeath to my sons to William Donovan the half lot of the Number 15 of the six range in the Parish of Sainte Catherine on condition that the said William Donovan will pay the half of all my debts that there will be at the time of my decease and further will give to his sister Judy Donovan two pairs of blankets, a counterpane, a pair of sheets and a bedstick at her majority.

3º thereby the remainder of all my property moveable and immoveable leave and bequeath to my son Michael Donovan on condition that he shall prove a kind son to my wife, his mother, as long as she will live and when she dies he will bury her as myself with one Grand Mass for the repose of her soul. And also the said give to his sister Eliza Donovan at her majority a pair of blankets, a counterpane, a pair of sheets, and a bedstick.

It was thus published, made, dictated, and named word by word by the said John Donovan, Testator, unto us the said Notary at the said Parish of Sainte Catherine of Fossambault on the day and year first above written; and the said present Will and Testament having been afterwards read in full over and over again lu et relus to the said Testator by the said Notary in the presence of the undersigned witnesses, the said Testator declared that he had perfectly heard and understood, the same found it to contain his true and last will and intention that therefore persisted therein and signed the same together with us the said Notary, and the witnesses in faith and testimony of the premises signed.

John Donovan, his signature
John Johnson, his signature
Patrick Keyhoe, his signature
Jean Olivier Brunet Notary, his signatureanscribed by Gerry Neville


Transcribed by Gerald Neville, January, 20111 
Death*28 August 1845Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada3 
Witness: Grace Donovan
Burial*29 August 1845Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Cemetery, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada3 

Citations

  1. [S542] Will of John Donovan; #4MO1-1528A.
  2. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967; Quebec County, Quebec, St-Augustin-de-Desmaures, 1827.
  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, 1845.
  4. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967; Quebec County, Quebec, St-Augustin-de-Desmaures, 1824.
  5. [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.
  6. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967; Quebec County, Quebec, St-Augustin-de-Desmaures, 1829.
  7. [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.
  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, 1833.
  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, 1836.

John Donovan1

b. circa 1809, d. 8 April 1871
Last Edited20 Dec 2011

Family

 Mary O'Neil b. c 1812
Marriage*Mary O'Neil3 
Children 1.Ellen Donovan6 b. 25 Aug 1833, d. 25 Apr 1882
 2.Mary Donovan7 b. c 1835
 3.John Donovan3 b. 25 Feb 1836, d. 17 Jun 1883
 4.Honora Donovan+8 b. 25 Mar 1838, d. 11 Jun 1908
 5.Catherine Donovan+9 b. 19 Jun 1840
 6.Bridget Donovan+10 b. 1 Oct 1842
 7.Michael Donovan11 b. 27 Mar 1845, d. 12 Nov 1931
 8.Ann Donovan+12 b. 11 Oct 1847, d. 15 May 1892
 9.Johanna Donovan13 b. 13 Nov 1849, d. 31 Oct 1884
 10.Elizabeth Donovan+14 b. 6 Feb 1853, d. 23 Jan 1881
 11.James Donovan15 b. 30 Apr 1856, d. 5 May 1894
Birth*circa 1809County Cork, Munster Province, Ireland; Date based on age at death.1,2 
Marriage*Mary O'Neil3 
Will30 January 1871St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; 30th January 1871
Last Will of John Donovan
Husband of Mary O’Neill
From records of Notary Paul Picard
No. 16
Quebec Archives Online



On this day the thirtieth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & seventy one,

Before us the undersigned Notary Public residing in the Parish of St. Ambroise de la Jeune Lorette and the witnesses hereinafter named & subscribed,

Personally came & was present John Donovan of the Parish of St. Catherine’s of Fossambault in the County of Portneuf, who being in weak bodily health, but of sound mind, memory and understanding as to us appeared by his manner & conversation hath requested of us the said Notary to receive & reduce into writing this his Last Will & Testament which we the said Notary in the presence of the said witnesses have taken down as dictated to us by the said John Donovan word for word and as follows, that is to say:

I recommend my soul to God asking him to give me the everlasting Beatitude by the merits of Jesus Christ my Savior.

I wish & direct that my interment & the manner thereof shall be according to the direction of Executors hereinafter named.

