Descendants of Dennis Donovan
Generation No. 1
1. DENNIS1 DONOVAN was born Feb 1826 in Ireland. He married JANE BRAINARD. She was born Mar 1829 in Ireland, and died 15
Jul 1897 in Meriden, CT1.
Children of DENNIS DONOVAN and JANE BRAINARD are:
i. JOSEPH2 DONOVAN, b. 30 Jul
1849, Wilmington, DE.
ii. WILLIAM DONOVAN, b. 1850, Wilmington, DE; m. ELIZABETH JOAN (JANE) SCHOFIELD, 28 Nov
1872, Wilmington, DE.
2. iii. MARY ELIZABETH DONOVAN, b. Feb 1852, Wilmington, DE.
3. iv. JOHN FRANCIS DONOVAN, b. 17 Feb 1854, Wilmington, DE.
4. v. SAMUEL VINCENT DONOVAN, b. 14 Feb 1856, Wilmington, DE; d. 11 Aug 1934,
Worcester, MA.
vi. ROBERT JAMES DONOVAN, b. 25 Aug 1858, Wilmington, DE.
vii. THOMAS DONOVAN, b. 21 Feb 1861, Wilmington, DE; d. 24 Mar 1866,
Wilmington, DE.
5. viii. SARAH JANE DONOVAN, b. 26 Apr 1863, Wilmington, DE; d. 17 Oct 1945.
6. ix. MARGARET A. DONOVAN, b. 30 Dec 1866, Wilmington, DE.
x. DENNIS DONOVAN, b. 21 Mar 1868, Wilmington, DE; d. 21 Aug 1868,
Wilmington, DE.
xi. AUSTIN S. DONOVAN, b. 21 Sep 1869, Wilmington, DE.
xii. ELLEN DONOVAN, b. 15 Nov 1875, Putnam, Connecticut2;
d. 03 Aug 1876, Putnam, Connecticut.
Generation No. 2
2. MARY ELIZABETH2 DONOVAN (DENNIS1) was born Feb 1852 in Wilmington, DE. She married WILLIAM FOXCROFT 20 Nov
1870 in Wilmington, DE.
Children of MARY DONOVAN and WILLIAM FOXCROFT are:
i. DENNIS3 FOXCROFT, b. 22 Aug
1871, Wilmington, DE.
ii. MARY J. FOXCROFT, b. 1874, CT.
3. JOHN FRANCIS2 DONOVAN (DENNIS1) was born 17 Feb 1854 in Wilmington, DE. He married MAGGIE E. 1886. She was born Jul 1866 in Maryland.
Children of JOHN DONOVAN and MAGGIE E. are:
7. i. AUSTIN SYLVESTER3 DONOVAN, b. 24 Aug
1888, Pennsylvania.
ii. EFFIE M. DONOVAN, b. Jun 1894, Maryland.
iii. GEORGE DONOVAN, b. Aug 1899, Maryland.
4. SAMUEL VINCENT2 DONOVAN (DENNIS1) was born 14 Feb 1856 in Wilmington, DE, and died 11
Aug 1934 in Worcester, MA. He married EUPHAMIE V. LECLAIR 15 Jul 1876
in Putnam, CT, daughter of FRANCOIS LECLAIR and ANNE DUMAS. She was born
1857 in Canada, and died 02 May 1950.
Children of SAMUEL DONOVAN and EUPHAMIE LECLAIR are:
8. i. DENNIS RAPHAEL3 DONOVAN, b. 27 Aug
1877, Putnam, CT; d. Nov 1967.
ii. FRANK DONOVAN, b. 14 Jun 1881, Putnam, CT; d. 23 Jun 1881, Putnam,
CT.
9. iii. WILLIAM THOMAS DONOVAN, b. 30 Aug 1882, Putnam, CT; d. 11 May 1947.
iv. MARGARITE JANE DONOVAN, b. 27 Mar 1884, Putnam, CT; d. 10 Dec 1884, Putnam,
CT.
10. v. EUPHAMIE JANE ELIZABETH DONOVAN, b. 15 Sep 1885, Putnam, CT; d. 16 Jul 1960.
