Daniel Donovan of Ballymartin b.1827 : Short Biography

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Daniel Donovan of Ballymartin b.1827 1827

Dungourney (Cork) Cloyne (Cork) Middleton (Cork) County Cork

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Migrated to/Born in USA

Hello, Community!

I am searching for any information about my 3x great grandfather, Daniel Donovan of Ballymartin. He was born in 1828, according to his US Naturalization papers. He was married to Ellen Crowly or Crowley. I have seen it spelled both ways in my family's records.

I have been researching my family for about 10 years. I do not know if Daniel and Ellen married in Ireland, as I have been unsuccessful in finding any records for this marriage on the Irish genealogy website or on Ancestry, Rootsweb, and Find My Past.

In addition, I have found no marriage records for them in the US or Canada. It's a mystery, for sure!

The facts that I DO know are that Daniel Donovan was born in 1827 in Ballymartin, Cork, Ireland. I have 2 birth possible birth records for him, one in Cloyne and one in Carigtwohill. I believe he emigrated in 1852.

He became a US citizen on 17 September 1857 in Rutledge, Rutledge County Vermont and worked as a quarryman there. Sometime before 1859, he married Ellen Crowley and they had seven children in 11 years. These include:

Cornelius, c1859
Terrance, c1860
Timothy, c1860
Patrick John, c1862 (my great-great-grandfather, a railway engineer in Illinois and Iowa)
Ellen, c1866
Mary Ann, c1867
Kate, c1870

Daniel died on April 26, 1880, in West Rutland, Vermont; age at death: 53. His headstone reads "A native of the parish of Ballymartin, County Cork, Ireland." He is buried in St. Brigid's Cemetery, Rutland County, Vermont, USA.

Any information that can be shared would be appreciated greatly. I am new to this site and was guided here by another Ancestry member who helped me to correct the records that I have had regarding my ancestors' marriage.

Regards,

Elizabeth Howell

Additional Information
Date of Birth	1st Jan 1827	VIEW SOURCE
Date of Death	2nd Apr 1880	VIEW SOURCE
Townland born	Ballymartin
Spouse (First Name/s and Maiden/Surname)	Ellen Crowley
Names of Children	Cornelius, c1859 Terrance, c1860 Timothy, c1860 Patrick John, c1862 Ellen, c1866 Mary Ann, c1867 Kate, c1870
Occupation	Quarryman
Place of Death	West Rutland, Vermont; age at death: 53. His headstone reads "A native of the parish of Ballymartin, County Cork, Ireland." He is buried in St. Brigid's Cemetery, Rutland County, Vermont, USA.
Place of Death
New Type	US I Naturalization: 17 Sept 1857 • Rutledge Vermont Paperwork says that Daniel must have lived in the US for at least 5 yrs, making his arrival in/before 1852. Witnesses Daniel McCarty and John Riordan also must have known him for at least 5 yrs.