Catherine Sullivan1

#10946, (1825 - 3 September 1908)
Father*Timothy Sullivan2 (c 1794 - )
Mother*Margaret Doody2 (c 1796 - b 1871)

Family

Jeremiah Sweeney b. 1823, d. 1900
Children 1.Denis1 Sweeney3 (1850 - 1850)
 2.Mary Sweeney+19,20 (1852 - 1921)
 3.John J. Sweeney+21 (c 1855 - 1929)
 4.Denis Sweeney3 (1858 - 1928)
 5.Francis James Sweeney22 (1861 - 1921)
 6.Michael Sweeney19 (c 1863 - )
 7.Margaret E Sweeney23 (1866 - 1866)
 8.Julia Abigail Sweeney24 (1867 - 1918)
Her married name was Sweeney.1 
Birth*1825She was born in 1825 at Co. Cork, IrelandG.3 
August 1831She accompanied Timothy Sullivan and Margaret Doody in August 1831 (see citations for other poss. dates) to New BrunswickG.4 
Baptism2 February 1845She sponsored the baptism of Margaret1 Hartnett on 2 February 1845 at St-Henri Church, Barachois, Shediac Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.5 
Baptism28 September 1845She sponsored the baptism of Elizabeth Noonan on 28 September 1845 at St. Bartholomew Church, Melrose, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.6 
Baptism21 October 1849She sponsored the baptism of Margaret Sullivan on 21 October 1849 at Chapelle de la baie du Chimougoui, Shemogue, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.7,8 
Marriage*12 January 1850She married Jeremiah Sweeney, son of Dennis Sweeney and Mary McCarthy, on 12 January 1850 at Shediac Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.9,10 
1851She and Jeremiah Sweeney appeared on the census of 1851 at Sackville Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (nei. John and Joanna Welch.)11 
1861She and Jeremiah Sweeney appeared on the census of 1861 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (neis. Alexander and Mary McDonald, fam. 484; James Mahoney (55), fam. 481.)12 
1871She and Jeremiah Sweeney appeared on the census of 1871 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (neis. Alexander and Mary McDonald, fam. 67; Ephraim and Melinda Ward, fam. 69; James and Julia Carroll, fam. 71.)13 
1881She and Jeremiah Sweeney appeared on the census of 1881 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (nei. Alexander and Mary McDonald, fam. 338; James and Mary Mahoney, fam. 336; James Carroll (54), fam. 54.)14 
1891She and Jeremiah Sweeney appeared on the census of 1891 at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (neis. Cornelius Noonan, Charles Noonan, Benjamin Corrigan, James Stack, William Savage, Michael Noonan, Jeremiah and Catherine Noonan.)15 
1901She appeared on the census of 1901 in the household of Francis James Sweeney at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG, mother, age 74, b. Ireland 20 Dec 1826; (neis. James Carroll (75), fam. 16; Jeremiah and Honorah Mahoney, fam. 19.)16 
Death*3 September 1908She died on 3 September 1908 at Melrose, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.17 
Burial*5 September 1908She was buried on 5 September 1908 at St. Bartholomew Church Cemetery, Melrose, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.18,3 