11. vi. MARY DORA DONOVAN, b. 20 Mar 1888, Putnam, CT; d. 19 Mar 1984, Hartford,
CT.
5. SARAH JANE2 DONOVAN (DENNIS1) was born 26 Apr 1863 in Wilmington, DE, and died 17
Oct 1945. She married BENJAMIN LEWIS. He was born Aug 1860 in Maryland.
Children of SARAH DONOVAN and BENJAMIN LEWIS are:
12. i. ELLWOOD ELLIOT3 LEWIS, b. Aug 1881,
Pennsylvania.
ii. HENRY LEWIS, b. Apr 1883, Pennsylvania.
iii. JENNIE LEWIS, b. Oct 1884, Pennsylvania; m. HARRY MORRIS, 1908.
iv. AMY LEWIS, b. Oct 1887, Pennsylvania.
v. JESSE LEWIS, b. Mar 1891, Pennsylvania.
vi. MABEL LEWIS, b. Jul 1893, Pennsylvania.
6. MARGARET A.2 DONOVAN (DENNIS1) was born 30 Dec 1866 in Wilmington, DE. She married WILLIAM J. FOLEY 1887. He was born 1865 in Connecticut.
Children of MARGARET DONOVAN and WILLIAM FOLEY are:
i. ALICE M.3 FOLEY, b. Jul 1888,
Connecticut.
ii. AUSTIN E. FOLEY, b. 07 Mar 1892, Connecticut; d. Nov 1967, Fitchburg,
MA.
iii. ETHEL FOLEY, b. Apr 1900, Massachusetts.
iv. WILLIAM J. FOLEY JR., b. 1903, Massachusetts.
v. EVELYN M. FOLEY, b. 1906, Massachusetts.
Generation No. 3
7. AUSTIN SYLVESTER3 DONOVAN (JOHN FRANCIS2, DENNIS1) was born
24 Aug 1888 in Pennsylvania. He married
MARY
L. ARNOLD 1907,
daughter of MOSE E. ARNOLD. She was born
1890.
Child of AUSTIN DONOVAN and MARY ARNOLD is:
13. i. AUSTIN E.4 DONOVAN, b. 1908,
Maryland.
8. DENNIS RAPHAEL3 DONOVAN (SAMUEL VINCENT2, DENNIS1) was born
27 Aug 1877 in Putnam, CT, and died Nov 1967.
He married MARY JEANNE 1903. She was
born 1883.
Children of DENNIS DONOVAN and MARY JEANNE are:
i. FLORENCE4 DONOVAN, b. 1906.
ii. EDWARD DONOVAN, b. 1909.
9. WILLIAM THOMAS3 DONOVAN (SAMUEL VINCENT2, DENNIS1) was born
30 Aug 1882 in Putnam, CT, and died 11 May 1947. He married (1) CELINA TOUCHETTE. She was born 26 Apr 1875. He married (2) MARIE ANNA LANGELIER 08 Sep
1905 in Putnam, CT, daughter of FRANCIS LANGELIER and CELINA. She was born
24 Jun 1880 in Waterloom, Canada, and died 14 Feb 1915 in Putnam, CT.
Children of WILLIAM DONOVAN and MARIE LANGELIER are:
i. RUTH4 DONOVAN, b. 04 Apr
1906, Putnam, CT; d. 11 Dec 1916, Worcester, MA.
14. ii. RUDOLPH VINCENT (JACK) DONOVAN, b. 26 Sep 1907, Putnam, CT; d. 02 Feb 1973, Putnam,
Connecticut.
15. iii. HAROLD WILLIAM DONOVAN, b. 08 Sep 1909, Putnam, CT; d. 16 Jun 1974, Putnam,
Connecticut.
iv. WALTER DENNIS DONOVAN, b. 24 Jul 1911, Putnam, Connecticut; d. 04 Aug 1911,
Putnam, Connecticut.
