Daniel David Donovan

Daniel David Donovan

Birth: January 8, 1858, South Framingham, Massachusetts

Death: August 16, 1936, Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island

Father: Michael Donovan, b. abt 1825, Ireland; d. March 8, 1872, Framingham, Middlesex County, Mass.

Mother: Mary Gallivan, b. abt. 1825 Ireland; d. aft 1900

Occupation: Carriage Painter, then later operated an Auto Paint Shop

Marriage 1: August 29, 1882, Worcester, Massachusetts

Spouse: Elizabeth M. Finneran, b. Apr. 21, 1857, Worcester, Worcester County, Mass.; d. Nov. 16, 1887, Pawtucket, Providence County, R.I.

Children:

• William G. Donovan, b. Aug 14, 1883, Framingham, Mass; d. Feb 21, 1885, Worcester, Mass.; bur. St. John's Cemetery, Worcester, MA
• William H. Donovan, b. June 27, 1885, Pawtucket, RI; d. May 4, 1959, Fullerton, Calif; bur, Mount St. Mary's Cemetery, Pawtucket, RI; m. Catherine V. Reed.
• Daniel Lafayette Donovan b. Jan 31, 1887, Pawtucket, RI; d.Nov 27, 1951, Chicago, Illinois; m. June 1920, Chicago, Mildred Frances Prendergast.

Marriage 2: July 26, 1894, in Pawtucket, Rhode Island

Spouse: Ann V. Fullerton, b. 1873, Central Falls, Rhode Island

Children all born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island:

• Robert Donovan, b. Sept 13, 1895; d. July 25, 1897, Pawtucket, Rhode Island
• Edward F. Donovan, b. Nov 11, 1896; m. Margaret
• Mary Donovan, b. Nov 9, 1899; d. Jan 19, 1981, Providence, Rhode Island; never married.
• James Donovan, b. Nov 1, 1901; d. Mar 1, 1957, Providence, RI; never married. Res. Astoria, Long Island, NY.
• Ann Donovan, b. Aug 29, 1904 ; d. May 18, 1951, Providence, RI; m. Edward Salisbury.

Daniel Donovan, age 24, son of Michael and Mary Donovan, married on August 29, 1882, in Worcester, Massachusetts, Elizabeth M. Finneran, daughter of Thomas and Catharine Finneran. Clergyman John B. Dunnan presided. Daniel was a painter born and residing in So. Framingham, and Elizabeth born and residing in Worcester.

Elizabeth passed away November 16, 1887, at age 30, in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

Daniel Donovan married for the 2nd time on July 26, 1894, in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Ann V. Fullerton of Central Falls, RI.

1900 US Census for Pawtucket: Head of house at 48 Grace St.: Daniel Donovan, b. Jan 1860? Massachusetts, 40y, occupation: Carriage Painter; wife: Annie b. Jan 1874, RI, 26y; children: Willie, b. June 1886?, RI, 18y, at school; Eddie, b. Nov 1897?, RI, 2y ; Mary, b. Nov 1899, RI, 6/12. Borders: Jean Sylvester, male, b. Nov 1879, Mass, 20y, occupation: housepainter; Robert Fullerton, b. March 1867, RI, 33y, occupation: Polisher tender. Lodger: Bridget Sullivan, female, b. Jan 1872, Conn. 28y, occupation: Spooler tender.

Burial:

Mount Saint Marys Cemetery, 661 Prospect St. Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island

Section 2, Lot 269

Sources:

"The Ancestors and Descendants of Daniel Lafayette Donovan" by William T. Donovan

Massachusetts, Marriages, 1841-1915 / Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950 - familysearch.org

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