Mary Ann (Reilly) Donohue (1872 - aft. 1925)

Born May 1872 in Ballynoe, County Cork, Ireland

Wife of Felix Donohue — married 6 Jun 1897 in Manhattan, New York, USA

Descendants

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Timeline

1872, May: Mary is born in New York.^[1]

1897, June 6th: Mary marries Felix Donohue in Manhattan.^[2]

1898, April 15th: Mary's husband Felix submits a petition for naturalization to the Queens County court. Their address is listed as Clinton Avenue, Lawrence, Queens, New York, and his occupation is "bottler." ^[3]

1898, May 7th: Felix's naturalization hearing takes place in Long Island City court and he is granted U.S. citizenship.^[4]

1898, October 14th: Felix and Mary's first child, John Anthony Donohue, is born in New York.

1900, March: Felix and Mary's second child, Felix J Donohue, is born in New York.

1900, June 13th: Mary and her family are living in Hempstead, Nassau, New York. Felix works as a hotel keeper.^[5]

1902, July 23rd: Felix and Mary's third child, Joseph F Donohue, is born in New York.

1905, September 6th: Felix and Mary's fourth child, Helen A Donohue, is born in New York.

~ 1906: Felix and Mary's fifth child, Frances Donohue, is born in New York.

~ 1908: Felix and Mary's sixth child, Herbert Donohue, is born in New York.

1910, April 27th: Mary and her family are living with Felix's brother John Donohue in Inwood, Hempstead (likely at Clinton and Wanser). Felix works as a merchant in a store.^[6]

1911, September 16th: Felix and Mary's seventh child, William Felix Donohue, is born in New York.

1915, February 23rd: Felix passes away at their residence in Inwood, Nassau County, New York after a short illness. According to family legend, he fell down the capitol steps and broke his back, developed an infection and died, though this has not been confirmed. We do know that he was involved in politics and was at one point Democratic leader of Inwood.

1918, September 17th: Mary's oldest son John registers for the draft, listing her as next of kin. Her address is listed as the corner of Wanser Ave and Clinton St., Lawrence, Nassau, NY (her brother-in-law's house). The fact that Mary is listed rather than Felix suggests that he may have passed away by this time.^[7]

1925, June 1st: Mary, Joseph, Helen, Francis, Herbert, and William are living with her brother-in-law John in his house on Wanser and Clinton in Hempstead, Nassau, New York. She keeps house while the four oldest children work and William attends school.^[8]

Sources

• 1900 United States Federal Census. Place: Hempstead, Nassau, New York; Roll: 1079; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0709; FHL microfilm: 1241079.

• 1910 United States Federal Census. Place: Hempstead, Nassau, New York; Roll: T624_995; Page: 26B; Enumeration District: 1121; FHL microfilm: 1375008.

• Ancestry.com. New York, Naturalization Petitions, 1794-1906 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: Petitions for Naturalization, 1793-1906. ARC ID: 5324244. Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Record Group 85. National Archives at New York City. New York City, New York, U.S.A.

• Ancestry.com. U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Selected U.S. Naturalization Records. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.

• New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 62; Assembly District: 01; City: Hempstead; County: Nassau; Page: 21.

Footnotes

1. ↑ 1900 census, 1910 census, 1925 census
2. ↑ 1900 census, marriage record
3. ↑ Naturalization petition
4. ↑ Naturalization petition, naturalization record
5. ↑ 1900 census
6. ↑ 1910 census
7. ↑ Draft registration
8. ↑ 1925 census

Acknowledgments

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