Here’s my research to date on the Donovan side of my tree.   GGgrandfather & GGgrandmother Michael Donovan and wife  Ellen Fitzpatrick   (Data from son’s civil war papers)Both born in Ireland. I can find nothing to prove Michael ever was in the USA.ANY help will be appreciatedLoring Hutchinson     @    Loringh@yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G grandfather and Ggrandmother John F. Donovan  b 1842 in Boston, Massachusetts Ellen Clooney  b Dec 02, 1844 in St John’s, Newfoundland John & Ellen married in Boston on June 24, 1867 John & Ellen had 5 children John C   b 7/30/1872 Mary  b   9/11/1868 Edward  b   4/30/1876 William  b   9/23/1879 Bertha   b   1872