I wish that after all my just & lawful debts shall have been paid & satisfied with which I hereby charge my said Executors that a sufficient sum of money be paid to the Curé of the Parish of St. Catherine aforesaid to be by him employed for the saying of four grand masses for the repose of my soul in the course of the year of my decease with a grand mass on my body the day of my funeral.

I do hereby give & bequeath unto Mary O'Neil my wife the sum forty pounds, cy [currency], that my son John Donovan owes me.

I give & bequeath and devise unto my said wife Mary O'Neil and my son James Donovan the sum of one hundred & sixty five pounds, cy, that Michael Henchey owes me, in the manner following, that is to say: sixty five pounds, cy, to my said wife & one hundred pounds, cy, to the said James Donovan, my son.

I give & bequeath unto my said son James Donovan the further sum of one hundred pounds, cy, that is in the Bank to be paid to him by my Executors when and so soon as he shall have obtained the age of majority.

I also give & bequeath unto my said son James Donovan the sum of six pounds, cy, that Joseph Goodwin owes me.

I hereby give & bequeath unto my said son James Donovan two lots of land adjoining each other, known and distinguished as lots Nos. seventy one and seventy two situated & being in the Fifth Range of St. Catherine’s of Fossambault bounded on the one side towards the South by lot No. seventy, on the other side towards the East by River Jacques Cartier on the other side towards the North by Patrick Kennedy and towards the West side by the Sixth Range.

I do hereby give & bequeath unto my said son James Donovan all my property moveable & immoveable of whatever description it may consist of which I may die seized & possessed of at the time of my decease with the exception of a cow, which I do hereby give to my said wife, which said cow shall be grazed during the summer time by my said son James Donovan and to properly house & feed the said cow during the winter months; & also I do hereby order & direct that my said son James Donovan shall & will find & provide for my said wife a room in the house that I now occupy if she wishes, and also to maintain, clothe & support my said wife Mary O'Neil during her natural life in sickness as well as in health; she will take care of the milk & butter if she wishes & will dispose of it between the children for the benefit of the house until such times as the children can better themselves by marriage or otherwise; my said wife shall have no control over the said James Donovan my son whatsoever & the said James Donovan shall have no control over my wife in alike manner.

I do hereby give & bequeath unto Michael Donovan my son a lot of land known & distinguished as No. seventy (70) situated & being also in the Fifth Range aforesaid of St. Catherine’s of Fossambault bounded on one side towards the North by No. seventy one, on the other side towards the South by John Donovan, Jr., on the other side towards the East by the River Jacques Cartier and towards the West side by the Sixth Range, and as for the wood that is on the rear of the lot No. seventy above mentioned (from the brook back to the rear on a straight line) is to belong to lot No. seventy one (71) and who ever lives on lot seventy one (71) & seventy two (72) will have the privilege of passing and repassing both summer & winter through lot No. seventy (70) to the main road. My said son Michael Donovan shall never have the right to sell, mortgage or hypothecate the said No. seventy (70) herein above described. My said son Michael Donovan binds & obliges himself to pay to his brother James Donovan my son a sum of fifty founds, cy (£50.00) in ten yearly payments of five pounds, cy, each the first payment becoming due in two years after my decease & then to continue from year to year until the said sum of fifty pounds , cy, shall have been fully paid & satisfied without interest.

I hereby give & bequeath unto Johanna & Elizabeth Donovan my two daughters the sum of fifty pounds, cy, each to be to them once paid & satisfied by my Executors hereinafter named.

And for the execution of the present my Last Will & Testament I do hereby nominate & appoint (as my Executors) Thomas Crotty & Patrick Farrell, farmers of the Parish of St. Catherine's of Fossambault in favor of whom I do in conformity to the Law & Custom of this Province hereby disseize & divest myself of all my property for the ends hereof, hereby revoking all other wills & testaments & codicils that I may have made prior to the present to which alone I do adhere as containing my true intentions & last will.

Thus done & dictated word for word & published & declared by the said Testator John Donovan for & as his Last Will & Testament to & in the presence of the said Notary & James Barry & Patrick Kennedy of the parish of St. Catherine’s, farmers, in the sitting room of the house of the said John Donovan at St. Catherine’s aforesaid the day & year first above written under the number sixteen between the hours four & five in the afternoon.

