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Dominique McDevitt

Dominique McDevitt

Born
1814-01-01 12:00:00
Died
1896-09-06 12:00:00
Gender
Male
Place of migration
Migrated to/Born elsewhere

Dominique was born about 1814 in County Donegal. He appeared on the manifest of the Ranger in June 1834. Two other McDevitts were listed on the ship, Charles 22 and William 28. The Ranger landed in Saint John, New Brunswick. In 1836, Dominique, along with about 15 other Irish Catholics settled in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia where he opened a tailor shop and was instrumental in the formation of the Catholic church. Sources: 1) Manifest 2) death and burial notices from Yarmouth newspapers 3) census records 4) directory records 5) church records 6) his Last Will & Testament 7) cemetery record: headstone still standing

Associated communities

Donegal

Co. Donegal or Dún na nGall (aka Tír Chonaill) in Irish, is located in the north-west of Ireland. We are a coastal county with a beautiful, rugged Atlantic coastline. Our county town is Donegal Town and we have a population of approximately 160,000. We look forward to assisting you in the search for your Irish ancestors. 

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Buildings in this community

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  • Ballymichael National School

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    Location: Donegal

  • Meentaghconlan, Clondavaddog, Donegal

    Location: Donegal

Timeline events in this community

  • 1930s

    Stranorlar Vocational School

    1939-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1830s

    Drumhome in 1837

    <p>From <em>A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland </em>by Samuel Lewis:</p>

    1837-01-01 12:00:00

  • 2020s

    Moses Keady/Kedey pre 1827

    <p>I am looking for ancestors across both Mayo and Donegal Parish for name Kedey, Keady (sp). Specifics below in text.</p>

    2022-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1920s

    Ethel Ball

    1920-01-01 12:00:00