Christopher and Catherine Donegan
Christopher Donegan
Birth: Meath County Ireland
~1805 per 1860 US Federal Census
~1810 per 1870 US Federal Census
Death: February 6, 1879 in Galena, Illinois at the age of 62 years per
Jo Daviess Death Index
Burial: St. Michael Catholic Cemetery in East Galena, Illinois
Catherine McDaniel Birth:
Meath County Ireland ~1814 per 1860 US Federal Census ~1820 per 1870 US Federal Census
Death: Burial: St. Michael Catholic Cemetery in East Galena, Illinois
1833 January Marriage Christopher Donegan & Catherine McDaniel - Meath, Ireland
Marriage January 20, 1833 Parish Lobinstown Diocese Meath County Meath + Patty Lynch & Bridget Loughran
1852 Christopher & Catherine & family immigrated from Ireland
1852 Henry was bon on the steamship between Ireland and New York
1853 Donegan Family moved his family up the Hudson River
1853 Christopher established a brickyard near what is now North
Tarrytown.
1857 Julia was born in July 1857 in New York
1857 Donegan family moved to Galena, Jo Daviess county,
Illinois
1857 Christopher established a meat packing plant.
1860 United States
Federal Census - Galena Ward 1, Jo Daviess, Illinois - June 1, 1860
Christopher age 55 - laborer RR Depot; Catherine age 46
John 25; Thomas 15; Eugene 12; Henry 8; Julia 2
1860 Christopher Donegan - Circuit Court - Jo Daviees IL -
Naturalization Oct 22, 1860
1865 Illinois
State Census - East Galena, Jo Daviess, Indiana - July 3, 1865 - 3 male 3 female
1870 United
States Federal Census - Galena Jo Daviess Illinois
Christopher age 60 or 66? - Laborer - Real Estate worth $600
Catherine age 50 (or 56?) - House Keeper
Mary 22; Owen 21; Henry 18; Julie 12
1879 Christopher died February 6, 1879 in Galena, Illinois at the age of 62 years per
Jo Daviess Death Index

Christopher and Catherine Donegan were of the landed
class in Village of Slane, Meath County, Ireland.
The
Irish Potato Famine
from 1845-1855 probably influenced this decision to leave Ireland for America.
In
1852 Christopher and Catherine Donegan embarked on the 10 week journey to America by steamship. Their children: John, Catherine, Mary,
Thomas, Annie, Eugene/Owen, Bridget, Henry and Julie.
Catherine was 9 month pregnant and Henry was born on the trip across the Atlantic.
Julie was born in New York. |