In faith & testimony whereof the said Testator having declared not to know how to write or sign his name when requested so to do at these presents first twice duly read set & made his ordinary mark or cross in the presence of the said Notary & of the said witnesses who have hereunto set & subscribed their respective names & signatures.

Words erased are null. Marginal note approved is good.

John Donovan, his mark;
James Barry, his signature;
Patrick Kennedy, his signature;
P. Picard, Notary, his signature


Transcribed by Gerald Neville, June 2011
Notes by Patricia Balkcom: John and his wife, Mary, had 8 daughters and 3 sons. The oldest son, John, is not mentioned in the will, however, it may have been that he was already well-established in his own right by this time. The two youngest daughters, Johanna and Elizabeth, were the only ones who were unmarried at the time of the will.
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Will*29 March 1871Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; 29th March 1871
Last Will of John Donovan
(husband of Mary O’Neil)
From records of Paul Picard
No. 23
Quebec Archives Online


On this day the twenty ninth of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy one,

Before us the undersigned Notary Public residing in the Parish of St. Ambroise of de la Jeune Lorette accompanied by the witnesses hereinafter named & subscribed,

I the said Notary Paul Picard, personally went to the residence of John Donovan of the parish of St. Catherine's of Fossambault in the County of Portneuf, who being in weak bodily health, but of sound mind, memory and understanding as to us appeared by his manner & conversation hath requested of us the said Notary to receive & reduce into writing this his Last Will & Testament which we the said Notary in the presence of the said witnesses have taken down as dictated to us by the said John Donovan word for word and as follows, that is to say:

I recommend my soul to God asking him to give me the everlasting Beatitude by the merits of Jesus Christ my Savior.

I wish & direct that my interment & the manner thereof shall be according to the direction of Executor hereinafter named.

I wish that after all my just & lawful debts shall have been paid & satisfied with which I hereby charge my said Executor that a um of money be paid to the Curé of the Parish of St. Catherine aforesaid to be by him employed for the saying of two high masses one the day of my decease and the other twelve months after my decease.

I do hereby give & bequeath unto my wife Mary O'Neil the sum of forty pounds, cy [currency], that John Donovan, my son, owes me by a deed obligation passed before Mtre. Philippe Huot, Notary at Quebec.

I do give & bequeath & devise unto my said wife Mary O'Neil & James Donovan, my son, the sum of one hundred & sixty five pounds, cy, that Michael Henchey owes me by deed of sale granted to the said Michael Henchey by John Donovan, and passed by Lelievre Notary, between them the division shall be the manner following, that is to say: sixty five pounds, cy, to my said wife & one hundred pounds, cy, to James Donovan, my son, aforesaid, to be paid to him by executors when he shall have attained full age of majority without interest.

I give & bequeath unto my two daughters, Johanna and Elizabeth Donovan, the sum of one hundred pounds, cy, each which said sum I possess in the Quebec Provident Banks to be paid to them once paid & satisfied with all the interest from the day of my death. I give & bequeath unto James Donovan, my son, two lots of land situated & being in the Fifth Range of St. Catherine's of Fossambault named & distinguished as lots Number seventy one & seventy two (71 & 72) adjoining each other and bounded No. seventy one (71) towards the North by the Sixth Range, on the South side by the River Jacques Cartier and on the East side by lot seventy and on the West by lot Number seventy two and Number seventy two bounded towards the North by the Sixth Range, on the South side by the River Jacques Cartier, on the East side by Patrick Kennedy, and on the West side by Lot Number seventy one, with all the buildings thereon erected and countenances & dependencies.

I give & bequeath unto my said son James Donovan all & every the property real & personal moveable and immoveable, which I may be possessed of hereafter, instituting him the said James Donovan my son my universal legatee with the exception of the different legatees above & hereafter named & mentioned with the exception of a cow which my said wife shall take for herself at her choice, said cow shall be grazed on the premises in the summer time, properly fed & stabled in the winter months. My said wife shall have no control over my said son & my said son James Donovan whom I have appointed my universal and residuary shall have no control over her.

