58 Riverdale St
Boston
Massachusetts
United States
Mary J Donovan was a daughter of James Donovan & Sarah A. Cull She did not marry.
Note by Frank: I did hear of a letter of Nov 1933 from Riverdale Street which this Mary wrote to another cousin, Mary O'Donovan, born in Ireland. I followed up with research using the said address and established additional family members. I then found a phone number for Barbara Harrington and we traced the family history as it now is in associated pages on the site.
US Census 1910:
Name: Sarah Donovan
Age in 1910: 63
Birth Year: abt 1847
Birthplace: Ireland
Home in 1910: 58 Riverdale St., Boston Ward 25, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: 1871
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Sarah Donovan 63
Mary J Donovan 30
Sadie Donovan 26
The family upgraded to a larger house in Somerville and were there in the 1920 Census
Then following the stock market crash they were financially challenged and they moved back to 58 Riverdale Street and Mary J. and her mother, Sarah, were there for the 1930 Census. Sarah died there on 1 May 1933. 
1934 Street Directory for Donovan We see Mary at home (h) at 58 Riverdale St, Allston
Mary died in 1939 and is buried in Holy Cross Cemetery
One of the inscribed sides of the 4-faced headstone
The names on the 4 sided headstone in HolyCross Cemetery read:- DONOVAN Sarah Donovan May 1, 1933 Age 87 John Donovan Died Oct 9, 1898 Age 54 Yrs Mary J. Donovan Jan 1876-1939 James F. Donovan April 26, 1877-Aug 16, 1949 Lena Donovan Died June 13, 1883 Age 4 Months, 8 Days Elizabeth Donovan Aug 24, 1884- Age 9 Days (Sadie) Sarah Donovan Aug 21, 1915 Edward M. Donovan 1941-1958 Margaret R. Donovan Feb 8, 1988
58 Riverdale Street
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