John Sullivan1

#22270, (circa 1829 - )
Father*Timothy Sullivan2 (c 1794 - )
Mother*Margaret Doody2 (c 1796 - b 1871)
Birth*circa 1829He was born circa 1829 at IrelandG.2 
August 1831He accompanied Timothy Sullivan and Margaret Doody in August 1831 (see citations for other poss. dates) to New BrunswickG.3 
Baptism2 August 1847He sponsored the baptism of Timothy Hartnett on 2 August 1847 at St. Bartholomew Church, Melrose, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.4 
Marriage12 January 1850He witnessed the marriage of Jeremiah Sweeney and Catherine Sullivan on 12 January 1850 at St-Henri Church, Barachois, Shediac Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.5,6 
1851He appeared on the census of 1851 in the household of Timothy Sullivan and Margaret Doody at Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG, age 22, b. Ireland, entered Colony Aug 1831; (neis. Dennis and Catherine Murphy; Benjamin and Elizabeth Trenholm; Elipholet and Hannah Allan.)7 

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. [S83] 1851 Canada Census (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia).
  3. [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.
  4. [S100] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: Shemogue [Chimogoui, St-Barthélemi], Cte Westmorland, 1813-1855 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), St. Bartholomew Register, p. 9, no. B-4, img. 145/150. Timothy Hartnett, b. 9 Mar 1847, son of John Hartnett and Eleanor Sullivan, bapt. 2 Aug 1847 by Ant. Gagnon; sponsors John Sullivan and Mary Hartnett. Online Ancestry.com.
  5. [S146] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: St-Henri, Barachois, Cte Westmorland, 1812-1899, Vols. 1 and 2 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), 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.
  6. [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.
  7. [S83] 1851 Canada Census (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Timothy (57), b. Ireland, farmer; Margaret (55), b. Ireland; both entered Colony Aug 1831.