I give & bequeath unto my son Michael Donovan a lot of land being & situated in the Fifth Range of St. Catherine of Fossambault named & distinguished as lot Number seventy (70) bounded towards the North by the Sixth Range, on the South by the River Jacques Cartier, on the West by Lot sixty nine, and on the East by seventy one. And what wood that is is on the rear of lot No. seventy (70) from the little Brook back to the rear in a straight line is to belong to lot seventy one (71) and who ever lives on lots No. seventy one & seventy two shall have the right & privilege of passing & repassing both summer & winter through lot seventy down to the main road. My said son Michael Donovan shall take on two premises twenty bushels of potatoes & twenty bushels of oats at any time he likes for seed.

And for the execution of the present, my said Will & Testament I do hereby nominate & appoint Thomas Crotty & Patrick Farrell of the Parish of St. Catherine's, farmers, in favor of whom I do in conformity to the law & custom of the Province deseize & divest myself of all my property for the ends hereof, herby revoking all other wills, testaments, & codicils that I may have made prior to the present to which alone I do adhere as containing my true instructions & last will.

Thus done & dictated word for word & published & declared by the said Testator for & as his Last Will & Testament to & in the presence of the said Notary and Patrick Kennedy & James Barry of the Parish of St. Catherine, aforesaid, farmers, in the bed room of the said John Donovan at St. Catherine’s aforesaid, on the day & year first above written under the number twenty three between the hours of two o'clock or three o'clock in the afternoon.

In faith & testimony whereof the said Testator having declared not to know how to write or sign his name when requested so to do at these presents first twice duly read set & made his ordinary mark of cross in the presence of the said Notary & of the said witnesses who have hereunto set & subscribed their respective names & signatures.

Words erased are null. Marginal note approved is good.

John Donovan, his mark;
Patrick Kennedy, his signature;
James Barry, his signature;
P. Picard, Notary, his signature

Transcribed by Gerald Neville, May 2011
Notes by Patricia Balkcom: John died one week later, on April 8th, at the reported age of 62. John and Mary had 11 known children – three sons and eight daughters. All three sons are mentioned in the will as are his two youngest daughters.
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Death*8 April 1871Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...aged 62 years, husband of Mary O'Neil, farmer of this parish in his lifetime..."1 
Burial*10 April 1871Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Cemetery, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Present William McCloskey, John Barry, Thomas Crotty, Michael Donovan, Patrick Farrell and Girdty McCarty.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, 1871.
  2. [S345] 1851 Census of Canada, online www.ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste. Catherine, p. 32.
  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, 1836.
  4. [S631] Will of John Donovan; Quebec Archives Online.
  5. [S571] Will of John Donovan (husband of Mary O'Neil); Online.
  6. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec County, Quebec, Notre Dame, 1833.
  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, 1850.
  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, 1838.
  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, 1840.
  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, 1842.
  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, 1845.
  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, 1847.
  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, 1848.
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  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, 1856.

John Donovan1

b. 25 February 1836, d. 17 June 1883
Last Edited18 Dec 2011
FatherJohn Donovan1 b. c 1809, d. 8 Apr 1871
MotherMary O'Neil1 b. c 1812

Family 1

 Mary Barry b. 27 Aug 1840, d. 11 Aug 1868
Marriage*21 April 1863Mary Barry; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...between John Donovan, son of age of John Donovan and Mary O'Neil of this parish,... and Mary Barry, daughter of age of the late James Barry and Marguerite White, of this parish...in the presence of John Barry...Edmund White..., and James Barry, brother, and Bridget White, cousin..."2 

