Mary Ellen
DONOVAN
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Born: abt. 1805 in County Cork, Ireland
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Mary Ellen married John FITZGERALD abt. 1842 in County Cork, Ireland . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
John FITZGERALD was born June 1795 in County Cork, Ireland. John died 2 June 1868 in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA.
Mary Ellen DONOVAN died 22 November 1887 in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA.
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John FITZGERALDMarriage date: abt. 1842
Marriage place: , County Cork, Ireland
Children of John FITZGERALD and Mary Ellen DONOVAN
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1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1845 Birth of ChildMaria FITZGERALD was born March 1845, , Ireland
1867 Marriage of ChildMaria FITZGERALD married 4 August 1867, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA to Alexander MCKENZIE
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1868 Death of Spouse/PartnerJohn FITZGERALD died 2 June 1868, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
Death — 188722 November 1887
Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
Record added: 11/5/2025 10:48:24 AM
Last updated: 11/5/2025 10:48:37 AM
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