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The Sullivan's who emigrated
from Cork, Ireland to Saratoga Springs, NY in the mid 1800's
married the Harrington's, Sweeney's, Moran's, and Shea's. Their history is the story of the American
dream. Their children prospered and became successful
personally and otherwise. Some of the very successful
family members include:
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- Ed Sullivan, TV
host
- Frank Sullivan,
writer
- Colonel Daniel P.
Sullivan, Asst. Attorney General of NY State
from 1929-1937 and Bronx Civic Leader
- Michael Sullivan,
successful lumber entrepreneur
in Minnesota, who helped numerous immigrants
get established
- Florence J. Sullivan, Deputy DA and City Attorney
in Amsterdam,
Law Offices of Sullivan & Sullivan NYC
- Judge Michael Emmet
Sweeney, NY State Supreme Court District #4 and NY Appellate Court
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Their contributions have
enriched the lives of others. Frank Sullivan
embodies the depth of character of the Irish descendants in
our family.
His words demonstrate his knowledge of the human
spirit. I believe Frank's soul was built with the
help of the collective experiences of the Sullivan family and
descendants and written through his heart. One of my
favorite of his sayings is "I have just enough enemies to keep
my self respect".
This web site is dedicated to
disseminating information on the lives and accomplishments of our family so
each member may know the details of their family history.
The research included has been a collaborative effort
between myself, Kathleen Sullivan Kerwin, and my cousin Bob,
Robert Emmet Sullivan. I owe considerable thanks to
the generosity of Beatrice
Sweeney in allowing me to review and copy her family
records which are very thorough and complete in documenting
our family history. The majority of the
correspondence came from
Judge Michael Emmet Sweeney, Helen Sullivan
Culyer (Ed Sullivan's sister) and Margaret Harrington.
Helen and Margaret were determined to trace down the family
heritage and their letters reflect countless hours of effort
in putting together the threads that make the story we have
collectively woven.
"This family history website is
dedicated to Helen Sullivan Culyer, Margaret Harrington, Judge
Michael Sweeney and Bob Sullivan who were the keepers of our
family history. Without their dedication to committing
our family history into documentation and ensuring this
documentation was passed to the next generation, we would
have not the knowledge and understanding of our
extraordinary family story." Kathleen Sullivan Kerwin
In January 2009, my cousin Mary
Sullivan Fitch, grand-daughter of Daniel P. Sullivan, sent me numerous photographs of
Daniel P. Sullivan's family.
I added a page in her father's honor; see
Theodore Roosevelt Thomas
Sullivan.
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Colonel Daniel P. Sullivan
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Clerk of the NY Superior Court, Asst NY State Attorney
General,
veteran of
two world wars and Bronx civic leader.
My grandfather Daniel's father Florence
arrived from Glengarriffe, Ireland, in 1851
on a
Famine Ship and settled/
married in
Saratoga Springs, NY.
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Michael E. Sweeney -
NY State Supreme Court Judge for
District #4 and subsequently a NY Appellate
Court Judge. Grandson of Mary
Sullivan Sweeney who arrived on a Famine
Ship in 1852 settling in Saratoga
Springs, NY.
A
memorable occasion: The 'Hanging
of Michael E. Sweeney' |
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Ed Sullivan
- of the Ed Sullivan show. Grandson of Florence Sullivan who
arrived from Glengarriffe, Ireland,
in 1851 on a
Famine Ship who
settled and married in
Saratoga Springs, NY.
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Frank Sullivan
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prolific writer known for his wisdom and wit
known as the "Sage of Saratoga".
Michael E. Sweeney's cousin, see above, from the
Shea's branch of the family.
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Michael
Sullivan - youngest son of Florence and Julia O'Sullivan. Immigrated
to the U.S. from Cork in a
Famine Ship at
age 6 yrs in 1849 arriving after his parents
who landed in NY in 1848. He
made a difference in the early history of
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Florence J.
Sullivan - Deputy District Attorney
and City Attorney for the City of Amsterdam,
Law Offices of Sullivan and Burke in
Amsterdam, and the very successful Law
Offices of Sullivan and Sullivan New York
City. Florence J. was Daniel P.
Sullivan's brother and son of Florence
Sullivan
who arrived from
Glengarriffe, Ireland, in
1851 on a
Famine Ship and settled/
married in
Saratoga Springs, NY.
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A summary of the first family
members who arrived from Ireland. The O'Sullivan
family immigrated to Saratoga Springs NY from 1848-1860.
Document from Bob Sullivan that lists siblings.
Michael (the
elder aka Florence)
O’Sullivan
at age 40 left Cork, Ireland with his wife Julia (O'Connell)
O'Sullivan, age 28,
arriving in NY
June 1, 1848 on the Fidelia.
