- Final Statement of Timothy Donnely (sic) signed Captain James M. Bell, Commanding Company, at Fort Abercrombie, 17 December 1876.
- DUE SOLDIER
- For retained pay under act of May 15, 1872 … $16.84
- For clothing not drawn in kind … $21.25
- Proceeds of sale of effects [May 2, 1877] … $2.08
- DUE UNITED STATES
- For tobacco … $1.71
- This statement does not take into account basic pay due for the period May 1 to June 25, 1876.
- Note: States that Donnelly was born in ‘Dallington,’ England.
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His mother applied for a pension on 17 March 1877 (230468) but it was abandoned (Military Register, p. 111).
- Federal Census – Spencer, Worcester County, Massachusetts (1 June 1880)
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John Donnelly, 53, Works on Wire, b. Ireland; Ann Donnelly, 48, his Wife, b. Ireland. Children: John, 19, Works on Wire, b. England; Michael, 17, Works of Wire, b. England; Patrick, 15, Works on Wire, b. England; Elizabeth, 13, b. England; Peter, 11, b. England; Margaret, 9, b. Massachusetts; Thomas, 7, b. Massachusetts; Mary, 5, b. Massachusetts; Kate, 3, b. Massachusetts.
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Federal Census – Wire Village Road, Spencer, Worcester County, Massachusetts (1 June 1900)
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Ann Donnelly, 63 (b. January 1837) Widow: Children: Patrick, 36, Foreman in Wire Works, b. England; Peter, 32, Drawer in Wire Works, b. England; Margaret, 29, b. Massachusetts; Thomas, 27, Farmer, b. Massachusetts; Kate, 23, Compositor, b. Massachusetts. Eight of John and Ann Donnelly’s eleven children were living at the time of the census.
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As can be seen on the impressive headstone in the Catholic Cemetery, Spencer (see below) John Donnelly, Sr., (son of Patrick Donnelly & Mary Connolly) died of cancer on 22 April 1893; Mary Jane died in 1858; Timothy was killed 25 June 1876; and Michael died of renal tuberculosis on 30 March 1900. Ann Donnelly died in 1902 (no record found).
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Donnelly Road, off Main Street, Spencer, is named in honour of this Anglo-Irish-American family.
Comments:
Clearly his place of birth and age on enlistment are incorrect. See full biography below.