Family 2

 Sarah McCarthy
Marriage*28 February 1870Sarah McCarthy; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...between John Donovan, a farmer of this parish, widower of the late Mary Barry, and Sarah McCarthy, daughter of age of Patrick McCarthy and Mary Daly, farmers of this parish...in the presence of William Thompson, William McCloskey, Thomas Crotty, friends of the bridegroom, Patrick McCarthy, father of the bride and Mary Anne McCarthy, cousin of the bride..."4 
Birth*25 February 1836Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism28 February 1836Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; James O'Neil (O'Neal) and Mary Flanigan were godparents.1 
Marriage*21 April 1863Mary Barry; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...between John Donovan, son of age of John Donovan and Mary O'Neil of this parish,... and Mary Barry, daughter of age of the late James Barry and Marguerite White, of this parish...in the presence of John Barry...Edmund White..., and James Barry, brother, and Bridget White, cousin..."2 
(Witness) Death11 August 1868Mary Barry; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada3 
Marriage*28 February 1870Sarah McCarthy; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...between John Donovan, a farmer of this parish, widower of the late Mary Barry, and Sarah McCarthy, daughter of age of Patrick McCarthy and Mary Daly, farmers of this parish...in the presence of William Thompson, William McCloskey, Thomas Crotty, friends of the bridegroom, Patrick McCarthy, father of the bride and Mary Anne McCarthy, cousin of the bride..."4 
Death*17 June 1883Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...farmer of this parish, husband of Sarah McCarthey, ..aged 47 years..."5 
Witness: Sarah McCarthy
Burial*19 June 1883Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Cemetery, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Present were Thomas Crotty and William Thompson.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, 1836.
  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, 1863.
  3. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier.
  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, 1870.
  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, 1883.

John Donovan1

b. 20 November 1833
Last Edited22 Mar 2013
FatherJohn Donovan1 d. 28 Aug 1845
MotherGrace Donovan1 b. c 1796, d. 4 Jul 1871
Birth*20 November 1833Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism22 November 1833Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Godparents were Garrett Burns and Bridget Kennedy of Cap Sante.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, 1833.

John Donovan1

Last Edited6 Nov 2014

Family

 Mary Barry b. 27 Aug 1840, d. 11 Aug 1868
Child 1.Margaret Ann Donovan+1
Marriage*21 March 1863Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...between John Donovan, son of age of John Donovan, and of Mary O'Neil on the one part; and Mary Barry, daughter of age of the late James Barry and Marguerite White, of this parish, on the other part;...in the presence of Edmund White, friend of the bridegroom, James Barry, brother, and Bridget White, cousin of the bride..."1 

Citations

  1. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 26 April 1881.

Margaret Ann Donovan1

Last Edited22 Nov 2014
FatherJohn Donovan1
MotherMary Barry1 b. 27 Aug 1840, d. 11 Aug 1868

Family

 Jeremiah Mulroney b. 29 Aug 1848, d. 24 Nov 1940
Marriage*26 April 1881Jeremiah Mulroney; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...between Jeremiah Mulrooney (sic), living in this parish, farmer, son of age of Pierce Mulroony, farmer, and of Ellen Buckly (sic) of this parish on the one part; and Margaret Ann Donovan, minor daughter of John Donovan, farmer of this parish, and of the late Mary Barry on the other part;...in the presence of William McCarthy, farmer, cousin of the bridegroom, ...and of John Donovan, father of the bride..."1 
Children 1.Mary Ellen Mulroney3 b. 24 Apr 1882
 2.James Pierce Mulroney4 b. 1 Feb 1884
 3.Jeremiah Joseph Mulroney5 b. 1 Nov 1885
 4.Margaret Ann Mulroney6 b. 6 Nov 1887
 5.Patrick Michael Mulroney7 b. 15 Feb 1890
 6.Catherine Mulroney2 b. 25 Oct 1891, d. 25 Oct 1891
 7.Unnamed Mulroney2 b. 26 Oct 1891, d. 26 Oct 1891
 8.Dorothea Cecilia Mulroney8 b. 11 Dec 1892
 9.Joseph Aloysius Mulroney9 b. 20 Apr 1896
 10.Elizabeth Jeanne Mulroney10 b. 19 Mar 1898
 11.George Andrew Mulroney11 b. 4 Oct 1900
 12.Benedict Martin Mulroney+12 b. 29 Sep 1903
Birth* 
Married Name26 April 1881Mulroney1 
Marriage*26 April 1881Jeremiah Mulroney; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...between Jeremiah Mulrooney (sic), living in this parish, farmer, son of age of Pierce Mulroony, farmer, and of Ellen Buckly (sic) of this parish on the one part; and Margaret Ann Donovan, minor daughter of John Donovan, farmer of this parish, and of the late Mary Barry on the other part;...in the presence of William McCarthy, farmer, cousin of the bridegroom, ...and of John Donovan, father of the bride..."1 
(Witness) Death25 October 1891Catherine Mulroney; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada2 
(Witness) Death26 October 1891Unnamed Mulroney; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada2 