16. v. JOSEPH WILLIAM DONOVAN, b. 15 Aug 1912, Putnam, CT; d. 19 Oct 1994, Abington,
CT.
vi. SYLVIA ELIZABETH DONOVAN, b. 14 Jun 1914, Putnam, Connecticut; d. 23 Aug 2007,
Webster, MA; m. KENNETH L. DENNING, 29 Jul 1943, Putnam, CT; b. 19 Feb 1917; d. 30 Aug
1987.
10. EUPHAMIE JANE ELIZABETH3 DONOVAN (SAMUEL VINCENT2, DENNIS1) was born
15 Sep 1885 in Putnam, CT, and died 16 Jul 1960. She married ANTOINE ALFRED ALPHEGE MARTIN 16 Jan 1911
in Putnam, CT, son of FERDINAND MARTIN and COUDELIA AUGER. He was born
11 Jan 1889, and died 16 May 1961.
Children of EUPHAMIE DONOVAN and ANTOINE MARTIN are:
i. ELSIE DONOVAN4 MARTIN, b. 27 Nov
1911; d. 31 Aug 1964, Worcester, MA.
ii. WALTER ANTOINE MARTIN, b. 22 Nov 1912; d. 22 Dec 1992, Worcester, MA.
iii. DONALD ALFERIE MARTIN, b. 11 Aug 1915; d. 04 Oct 1985, Worcester, MA.
iv. LAWRENCE FERDINAND MARTIN, b. 03 Jan 1919, Massachusetts; d. 02 Mar 2001,
Worcester, MA.
11. MARY DORA3 DONOVAN (SAMUEL VINCENT2, DENNIS1) was born
20 Mar 1888 in Putnam, CT, and died 19 Mar 1984 in Hartford, CT. She married EDWARD A. BELLEROSE. He was born 29 Jan 1882 in Putnam,
Connecticut, and died 19 Oct 1957 in Hartford, CT.
Child of MARY DONOVAN and EDWARD BELLEROSE is:
i. JULIAN L.4 BELLEROSE, b. 14
Aug 1915; d. 12 Feb 1991; m. YVETTE.
12. ELLWOOD ELLIOT3 LEWIS (SARAH JANE2 DONOVAN, DENNIS1) was born
Aug 1881 in Pennsylvania. He married LAURA. She was born 1886.
Child of ELLWOOD LEWIS and LAURA is:
i. KATHERINE4 LEWIS, b. 1908.
Generation No. 4
13. AUSTIN E.4 DONOVAN (AUSTIN SYLVESTER3, JOHN FRANCIS2, DENNIS1) was born 1908 in Maryland. He married ANN 1929. She was born 1909.
Child of AUSTIN DONOVAN and ANN is:
i. MARGARET A.5 DONOVAN, b. Mar
1930.
14. RUDOLPH VINCENT (JACK)4 DONOVAN (WILLIAM THOMAS3, SAMUEL VINCENT2, DENNIS1) was born 26 Sep 1907 in Putnam, CT, and died 02 Feb
1973 in Putnam, Connecticut. He married
VERONICA MARY SPIELMAN, daughter of JAMES SPIELMAN and ANNIE WINDLE. She was born
15 Mar 1922 in Pomfret, CT, and died 10 Jul 1975.
Children of RUDOLPH DONOVAN and VERONICA SPIELMAN are:
17. i. ANN E.5 DONOVAN, b. 19 Nov
1941, Putnam, Ct; d. 14 Jan 1990, Hartford, CT.
18. ii. KATHLEEN DONOVAN, b. 15 Apr 1948.
19. iii. JAMES DONOVAN, b. 07 Nov 1949.
iv. JOHN "JACK" V. DONOVAN, b. 06 Oct 1951; d. 01 Feb 2009, Cape Coral, FL.
v. JANE DONOVAN, b. 08 Oct 1954.
20. vi. DANIEL W. DONOVAN, b. 03 Jul 1958; d. 10 Apr 2008, Putnam, Connecticut.
vii. KEVIN DONOVAN, b. 01 Mar 1963.
15. HAROLD WILLIAM4 DONOVAN (WILLIAM THOMAS3, SAMUEL VINCENT2, DENNIS1) was born 08 Sep 1909 in Putnam, CT, and died 16 Jun
1974 in Putnam, Connecticut. He married
MARGUERETTA ALICE WENTWORTH 03 Nov 1934.