Children:
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Michael Sullivan,
the youngest son see above, born
5/18/1842 in Cork Ireland. He left County Cork, Ireland at age 6,
arriving in NY on
Aug. 10, 1849 on the Marmion. He would join
his parents in New York City and later went to Saratoga Springs, NY,
where his first stayed with his sister Mary (Sullivan
Sweeney) then went to live with sister Margaret
(Sullivan Moran) in 1855. The family oral history
says his parents, Michael and Julia, returned to
Ireland.
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Mary Sullivan Sweeney
(born Ireland 1829) was
said to have been the
first grown Sullivan sibling to arrive in Saratoga Springs.
Mary arrived on a passenger ship from Cork, Ireland in 1852. She married Daniel Sweeney at St. Peters Church.
Their first child Dennis was born July 7, 1861.
Mary and Daniel Sweeney lived at 92 Oak Street, Saratoga Springs,
NY (first picture). Their son John J. Sweeney
lived at 209 Grand after his wife Josephine died in 1921
(second picture).
Both Oak Street and Grand are in the area of Saratoga
Springs known as little Dublin (close to downtown)
because of the high proportion of Irish immigrants that
lived there.
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Florence Sullivan (1828-1882) was born in
Glengarriffe, Co. Cork.
Picture may also be Michael (the elder aka Florence)
Sullivan.
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Pictures of Glengarriffe:
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At age
24 he arrived on the
Fidelia, January 8, 1851 (with brother John age 26
yrs and possible relative Daniel Sullivan whom he would
later be a witness for Naturalization in
10/28/1854). Florence settled
in Saratoga Springs and first lived with his sister Mary
Sullivan Sweeney. He set up a shoe making shop
in her home at 92 Oak Street, Saratoga Springs. When he
couldn't make a living as a shoe maker he went to work
for the Erie Canal (as would many of the Sullivan's).
He married Margaret McNulty on Nov 6, 1853 at St.
Peters Church.
On 9/15/1857 Florence became a
Naturalized citizen in Saratoga Springs, NY.
Florence died in
Dec 1, 1882 in Saratoga Springs and is buried in St.
Peters. His probate record is on file in the
Surrogate Court of Saratoga County records.
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The Sullivan's
played a role in the building of St. Peters.
At that time, mid 1800's, there was a great deal of
anti-Irish, anti-Catholic and anti-immigration
sentiment that threatened to burn the church down as
it was being built. To help, the Sullivan
men would work on the Erie Canal by day and guard
the church at night "with other Saratogians
defending
the building of St. Peters Church up there with
shotguns, the night long, against the old A.P.A.'s
upstate who were bent on preventing the church
building to rise one way or another". As a return for their
effort, their children were said to have "standing"
which meant that they were automatically enrolled in
the school at St. Peters. (Helen Culyer to Emmet,
Oct 19, 19xx)
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Joanna Sullivan Harrington born 1820 Ireland –
husband Dennis Harrington. She immigrated with
husband Dennis and their 3 children after 1863. Children Dennis (1845),
Abbie (1860), Timothy (1863). Descendent
Margaret Harrington's home at 21 Whitney Place, Saratoga
Springs:
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John Sullivan
born
in Ireland in 1826.
Arrived in NY in 1/8/1851 with brother Florence and
relative Daniel. Married Mary Hannihan in Dec 25, 1852,
at St. Peters Church in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
John and Mary lived in Schuylerville, near Saratoga
Springs. Daniel P. was baptised in Schuylerville
in the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin
Mary where John and Mary are buried.
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Margaret Sullivan Moran born 1832 in Ireland. Passenger
ship left before Nov 20, 1853. Married John Moran
Nov 20, 1853, at St. Peters Church in Saratoga Springs,
N.Y. John was a lumber dealer.
Margaret's youngest brother Michael would live with them
according to the 1855 Saratoga Springs census. Later they
lived in Rock City Falls 10 miles from Saratoga
Springs. They brought up a really big family. The men
worked in the paper mills and they were very properous.
(Margaret
Harrington, Oct 12 1956)
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Peter Sullivan born 1832 in Ireland.
Was a farmer and lived nearby (Saratoga). He had 1 son
who has since died and left no other survivors (Margaret
Harrington, Oct 12 1956)
Daniel Sullivan, most likely born in 1833 in Ireland,
came with
John and
Florence in 1951. Daniel lived next door to
Florence in Saratoga Springs and died in the same year as
Florence, 1882. Florence signed
Daniel's naturalization papers in 1854. This
document has Florence's signature.
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