Sullivan/Harringtons

Hello! I'm traveling to Ireland in September and trying to trace my family history but wow there are a lot of Sullivans and Harringtons, and I think they're from County Cork.

Here's what I have so far... also the years could be wrong, I'm just using what I could find online

John Sullivan (Nashua, Iowa), son of John Gilcrest Sullivan (Independence, Iowa) and Frances Engelhart

John Gilcrest Sullivan (born 1897 ish), son of John (E?) Sullivan (I think Massachusetts) and Julia M O'Neill

Here's where I start to get confused

John (E?) Sullivan (born 1862 ish) son of Daniel Sullivan (born 1820 ish) and Mary Harrington Sullivan (born 1825 ish)

Daniel Sullivan, born in Ireland and immigrated in 1847, son of Dennis Sullivan (or O'Sullivan) and Mary Harrington

Mary Harrington, son of Timothy Sullivan and Honora/Hanora Harrington

There are so many Mary Harringtons married to Daniel Sullivans, I don't know which one are my ancestors. If possible, I'd love to find out where in Ireland Daniel and Mary were born so I could visit and to confirm names and birthplaces. I've attached a visual of the family tree if that helps. Thank you!

ksullivan

2 years ago

6 replies

Hi,

I am looking Daniel up on Ancestry. Is this the correct Daniel. A 1915 obituary for this Daniel states he was from Glengariff, Cork County , Ireland and still had a sister living there. Mary's obit notes they married in Ireland.

Iowa Death Record

Name	Daniel Sullivan
Gender	Male
Marital Status	Married
Occupation	Laborer
Age	95
Birth Date	06 Jan 1820
Birth Place	Ireland
Death Date	01 Feb 1915
Death Place	Waverly, Bremer, Iowa
Burial Date	03 Feb 1915
Father	Dennis Sullivan
Mother	Mary Harrington
FHL Film Number	1577927
Reference ID	p 288 rn 118

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Name	Daniel Sullivan
Gender	Male
Birth Date	6 Jan 1820
Birth Place	Ireland
Death Date	1 Feb 1915
Death Place	Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa, United States of America
Cemetery	Saint Marys Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place	Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa, United States of America
Has Bio?	Y
Spouse	Mary Sullivan
Children	Margaret Sullivan Dennis Sullivan John E Sullivan Annie M Coffey
URL	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48658506/daniel-sullivan

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Mary

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2 years ago

1900 Census. Marriage 1844 and Immigration 1847.

Name	Daniel Sullivan
Age	81
Birth Date	1819
Birthplace	Ireland
Home in 1900	Waverly, Bremer, Iowa
Ward of City	5
Street	Jefferson Street
Sheet Number	14
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation	291
Family Number	307
Race	White
Gender	Male
Immigration Year	1847
Relation to Head of House	Head
Marital Status	Married
Spouse's Name	Mary Sullivan
Marriage Year	1844
Years Married	56
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Years in US	53
Naturalization	Alien
Can Read	N
Can Write	N
Can Speak English	Y
House Owned or Rented	Own
Home Free or Mortgaged	F
Farm or House	H
Neighbors	View others on page
Household Members (Name)AgeRelationship
Daniel Sullivan	81	Head
Mary Sullivan	73	Wife
Catherine E Sullivan	34	Daughter
Johanna M B	47	Daughter

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2 years ago

Mary Sullivan obituary stated they were in Boston before moving to Iowa. Ancestry suggest this family. Daniel might have brought other family over?? Dennis was born in Ireland.

1850 Census

Name	Daniel Sullivan
Gender	Male
Race	White
Residence Age	25
Birth Date	abt 1825
Birthplace	Ireland
Residence Date	1850
Home in 1850	Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Industry Not Reported
Cannot Read, Write	Yes
Line Number	28
Dwelling Number	249
Family Number	287
Inferred Spouse	Mary Sullivan
Inferred Child	Dennis Sullivan
Household Members (Name)Age
Daniel Sullivan	25
Mary Sullivan	25
Dennis Sullivan	3
John Sullivan	16
Jerry Sullivan	14
Hannah Sullivan	17

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1860 Census

Name	Daniel Sullivan
Age	37
Birth Year	abt 1823
Gender	Male
Race	White
Birth Place	Ireland
Home in 1860	Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Post Office	Sandwich
Dwelling Number	524
Family Number	562
Occupation	Glass-Moulder
Personal Estate Value	20
Cannot Read, Write	Y
Inferred Spouse	Mary Sullivan
Inferred Child	Dennis Sullivan Joann Sullivan Margt Sullivan
Household Members (Name)Age
Daniel Sullivan	37
Mary Sullivan	33
Dennis Sullivan	13
Joann Sullivan	7
Margt Sullivan	1

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By 1870 they were in Iowa and added John and Kate.

Regards- Mary

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2 years ago

Oh my goodness, Mary! Thank you so much. That is the correct Daniel and Mary. I was born in Waverly, Iowa and that is too small of a town for it to not be my family. Thank you so much for looking into it! If you ever find any other information, I would greatly appreciate it but I'm so happy to know that Daniel was born in Glengariff because everything I found only said Ireland. Where did you find Mary and Daniel's obit?

ksullivan

2 years ago

I found the obits on Ancestry. I pay extra for a newspaper subscription. There might have been two Glengariifs in Cork. You might want to check out Irishgenealogy (free) Church. Records could be in Kerry or Cork. Irish Genealogy - Explore your Family History

Glengarriff Townland, Co. Cork

Glengarriff - Wikipedia

Glengarriff village in the mid-19th century | Irish Heritage News

Glengarriff – Diocese of Kerry

Bonane and Glengarriff, Kerry - Catholic Parish Registers at the NLI County Cork

You should complete the Meet and Greet form https://irelandxo.com/meet-and-greet if you're coming to the area.

Mary

Regards- Mary

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2 years ago

Daniel's obit was published in Falls River, Mass, Falls River Daily Evening News, February 9, 1915. You might already know- in 1848, while working railroad construction, Daniel was rundown by a gravel train. Both of his legs were amputated at the knee. That is when they moved to Sandwich, Mass.

Mary's obit was published in Waterloo, Iowa. The Courier, December 13, 1920.

Mary

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2 years ago

Sullivan/Harringtons

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