Helen Elizabeth Moran

1866 - 1947  (80 years)

• Name	Helen Elizabeth Moran
  Nickname	Nellie
  Born	19 May 1866	Huntley township, Carleton Co., Ontario
  Christened	05 Aug 1866	St. Michael's, Corkery, Huntley township, Carleton Co., Ontario   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Travel	1886	Huntley, Carleton, Ontario to East Grand Forks, Minnesota
  	Visited for "several months," and was at East Grand Forks in October 1886, where she presumably met her future husband, Michael Joseph Sullivan.
  Godparents	James Hourigan and Anne Hourigan
  Religion	Roman Catholic
  Died	23 Feb 1947	East Grand Forks, Polk Co., Minnesota
  Buried	26 Feb 1947	Calvary Cemetery, Grand Forks, North Dakota
  Person ID	I24	Moran
  Last Modified	5 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Alexander Michael Moran,   b. Oct 1830, Huntley township, Carleton Co., Ontario ,   d. 26 Jan 1892, Huntley township, Carleton Co., Ontario  (Age ~ 61 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Leavy,   b. 1 Jan 1832, Co. Longford, Ireland ,   d. 27 Apr 1907, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Married	About 1853
  Family ID	F5	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Michael Joseph Sullivan,   b. 06 Oct 1859, Ferguson Falls, Lanark Co., Ontario ,   d. 13 Feb 1951, Grand Forks, North Dakota  (Age 91 years)
  Married	25 Jan 1888	St. Michael's, Corkery, Huntley township, Carleton Co., Ontario   [1]
  Witnesses	Thomas Hourigan and Julia Moran.
  Address	1907	East Grand Forks, Minnesota   [2]
  	323 N 1st
  Association	Thomas Napoleon Hourigan (Relationship: Marriage witness)
  Association	Julia Amanda Moran (Relationship: Marriage witness)
  Children	1. Infant Male Sullivan,   b. 21 Apr 1889, Polk Co., Minnesota ,   d. Before 1895, Polk Co., Minnesota  (Age 5 years)   2. Ernest Michael Sullivan,   b. 10 Jun 1891, East Grand Forks, Minnesota ,   d. 27 Dec 1944  (Age 53 years) + 3. Mary Lillian Sullivan,   b. 29 Apr 1893, East Grand Forks, Minnesota ,   d. 5 Jan 1961, Philadelphia, PA  (Age 67 years) + 4. Willard Benedict Sullivan,   b. 25 Sep 1899, East Grand Forks, Minnesota ,   d. 16 Dec 1943, Vancouver, Washington  (Age 44 years)   5. Gladys Marion Sullivan,   b. 11 Jun 1901, East Grand Forks, Minnesota ,   d. 9 Apr 1982, Grand Forks, North Dakota  (Age 80 years)
  Documents » Slide Show		Birth of Sullivan boy (son of Michael Joseph Sullivan and Helen Elizabeth Moran) Grand Forks Daily Herald, 22 April 1889 This child apparently died in infancy or early childhood, is not found with his parents and siblings in the 1895 Minnesota state census.
  		Michael Sullivan's son born Wednesday, June 10 Grand Forks Daily Herald, 20 June 1891 Ernest Michael Sullivan, born 10 June 1891
  		Mrs. M.J. Sullivan reported to be very low Grand Forks Daily Herald, 30 April 1893 Note: Helen (Moran) Sullivan gave birth to daughter Mary Lillian on 29 April 1893
  		Mr. and Mrs. M. Sullivan the happy parents of a young son Grand Forks Daily Herald, 26 September 1899 Willard Benedict Sullivan born 25 September 1899
  		Mr. and Mrs. M.J. Sullivan's baby is better Grand Forks Daily Herald, 2 April 1901
  		Residence of M.J. Sullivan fumigated, quarantine lifted, children recovered from scarlet fever Grand Forks Daily Herald, 7 May 1903
  		John Moran visits his brother-in-law, M.J. Sullivan Grand Forks Herald, 7 December 1906 M.J. Sullivan = Michael Joseph Sullivan, husband of Helen/Ellen Elizabeth Moran
  Marriage » Slide Show		Michael J. Sullivan going to Huntley, Ontario to marry The Grand Forks Daily Herald, 12 December 1887 (copied from the East Grand Forks Courier, whose editor, Frank J. Duffy, was a good friend of the Sullivan brothers)
  		M.J. Sullivan and bride visiting relations in Huntley, Ont. Grand Forks Daily Herald, 20 February 1888
  		Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Sullivan return from Huntley, Ontario after January wedding Grand Forks Daily Herald, 2 March 1888
  		Party for Michael J. Sullivan and new bride Grand Forks Daily Herald, 2 March 1888
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2023
  Family ID	F248	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Soiree at the home of County Commissioner Sullivan Grand Forks Daily Herald, 23 October 1886 (copied from the East Grand Forks Courier, whose editor, Frank J. Duffy, was a good friend of the Sullivan brothers) Note: Mike Sullivan married Nellie Moran on 25 January 1888. Dennis Dwyer married Rose Lavallee on 27 August 1890.
  		Mrs. M.J. Sullivan and Mrs. T. Lavalley [Lavallee] members of leap year party committee Grand Forks Daily Herald, 16 January 1896
  		Mrs. T. Lavallee and Mrs. M.J. Sullivan entertained the Pansy Club Grand Forks Herald, 2 February 1906
  		Mrs. E. Cheska had been visiting her aunt, Mrs. M.J. Sullivan Grand Forks Herald, 21 December 1910
  		Mrs. W. Lenheart (Sarah Malcomson) the guest of Mrs. John Vallely and Mrs. M.J. Sullivan Grand Forks Herald, 25 August 1911 Sarah Malcomson was the sister of John Moran's first wife, Elizabeth Malcomson
  		Mrs. John Vallely hosts party for her sister, Mrs. M.J. Enright Grand Forks Herald, 22 June 1912 Mrs. John Vallely = Anna Lillian Moran, wife of John Joseph Vallely Mrs. M.J. Enright = Julia Moran, widow of Michael J. Enright Mrs. M.J. Sullivan = Helen/Ellen Elizabeth Moran, wife of Michael Joseph Sullivan
  		Mrs. M.H. Fagan visits her sister, Mrs. M.J. Sullivan Grand Forks Herald, 27 June 1919 Mrs. M.H. Fagan = Mary Eugenie Gertrude Moran, wife of Michael Henry Fagan Mrs. M.J. Sullivan = Helen/Ellen Elizabeth Moran, wife of Michael Joseph Sullivan
  		Mr. and Mrs. John Moran give dinner party in honor of Miss Gertrude Malcomson and Mrs. Ed Kennedy Grand Forks Daily Herald, 15 August 1920 Miss Gertrude Malcomson was the sister of John Moran's first wife, Elizabeth Malcomson

  
  

  Marriage		Marriage of Joseph Alexander Lavallee and Grace Helen Rundell Grand Forks Herald, 21 April 1911
  		Mrs. M.J. Enright married Evening Times (Grand Forks, ND), 10 July 1912

  
  

  Obituary		Death of Mrs. Alex Moran The Grand Forks Daily Herald, 14 May 1907
  		Obituary of Mrs. M.J. Sullivan (Nellie Moran) The Grand Forks Herald, 25 February 1947, page 5

  
  

• Sources

  [S71] Register of St. Michael's, Corkery, Huntley. [S437] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995. Grand Forks, North Dakota, City Directory, 1907