Citations

  1. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 26 April 1881.
  2. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1891.
  3. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1882.
  4. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1884.
  5. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1885.
  6. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1887.
  7. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1890.
  8. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1892.
  9. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1896.
  10. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1898.
  11. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1900.
  12. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Quebec, Portneuf County, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 29 October 1934.

Mary Donovan1

b. circa 1794, d. 23 November 1870
Last Edited22 Aug 2011

Family

 Michael Fitzgerald b. c 1791, d. 29 Nov 1857
Marriage*Michael Fitzgerald1 
Children 1.Catharine Fitzgerald+5 b. c 1820, d. 30 Apr 1853
 2.Michael Fitzgerald+1
Birth*circa 1794Date based on age in burial record.2 
Married NameFitzgerald1 
Marriage*Michael Fitzgerald1 
(Witness) Will25 November 1857Michael Fitzgerald; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; 25th November 1857
Last Will of Michael Fitzgerald

Transcribed from the original
at the Quebec Archives
"Register of Holographic Wills, Testaments, and Codicils."



This last will and testament of Michael Fitzgerald in the name of God, Amen.

I bequeath my lot of land Number Fifty Nine in the Sixth Range of the Seigniory of Fossambault in the parish of Sainte Catherine to Mary Donovan, my beloved wife, together with all the buildings thereon erected and the hay that is in the same buildings.

I bequeath to my said wife two cows known as Bessy and Sally, two sheep and one double stove.

I bequeath to my son, Michael Fitzgerald the remainder of my moveable effects without reserve.

I bequeath unto my son Michael Fitzgerald the enjoyment of lot Number Sixty Four in the Seventh Range of the Seigniory of Fossambault in the parish of Sainte Catherines in the District of Quebec on condition that he will support Mary Donovan, my beloved wife, his mother, during her life in a suitable and dutiful manner but should my said wife prefer it, my said son shall be bound to pay unto her the sum of six pounds currency each and every year during her life instead of supporting her with his family and after my said son's death, my wish is that the said lot Number Sixty Four in the Seventh Range of the said Seigniory of Fossambault shall belong to my said son's children.

And I do hereby mortgage and hypothecate for the yearly payment in case my said wife demands it instead of her support in my son's family, of the said sum of six pounds currency, the said lot of land called lot Number Sixty Four situate in the Seventh Range of the Seigniory of Fossambault in the said parish of Sainte Catherine, the said lot containing three arpents in front by thirty in depth bounded in front by the Sixth Range of the said Seigniory in the rear by ungranted lands on one side by the representatives of the late Patrick Farrell and on the other side by Lawrence Connors.

My said son shall be obliged to drive my said wife to Church in a suitable and decent manner when she will require it. I also annul all my former wills.

Date at Ste. Catherine this twenty fifth day of November one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven in the presence of the under signed witnesses. I reserve also the use of my bed room for my said wife during her life.

Michael Fitzgerald, his signature;
John Molony, his signature,
Lawrence Connor, his signature;
Michael Farrell, his signature;
Andrew Landrigan, his signature

Transcribed by Gerald Neville, May 2011
Notes by Patricia Balkcom: Michael died 4 days later.


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(Witness) Death29 November 1857Michael Fitzgerald; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Aged 66 years, husband of Mary Donovan.4 
Will*19 November 1870Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada;
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19th November 1870
Last Will of Mary Donovan
(Widow of Michael Fitzgerald)

From records of Notary Paul Picard
Record No. 12
Quebec Archives Online



On this day, the nineteenth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & seventy,

Before us, the undersigned Notary Public residing in the Parish of St. Ambroise of la Jeune Lorette and the witnesses hereinafter named & subscribed.

