Pte. Lawrence Joseph SULLIVAN
1896 - 1917 (20 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
1. Pte. Lawrence Joseph SULLIVAN was born on 19 Jul 1896 in Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; was christened on 2 Aug 1896 (son of Francis SULLIVAN and Alice O'BRIEN); died on 9 Jun 1917 in Noeux-les-Mines, Pas de Calais, France; was buried in Noeux-les-Mines, Pas de Calais, France. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Railway Brakeman
- alt birth: 18 Jul 1897, Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; date listed on attestation papers
- Attestation Papers: 24 Feb 1916, Renfrew, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; 788574 CEF 130 Bn; 75th Bn Canadian Infantry, France
- WWI service: 9 Jun 1917, Noeux-les-Mines, Pas de Calais, France; trans to 75th Bn Mar 19, 1917
Notes:
1901 & 1911 Census Cobden, Renfrew Co., Ontario with parents
Cobden of the Past FB Page
...Casualties of WWI from Cobden
Pte. Lawrence Joseph Sullivan was a railroad brakeman who enlisted, Feb 24, 1916, age 19 and died of gun shot wounds on June 9, 1917, age 20. He was the son of Francis Sullivan and Alice O?Brien of Cobden. Francis was also a railroad worker. Pte. Sullivan served in the 75th Battalion of Canadian Infantry.
Attestation Papers:
occupation railway brakeman
160 lbs. 5' 7"; black eyes & black hair
WWI service:
7 Casualty Clearing Station June 9, 1917 dangerously wounded with GSW arm & chest and died of wounds the same day.
2. Francis SULLIVAN was born on 16 Mar 1861 in Portage Du Fort, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada (son of Peter SULLIVAN and Margaret OLAFFERTY); died on 5 Nov 1948; was buried in Osceola, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alt. Birth: Abt 1859, Quebec
- Alt. Birth: Mar 1865, , , Ontario, Canada
- Census: 1901, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
- Origin: 1901; Irish
- Religion: 1901; Roman Catholic
- Census: 1911, Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; B.B. Pembroke St.,
- Origin: 1911; Irish
- Occupation: 1911; Labourer, Railroad
- Religion: 1911; Roman Catholic
Francis married Alice O'BRIEN on 8 Nov 1895 in Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada. Alice (daughter of John O'BRIEN and Mary BULGER) was born about 1861 in Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; died in 1905; was buried in Osceola, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Alice O'BRIEN was born about 1861 in Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (daughter of John O'BRIEN and Mary BULGER); died in 1905; was buried in Osceola, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada. Children:
- 1. Pte. Lawrence Joseph SULLIVAN was born on 19 Jul 1896 in Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; was christened on 2 Aug 1896; died on 9 Jun 1917 in Noeux-les-Mines, Pas de Calais, France; was buried in Noeux-les-Mines, Pas de Calais, France.
- Mary Catherine SULLIVAN was born on 3 Jul 1898 in Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; died on 4 Jun 1988; was buried in Osceola, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada.
- John Francis SULLIVAN was born on 1 Jun 1900 in , , Ontario, Canada; died on 4 Jan 1986.
Generation: 3
4. Peter SULLIVAN was born on 12 Jul 1820 in , , Quebec, Canada; died on 4 Apr 1904 in Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada. Peter + Margaret OLAFFERTY. Margaret was born about 1827 in , , , Ireland; died on 30 Nov 1905 in Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Margaret OLAFFERTY was born about 1827 in , , , Ireland; died on 30 Nov 1905 in Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Margaret OLafferty
- Name: Margaret Rafferty
Children:
- Mary Ann SULLIVAN was born about 1854 in Litchfield Twp., Pontiac Co., Quebec, Canada; and died.
- Margaret SULLIVAN was born in 1855 in Litchfield Twp., Pontiac Co., Quebec, Canada; died on 28 Jan 1936 in Renfrew, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Renfrew, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada.
- Peter SULLIVAN was born about 1860 in Quebec; and died.
- 2. Francis SULLIVAN was born on 16 Mar 1861 in Portage Du Fort, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada; died on 5 Nov 1948; was buried in Osceola, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada.
- Joseph Edward SULLIVAN was born in 1863 in Quebec; died on 13 Feb 1939 in Sturgeon Falls, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada.
- Catherine SULLIVAN was born on 14 Feb 1864 in Aylmer, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada; died on 15 Jun 1934 in Sudbury, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.
- Frances SULLIVAN was born about 1868 in Quebec; and died.
- Elizabeth Louisa SULLIVAN was born on 10 May 1870 in Portage Du Fort, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada; died on 18 Sep 1938 in Renfrew, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Renfrew, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada.
6. John O'BRIEN and died. John + Mary BULGER. Mary and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Mary BULGER and died. Children:
- 3. Alice O'BRIEN was born about 1861 in Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; died in 1905; was buried in Osceola, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada.