Edmund Joseph Sullivan

M, (27 July 1921 - 15 January 2003)
Father-Biological*Captain Thomas Florence Sullivan b. 26 Jul 1877, d. 20 Jun 1942
Mother-Biological*Agnes Kavanaugh b. 19 Jan 1881, d. 1 Feb 1953
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Sullivan Line
Last Edited=14 May 2023
Edmund J. Sullivan
     Edmund Joseph Sullivan was born on 27 July 1921 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.1,2,3,4,5,6 He was the son of Captain Thomas Florence Sullivan and Agnes Kavanaugh. Edmund Joseph Sullivan was found on a passenger list on 14 September 1922; On 14 September 1922 he arrived in Boston, age 1, on board the S.S. Sachem which had sailed from St. John's, Newfoundland the 9th of September 1922.6 Heappeared on the US Census of 1930 in the household of Captain Thomas Florence Sullivan and Agnes Kavanaugh at 7116 Pennsylvania Avenue, Upper Darby Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.7 Edmund Joseph Sullivanappeared on the US Census of 1940 in the household of Captain Thomas Florence Sullivan and Agnes Kavanaugh at 7116 Pennsylvania Avenue, Upper Darby Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.8

Edmund Joseph Sullivan, age 20, married Ruth V. Gallagher, age 20 , daughter of Aloysius Francis Gallagher and Elizabeth Irene Hennessey, on 15 October 1941.2,9 Edmund registered for the draft giving his age as 20, his address as 1208 Steele Road, Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, and his employer as the Sun Shipbuilding and DD Company on 16 February 1942.5 He served during World War II from 23 December 1943 to 3 November 1945 in the Army Air Corps.3,10,11 On 23 February 1950, he applied for compensation owing to his military service. He died on 15 January 2003 at Drexel Hill, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, at age 81.1,3,4 He was buried on 18 January 2003 at Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.10 Edmund's obituary was published on 18 January 2003.

Citations

  1. Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index (SSDI). Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2011.
  2. Sullivan, Timothy Francis. Gallegher/Sullivan Ancestry. N.p.: manuscript, 2012.
  3. Department of Veterans Affairs. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2011.
  4. Social Security Administration. U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2015.
  5. United States, Selective Service System. U.S. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2011.
  6. Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1963. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016.
  7. Census Bureau. 1930 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2002.
  8. Census Bureau. 1940 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2012.
  9. Ancestry.com. U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2011.
  10. Philadelphia Inquirer, "Edmund J. Sullivan A&P executive, 81" Philadelphia, 4 April 1976.
  11. Maine State Archives. Pennsylvania, World War II Veteran Compensation Application Files, 1950-1966. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2015.