Personally came & appeared & was present Mary Donovan of the Parish of St. Catherine's de Fossambault in the County of Portneuf, widow of the late Michael Fitzgerald in his life time of the said Parish of St. Catherine, farmer, deceased; who being of weak bodily health, but of sound mind, memory and understanding as to us appeared by her manner & conversation hath requested of us the said Notary to receive & reduce into writing this her Last Will & Testament, which we the said Notary in the presence of the said witnesses, have taken down as dictated to us by the said Mary Donovan word for word and as follows, that is to say:

I recommend my soul to God Almighty [asking] him to give me the everlasting Beatitude by the mercies of Jesus Christ my Saviour.

I wish & direct that my interment & the manner thereof shall be according to the discretion of my Executor hereinafter named.

I wish that after all my just & lawful debts shall have been paid & satisfied with which I hereby charge my said Executor, that the sum of wight pounds, cy [currency] which I possess in the Quebec Provident & Savings Banks be paid to the Curé of the Parish of St. Catherine aforesaid to be by him employed for the saying of twenty two masses for the repose of my soul in the course of this year, with a grand mass on my body, the day of my funeral.

I do hereby give, devise & bequeath unto Mary, Catherine & Helen Clear, issued of the marriage of Denis Clear of the said Parish of St. Catherine, farmer, and the late Catherine Fitzgerald, his wife deceased, my grand-children, the sum of thirty three pounds & ten shillings, cy, that William Guilfoyle owes one and all & every the property real & personal, moveable and immoveable (without any exception or reserve) which I may die possessed of hereafter instituting them my said grandchildren my universal legatees.

And for the execution of the present my Last Will & testament I do hereby nominate & appoint Denis Clear of the Parish of St. Catherine, farmer, in favor of whom I do in conformity of the law & custom of this Province, hereby deseize & divest myself of all my property for the ends hereof, hereby revoking all other wills & testaments & codicils that I may have made prior to the present to which alone I do adhere as containing my true intentions & last will.

I wish that the sum of six pounds, cy, that John Keily owes me, on a promissory note be equally divided between Mary, Catherine & Helen Clear, my grandchildren as aforesaid.

Thus done & dictated word for word & published & declared by the said Testatrix for & as her Last Will & Testament to & in the presence of the said Notary and James Pool & Michael Neville of the Parish of St. Catherine farmers, in the sitting room of the house & residence of the said Denis Clear at St. Catherine aforesaid, the day & year first above written and as the number fourteen, between the hours of six & seven in the afternoon.

In faith & testimony whereof the said Testatrix having declared not to know how to write or sign her name when requested so to do as to these presents set and made her ordinary mark or cross, first & twice duly read in the presence of us the said Notary & of the said witnesses who have hereunto set & subscribed their respective names & signatures.

Words erased are null/Marginal notes approved are good.

Mary Donovan, her mark; James Poole, his signature; Michael Neville, his signature: P. Picard, Notary, his signature.

Transcribed by Gerald Neville, April, 2011

Note by Patricia Balkcom: Mary died four days later at the reported age of 76. Her daughter, Catherine, who died in childbirth in 1853, had seven children – four boys and three girls. Mary left her money to her three granddaughters.



5 
Death*23 November 1870Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Aged 76 years, widow of Michael Fitzgerald.2 
Burial*25 November 1870Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Cemetery, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; Witnesses were John Clear, John Neville and John Fitzgerald.2 

Citations

  1. [S507] Gerald Neville, Index of Baptisms, p.53.
  2. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1870.
  3. [S564] Will of Michael Fitzgerald;.
  4. [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, 1857.
  5. [S606] Will of Mary Donovan; Quebec Archives Online.

Mary Donovan1

b. circa 1835
Last Edited28 May 2011
FatherJohn Donovan1 b. c 1809, d. 8 Apr 1871
MotherMary O'Neil1 b. c 1812

Family

 Peter Thompson
Marriage*8 April 1850Peter Thompson; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...between Peter Thompson of this parish, son of age to Thomas Thompson and Jean Carrol of this parish on the one part and Mary Donovan, minor daughter of John Donovan and Mary O'Neil of this parish on th other part...in the presence of Thomas Thompson, father , John Grant, brother-in-law of the bridegroom and John Donovan, father of the bride and others..."1 
Birth*circa 1835Quebec County, Quebec, Canada 
Marriage*8 April 1850Peter Thompson; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada; "...between Peter Thompson of this parish, son of age to Thomas Thompson and Jean Carrol of this parish on the one part and Mary Donovan, minor daughter of John Donovan and Mary O'Neil of this parish on th other part...in the presence of Thomas Thompson, father , John Grant, brother-in-law of the bridegroom and John Donovan, father of the bride and others..."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, 1850.

