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Family Names of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
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 Abt 1875 - 1897 (~ 21 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. | Michael Joseph "Mike" Sullivan was born Abt Aug 1875, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland; died 6 Apr 1897, Atlantic Ocean; was buried Abt 30 Apr 1897, Holy Trinity RC Cemetery, Ferryland, Ferryland District, Newfoundland, Canada. Other Events:
- Baptism: 15 Aug 1875, Holy Trinity RC Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland
Notes:
Buried:
About 1983 there was an old white marble headstone still visible in Ferryland RC Cemetery for Michael Sullivan. It was in poor condition, but parts of it were still legible. This stone eventually crumbled and disappeared, however a new memorial cross, near his parent's headstones, was erected by family members in 2015. (Kevin Reddigan)
Died:
Mike died while at the seal hunt in April 1897. He and his cousin Tom Swain, of Caplin Bay, were shipmates on the Aurora out of St. John's, Newfoundland. Tom Swain died on April 2, 1897, and Mike Sullivan died a few days later, on April 6, 1897, both from diphtheria. Their deaths are commemorated in the Newfoundland folk song "The Spring of 97".
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