Mary Ellen McCourt

1869 - 1933  (64 years)

• Name	Mary Ellen McCourt
  	Father: Phillip McCourt (1830–1900) Mother: Elizabeth Catherine ______ (1830-____) [4, 6]
  Birth	1869	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador   [1, 3]
  Residence	Oct 1918 (49 years)	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador   [5]
  At the time of her husband's death, 18 October 1918, she lived in St. John's, Newfoundland.
  Census	1921 (52 years)	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador   [1]
  In the 1921 Canadian Census she was recorded, age 52, living in St. John's, Newfoundland. She was a widow.
  Death	23 Nov 1933  [2]
  Burial	25 Nov 1933	Belvedere Cemetery, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Belvedere Cemetery,  St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador   [7]
  	Gravestone of Mary Sullivan
  Person ID, Branch	I11745
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	John J. Sullivan, J.P., K.P.M.,   b. 7 Aug 1846, Trinity, Bonavista-Trinity Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador d. 17 Oct 1918, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador (Age 72 years)  Other Partners: Annie Ellen Donaghue  m. 19 Apr 1874
  Marriage	16 Feb 1896	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador   [3, 4]
  	Marriage Record of Mary McCourt and John Sullivan
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 27 years and 2 months - He : 49 years and 6 months.
  Children	2 sons and 2 daughters
  1. Ellen Mary Sullivan,   b. 6 Apr 1898, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador d. 30 Aug 1898, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador (Age 0 years)     2. Rev. William Valentine Hillary Sullivan,   b. 14 Jan 1900, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador d. 29 Oct 1961, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (Age 61 years)     3. Sister Lillian Mary Sullivan, O.S.B.,   b. 29 Nov 1901, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador d. 17 Apr 1993, Saint Louis, Saint Louis County, Missouri, U.S.A. (Age 91 years)     4. Leonard Frederick Francis Sullivan,   b. 28 May 1903, Fort Townshend, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
  Family ID	F7614	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2026

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Mary Ellen McCourt(1869 – 1933) 2 3

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1869 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Marriage - 16 Feb 1896 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Residence - Oct 1918 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Census - 1921 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Burial - 25 Nov 1933 - Belvedere Cemetery, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Mary Ellen (McCort) Sullivan

  
  

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

  [S214] Library and Archives Canada, 1921 Census of Canada, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013). [S1947] Gravestone Inscription. [S2212] Newfoundland, Canada, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1850-1949, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 201), Marriage Record of Mary McCourt and John Sullivan. [S2142] Ancestry.com, Newfoundland, Church Records, 1793-1899, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017), Marriage Record of Mary McCourt and John Sullivan. [S2215] Obituary of John J. Sullivan, (St. John's, Newfoundland: Evening Telegram, 19 October 1918). [S110] Ancestry.com, Ancestry Family Trees, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S2382] Funeral Notice of Marry Ellen Sullivan, (St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Colony: The Evening Telegram, 25 November 1933).