My gr.-gr. grandfather, Daniel Sullivan was a school teacher in County Cork,
Ireland. He was born there about 1800 and died in Ireland before 1840. His wife
Ellen (Hurlihy) Sullivan migrated to Bangor, Maine with her daughter Johannah
about that time.
Ellen, who was born in 1807 in County Cork, Ireland, ran a boarding house
in Bangor for some years, and died there on 19/3/1872. A Swedish seaman by
the name of Thomas Oliver Simons rented a room at her boarding house and he
was smitten by Ellen's daughter, Johannah.
Thomas, whose full Swedish name was most likely, Thomas Olaf Simmonson
could not speak Gaelic, nor could Hannah (she was called both Hannah and
Johannah) speak Swedish. My grandmother, Rose Perkins, always told me the
language of love needs no words.
Thus it came about that Johannah married Thomas and they eventually had
six children all born in Bangor during the mid to late 1800Õs.
As for Daniel and Ellen's ancestors we have no knowledge at the present and
have little hope of knowing more about them. The extent of our knowledge is
written here in the hope that someday someone will read it who knows where in
County Cork they came from and who their parents were.
If youy know any more about these two people we would surely appreciate
hearing from you and if we can help in your research in any way we would be
glad to help you out---Ted & Pat (OÕConnell) Brassard
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