Nora Heffernan Donnelly

Birth
Death
27 Oct 1958
Burial
Cazenovia, Madison County, New York, USA
Plot
Section 13-A-227
Memorial ID
5129502 View Source
The youngest of nine children of Thomas Heffernan and Ellen Dugan Heffernan, Honora "Nora" Heffernan Donnelly was born November 13, 1861 in Glenough Lower, Tipperary, Ireland. She came to America in 1864 (the year her father died) as a very young child.

Later she married Irish-American Thomas John Donnelly, on October 18, 1881 in Cazenovia, Madison County, New York. They lived in Canastota, Madison County where he worked as a train conductor, and they raised seven children: Thomas James Donnelly, Helen Margaret Donnelly Dietz, Mary Lillian "Mame" Donnelly Barrett, Nora Donnelly, Catherine Donnelly, John Dardis Donnelly, and Dorothy Donnelly Heintz.

Nora was almost 97 when she died on October 27, 1958 in Cicero, Onondaga County, New York. She is buried next to her beloved husband in Saint James Catholic Cemetery in Cazenovia. The Heffernans are descended from Eneas Heffernan (6th century), a Bishop of Emly, and from later Heffernans who were Knights of Malta.

Thanks so much to all the Heffernan family genealogists for much of this information. Any errors, however, are mine alone. Please go to the "edit" link on this site with any corrections or additions.
The youngest of nine children of Thomas Heffernan and Ellen Dugan Heffernan, Honora "Nora" Heffernan Donnelly was born November 13, 1861 in Glenough Lower, Tipperary, Ireland. She came to America in 1864 (the year her father died) as a very young child.

Later she married Irish-American Thomas John Donnelly, on October 18, 1881 in Cazenovia, Madison County, New York. They lived in Canastota, Madison County where he worked as a train conductor, and they raised seven children: Thomas James Donnelly, Helen Margaret Donnelly Dietz, Mary Lillian "Mame" Donnelly Barrett, Nora Donnelly, Catherine Donnelly, John Dardis Donnelly, and Dorothy Donnelly Heintz.

Nora was almost 97 when she died on October 27, 1958 in Cicero, Onondaga County, New York. She is buried next to her beloved husband in Saint James Catholic Cemetery in Cazenovia. The Heffernans are descended from Eneas Heffernan (6th century), a Bishop of Emly, and from later Heffernans who were Knights of Malta.

Thanks so much to all the Heffernan family genealogists for much of this information. Any errors, however, are mine alone. Please go to the "edit" link on this site with any corrections or additions.



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