Frank Sheeran: Difference between revisions

Sheeran was born and raised in [[Darby, Pennsylvania|Darby]], [[Pennsylvania]], a small working-class borough on the outskirts of [[Philadelphia]]. He was the son of Thomas Francis Sheeran Jr. (1886–1968) and Mary Agnes Hanson (1887–1972).<ref name="ssa"/><ref name="1940census">''1940 United States Federal Census''</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=English|first=T.J.|title=Paddy whacked: the untold story of the Irish American gangster|publisher=HarperCollins|year=2005|page=438|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uvDN9yBVBF8C&q=%22frank%20sheeran%22%20darby&pg=PA438|isbn=978-0-06-059002-4}}</ref> His father was of [[Irish American|Irish]] descent, while his mother was of [[Swedish American|Swedish]] descent. Frequently his father made him fight him with boxing gloves.<ref name="paint"/>