DONNELLY Obituaries; Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

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Philadelphia Public Ledger 
   December, 14, 1849

  On the 12th instant, Mr. Frederick Donly in the 37th year of his age.
      Dearest husband, thou hast left me,
      Here thy loss, we deeply feel,
      But tis God, who haft bereft us
      He can all our sorrows heal.

      Yet again we hope to meet thee
      When the day of life is sped
      Then in Heaven we joy to greet thee
      Where no farewell tear is shed

   His relatives and friends and those of the family are respectfully invited to 
attend his funeral, from his late reidence on Seventh St., below the Germantown 
Road on Sunday afternoon, 16th instant at 1 o'clock
 
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Philadelphia Public Ledger 
August 31, 1849   Page 2

   On the 30th instant, ANN, daughter of Robert and Catherine Donnelly, aged 3 
years
   The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend 
her funeral from her parents' residence, Marriott Street, above Fifth, on Sunday 
afternoon at 1 o'clock without further notice. 
 
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The Public Ledger 
May 4, 1850, page 2:
 "On Wednesday morning, the 1st last, Mrs. CATHARINE 
DONNELLY, widow of the late FREDERICK DONNELLY, in the 
39th year of her age.
 "Dearest mother, thou hast left me,
    "Here thy loss we deeply feel;
 "Though 'tis God who has bereft me,
    "He can all our sorrows heal.
 
 "Dearest children, do not weep,
 "I am not dead, but here do sleep
 "Within this solid lump of clay
 "Until the resurrection day."
 "Her friends, and those of her family, the members of 
Green-Bird Council, of which she was a member, are 
respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from her 
late residence, in Seventh st., above Little Poplar, 
Cohocksink Village, on Sunday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, 
without further notice."

 
NOTE:My 2d great grandparents, Frederick and Catherine Donnelly.
Green Bird Council was part of the Green Hill Presbyterian Church.