Mary Donovan1

Last Edited22 Aug 2011

Family

 John Aylward d. a 1831
Marriage*John Aylward1 
Child 1.Ellen Aylward+1 b. c 1805, d. a 1870
Marriage*John Aylward1 
Married NameAylward1 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, St. Augustin-de-Desmaures, Portneuf County, 1831.

Mary Ann Donovan1

d. before 20 August 1860
Last Edited31 Oct 2010
FatherMichael Donovan2 b. c 1756, d. 7 Jun 1832
MotherMargaret Higgins2 b. c 1772, d. 15 Jan 1828

Family

 Thomas Loughren d. a 20 Aug 1860
Marriage*9 February 1836Thomas Loughren; Notre-Dame Basilica, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "On the 9th day of February 1836 after the publication of one bann of marriage... between Thomas Loughren, living in the parish of Quebec, widower of the late Bridget Gallagher on the one part; and Mary Ann Donovan, also living in the parish of Quebec, daughter of age of the late Michael Donovan, and of the deceased Margaret Higgins on the other part; ... performed the marriage ceremony and given the nuptial benediction in the presence of James McMinly and of William Quinn, friends of the groom and Mary Wright and Anne Leully, friends of the bride, undersigned with the contracting parties.
Signed by:
Mary A. Donovan
Wm. Loughren
Michel Donovan
James McMinenly
Wm. Quinn
Mary Wright2 
Child 1.Margaret Mary Loughren+1
Birth* 
Marriage*9 February 1836Thomas Loughren; Notre-Dame Basilica, Quebec City, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; "On the 9th day of February 1836 after the publication of one bann of marriage... between Thomas Loughren, living in the parish of Quebec, widower of the late Bridget Gallagher on the one part; and Mary Ann Donovan, also living in the parish of Quebec, daughter of age of the late Michael Donovan, and of the deceased Margaret Higgins on the other part; ... performed the marriage ceremony and given the nuptial benediction in the presence of James McMinly and of William Quinn, friends of the groom and Mary Wright and Anne Leully, friends of the bride, undersigned with the contracting parties.
Signed by:
Mary A. Donovan
Wm. Loughren
Michel Donovan
James McMinenly
Wm. Quinn
Mary Wright2 
Married Name9 February 1836Loughren1 
Death*before 20 August 18601 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), Québec (Saint Patrick), 1860.
  2. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), Québec (Notre-Dame), 1836.

Mary Anne Donovan1

b. June 1862
Last Edited18 Sep 2005
FatherWilliam Donovan1 b. 15 Dec 1833, d. 6 Mar 1875
MotherAmelia Coughlan1 b. 5 Aug 1828
Birth*June 1862St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada1 
Baptism8 June 1862St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Church, St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec County, Quebec, Canada; Born a week ago, godparents were James Coughlan and Bridget Coughlin.1 

Citations

  1. [S508] St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Catholic Record Transcriptions, Baptisms, 1862.

Mary Jane Donovan1,2

d. before 1924
Last Edited23 Jan 2019

Family

 Michael Gurrie d. a 1924
Marriage*Michael Gurrie1 
Child 1.Sarah Mary Gurrie+1 b. 23 May 1899, d. 7 Jul 1978
Married NameGurry1 
Marriage*Michael Gurrie1 
Death*before 1924Canada1 

Citations

  1. [S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, Quebec, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 1924.
  2. [S771] Drouin Collection, www.ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Catholic Church, Quebec City, Quebec. Baptismal record for Sarah Marie Gurry, daughter of Michael Gurry and Mary Jane Donovan, born 25th of May 1899 and baptized the 28th of May, 1899.