David & John were two brothers born in Cork, Ireland around 1850. David joined the British military. John married Margaret O'Donovan and settles in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan County, Wales to work in the coal mines. Margaret's family followed. Margaret and her 9 sisters were called the "Belles of Dowlais." There was one brother, Timothy O'Donovan.
John and Margaret raised a large family, and many emigrated to America in 1889 to settle in Cambridgeport, MA.
seeking any family connections, either in Ireland, Wales, or the USA states of MA, CA,OHIO, IL, PN. surnames connected: Mc Carthy,O'Brien, Powers, Sullivan, O'Connor, O'Donovan, Walsh (in Wales), Hogan, Loran, Fitzgerald, Chisolm, Fallon, Corbin, Daley, Doyle, Mc Intyre, Fogarty, Ford, Clark, Shaugnessy, Compton, Lawton, Welsh, Sweeney, Chapman, Lyons, Linehan, Brand, Wellington, Katan, Gavin, Flanagan, Menz, Collins, Clarke, Abruzzesse, Zizek, Kerwin, Bugieda, Ford, Sentner, Dumont, O'Reilly, Delaney, Aucello, and on and on.
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