swˈiːni dˈaɪd ˌɔn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːn, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti, æɾ ˈeɪdʒ θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən ænd ɪz bˈɛɹid æt kˈælvɚɹi sˈɛmɪtˌɛɹi ɪn kwˈiːnz, nˈuː jˈɔːɹk ɪn ɐn ʌnnˈoʊn ɡɹˈeɪv.
Sweeney died on December 19, 1890, at age 37 and is buried at Calvary Cemetery in Queens, New York in an unknown grave.