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Mary Catherine Donovan

Female 1873 - 1944  (70 years)

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  • Name Mary Catherine Donovan  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] 
    Birth 6 Nov 1873  Maesteg, Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15] 
    Gender Female 
    FSID LYTZ-C6V 
    Name //  [12, 13, 14] 
    Name //  [15] 
    Residence 1881  Cwmdu, Breconshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1900  Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence 1910  Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13] 
    Residence 1920  Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence 1927  Homestead, Allegheny, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Death 6 Feb 1944  Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 14] 
    • 70 Age: 70
    Mary Catherine Donovan Death Certificate    		 Mary Catherine Donovan Death Certificate
    Burial Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Patrick Shea Tombstone    		 Patrick Shea Tombstone
    Person ID I1414  Perchinske Strohmeyer Tree
    Last Modified 5 Aug 2025 

    Father Michael Donovan 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Catherine 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F1225  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Patrick F Shea,   b. 15 Mar 1865, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Aug 1928, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Marriage 7 Sep 1893  Stubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 15] 
    1900 United States Federal Census    		 1900 United States Federal Census
    Age at Marriage She : 19 years and 10 months - He : 28 years and 6 months. 
    Children 
     1. Gertrude Shea,   b. 1894, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Mar 1981, Smyrna, Cobb, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Mary Shea,   b. 1897, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 May 1914 (Age 17 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +3. Agnes Shea,   b. 1898, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1967, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. John Shea,   b. 19 Sep 1899, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 May 1966, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Esther Shea,   b. 28 Feb 1902, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jun 1992, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Annie Shea,   b. 16 Oct 1904, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jun 1911, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 6 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +7. James Joseph Shea,   b. 1907, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1956 (Age 49 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     8. Catherine Shea,   b. 1909, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Feb 1926, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 17 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     9. Helen M Shea,   b. 18 Apr 1911, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Aug 2009 (Age 98 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     10. Raymond F Shea,   b. 1915, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1977 (Age 62 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F478  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Aug 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 6 Nov 1873 - Maesteg, Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1881 - Cwmdu, Breconshire, Wales Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife - 1900 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 36 Age: 36; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Wife RelationToHead: Wife - 1910 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife - 1920 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1927 - Homestead, Allegheny, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 6 Feb 1944 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Wales Immagration ship    		Wales Immagration ship

    Documents
    Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967    		Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967
    Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 077501-080500
    Pennsylvania, Birth Certificates, 1906-1911    		Pennsylvania, Birth Certificates, 1906-1911

    Headstones
    Patrick Shea Tombstone    		Patrick Shea Tombstone

  • Sources 
    1. [S511] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1845-1963, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania County Marriages, 1852-1973; County: Allegheny; Year Range: 1892; Roll Number: 549761.
      Record for Patrick Shea
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61324&h=87246&indiv=try

    2. [S516] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 077501-080500.

    3. [S7] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50547817/mary-catherine-shea

    4. [S143] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 20, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1525; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 636.
      1920 United States Federal Census      		 1920 United States Federal Census


    5. [S420] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 34, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0319; FHL microfilm: 1241364.
      1900 United States Federal Census      		 1900 United States Federal Census


    6. [S167] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
      U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995      		 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995


    7. [S220] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Birth Certificates, 1906-1911, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Birth certificates, 1906–1911; Box Number: 446; Certificate Number Range: 213276 - 215925.
      Pennsylvania, Birth Certificates, 1906-1911      		 Pennsylvania, Birth Certificates, 1906-1911


    8. [S152] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFB7-MXC : 3 February 2021), Mary Shea in entry for Patrick Shea, 1920.
      Mary Shea in household of Patrick Shea, "United States Census, 1920"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFB7-MXC

    9. [S152] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGWM-152 : accessed 2 August 2021), Mary C Shea in household of Patrick Shea, Pittsburgh Ward 20, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 549, sheet 1A, family 4, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1305; FHL microfilm 1,375,318.
      Mary C Shea in household of Patrick Shea, "United States Census, 1910"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGWM-152

    10. [S152] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS11-9FH : accessed 2 August 2021), Mary Shea in household of Patrick Shea, Precinct 1 Pittsburgh city Ward 34, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 319, sheet 1B, family 11, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,364.
      Mary Shea in household of Patrick Shea, "United States Census, 1900"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS11-9FH

    11. [S152] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2W9-D5C9 : 11 December 2017), Mary C Donovan in household of John Donovan, Cwmdu, Glamorganshire, Wales; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 50, Piece/Folio 5327/60, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,463.
      Mary C Donovan in household of John Donovan, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2W9-D5C9

    12. [S203] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;).
      Record for Patrick Shea
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1030&h=352263528324&indiv=try

    13. [S168] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 20, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1305; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0549; FHL microfilm: 1375318.
      Record for Patrick Shea
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7884&h=23825212&indiv=try
      1910 United States Federal Census      		 1910 United States Federal Census


    14. [S444] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 020001-023000.
      Record for Patrick Shea
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=5164&h=455316377&indiv=try

    15. [S562] Ancestry.com, Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;).
      Record for Patrick Shea
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61378&h=3558940&indiv=try
      Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993      		 Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993



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