Robert
Joseph
Church
Sr
Born in Brooklyn, Kings, New York
Ancestors 
Son of Robert T Church
and Honora (Pigott) Church
Brother of
Letitia T Church, Ethel Lillian Church, George Albert Church and Pearl Mildred (Church) Cheviron
Husband of
Sarah A (Murray) Church
— married
5 Jun 1920 in Brooklyn, NY. Church of Our Lady of Angels
Descendants 
Father of
Robert Church Jr, Ruth (Church) Cherwinski, Eleanor (Church) Walker and George Albert Church Sr
Died
at age 70
in Brooklyn, Kings, New York
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Mar 2017
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Biography
Robert J Church was born on 22- Jan-1895 at 554 Clinton Street, Brooklyn, NY to Robert T Church and Hanora Piggot Church.[1]
Robert J Church married Sarah A Murray Church the daughter of Peter Murray and Julia Agnes McManiman on 5 Jun 1920 in Brooklyn, NY.[2]
Robert and Sarah had 4 children
- Robert Jr
- Ruth
- Eleanor
- George [3]
Robert J Church Sr was employed as an accountant for Smith Barney in NYC. [4]
Robert J Church died on 12 Aug 1965 in 638-51st Street, he was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn NY [5]
It was said Sarah would not marry him until he was baptized into a religion[6] Robert was baptized in his twenties as a Catholic on 5-26-1920 at St Ignatius Church Brooklyn, NY. [7]
Sources
- ↑ Robert's birth certificate St Ignatius Church Brooklyn NY
- ↑ Robert and Sarah Marriage License, Our Lady of Angels Brooklyn, NY
- ↑ Descendents of Michael Pigott from Cork, Ireland, page 2, compiled by Robert J Church III in 2012, and entered by George A Church Jr
- ↑ Personal recollections of conversations with Eleanor Church Walker by George A Church Jr
- ↑ Robert's Death Certificate
- ↑ Personal recollections of George A Church Jr
- ↑ Robert's Baptismal Certificate from St Ignatius Church Brooklyn, NY
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
- Alan Church
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Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test - George Church :
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George Church :
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Erica (Church) Boyer :
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~0.78%
Stuart Terhune :
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