William James Donovan

1868 - 1944  (75 years)

• Name	William James Donovan  [1]
  Birth	30 Aug 1868	New York, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	9 Jan 1944	Oswego, New York   [1]
  Burial	Pineville Cemetery - Richland, Oswego, NY   [1]
  Person ID	I69999	Stewartsny
  Last Modified	2 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	Francis J. Donovan,   b. Abt 1841, Ireland
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Bridget Margaret Letray,   b. Abt 1844, Ireland
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F9988	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lida Cora Lester,   b. 23 Apr 1881, Boylston, Oswego, NY d. 1966, Oswego, , New York, United States (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	1901  [1]
  Children	1. Bessie Mildred Donovan,   b. 9 Aug 1901   d. 24 Jan 1982, Oswego, Oswego, NY (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Florence Josephine Donovan,   b. 26 Jul 1903   d. 28 Nov 1987, Oswego, New York (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Eva L. Donovan,   b. 4 Sep 1905   d. 9 Jul 2002, Wilmington, New Castle, DE (Age 96 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. George W Donovan,   b. 5 Nov 1907   d. 15 Jul 1991, Oswego, Oswego, NY (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Bertha Donovan,   b. 1912   d. 1913 (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Alva F Donovan,   b. 1915  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Beatrice Donovan,   b. 5 Nov 1916, Centerville,,New York, United States d. 11 Dec 1957, Oswego,,New York, United States (Age 41 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F23365	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Dec 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S1070] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;;). Record for Alida Cora Lester http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1030&h=182010764207&indiv=try [S2] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;;), Database online. Record for Beatrice Donovan http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=-1796624697&indiv=try [S2] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;;), Database online. Record for William J Donovan http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=-1792629208&indiv=try [S2] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;;), Database online. Record for Lida Lester http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=-1792628802&indiv=try