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SHEEHAN Family Group Record
(HERLIHY, SHEEHAN, SULLIVAN, FITZGERALD)
Donated by: Kay Blaha

Husband: John SHEEHAN
Birth: ? 1800, Ireland
Father: Sheehan
Married: 13 Feb 1827, Castleisland, Co. Kerry

Spouse: Mary HERLIHY SHEEHAN
Birth: ? 1810, Ireland
Father: Herlihy?
The marriage records give Mary's name as Sheehan.
In the death certificates of the children who died in LeSueur Co.,
the parents last names were given as Herlihy and Sheehan.
Don't yet know what the discrepancy is.

1) Dennis SHEEHAN
Birth: Jan 1828, Tureengarriv, Ballincuslane, Co. Kerry
Bapt: 12 Jan 1828, Castleisland, Co. Kerry
Death: 29 Oct 1905, Le Sueur City, Minn
Burial: 1 Nov 1905, St. Thomas Cemetery, St. Thomas, Minn
Spouse: Mary SULLIVAN
Death: 8 Feb 1914
Burial: St. Thomas Cem., St. Thomas
Father: unk Sullivan
Emigrated about 1847 to USA.
Children: Mary E. (1861-1917)

2) Michael Sheehan
Birth: Aug 1829, Tureengarriv Ballincuslane, Co. Kerry, IRL
Bapt: 23 Aug 1829, Castleisland, Co. Kerry
There is a naturalization record for Michael Sheehan 2 Nov 1869
in Le Sueur County.
Spouse: Johanna SULLIVAN
Children: Mary (1868-1957)

3) Female Sheehan
Birth: unknown
A sister living in Ireland is mentioned in Julia SHEEHAN WHALEN'S obituary.
Possibility: Hannah SHEEHAN married Pat SULLIVAN of Adraville, his father
John, her father John of Tureengarrive, witnesses: Jn. Connor & Wm. Sheehan
1878, 21 Feb

4) Julia Sheehan
Birth: 1832, Kingwilliamstown, Co Kerry, Ireland
Death: 12 Nov 1919, Derrynane, Le Sueur Co, Minn
Burial: 14 Nov 1919, St Thomas Cem, St Thomas, Minn
Spouse: James W WHALEN
Birth: Ireland
Death: 6 Aug 1880, Derrynane, Le Sueur Co, Minn
Burial: St Thomas Cem, St Thomas, Le Sueur, Minn
Children: Bridget (1858-1928)
Thomas (1860-1940)
Mary Ann (1861-1922)
Catherine (1862-1884)
Julia (1863-)
James (1864-1883)
Johanna (1867-1945)
Michael (1870-)
Ellen (1874-)

5) Patrick Sheehan
Birth: Dec 1837, Tureengarriv Ballincuslane, Co. Kerry, IRL
Bapt: 31 Dec 1837, Castleisland, Co. Kerry, IRL
Death: 8 Feb 1925, Le Sueur City, Minn
Burial: 10 Feb 1925, St. Thomas Cem, St. Thomas, Minn
Spouse: Mary SULLIVAN
Birth: 1839, Co. Kerry Ireland
Death: 7 Sep 1902, Belle Plaine, Scott Co, Minn
Burial: St. Thomas Cem., St. Thomas

6) Mary Sheehan
Birth: abt 1841, KWT, Co. Kerry, Ireland
Death: 22 Mar 1918, Tara Tp, Traverse Co., Minn
Burial: 25 Mar 1918, St. Pat Cem, Collis, Minn
Obit says she was born in King Williams Town, Co. Kerry in 1841.
She came to this country when 14 years old and settled in Le Sueur Co.
She moved to St. Paul and was married in 1872 to Thomas Diffley.
She joined her husband in 1880 on the homestead.
Spouse: Thomas DIFFLEY
Birth: 8 Dec 1833, Strokestown, Co. Roscommon, Ire.
Death: 9 Sep 1916, Tara Tp., Traverse Co., Minn.
Burial: 12 Sep 1916, St. Pat Cem, Collis, Minn
Marr: 1872, St. Paul, Minn
Children: Joseph
Mary (?1874-1890)
Catherine (1880-1929)
Patrick (1881-)

7) William Sheehan
Birth: May 1842, Mullin, Co. Kerry
Bapt: 8 May 1842, Castleisland, Co. Kerry
Death: 7 Nov 1917
Burial: Ballydesmond, Co. Cork, Ireland
Spouse: Mary FITZGERALD
Death: 6 Jul 1934
Burial: Ballydesmond, Co. Cork, Ireland
Father: Daniel Fitzgerald
Marr: 6 Feb 1876, Boherbue, Co. Cork, Ireland
Remained in Ireland
Children: John (1878-)
Hannah (1879-1900)
Margaret (1882-1902)
Edmund (1890-1919)
Daniel (1884-)
Mary (1886-)
Catherine (1888-)

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