Citations

  1. [S1980] Auguste Daigle (transcriber), Registre de la paroisse St-Timothée [i.e. Ste-Thérèse-d'Avila] de Shemogue, FHL Film 928969, Item 10, filmed 1967, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, online FamilySearch.org, p. 381, no. 3080, img. 245/336. Jeremiah Sweeney of Sackville Par., laborer, and Catharine Sullivan of the same parish, marr. 12 Jan 1850 by John Sweeney; witn. John Sullivan and Mary Sweeney.
  2. [S79] Rev. Edward Savage, The Story of Melrose, Westmorland County (copy from Université Saint Joseph Archives, Moncton), transcription online http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nbwestmo/history.htm, p. 15, naming the children of Timothy Sullivan and Margaret Doody: sons Daniel, Cornelius and Timothy; daus. Hanorah (Mrs. John Hartnett the second), Mary (Mrs. William Mahoney) and Catherine (Mrs. Jeremiah Sweeney).
  3. [S557] New Brunswick and Nova Scotia Cemeteries (Acadian) (index and images), online acadian-cemeteries.acadian-home.org, standing shared memorial, records 11-4, 12-1 and 12-2. Jeremiah Sweeney 1823-1900 / Catherine his wife 1825-1908 / They were b. Cork Ireland; [side] Children / Dennis 1850-1850 / Margaret E 1866-1866 / Dennis Sweeney 1858-1928; [side] Hon. Francis J Sweeney 1861-1921.
  4. [S520] VWH, While it was not unusual for familes to migrate in more than one voyage, the records for this family are unusual.
    Timothy and Mary, the parents, entered the Colony in Aug 1831 (1851 census).
    Daniel, marr. in 1851 census, has Aug 1842.
    Honora has b. NB in 1851 cenus (marr.) and imm. 1838 in 1901 census.
    Cornelius has no high surety record beyond 1842.
    Catherine has entered Colony 1836 in 1861 census, husb. entered 1831; in 1901 census, she has imm. Dec 1826.
    Mary has b. NB in 1851 census, marr. to John Brothers who was also b. NB; the 1901 census has imm. 1830 for Mary.
    John was with his parents in 1851 census and has the same entry date as theirs.
    This genealogy will use the parents' record, but all the family was in NB by 1842.
  5. [S146] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: St-Henri, Barachois, Cte Westmorland, 1812-1899, Vols. 1 and 2 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), 1845 B-8, img. 43/504. Margaret Walsh [added below Walsh, "Harnett"], b. 11 Sep 1844, dau. of John Harnett and Eleanora Sullivan, bapt. 2 Feb 1845 by Ant. Gagnon; sponsors John Walsh and Catherine Sullivan.
  6. [S100] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: Shemogue [Chimogoui, St-Barthélemi], Cte Westmorland, 1813-1855 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), St. Bartholomew Register, p. 5, img. 143/150. Eleanor and Elizabeth, b. the 25th of last August, daus. of Jeremiah Noonan and Catherine Hurly, bapt. 28 Sep 1845 by Ant. Gagnon; sponsors for Eleanor, William Savage and Eliza Swift; sponsors for Elizabeth, Charles Lane and Catherine Sullivan. Online Ancestry.com.
  7. [S100] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: Shemogue, 1813-1899, p. 128, 1849, B-55, img. 90/150. Margaret Ann Sullivam, dau. of Daniel Sulllivan and Bridget Russel [sic], b. 23 Jul 1849, bapt. 21 Oct 1849 by John Sweeney; sponsors Jeremiah Sweeney and Cath. Sullivan.
  8. [S1980] Auguste Daigle, Registre de la paroisse St-Timothée, FHL Film 928969, Item 10, filmed 1967: p. 169, No. 56, img. 434/1265 (transcript). Margaret Ann Sullivan, b. 23 Jul [1849], dau. of Daniel Sullivan and Bridget Russell, bapt. 21 Oct 1849 by John Sweeney; sponsors Jeremiah Sweeny and Catherine Sullivan [same day were baptized Margaret, dau. of Timothy and Mary Savage; Ann, dau. of Jeremiah and Catherine Noonan; Julia, dau. of Daniel and Bridget Savage].
  9. [S146] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: St-Henri, Barachois, 1812-1899 1 & 2, img. 66/504, No. M-1. Jeremiah Sweeney and Catharine Sullivan of Botsford parish, marr. 12 Jan 1850 by John Mooney; witn. John Sullivan, brother of the bride, and Mary Sweeney, sister of the groom.
  10. [S1496] Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Marriage Register: Vol. B, p. 381, no. 3080, img. 245/336. Jeremiah Sweeney of Sackville Par., laborer, and Catharine Sullivan of the same parish, marr. 12 Jan 1850 by John Sweeney; witn. John Sullivan and Mary Sweeney, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick. Hereinafter cited as Westmorland Co. NB Marriage Register.
  11. [S83] 1851 Canada Census (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Jeremiah (24), b. Ireland, farmer, entered Colony 1831; Catherine (23), b. Ireland, entered Colony 1836.
  12. [S1752] 1861 Canada East Census. Jeremiah (37), b. Ireland, farmer; Catharine (38), b. Ireland.
  13. [S84] 1871 Canada Census. Jeremiah (43), b. Ireland, farmer; Catharine (44), b. Ireland.
  14. [S42] 1881 Canada Census. Jeremiah (54), b. Ireland, farmer; Catherine (54), b. Ireland.
  15. [S69] 1891 Canada Census. Jeremiah (64), b. and parents b. Ireland, farmer; Catherine (61), b. and parents b. Ireland.
  16. [S68] 1901 Canada Census. Fr J (39), b. NB 21 Apr 1851, lawyer.
  17. [S108] Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Registration Division, Deaths (Sch. C.), Return of Clergymen, Occupier or Other Person, No. 003291. Catherine Sweeney, b. Ireland, res. Melrose, d. Melrose 3 Sep 1908, age 84, rheumatism; inf. Ant. LeBlanc, Middle Sackville, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick.
  18. [S106] St. Bartholomew's Cemetery Headstones and Parish Register Entries, Mark Edlund (compiler), online rootsweb.ancestry.com, Record 83, Parish register. Catherine Sullivan, wife of the late Jeremiah Sweeney, d. 3 Sep 1908, age 84, bur. 5 Sep 1908.
  19. [S84] 1871 Canada Census.
  20. [S520] VWH.
  21. [S133] Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Registration Division, Marriages (Sch. B.), Return of Clergyman: no. 249; John Sweeney, age 32, bachelor, farmer, father Jeremiah Sweeney, mother Catherine Sullivan; Annie Carroll, age 23, spinster, father James Carroll, mother Julia Lane; both R.C., res. Emigrant Road Botsford; marr. by banns 26 Nov 1888, by Rev. P. Bradley, Cape Bald; witn. Hippolite Babinot and Madaleine Leblanc, both of Botsford.
  22. [S96] Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959, online FamilySearch.org, Francis James, b. 21 Apr 1861, son of Jeremiah Sweeny and Catherine Sullivan.
  23. [S1980] Auguste Daigle, Registre de la paroisse St-Timothée, FHL Film 928969, Item 10, filmed 1967: p. 237, img. 468/1265. Marguerite, b. 19 Jun 1866, dau. of Jeremiah Sweeny and Catherine Sullivan; no bapt. record given.
  24. [S1980] Auguste Daigle, Registre de la paroisse St-Timothée, FHL Film 928969, Item 10, filmed 1967: p. 245, img. 472/1265. Julia Abigail, b. 9 Oct 1867, dau. of Jeremiah Sweeny and Catherine Sullivan; no bapt. record given.