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John Robinson Donnelly (1875 - 1976)

John Robinson Donnelly
Born in Castlereagh, County Mayo, Irelandmap
Son of and [mother unknown]
Husband of — married [date unknown] (to 1976) in Canadamap
[children unknown]
Died at age 101 in Penticton, Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia, Canadamap
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Ireland Native
John Donnelly was born in Ireland.
John Donnelly was a centenarian, living to age 101.

John was born in 1875 in Ireland. He was the son of John Donnelly and Sarah Robinson. John, son of John Donnelly & Sarah Robinson Donnelly, was born on 19 February 1875 in Castlereagh, County Mayo, Ireland.[1][2]

Along with the rest of his family he emigrated to Canada sometime before 1901.

John (age 31), son of John Donnelly & Sarah Robinson, married (1) Isabella A Fraser (age 33) on 11 April 1906 in Lancaster, Glengarry, Ontario, Canada.[3]

Isabella died in 1941 in Winnipeg.[4]

He married (2) Gertrude Emily {Hack} McDowell sometime thereafter. She had 3 McDowell children from a previous marriage.

John, son of Donnelly, died (age 101) on 29 August 1976 in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada.[5] He was buried in Oliver, Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia, Canada.[6]

John's wife Gertrude Emily Donnelly died on 10 April 1979 in Oliver, British Columbia, Canada.[7]

Sources

  1. Birth: "Ireland Civil Registration, 1845-1913"
    citing General Register Office, Southern Ireland; FHL microfilm 255,920
    FamilySearch Record: QGY7-NJ98 (accessed 18 February 2024)
    John Robinson Donnelly born on 19 Feb 1875, son of John Donnelly & Sarah Robinson Donnelly, in Castlereagh, County Mayo, Ireland.
  2. Birth: "Ireland Civil Registration, 1845-1913"
    citing General Register Office, Southern Ireland; FHL microfilm 255,920
    FamilySearch Record: QGY7-BCSQ (accessed 18 February 2024)
    John Robinson Donnelly born on 19 Feb 1875, son of John Donnelly & Sarah Robinson Donnelly, in Belfast, Ireland.
  3. Marriage: "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 004529297; FHL microfilm: 1871701; Image number: 1270; Indexing batch: V01477-8
    FamilySearch Record: KSZ4-9TV (accessed 18 February 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 9Q97-Y391-3W6
    John R Donnelly (31) marriage to Isabella A Fraser (33) on 11 Apr 1906 in Lancaster, Glengarry, Ontario, Canada.
  4. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/237800886/isabella-a-donnelly
  5. Death: "Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 004479371; FHL microfilm: 2050567; Image number: 1783; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: B07656-5
    FamilySearch Record: FLBT-CJB (accessed 18 February 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HY-681S-ZBH
    John Robinson Donnelly death 29 Aug 1976 (born 19 Feb 1875), son of Donnelly, husband of Gertrude Emily Hack, in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada.
  6. Burial: "BillionGraves Index"
    citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Oliver Cemetery, Oliver, Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia, Canada
    FamilySearch Record: QP7H-6DNF (accessed 18 February 2024)
    http://billiongraves.com/pages/record/person/26448352
    John Robinson Donnelly burial (died in 1976) in Oliver, Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia, Canada. Born in 1875.
  7. Death of wife Gertrude Emily Donnelly: "Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 004479395; FHL microfilm: 2051229; Image number: 1212; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: B07658-9
    FamilySearch Record: FL1M-C2K (accessed 18 February 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6RS9-RD7
    John Robinson Donnelly in death record for wife Gertrude Emily Donnelly 10 Apr 1979 in Oliver, British Columbia, Canada.




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