Margaret Finnegan 1,2,3,4
- Born: 19 Jan 1828, County Kerry, Ireland 1,3,4
- Marriage: Timothy Donovan on 22 Aug 1847 in Sault St. Marie, Michigan 1,3,4
- Died: 24 Dec 1909, Negaunee, Marquette County, Michigan at age 81 1,3,4,16
 Cause of her death was Cerebral Apoplexy.
Another name for Margaret was Mollie Finnegan.
General Notes:
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Margaret "Mollie" Finnegan
A certified copy of the marriage certificate from Chippewa County, Sault St. Marie, Mich dated 11/16/92 between Margaret Finnegan and Timothy Donovan shows the following spellings of names:
Date of marriage: Aug. 22, 1847 Father Mother
Bridegroom ..Timothy Donaven Age - 27 John Donaven Helen Hays
Bride........Margaret Finigen Age - 18 Immia Finigen Catharina Soloman
The marriage was conducted by L.B.Minnit, Catholic Missionary and witnessed by Edmon Fasley,Thomas Beacher,Patrick Leahy and Richard Fasley
They had one daughter, Catherine Donovan, in 1848.
Timothy Donovan died about 1851.
About 1855 Margaret "Mollie" (Finnegan) Donovan married James F. Foley and they had three children, David F. Foley born in 1857, Pryor Foley born in 1859, and Mary "Mollie" Foley born about 1862.
Noted events in her life were:
• Event 1, 22 Aug 1847, Married Timothy Donovan. 1,3,4
• Event 2, 16 Sep 1848, Daughter Catherine Donovan Born. 1,3,4
• Event 3, After 1851, Wed James F. Foley. 1,3,4
• Residence: Negaunee, Michigan. 1,3,4
Margaret married Timothy Donovan, son of John Donovan and Helen Hayes, on 22 Aug 1847 in Sault St. Marie, Michigan 1,3.,4 (Timothy Donovan was born about 1820 in Unknown 1,3,4 and died about 1851 in Forest Mine, Ontonagon, MI 1,3,4.)
Marriage Notes:
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The Ryan Family Tree 1939, page 12 states:
"Timothy Donovan, son of John Donovan, and Helen Hayes of County Cork, Ireland and Margaret Sullivan, youngest daughter of Terence Finnegan and Catherine Sullivan, of County Kerry, Ireland were married at Sault St. Marie, Michigan on August 22, 1847. (This is Grandma Ryan's father and mother)."
A certified copy of their marriage certificate was obtained from Chippewa County, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan under date of November 16, 1992. The certified copy had numerous spelling errors of names and states in part:
'***the following is a copy of the record of marriage of Timothy Donaven and Margaret Finigen, record number A-70" It shows that Timothy Donaven was 27 years old, residence Lake Superior and Margaret Finigen, age 18 and residence Lake Superior.
The father of Timothy is shown as "John Donaven" and mother as "Helen Hays"
The father of Margaret is shown as "Immia Finigen" and mother as
"Catharina Soloman"
The date of marriage is shown as Aug. 22, 1847, and married by
L. B. Minnit, Catholic Missionary
The witnesses to the marriage were Edmon Fasley, Thomas Beacher, Patrick Leahy and Richard Fasley
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