Rev. William Valentine Hillary Sullivan

1900 - 1961  (61 years)

• Name	William Valentine Hillary Sullivan
  Birth	14 Jan 1900	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador   [3]
  Residence	Oct 1918 (18 years)	Toronto, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  At the time of his Father's death, 18 October 1918, he was studying for the priesthood at St. Augustine's Seminary, Toronto.
  Census	1921 (20 years)	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador   [1]
  In the 1921 Canadian Census he was recorded, age 21, living in St. John's, Newfoundland with his widowed mother.
  Ordained	24 Jun 1923 (23 years)  [4]
  Census	1935 (34 years)	Pouch Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador   [5]
  In the 1935 Newfoundland Census, he was recorded, age 35, living in Pouch Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador Colony.
  Census	1945 (44 years)	Pouch Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador   [6]
  In the 1945 Newfoundland Census, he was recorded, age 45, living in Pouch Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador Colony.
  History	31 Mar 1949 (49 years)	Newfoundland and Labrador become a province of Canada
  Death	29 Oct 1961	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada   [3, 7]
  Agency: St Clare's Hospital
  Burial	Aft 29 Oct 1961	Saint Agnes Roman Catholic Cemetery, Pouch Cove, Avalon Peninsula Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Saint Agnes Roman Catholic Cemetery,  Pouch Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada   [3]
  	Gravestone of the Rev. William V. Sullivan
  Siblings	1 brother and 2 sisters
  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
  Half siblings	5 half brothers and 5 half sisters (family of John J. Sullivan and Annie Ellen Donaghue)
  1. Mary Anne Joseph Sullivan,   b. 13 Apr 1875, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador   2. Emile Sullivan,   b. 1875 + 3. 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) ▻ Honora Agnes Kavanaugh,  m. 6 Aug 1905 > 4. Bridget Agnes Sullivan,   b. 7 Jul 1879, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador d. 4 Oct 1955, Audubon, Camden County, New Jersey, U.S.A.  (Age 76 years) ▻ John Thomas Keating,  m. 31 Dec 1907   5. Ellen Gertrude Sullivan,   b. 10 Nov 1880, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador d. 30 Nov 1880, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador  (Age 0 years)   6. Annie Isabel Sullivan,   b. 28 Oct 1882, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador d. 8 Jan 1883, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador  (Age 0 years)   7. Rose Mary Sullivan,   b. 7 Jan 1884, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador   8. John Edmund Sullivan,   b. 10 May 1885, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador d. 2 Aug 1885, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador  (Age 0 years)   9. Florence Leonard Augustine Sullivan,   b. 28 Aug 1887, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador d. 19 Apr 1889, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador  (Age 1 year) > 10. John Phillip Sullivan,   b. 23 Jan 1894, Fort Townshend, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador d. 16 Mar 1979, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada  (Age 85 years) ▻ Mary Bennett,  m. 1 Apr 1939
  Patriarch & Matriarch	James Sullivan,   b. —, Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland   (Great Grandfather)  Mary Ellen McCourt,   b. 1869, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador d. 23 Nov 1933  (Age 64 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I11749
  Last Modified	25 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	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)
  Mother	Mary Ellen McCourt,   b. 1869, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador d. 23 Nov 1933 (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F7614	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Rev. William Valentine Hillary Sullivan(1900 – 1961) 2John J. Sullivan, J.P., K.P.M.(1846 – 1918) 4Florence Michael Sullivan(1814 – 1870) 8James Sullivan(— – ) 16 17 9Catherine Aylward(1789 – 1816) 18James Aylward(— – ) 19Mary Forastal 5Anne Hanlon(Abt 1819 – 1890) 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Mary Ellen McCourt(1869 – 1933) 6 12 24 25 13 26 27 7 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 14 Jan 1900 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Residence - Oct 1918 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada Census - 1921 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Census - 1935 - Pouch Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador Census - 1945 - Pouch Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador Death - 29 Oct 1961 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Burial - Aft 29 Oct 1961 - Saint Agnes Roman Catholic Cemetery, Pouch Cove, Avalon Peninsula Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
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• 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). [S2215] Obituary of John J. Sullivan, (St. John's, Newfoundland: Evening Telegram, 19 October 1918). [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Memorial ID 228124916 Rev William V. Sullivan . [S1947] Gravestone Inscription. [S2380] Newfoundland. Department Of Tourism, Culture, And Recreation, 1935 Census of Newfoundland, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017). [S2388] Newfoundland. Department of Tourism, Culture, And Recreation, 1945 Newfoundland Census, ( Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017). [S110] Ancestry.com, Ancestry Family Trees, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).