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Searching for daughter of Delia H. (Shea or Moriaty or Moriarty) Sullivan and James Stephen Sullivan

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Searching for daughter of Delia H. (Moriaty or Moriarty) (daughter of Maurice & Helen Shea) (born Ireland) (housekeeper) and James Stephen O'Sullivan (physician) (born Worcester MA, and later dropped the O').They married 8/9/1894 Worcester MA USA, and a daugher was born shortly after.  Delia died and the child was sent to Ireland.  Letters exist from Ireland to Dr. Sullivan upon his remarriage asking him to bring his daughter back to America.  I have not seen the letters.  Thank you, Patricia A. Sullivan

PASullivan

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To assist volunteers. Do you know the name of the child and when they were sent to Ireland?

NameDelia H Mouaty
Age28
Birth Yearabt 1866
Birth PlaceIreland
Marriage Date21 Apr 1894
Marriage PlaceWorcester, Massachusetts, USA
FatherMaurice Mouaty
MotherHelen Shea
SpouseJames S Sullivan

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NameDelia H Moriarty Sullivan
GenderFemale
Age28
Birth Dateabt 1866
Birth PlaceIreland
Death Date27 Jun 1894
Death PlaceWorcester, Massachusetts, USA
FatherMaurice Moriarty
MotherHelen Shea
Wills and ProbatesSearch for 1894 Delia H in Massachusetts Wills & Probates collection

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Regards- Mary

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It looks like James remarried in 1901 and died in 1907

NameJames Stephen Sullivan
Birth DateOct 8, 1865
Birth PlaceMA
Death DateMar 23, 1907
Death PlaceRandolph, MA
Type PracticeAllopath
LicensesMA, 1894
Medical SchoolHarvard Medical School, Boston, 1894, (G)
JAMA Citation48:1287
Cause of Deathpneumonia

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mtvrdk@gmail.com

I'm so thrilled that my request got responses.  I did not know her date of death, but seeing it was so soon after their marriage, it was may have been in childbirth.  So sad.  We believe their daughter's name was Anne.  Again, she was sen to Ireland but never came back to America. This James Sullivan is my great grandfather.  He died young, age 41, and the family fell on hard times financially and emotionally after that.  Thank you all for your help.  

PASullivan

RootsIreland record

Do you know she was born in Cork?? If not.

Maybe, Siblings- John 1865, Johanna 1868, Julia 1869, Michael 1871

Name:Bridget MoriartyDate of Birth:15-Jan-1864
  Date of Baptism:
Address:Parish/District:KILDIMO & PALLASKENRY
Gender:UnknownCountyCo. Limerick
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:Maurice MoriartyMother:Ellen O'Shea
Occupation:
Sponsor 1 /Informant 1:Js. MannixSponsor 2 /Informant 2:Ellen Moriarty

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mtvrdk@gmail.com

I do not know where Delia H. Moriarty was born.  However Cork is a distinct possibility for the child to be sent to because these O'Sullivans (Cornelius & Catherine [Murphy]) are from Castletownbere, or Castletown Berehaven.

PASullivan

Maybe the child was sent to Delia's family?

mtvrdk@gmail.com

This marriage  record for a Michael Moriarty in Worcester 1902  shows his parents as Maurice Moriarty and Ellen Shea.

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DYZS-1XG?view=index&personArk=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AN44G-D79&action=view&cc=1469062&lang=en&groupId=

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Birth cert for a Bridget Moriarty 1864, Bridget is also a name for Delia.

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Birth of Julia 1869  https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/birth_returns/births_1869/03379/2238784.pdf

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Twins, Maurice and Michael   1871  https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/birth_returns/births_1871/03291/2206358.pdf

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Death of Ellen Moriarty in Killarney  1908   https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/deaths_returns/deaths_1908/05475/4532956.pdf

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Death of Maurice Moriarty in Killarney 1902    https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/deaths_returns/deaths_1902/05683/4601572.pdf

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Marriage of James and  Delia  1894  entry 199  https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DT47-MQK?view=index&personArk=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AN476-Y2B&action=view&lang=en&groupId=

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Eileen, thank you for all this information.  I have that marriage entry which started me on this quest to try to find their missing daughter. I also have Sullivan's on my father's mother's side of the family from Lisheenacannina Molahiffe Kerry; married Hickey from Limerick.  I'm having a great time with this.  Patty Sullivan

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