On 8 Jun 1837 when James Sullivan was 27, he married
Elizabeth Persis Waterman, daughter of
John Brown Waterman (29 Oct 1789-10 Jul 1833) &
Caroline Hilliard, in Ticonderoga, Essex County, New York.
Born on 27 Aug 1817. Elizabeth Persis died in Shrewsbury, Rutland County, Vermont, on 23 Dec 1844; she was 27.