After a short stay in New York City, Christopher Donegan
moved his family up the Hudson River and established a brickyard near what is
now North Tarrytown.
(Note: While Gerald’s family were living in North
Tarrytown, then found the remains of the old Donegan brick manufacturing
plant.) |
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In 1857 the Donegan family moved to Galena
in Jo Daviess county, Illinois where they established a meat packing plant. Most of the
family settled in Illinois but John, Thomas, and Bridget soon moved to the Montana Territory. |
Children:
John Clarence Donegan
 Birth: December 10, 1836 in Slane,
County Meath, Ireland Death: August 21, 1906 at the age of 70 :: "Oliver J. Donegan"
The Anaconda
Standard - August 22, 1906 - Death of Old-Timer of Madison County Burial: Nevada City Cemetery 1852 Immigrated from Ireland with family - age 15 1860
United States Federal Census - Galena Ward 1, Jo Daviess, Illinois age 25
laborer RR Depot 1864 Moved to the Montana Territory 1870 United States
Federal Census - Madison, Montana Territory 1880 United
States Federal Census - Ruby Valley, Madison, Montana - June 14, 1880 1900 United States
Federal Census - Union Township, Madison County, Montana
Catherine "Kate" Donegan Birth: May 1844 in Ireland Death: July
17,1865 - age 21 years 2 months Burial: St. Michael Catholic Cemetery in East Galena,
Illinois
Mary
Donegan Birth: February 1845 in Ireland per 1910 US Federal Census
Baptism: April 1838 - Father: Christopher Donegan Mother: Cathrine McDaniel
Sponsor Witness 1: Michael Meade #2: Betty Fedigan
Parish: Lobinstown Diocese: Meath County: Meath Source: Ancestry.com Death: Burial: 1870
United States Federal Census - Galina, Jo Daviess, Illinois - July 7, 1870 - age 22 1880 United
States Federal Census - East Galina, Jo Daviess, Illinois age 37 - House Keeper 1900 United States Federal Census - Jo Daviess, Illinois - Mary Donegan 1910 United States Federal Census - Jo
Daviess County, Illinois - age 55 - with Michael & Julia Cleary Referenced in the article on the Donegan family home in Galena Illinois
Thomas Donegan Birth: Ireleand 1847 in Ireland 1851 on his grave marker ~1845 per 1860 US Federal Census - age 15 Death: 1891 of TB in Alder Gulch, Montana Burial: Nevada City Cemetery
 1860
United States Federal Census - Galena Ward 1, Jo Daviess, Illinois - June 1, 1860 - age 15 1862 Company "B" 90th Illinois Infantry, muster date August 15, 1862
1965 Mustered out June
6, 1865 --
1878 - THE HISTORY
of JO DAVIESS COUNTY ILLINOIS See Page 401 1865 moved to Montana Territory 1870 United States
Federal Census - Madison, Montana Territory 1871-1872 elected assessor for Madison County 1880 United
States Federal Census - Ruby Valley, Madison, Montana - June 14, 1880 1880 US Federal Census of Montana
living in the Ruby Valley working as a Stock Grower 1890 History of the Pacific States of North
America PDF 36.8MB (see Thomas Donegan on page 749)
Eugene Donegan Birth: ~1848 per 1860 US Federal Census - age 12 1860
United States Federal Census - Galena Ward 1, Jo Daviess, Illinois - June 1, 1860 - age 12
Owen Donegan
(Donnegan in 1880 US Federal Census) Birth: ~1848-49 in Ireland per 1870 & 1880 US Federal Census
Burial: St. Michael Catholic Cemetery in East Galena,
Illinois 1870
United States Federal Census - Galina, Jo Daviess, Illinois - age 21 - Clerk in Store 1880 United
States Federal Census - East Galina, Jo Daviess, Illinois - age 32 Clerk Grocery Store
Bridget Donegan Birth: December 1850 in Ireland Death: April 1, 1921 in Butte, Montana Burial: St. Michael Catholic Cemetery in East Galena, Illinois moved to Montana Territory
helped brother John raise his children after the death of Mary worked for many years as a receptionist for a doctor in Butte 1880 United States Federal Census
- Montana
living in Virginia City working as a House Keeper 1880 United States Federal Census - Virginia City, Madison, Montana
- Bridget 32 Servent 1900 United States
Federal Census - Butte Ward 8, Silver Bow, Montana - age 49 - servant 1910 United
States Federal Census - Silver Bow County Montana| 1920 United States
Federal Census - Butte Ward 8b, Silver Bow, Montana - age 70
Henry Donegan Birth: 1852 on steamship between Ireland and New York Death: May 11, 1900 at Chicago Burial: St. Michael Catholic Cemetery in East Galena,
Illinois 1860
United States Federal Census - Galena Ward 1, Jo Daviess, Illinois - June 1, 1860 - age 8 1870
United States Federal Census - Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois - July 7, 1870 - age 18
Julia Katherine Donegan Birth: July 1857 in New York Death: after 1930 Burial:
Michael
Cleary buried St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery - Rochelle, Ogle County, Illinois
Marriage: Michael H Cleary on July 25, 1883
Jo Daviess County Illinois - Marriage Index 1870-1885 :
Donegan, Julia & Cleary, Michael H 25 Jul 1883 Page 377 Michael H Cleary born
August 1853 born in Wisconsin (parents born in Ireland) 1900
- US Census -
Physician 1910
- US Census - Lawyer
- General Practice 1920 - US
Census - Lawyer 1930 - US
Census - Lawyer Burial: St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery - Rochelle, Ogle County, Illinois Children: James H.
Cleary born September 1885 in Illinois - 1910 worked as Telegraph
Operator 1920
- US Census - ?? Council Mary Edith
Cleary born October
1890 in Illinois - 1920 - US
Census - Clerk at U.S. Post Office 1930 - US
Census - Clerk at U.S. Post Office Burial:
Mary Cleary McLean 1890-1955 buried St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery - Rochelle, Ogle County, Illinois 1860
United States Federal Census - Galena Ward 1, Jo Daviess, Illinois (June 1, 1860) - age 2 1870
United States Federal Census - Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois (July 7, 1870) - age 12 1880 United
States Federal Census - East Galina, Jo Daviess, Illinois - age 23 - Music Teacher 1900 United States Federal Census - Jo Daviess, Illinois
(June 6, 1900) - Cleary, Michael 1910 United States Federal Census - Jo
Daviess, Illinois (April 21, 1910) - Cleary, Michael 1920 United States
Federal Census - East Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois - Cleary, Michael H. 1930 United States
Federal Census - East Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois - Cleary, Michael H.
Saint Patrick's Catholic Cemetery Also known as: Saint Patricks Cemetery S. 3rd Street & W. Ave H Rochelle Ogle County Illinois 61068


Company "B" 90th Illinois
Infantry
Name |
Rank |
Residence |
Date of Muster |
Remarks |
DONEGAN, Thomas |
Private |
Galena |
Sep 6, 1862 |
Mustered out Jun 6, 1865 |
Organized at Chicago, Ill., and
mustered in September 7, 1862. Engaged in guard duty at Camp
Douglas, Chicago, Ill., until November 27, 1862. Moved to Cairo,
Ill., thence to Columbus, Ky., and LaGrange, Tenn., November
27-December 2. Attached to R. R. Guard, 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept,
of the Tennessee, to January, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 16th
Army Corps, Dept. of the Tennessee, to March, 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st
Division, 16th Army Corps, to July, 1863. 1st Brigade, 4th Division,
15th Army Corps, to September, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 15th
Army Corps, to June, 1865.
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