Michael Donovan, born 1799, Ireland, died Renous NB, Oct. 31/1883 aged 84
married Ellen Butler, born 1807 (1810 maybe as she is 41 in census of 1851)
Ireland, died Renous, NB, 1881 they had the following children:
**Note**
Year of birth in brackets is according to age in 1851 census
Jerimiah Donovan, born 1832(35), died after 1881
Catherine Donovan, born 1835(37), died after 1851
John M. Donovan, born c1837 (41), died Oct 7 (?) /1912, he
married Mary Ann Hogan and had the following children:
Michael Donovan, born c1840
Cornelius (Constance) Donovan, born c1841 ( 44)
died Oct. 5/1909, Married Catherine (Kate) Whelan (born c1853, died
Apr. 29/1924)they had only one child, Ellen Theresa Donovan, born 1875,
she married William Walsh on Aug. 12/1896, they had the following
children:
Timothy Donovan, born c1844 (45), died after 1895
Ellen Donovan, born c.1846, died 1881, married John
Doyle on Sept 23/1869 son of Maurice Doyle and Katherine Walsh
James Donovan, born c1848, married Margaret
(Maggie) McCormick and they had the following children:
Mary Ann Donovan, (twin)b. c1850, died c1885, married
Bartholomew (Bartley) Gillis, (born c1842 or 1843)
Hannorah (Hannah) Donovan (twin), born c1850, married
Sept. 22/1875, Michael Fitzgerald (born 1844, died Feb 10/1923) they had
the following children: