Bridget Agnes Sullivan

F, (8 July 1879 - 4 October 1955)
Father-Biological*John J. Sullivan Sullivan J.P., K.P.M b. 7 Aug 1846, d. 17 Oct 1918
Mother-Biological*Annie Ellen Donaghue b. 1846, d. 27 Nov 1894
Last Edited=24 Mar 2026
Bridget Agnes Sullivan
     Bridget Agnes Sullivan was born on 8 July 1879 at St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.1,2,3 She was the daughter of John J. Sullivan Sullivan J.P., K.P.M and Annie Ellen Donaghue. Bridget Agnes Sullivan was christened on 10 July 1879 in the St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.4

Bridget Agnes Sullivan, age 28, married John Thomas Keating, age 23 , son of James Willia Keating and Honora Onnie Sears, on 31 December 1907 at the St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Children:
1. Mary Kathleen Keating (1909–1999)
2. Anne Elizabeth (Nancy) Keating (1910–2002)
3. Constance Mildred Keating (1912–1999)
4. Lillian Claire Keating (1913–2004)
5. Mary Winnifred Keating (1914–1981)
6. John “Maurice” Keating (1916–1995)
7. Nora K. Keating (1917–2002)
8. Rita Bernadine Keating (1919–2007.)5,6


Bridget, age 31 years, and John Keating, age 26 years appeared on the Canadian Census of 1911 at Lochaber, Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada.7 Bridget, age 50 years, and John Keating, age 45 years, appeared on the US Census of 1930 at 114 South Poplar Avenue, Merchantville, Camden County, New Jersey.8 Bridget, age 60 years, and John Keating, age 55 years, appeared on the US Census of 1940 at 918 Cooper Street, Camden, Camden County, New Jersey.9 Bridget, age 70 years, appeared on the US Census of 1950 at 11 Willitts Avenue, Audubon, Camden County, New Jersey, with her son, John and his family.10 She died on 4 October 1955 at Audubon, Camden County, New Jersey, at age 76.3,11 Bridget's obituary of 5 October 1955, reads:

MRS. BRIDGET A. KEATING

Mrs. Bridget A. Keating, 76, of 711 Willits ave., Audubon, widow of John 'T.
Keating, died suddenly Tuesday in her home. A native of Saint John's, Newfoundland, Mrs. Keating resided in Camden 20 years before moving to Audubon 10 years ago.

She is survived by one son, Maurice Keating, of Camden; seven daughters, Mrs. James Butler, of Redlands, Calif; Mrs. John Bigley, of Audubon; Mrs. Howard Hammell, of Decatur, Ga; Miss Lillian Keating, of New York City; Mrs. Warren Miles, of Magnolia; Mrs. Jan Beyer, of Pennsauken, and Mrs. Charles Knight, of Camden; a sister, Sister Mary Edith, of the Order of Benedictine Nuns, of Clyde, Mo., and 16 grandchildren.

A Requiem high Mass will be sung at 9 a. m. Friday in St. Rose of Lima R. C. Church, Haddon Heights. Relatives and friends will meet at 8 a. m. the John A. Healey Funeral Home, 9 White Horse pike, Haddon Heights, where they may call Thursday night. Burial will be in New St. Mary's Cemetery, Bellmawr.


Published by The Courier-Post, 5 October 1955.3


Bridget was buried on 7 October 1955 at New Saint Mary's Cemetery, Bellmawr, Camden County, New Jersey.12,3

Full review completed: 24 March 2026.

Citations

  1. [Unknown author]. Inspector General Newfoundland Constabulary. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations.
  2. Ancestry.com. Newfoundland, Canada, Index of Birth, Marriage & Death Notices from Newspapers, 1810-1890. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2014.
  3. Courier-Post, "MRS. BRIDGET A. KEATING" Camden, New Jersey, 5 October 1955.
  4. Ancestry.com. Newfoundland, Church Records, 1793-1899. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2017.
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  9. Census Bureau. 1940 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2012.
  10. Census Bureau. 1950 U.S. Federal Census. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2022.
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  12. Find-a-Grave. Online https://www.findagrave.com/