Wilfred John Sullivan
Note: Date of birth and death, and place of birth, of ancestors, when known, is in parentheses.
Wilfred John Sullivan is the great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandson of Claude Mius d'Entremont, Baron de Meuillon (1575-?, France), and Guyon Turgis (France) and Marie Condot (France), and of Nicholas Motin, the Sieur de Courcelles (France) and Francoise de Vegurges, and of Hector Salazar and Antoinette de Courcelles, and of Antoine Bajolet (1580-?, France) and Jeanne Baudinet (1582-?, France).
He is the great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandson of Claude de St. Etienne de la Tour (a Baronet, France, born before 1600), and of Isaac Pesseley (1606-?, France) and Barbe Bajolet (1608-83, France), and of Louis Motin, the Sieur de Courcelles, and Marie de Salazar, and of Jacques Amirault and Jeanne Laure, and of Noelle Surette (1653-?, France) and Francoise Coloide (1657-?, France) and of Etienne Pellerin (1646-1722, France) and Jeanne Savoie (1658-1735, Nova Scotia [N.S.]), and of Jacques Helie (1592-?, France) and Francoise deFaucon (1596-?, France).
Wilfred is the great-great-great-great-great-great grandson of Charles Amador de St. Etienne de la Tour (Governor of Acadia (French name for territory that included Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island) a Baronet, 1593-1666, France) and Jeanne Marie Motin (1615-?, France), and of Philippe Mius d'Entremont and Madeleine Helie (1618-1679, France), and of Pierre LeBlanc (N.S.) and Marie Babin, and of Jean Pitre (1636-39, Flanders) and Marie Pesseley (1645-1707, N.S.), and of Pierre LeBlanc and Marie Babin (N.S.), and of Isidore Belliveau (N.S.) and Ursule Amirault (N.S.), and of Pierre Surette (1679-1749, Prince Edward Island) and Jeanne Pellerin (1688-?, N.S.).
Wilfred is the great-great-great-great-great grandson of Jacques Mius d'Entremont (1654-1736, N.S.) and Anne de la Tour (1661-?, N.S.), and of Pierre Pothier (1704-1783, N.S.) and Marie Doucet (1708-64, N.S.), and of Francois Amirault (1644-1708, France) and Marie Pitre (1666-?, N.S.), and of Joseph LeBlanc (N.S.) and Marie Amirault (N.S.), and of Pierre Surette (1709-?, N.S.) and Catherine Brault (1711-?, N.S., and of Jacques Amirault (N.S.) and Margaret Amirault (N.S.)).
Wilfred is the great-great-great-great grandson of Jacques Mius d'Entremont (1702-59, N.S.) and Marguerite Amirault (1704-96, N.S.), and of Dominque Pothier (1732-?, N.S.) and Anne Surette (1733-?, N.S.), and of Joseph LeBlanc (N.S.) and Marguerite Belliveau (N.S.), and of Cyrille Pothier (N.S.) and Rosalie Borque (N.S.), and of Abel Duon (1722-1807, N.S.) and Anne d'Entremont (N.S.), and of Ange Amirault (N.S.) and Natalie Belliveau (N.S.), and of Joseph d'Entremont (N.S.) and Agnes Belliveau (N.S.).
Wilfred is the great-great-great grandson of Joseph LeBlanc and Marie Pothier, and of Benoni d'Entremont (1745-1848, N.S.) and Anne Pothier (1763-?, N.S.), and of Augustin Duon (N.S.) and Natalie Amirault (N.S.), and of Charles Pothier (1758-?, N.S.) and Marguerite d'Entremont (1764-?, N.S.).
He is the great-great grandson of Frederic LeBlanc (1790-1888, N.S.) and Anne d'Entremont (1798-1886, N.S.), and of Anselme Pothier (1792-?, N.S.) and Madelein Duon (1797-?, N.S.), and of Mathias McCarthy (Ireland) and Nellie Giblin (Ireland), and William Wanders (Germany) and Wilhelmina Frankhold (Germany).
Wilfred is the great-grandson of Joseph LeBlanc (1817-71, N.S.) and Francoise Pothier (1824-?, N.S.) and of William Wanders (1825-1906, Germany) and Ann McCarthy (1832-99, Ireland) and of Timothy and Joanna Donovan (Ireland) and of Michael and Ellen Sullivan (Ireland).