Children of HAROLD DONOVAN and MARGUERETTA WENTWORTH are:
i. DENNIS5 DONOVAN.
ii. PATRICIA DONOVAN.
16. JOSEPH WILLIAM4 DONOVAN (WILLIAM THOMAS3, SAMUEL VINCENT2, DENNIS1) was born 15 Aug 1912 in Putnam, CT, and died 19 Oct
1994 in Abington, CT. He married ANN LOUISE SPIELMAN 16 Oct
1937 in Pomfret, CT, daughter of JAMES SPIELMAN and ANNIE WINDLE. She was born
11 Aug 1915 in Pomfret, CT, and died 28 Jan 1993 in Woodstock, CT.
Child of JOSEPH DONOVAN and ANN SPIELMAN is:
21. i. MARYANN5 DONOVAN, b. 20 May
1939, Putnam, CT.
Generation No. 5
17. ANN E.5 DONOVAN (RUDOLPH VINCENT (JACK)4, WILLIAM THOMAS3, SAMUEL VINCENT2, DENNIS1) was born
19 Nov 1941 in Putnam, Ct, and died 14 Jan 1990 in Hartford, CT. She met JOSEPH KELLY. He died 04
Feb 2009 in Sarasota, FL.
Children of ANN DONOVAN and JOSEPH KELLY are:
i. TIMOTHY6 KELLY.
ii. PATRICIA KELLY, b. 09 Sep 1963.
iii. MICHAEL KELLY, b. 09 Sep 1963.
18. KATHLEEN5 DONOVAN (RUDOLPH VINCENT (JACK)4, WILLIAM THOMAS3, SAMUEL VINCENT2, DENNIS1) was born
15 Apr 1948. She married (1) ALLEN MILLETTE. She married (2) RALPH HARMON. She married (3) CHIP SANGA.
Children of KATHLEEN DONOVAN and ALLEN MILLETTE are:
i. MARY ANN6 MILLETTE.
ii. MATHEW MILLETTE.
Child of KATHLEEN DONOVAN and RALPH HARMON is:
iii. JEREMY6 HARMON.
19. JAMES5 DONOVAN (RUDOLPH VINCENT (JACK)4, WILLIAM THOMAS3, SAMUEL VINCENT2, DENNIS1) was born
07 Nov 1949. He married KIM M. SEAVEY 25 Nov
1983.
Child of JAMES DONOVAN and KIM SEAVEY is:
i. SEAN6 DONOVAN.
20. DANIEL W.5 DONOVAN (RUDOLPH VINCENT (JACK)4, WILLIAM THOMAS3, SAMUEL VINCENT2, DENNIS1) was born
03 Jul 1958, and died 10 Apr 2008 in Putnam, Connecticut. He married ANN GIFFORD.
Children of DANIEL DONOVAN and ANN GIFFORD are:
i. NOAH6 DONOVAN.
ii. SHEA DONOVAN.
21. MARYANN5 DONOVAN (JOSEPH WILLIAM4, WILLIAM THOMAS3, SAMUEL VINCENT2, DENNIS1) was born
20 May 1939 in Putnam, CT. She married CHARLES FREDERICK FRANKLIN 13 Oct
1962 in Hershey, PA, son of FREDERICK FRANKLIN and IRENE CIERPICH. He was born
01 Oct 1940 in Putnam, Connecticut.
Children of MARYANN DONOVAN and CHARLES FRANKLIN are:
i. ANDREW WILLIAM6 FRANKLIN, b. 07 Apr
1963, Putnam, CT; m. DONNA JEAN ALLIEGRO; b. 18 Dec 1963.
ii. KRISTEN LOUISE DONOVAN, b. 11 Apr 1968; m. SCOT LEE MAYFIELD, 26 Nov 1994.
iii. CHARLES FREDERICK FRANKLIN III, b. 24 Aug 1970; m. MELLISA, 11 Mar.
Endnotes
1. Meriden VR Vol. 13 p. 131
2. Putnam VR Vol. 2 p. 74.