Were you saying Margaret Sullivan was born about 1823 in Ireland or she came to New Orleans in about 1823?
How were the two women related?
Apparently, Margaret Sullivan was a very common name. I found the following, but would have no idea if any of these were the correct Margaret:
name: Margaret Sullivan
event: Immigration
event date: 1848
event place: United States
gender: Female
age: 25
country of origin or nationality: Ireland
ship: R N Parker
estimated birth year: 1823
Citing this Record
"United States, Index to Passenger Arrivals, Atlantic and Gulf Ports, 1820-1874," index and images, FamilySearch (
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KDR8-2X4 : accessed 10 Feb 2013), Margaret Sullivan, 1848.
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name: Margaret Sullivan
event: Immigration
event date: 1850
event place: United States
gender: Female
age: 27
country of origin or nationality: Ireland
ship: Urarua
estimated birth year: 1823
Citing this Record
"United States, Index to Passenger Arrivals, Atlantic and Gulf Ports, 1820-1874," index and images, FamilySearch (
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KDR8-2XN : accessed 10 Feb 2013), Margaret Sullivan, 1850.
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name: Margaret Sullivan
event: Immigration
event date: 1849
event place: United States
gender: Female
age: 26
country of origin or nationality: Ireland
ship: John Wesley
estimated birth year: 1823
Citing this Record
"United States, Index to Passenger Arrivals, Atlantic and Gulf Ports, 1820-1874," index and images, FamilySearch (
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KDR8-2XC : accessed 10 Feb 2013), Margaret Sullivan, 1849.
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name: Margt Sullivan
event: Immigration
event date: 1853
event place: United States
gender: Female
age: 30
country of origin or nationality: Ire
ship: Lori Woodbury
estimated birth year: 1823
Citing this Record
"United States, Index to Passenger Arrivals, Atlantic and Gulf Ports, 1820-1874," index and images, FamilySearch (
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KDR8-2N4 : accessed 10 Feb 2013), Margt Sullivan, 1853.