St. Jerome's Stained Glass Windows

Patrick Sullivan (c1832-1881), son of Patrick and Rose (Corcoran) Sullivan, married Elizabeth McKenna/McCanna (1834-1881) in Easton, Pennsylvania c1855.  The Patrick Sullivan family then moved from the east, arriving in Chicago c1860.  One of Patrick and Elizabeth's nine children, Francis P. Sullivan (1867-1926), met and married Susan Sharp (1869-1954) in Chicago in 1892.  The Sharp family, and in particular Susan Sharp Sullivan, was instrumental in backing efforts for a "new" church, St. Jerome's, in Rogers Park on Chicago's north side.

Two of the stained glass windows in St. Jerome's Church, located at 1709 W Lunt Avenue, exemplify the devotion the Sharp/Sullivan family had to their church.

"Memorial to the Parents of Mr and Mrs Francis P. Sullivan"

Thanks to Robert L. Sullivan, great grandson of Francis and Susan (Sharp) Sullivan, for these beautiful photos of the stained glass windows in St. Jerome's.

Sullivans in Calvary Cemetery, Evanston, Illinois

Three sons of Patrick Sullivan and Rose Corcoran, Andrew, Patrick and Philip, along with members of their families, are buried in adjoining graves in Calvary Cemetery, Evanston, Illinois. In addition, sons Michael and James and daughter, Ellen Sullivan Mulvaney, are also buried in Calvary, but at different locations.

Philip and Andrew are buried in Lot 37 and Patrick is buried in Lot 42.

Red X = Lot 42, Block 16, Section N; Blue X=Lot 37, Block 16, Section N

A common headstone serves both grave lots.

Headstone between lots 37 and 42, Block 16, section N

The gravecard, which lists Andrew and Philip, along with family members and other individuals and their date of burial in Lot 37, follows:

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And, Patrick Sullivan and family members are noted on this gravecard of the individuals buried in Lot 42.

In looking at these two gravecards and noting they are abutting plots, it probably had something to do with the first two individuals who are buried in each lot, i.e., Patrick Sullivan buried January 8, 1881 in lot 42, and nine months later his brother, Andrew, is buried in lot 37 on September 14, 1891.

Photos: Courtesy of Elaine McIntyre Beaudoin; grave cards courtesy: Calvary Cemetery, Evanston, Illinois.  Original Lot 42 gravecard courtesy: Robert L. Sullivan.

Soraghan/Sullivan, 1857 Griffith's Valuation

Richard Griffith undertook the Primary Valuation of Ireland in the mid-1800s.  This valuation, which is commonly referred to as Griffith's Valuation, is a unified, country-wide valuation of land and property taken as a result of the Tenement Valuation Act of 1846.  For each county, a "snapshot" was published at a specific point in time between 1848 and 1864, with the date for each county dependent upon the year in which that county was surveyed. (1)

The County Cavan survey was completed on June 25, 1857. (2)  The following is a reproduction of the page which shows the Townland of Dennbane, Barony of Upper Loughtee, Civil Parish of Denn, Poor Law Union (Registrar's District (RD)) of Cavan, Electoral Division (ED) of Denn.  Note the occupier of parcel 24a is Patrick Soraghan (Sullivan).  In addition, parcels 25 and 26 are occupied by Thomas and Andrew Soraghan, respectively.  And, parcel 24b, although occupied by James Galligan, the immediate lessors are Patrick, Andrew and Thomas Soraghan.

A video of the property occupied by Patrick Soraghan/Sullivan can be view at the post on this blog: Soraghan (Sullivan) Farm. Dennbane, County Cavan.  A video of the adjacent property which was occupied by Thomas and Andrew Soraghan (Sullivan) in the 1850s can be view by clicking on Andrew and Thomas Soraghan (Sullivan) Farms, Dennbane, County Cavan.  To enlarge the above image, click on the image.


For a discussion of the Soraghan/Sullivan name, click here.

Note: By the time of the Griffith's Valuation of County Cavan in 1857, at least two of the Sullivan sons are already in America, i.e., James and Michael.

Sources:
(1) Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens, "Tracking Irish generations in land valuation records," NGS News Magazine, July/August/September, 2005, pg. 55.
(2) James R. Reilly, Richard Griffith and His Valuation of Ireland, Baltimore: Clearfield, 2000, Appendix No. 8, page 78.
(3) Video of Thomas and Andrew Soraghan (Sullivan) property, July, 2011, Elaine M. Beaudoin

Patrick Sullivan Heirship Report and Addendum, 1881

Patrick Sullivan, son of Patrick and Rose, died on January 2, 1881 and his will is reproduced in the next post.  Patrick's wife, Elizabeth (McCanna/McKenna), died a few months later on July 22, 1881.  Since Patrick's estate had not yet been probated, an addendum to Patrick's heirship report was completed.  The third and fourth images below are the undated addendum.

What is so useful in this document is each child of Patrick and Elizabeth is identified with current ages as of the birthday in 1883.  So, it is possible to calculate the date of birth.  Since most of the children were born prior to the Great Chicago Fire in 1871, this may be one of the few places a reasonably accurate birth date can be located.

Proof of Heirship, Entered October 16th 1883 Probate #2-2175

The quality of the copies is poor, but readable.  If you click on the image, it will open in a larger window making it easier to read.

Probate records viewed May 2, 2012, Cook County Archives.