Wilfred is the grandson of Adelia Wanders (1859-1932, Boston, Mass.) and Louis LeBlanc (1850-?, N.S.) and of Edward Sullivan (1846-?, Ireland) and Mary Donovan (1841-1907, Ireland); and the son of Edward Sullivan (1873-1945, Boston) and Florence LeBlanc (1888-1980, Boston).
Wilfred is the father of John, Thomas and Steven Sullivan; the uncle of William M., Rita, Diane, Clint and Jon Galvin; Barbara Mione, Anita Cichocki, and Robert, Betty Ann, and Joseph Sullivan; the grandfather of Emily, Stacy, and Edouard Sullivan; the great-uncle of Robert, Bunny, David Cichocki and Ann, Clare, Lynn, and Christine Mione, David, Jeremy, Kerry, and Matt Galvin, Kelly Rodgers, and Tara Weber. He is the great-great uncle of Ryan Weber.
Wilfred John Sullivan was born on June 17, 1917 at home on 38 Colonial Drive, Dorchester (a section of Boston), Massachusetts. Wilfred was known as "Billy" or "Willy" to his parents, siblings, and other relatives.
Wilfred is the twin of Anita E. (Sullivan) Hucksam. In addition to Anita, Wilfred had two other siblings: Robert, born on July 31, 1915, and Barbara born on June 24, 1923. Wilfreds' godparents were Jackie and Kitty Downey, friends of his parents.
Wilfred's parents were Edward Sullivan, a custodian, and Florence (LeBlanc) Sullivan, formerly a teacher. His grandparents, on his father's side, were Edward Sullivan, a waiter and porter, and Mary Donovan. Both of these grandparents were born in Ireland and emigrated to the United States in the 1860's. Wilfred's grandparents, on his mother's side, were Louis LeBlanc, a carpenter and builder, and Adelia Wanders. Louis was born in Nova Scotia and Adelia was born in Boston.
During his youth, Wilfred enjoyed helping his father and assisted him in the construction of the Sullivan family's summer cottage in East Bridgewater, Mass. He also helped his father with various tasks after school in his father's job as a custodian in the Boston public schools. In addition, Wilfred held temporary jobs at a hotel on Cape Cod (see photo at right) and in the Post Office during high school. For activities, Wilfred played the trumpet for several years and participated in the marching band in both junior and high school.
Wilfred survived the economically-lean Depression years during his youth and consequently learned to be thrifty. For example, when he first owned a car he wold drain the radiator of water every night, and refill it in the morning, to save the expense of purchasing antifreeze. This worked well until Wilfred forgot to drain the radiator one night and the water froze and the engine block cracked.
Wilfred graduated from Dorchester High School in 1935. He continued his education at the Training School for Teachers in Mechanical Arts in South Boston. He studied carpentry and metalworking at the Training School and graduated in May, 1940. Wilfred taught as a substitute teacher in industrial arts classes, but gave up teaching to pursue his career in the Postal Service.
Wilfred joined the United States Navy in April, 1942. He was trained to be a radar repairman and achieved the rank of Aviation Electronic Technician First Class. He took radar and electronics courses at Texas A&M University and later at Ward Island (near Corpus Christi), Texas. He also played in the Navy band while in training in Texas. Wilfred was stationed in Hawaii; Beaufort, South Carolina; and San Juan, Puerto Rico during the war.
Wilfred received the following decorations during the war: World War II Victory Medal, American Theater Medal, Asiatic Pacific Theater Medal, and the Good Conduct Medal. He was honorably discharged from the Navy in January, 1946.
Wilfred married Katherine Ida Fenter on April 5 (Easter Sunday), 1953, at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. His best man was his older brother Robert (directly behind Wilfred in the photograph below).
Wilfred and Katherine had the following children:
Wilfred began his career with the U.S. Postal Service as a temporary worker during his high school years. He received a series of promotions within the Postal Service and was eventually made Postmaster in the town of Holbrook in 1968. He retired in 1977.
Wilfred's favorite hobby is candlepin bowling; he has achieved a high score of 131. He enjoys watching both candlepin bowling and the Red Sox on television.
Wilfred and Katherine lived, for the first month of their marriage, at Wilfred's mother's home in Holbrook, Massachusetts, in 1953. They bought their own home on Rockwood Street in Holbrook (shown below) in May, 1953 and have lived there since that time. They also spend winters vacationing in Paradise Lakes Campground in Deltona, Florida.
