Family Group Sheet

HUSBAND
Patrick MCDONNELL
BIRTHabout 1825Goleen? Ballydehob? Ireland
DEATHbefore 1895 
MISC Catholic
MISC Had a cousin, John O'Neill in Canandagua.
MISC Patrick died of heart attack before his
MISC wife died 1895-1900, in Ireland in the
MISC house they built when they married.
MARRIAGEbefore 1843Goleen, Ireland
FATHER 
 
WIFE
Hanora MAHANEY
BIRTHabout 1825Probably near Goleen, Ireland
DEATHabout 1895Coleras, Goleen about 1895-1900
MISC kind and generous
MISC Led good Catholic life.
MISC Name pronounced Ma-hay-nee, Died in the
MISC same house they built when they were
MISC married, had a good roof, not thatched.
MISC Died of heart attack aged about 70
 
CHILDREN
1.John MCDONNELL  MALE
 DEATH Goleen, Ireland
OCCUPATION Lobster fisherman;
RESIDENCE Colleras, Goleen, Ireland
MISC Second oldest child in his family
MISC The only one who stayed in Ireland. First
MISC wife died, second had a son John?Patrick?
MARRIAGEabout 1888Margaret BARRNETT;
MARRIAGEabout 1902 

2.Josephine Johana MCDONNELL  FEMALE
 BIRTHbetween 1825 and 1858Ireland
DEATHabout 1883Buffalo, Erie, New York
MISC Third oldest child, older than Ann

3.Mary MCDONNELL  FEMALE
 BIRTH23 June 1843Goleen, Ireland1222
IMMIGRATIONbefore 1883No female McDonnells in the 1872 Buffalo Directory
DEATH5 February 1934Buffalo, Erie, New York1223
BURIAL8 February 1934Holy Cross
OCCUPATION Studied bookkeeping in Ireland.;
RESIDENCE Corner of South and Vandalia St.
MISC Liked to read, had a book from Ireland
MISC Oldest child, Came to US first with Jo(n33
MISC Left her husband, cause never discussed.
MISC Liked to dance the jig with Kate
MISC Looked like Whistler's mother by the fire.
MARRIAGE Buffalo, Erie, New York

4.Catherine MCDONNELL  FEMALE
 BIRTH9 July 1851Colleras, Goleen, Ireland1178,1179
MISC1883from Liverpool
DEATH3 March 1913Buffalo, Erie, New York1180
BURIAL6 March 1913Holy Cross Cemetery, Buffalo, NY1181,1182
OCCUPATION Worked for a few years at Shervit House -;
RESIDENCE 54 and 47 Alabama St.
MISC liked to sing, liked animals, irish jig
MISC Catholic
MISC Met her husband 2 days before the arranged wedding
MISC Arrived in USA around 1883-4 byway of Wales and Liverpool
MISC Had scarlet fever 1892-3.
MARRIAGE1 March 1870John C. SHEEHAN; Goleen, Ireland, an arranged marriage

5.Ann MCDONNELL  FEMALE
 BIRTHabout 1860Goleen, Ireland
MISC1900Not in Buffalo City Directory 1900, but siblings Mary and Tim are at 31 Vandalia St.
DEATH14 April 1943Buffalo, Erie, New York1224
OCCUPATION cook, baker, invested $, held mortgages;
RESIDENCE 125 Sheffield Ave, Buffalo, NY.
MISC beautiful, good voice, prim, well liked
MISC Catholic
MISC Youngest child in the family, ran to the
MISC church when sister Kate N28 married. Lived
MISC to be 94 yrs old. Helped the others to
MISC come to USA, held mortgages for their home

6.Timothy MCDONNELL  MALE
 BIRTH3 January 1865Goleen, Ireland1225
RESIDENCE1900There is a Mary and Timothy McDonnell , laborer at 31 Vandalia St.1226
DEATH16 September 1915Vandalia St. Buffalo1227,1228
RESIDENCE 31 Vandalia St., Buffalo1229
RESIDENCE He built the house on Vandalia St. and he died there.1230
MISC Nickname: Cooper
MISC His wife was a strong, hard woman, he had
MISC a hard life, used to sit outside the RRoad
MISC shanty talking to men on break to get away
MISC from her. Died age 50. Second oldest child