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Catherine Kelly was the third daughter of John and Bridget Kelly, of near Curramore, Kiltoom, County Roscommon, born about 1834. The family, with daughter Bridget, emigrated to Boston in the early 1850s. There she met and married fellow Irish immigrant, Michael Sullivan (of County Kerry) in St. Patrick Church, Roxbury, on 6 November 1856. They had three children: John Lawrence (b 1858), heavyweight boxing champ; Anne Elizabeth (b 1865), my great grandmother; Michael Francis (b 1866). She died of heart disease on 30 August 1889 and is buried in the Sullivan-Lennon family plot at Old Calvary Cemetery, Mattapan, Massachusetts.
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| Date of Birth | 1st Jan 1834 (circa) | |
| Date of Death | 2nd Aug 1889 | VIEW SOURCE |
| Father (First Name/s and Surname) | John Kelly | |
| Mother (First Name/s and Maiden) | Bridget (although death record gives Honora as her first name) | |
| Townland born | near Curramore, Kiltoom, County Roscommon | |
| Names of Siblings | Ann Kelly (b circa 1832) married James Lennon Bridget (b circa 1833) married Michael Kane | |
| Spouse (First Name/s and Maiden/Surname) | Michael Sullivan (of County Kerry) | |
| Place & Date of Marriage | St. Patrick Church, Roxbury, Massachusetts, November 6, 1856 | |
| Names of Children | John Lawrence, Anne Elizabeth, Michael Francis | |
| Place of Death | at home 8 Parnell Street, Boston, Massachusetts | |
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