Thanks to Julie O'Hanley for posting the 1853 FR directory.I thought  I would post my Sullivans since I have not done so in a while.I have Sullivans on two sides of my family but the ones I want to know more about are Eugene and Abby and their children: Catherine( Murphy), Margaret, Mary (Shay), Bartholomew, Eugene Owen and Michael. The family seemed to come to the US in stages with Catherine here by 1847.I know a lot about them in the US but have never been able to find where in Ireland they came from. (Riobard looked for me and did not feel they were from Beara) .At  first they lived in Wareham , MA. Later, Mary Shay and her husband, John,  moved to Michigan (about 1865) and then back to Fall River. The rest of the family lived in FR except Eugene Owen who died in Wareham in 1912. I have never found a death record for Abby or Eugene nor found them in any census.There are many Abby Sullivans listed as widows in FR city directories and they may be a possibility. So, any suggestions and information will be appreciated! Thanks, Jane Sullivan

Hi Jane, I doubt that my family fits with yours, though I, likewise, have Sullivans "all over" my family -both sides. There are so many in so many different places that I haven't research them much. However, I am curious about your family as some of the names as also in mine. My gr gr grandfather was James Shea (born in Ireland (1840), possibly Killorglin?). His father and brother were Bartholomew and there was a brother Michael! His wife was an O'Neil from the Timoleague/Barryroe. She had a brother, Eugene/Owen (and possibly Hughie). This brother's wife and daughter did go to Fall River, after his death. The wife was an O'Donnell. All of my direct ancestors came to the US by way of Wales. With the above exception they all settled in New Haven, CT. Sue On 3/13/2013 8:48 AM, Jane Sullivan wrote: > Thanks to Julie O'Hanley for posting the 1853 FR directory.I thought I would post my Sullivans since I have not done so in a while.I have Sullivans on two sides of my family but the ones I want to know more about are Eugene and Abby and their children: Catherine( Murphy), Margaret, Mary (Shay), Bartholomew, Eugene Owen and Michael. The family seemed to come to the US in stages with Catherine here by 1847.I know a lot about them in the US but have never been able to find where in Ireland they came from. (Riobard looked for me and did not feel they were from Beara) .At first they lived in Wareham , MA. Later, Mary Shay and her husband, John, moved to Michigan (about 1865) and then back to Fall River. The rest of the family lived in FR except Eugene Owen who died in Wareham in 1912. > > I have never found a death record for Abby or Eugene nor found them in any census.There are many Abby Sullivans listed as widows in FR city directories and they may be a possibility. > So, any suggestions and information will be appreciated! Thanks, Jane Sullivan > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message