Michael Joseph Sullivan

1859 - 1951  (91 years)

• Name	Michael Joseph Sullivan
  Nickname	Mike
  Born	06 Oct 1859	Ferguson Falls, Lanark Co., Ontario
  Christened	09 Oct 1859	St. John the Baptist, Perth, Lanark Co., Ontario   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Godparents	Thomas Quinn and Ellen Sullivan
  Occupation	1895	East Grand Forks, Minnesota
  	Policeman
  Died	13 Feb 1951	Grand Forks, North Dakota
  	Died at St. Michael's Hospital
  Buried	15 Feb 1951	Calvary Cemetery, Grand Forks, North Dakota
  Association	Elmer Mark Moran (Relationship: Pallbearer)
  Person ID	I882	Moran
  Last Modified	22 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Timothy Sullivan,   b. 14 Jan 1828, Ferguson Falls, Lanark Co., Ontario ,   d. Mar 1919, Grand Forks, North Dakota  (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Hanora Enright,   b. About 1825, Kilcornan, Stonehall, Co. Limerick, Ireland ,   d. 26 Apr 1903, East Grand Forks, Polk County, Minnesota  (Age ~ 78 years)
  Married	23 Feb 1852	St. John the Baptist RC Church, Perth, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F249	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen Elizabeth Moran,   b. 19 May 1866, Huntley township, Carleton Co., Ontario ,   d. 23 Feb 1947, East Grand Forks, Polk Co., Minnesota  (Age 80 years)
  Married	25 Jan 1888	St. Michael's, Corkery, Huntley township, Carleton Co., Ontario   [2]
  Witnesses	Thomas Hourigan and Julia Moran.
  Address	1907	East Grand Forks, Minnesota   [3]
  	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

  
  

• Photos

  Photograph of Michael J. Sullivan From an obituary in the Grand Forks Herald, 14 February 1951, page 5

  
  

  Documents

  Birthday celebration for M.J. Sullivan, Mrs. E.J. Kennedy, and E.J. Sullivan Grand Forks Daily Herald, 9 October 1901

  
  

  Newspaper

  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.

  
  

  Obituary		Obituary of M.J. Sullivan Grand Forks Herald, 14 February 1951, page 5
  		Funeral notice for M.J. Sullivan Grand Forks Herald, 15 February 1951, page 5

  
  

• Sources

  [S224] Register of St. John the Baptist, Perth. [S71] Register of St. Michael's, Corkery, Huntley. [S437] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995. Grand Forks, North Dakota, City Directory, 1907