John Kavanagh Sullivan

1908 - 1926  (18 years)

• Name	John Kavanagh Sullivan
  Birth	12 Feb 1908	Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3]
  History	6 Apr 1917 (9 years)	US Enters World War I
  Passenger List	14 Sep 1922 (14 years)	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3]
  Arriving at age 14, on board the S.S. Sachem which had sailed from St. John's, Newfoundland the 9th of September 1922.
  	Passenger List of the S.S. Sachem
  Death	26 Jun 1926	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [2]
  Agency: Mercy Hospital
  Cause: Nephritis following burns accident
  	Certificate of Death for John K. Sullivan
  Burial	29 Jun 1926	Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Pennsylvania   [2]
  Siblings	3 brothers and 1 sister
  1. John Kavanagh Sullivan,   b. 12 Feb 1908, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.A. d. 26 Jun 1926, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 18 years)   2. Loretta Sullivan,   b. 14 Jul 1911, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador d. 30 Nov 1937, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 26 years) > 3. Thomas Florence Sullivan, Jr.,   b. 15 Jul 1916, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador d. 31 Mar 2000, Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, U.S.A.  (Age 83 years) ▻ Rita Mary Jennings,  m. 14 Jun 1939 + 4. Edmund Joseph Sullivan, Sr.,   b. 27 Jul 1921, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 15 Jan 2003, Media, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 81 years) ▻ Ruth V. Gallagher,  m. 15 Oct 1941 > 5. Gerard John Sullivan,   b. 14 Oct 1922, Upper Darby Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 18 Nov 1980, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, U.S.A.  (Age 58 years) ▻ Geraldine Ann Calhoun,  m. 20 Sep 1944
  Patriarch & Matriarch	James Sullivan,   b. —, Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland   (2 x Great Grandfather)  Hannah Dalton  (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I11744
  Last Modified	26 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Captian Thomas Florence Sullivan,   b. 26 Jul 1877, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador d. 20 Jun 1942, Upper Darby Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Honora Agnes Kavanaugh,   b. 19 Jan 1881, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador d. 1 Feb 1953, Darby, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F7608	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1John Kavanagh Sullivan(1908 – 1926) 2Captian Thomas Florence Sullivan(1877 – 1942) 4John J. Sullivan, J.P., K.P.M.(1846 – 1918) 8Florence Michael Sullivan(1814 – 1870) 16James Sullivan(— – ) 17Catherine Aylward(1789 – 1816) 9Anne Hanlon(Abt 1819 – 1890) 18 19 5Annie Ellen Donaghue(1846 – 1894) 10Thomas Donaghue 20 21 11Ellen McLaughlain 22 23 3Honora Agnes Kavanaugh(1881 – 1953) 6John J. Kavanaugh(1856 – 1907) 12 24 25 13 26 27 7Hannah Dalton 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 12 Feb 1908 - Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.A. Passenger List - 14 Sep 1922 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 26 Jun 1926 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Burial - 29 Jun 1926 - Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S313] New York, New York, Birth Index, 1878-1909, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014). [S121] Pennsylvania’s Department of Health, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1973, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014), Certificate of Death for John K. Sullivan. [S314] Massachusetts, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1963, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006).