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 1823 - 1887

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• Birth	1823	Ireland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	28 Apr 1863	New York City, NY   [2]
  	arriving from Liverpool England in steerage on the ship Albion. Denis was listed on the ship's manifest as a farmer.
  Occupation	listed as a laborer.  [3]
  Died	08 Oct 1887  [1]
  Buried	Lot 18, West Roxbury, MA   [1]
  Person ID	I4	Donovan
  Last Modified	15 Jul 2005
  Family	Margaret (--?--),   b. Jul 1819, Ireland ,   d. 24 Dec 1923
  Married	Abt 1855  [4]
  Census	10 Jun 1870	Dwelling #181, Boston, MA   [3]
  	Margaret could neither read nor write at this point.
  Census	04 Jun 1880	#1 French Square, Boston, MA   [5]
  Children	1. Catherine (Kitty) DONOVAN,   b. Jul 1862, County Cork, Ireland ,   d. 09 Aug 1920   2. Denis John DONOVAN,   b. 1864, Boston, MA ,   d. Oct 1885   3. John Joseph DONOVAN,   b. 22 Jul 1866, Boston, MA ,   d. 17 Sep 1951, 32 Payson Avenue, Dorchester, MA   4. Honora DONOVAN,   b. Nov 1869, Boston, MA   5. Patrick Francis (Parky) DONOVAN,   b. Sep 1872, Massachusetts ,   d. 1955
  Family ID	F4	Group Sheet

• Photos		Denis Donovan & Family 1896 Status: Located.
  		Albion (1861) Status: Located. ALBION 1861 / ALBANO 1880 The Albion was a 900 gross ton ship, length 245ft, beam 29ft, iron hull, with a clipper bow. There was accommodation for 24-1st, 16-2nd and 365-steerage class passengers. The ship was launched in February 1861 and used in the lucrative Atlantic crossing trade carrying passengers fleeing from the potato famine in…

• Sources

  [S11] E-Mail, Albert F. Donovan, Jr to David V. Freeman 8 Feb 2003. [S12] Ship Pass List, New York Passenger Lists, 1851-1891, Line 38, Roll 227, List 343. [S7] 1870 Fed'l Census, (1870), MA, Suffolk, Boston, Ward 2, Roll M593-641, Pg 505, Image 370. [S0] [S13] 1880 Fed'l Census, (1880), MA, Suffolk, Boston, ED 676, Page 15, Roll T9-556, Fam Hist Film #1254556, Page 376C, Image 0414.