James O'Donnell b. 17 Sep 1903 d. 1977: Our Family History

James O'Donnell

1903 - 1977 (73 years)

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Name	James O'Donnell [1, 2]
Birth	17 Sep 1903 [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Arrival	9 Dec 1920	New York, New York, USA [2]
Arrival	19 May 1928	Quebec, Canada [1]
Departure	Glasgow, Scotland [2]
Departure	Greenock [1]
Residence	Scotland [2]
	Marital Status: Single
Death	1977
Person ID	I292162505190	Alwin2025
Last Modified	23 Apr 2025

Family Marie Adrienne Anita Pelletier, b. 24 août 1911, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada d. 4 Feb 2004 (Age 93 years)

Children

1. Maureen O'Donnell

Family ID F1352 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 23 Apr 2025

[S1067513540] Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, ON, Canada; Passenger Lists, 1865-1935; Series: RG 76-C; Roll: T-14742.
[S1067513542] The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957; Microfilm Serial or NAID: T715; RG Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; RG: 85.

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My earliest European ancestors in North America were probably Nicolas Marsolet and Louis Hébert. However, one of my 8th great-grandmothers, the wife of Philippe Mius d'Entremont, was a Native North American of the Mi'kmaq tribe. Unfortunately, there is uncertainty about her name. She may have been called Kjipuktuk. In modern times, the name Marie Coyote Blanc has been assigned to her, but there is no evidence that this was actually her name. Her ancestors would obviously been in North America long before Europeans arrived.

The French-Canadian lines of my family tree can be confirmed by literaly thousands of DNA links that support the family tree as mapped out. And, due to a couple of lucky DNA links to 3rd cousins in Sweden, with well-documented family trees of their own, I can extend my Swedish roots back several centuries. The German links have proved much more difficult, and in most cases, I have been unable to trace my German ancestors much further back in time than their arrival in North America.