William Francis Sullivan

1854 - 1912  (57 years)

• Name	William Francis Sullivan
  Birth	14 May 1854	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador   [1]
  Death	18 Feb 1912	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador   [2, 3]
  Cause: cirrhosis of the liver
  Burial	Aft 18 Feb 1912	Mount Carmel Roman Catholic Cemetery, St. John's, Avalon Peninsula Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Mount Carmel Roman Catholic Cemetery,  St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador   [2]
  	Gravestone of William Sullivan
  Siblings	4 brothers and 3 sisters
  1. Honora Sullivan,   b. 11 Sep 1842, King's Cove, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador   2. Catherine Sullivan,   b. 1844, King's Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador + 3. 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) ▻ Annie Ellen Donaghue,  m. 19 Apr 1874 ;   Mary Ellen McCourt,  m. 16 Feb 1896   4. William Sullivan,   b. 1849 > 5. Constable Michael Anthony Sullivan,   b. 2 May 1852, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador d. 6 Feb 1905, Conception Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador  (Age 52 years) ▻ Mary Ann Power,  m. 7 Nov 1878 ;   Sarah F. Hewitt,  m. 1896 > 6. William Francis Sullivan,   b. 14 May 1854, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador d. 18 Feb 1912, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador  (Age 57 years) ▻ Jessie Mary Elizabeth Ewing,  m. 30 Apr 1875 > 7. Ellen Sullivan,   b. 5 Aug 1856, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador d. 21 Nov 1926, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador  (Age 70 years) ▻ Sgt. Richard Cleary,  m. 4 May 1881   8. James John Sullivan,   b. 10 May 1861, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
  Patriarch & Matriarch	James Sullivan,   b. —, Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland   (Grandfather)  Anne Hanlon,   b. Abt 1819   d. 14 Jan 1890, Newfoundland and Labrador  (Age 71 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I9765
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Florence Michael Sullivan,   c. 24 Sep 1814, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador d. 12 Jan 1870, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador (Age ~ 55 years)
  Mother	Anne Hanlon,   b. Abt 1819   d. 14 Jan 1890, Newfoundland and Labrador (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F7615	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Jessie Mary Elizabeth Ewing,   b. 11 Aug 1858, Forteau Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador d. 26 Jun 1926, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	30 Apr 1875	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador   [4]
  	Marriage Record of Mary Lizzie Ewing and William Sullivan
  Age at Marriage	He : 20 years and 11 months - She : 16 years and 8 months.
  Children	1877 to 1897  [5]
  1. Florence Michael Sullivan (1877–1950) 2. Jane Frances Sullivan (1879–1969) 3. Alexander Hugh Sullivan 1881–1884) 4. Mary Alice Sullivan (1883–1899) 5. Isabelle Sullivan (1885–1885) 6. Annie May Sullivan (1887–1887) 7. Ellen Sullivan (1889–1890) 8. Alexander “ Sandy” Hugh Sullivan (1891–1932) 9. John Joseph Sullivan (1892–1950) 10. William Sullivan (1894–1948) 11. Frederick Francis Sullivan (1895–1939) 12. Allan Leo Sullivan (1897–1898)
  Family ID	F9327	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2026

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1William Francis Sullivan(1854 – 1912) 2Florence Michael Sullivan(1814 – 1870) 4James Sullivan(— – ) 8 9 5Catherine Aylward(1789 – 1816) 10James Aylward(— – ) 11Mary Forastal 3Anne Hanlon(Abt 1819 – 1890) 6 12 13 7 14 15

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 14 May 1854 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Marriage - 30 Apr 1875 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Death - 18 Feb 1912 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Burial - Aft 18 Feb 1912 - Mount Carmel Roman Catholic Cemetery, St. John's, Avalon Peninsula Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents

  Death Record of William Sullivan

  
  

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

  [S2214] Anonymous, Inspector General Newfoundland Constabulary, (unknown). [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Memorial ID 244152852 William Sullivan . [S2212] Newfoundland, Canada, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1850-1949, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 201), Death Record of William Sullivan. [S2142] Ancestry.com, Newfoundland, Church Records, 1793-1899, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017), Marriage Record of Mary Lizzie Ewing and William Sullivan. [S110] Ancestry.com, Ancestry Family Trees, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).