John
Thomas
Dillon
Born in Bronx, New York City, New York, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Dillon
and Margaret (Sheeran) Dillon
Brother of
Joseph McDonagh [half], Patricia (McDonagh) Wayne [half] and [private sister (1930s - unknown)]
Husband of
Margaret T. (McGovern) Dillon
— married
about 1964 in Bronx, New York City, New York, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 69
in Jamesburg, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
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Biography
John Thomas Dillon was born on 21 February 1937 in New York City.[1] His parents were Thomas Dillon and Margaret (Sheeran) Sheridan.[2]
He appears in the 1940 U.S. Census living with his parents and three siblings (Joseph McDonagh, age 13; Patricia McDonagh, age 12; Margaret Dillon, age 5) at 767 East 152nd Street, Bronx, New York.[3]
He married Margaret "Peggy" McGovern in 1964.[4] They don't appear to have had any children.
John T. Dillon died on 8 September 2006.[5][2][6] He and his wife are buried together at Holy Cross Burial Park and Mausoleum in East Brunswick, New Jersey.[7]
Sources
- ↑ "New York, New York, Births, 1910-1965", database with images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 Oct 2017), John T. Dillon, 21 Feb 1937, Bronx, New York. Cert. no. 2508. New York City Department of Health, courtesy of www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com. Digital Images.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007", database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 May 2016), John Thomas Dillon, b. 21 Feb 1937, d. 8 Sep 2006, parents: Thomas Dillon and Margaret Sheridan. NOTES: May 1953: Name listed as JOHN THOMAS DILLON; 14 Sep 2006: Name listed as JOHN T DILLON
- ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3TK-CQF : accessed 24 May 2016), John Dillon in household of Thomas Dillon, Assembly District 3, Bronx, New York City, Bronx, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 3-451, sheet 5A, family 86, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2472.
- ↑ "New York City, Marriage Indexes, 1907-1995", database with images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 Oct 2017), John Dillon and Margaret McGovern, 1964, Bronx, New York. Cert. no. 2574. New York City Municipal Archives; New York, New York; Borough: Bronx
- ↑ "Star-Ledger, The", , GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com/doc/obituaries/obit/1141160717E38E08-1141160717E38E08 : accessed 21 June 2016). John Thomas Dillon Worked for GM, Merrill Lynch
- ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JTF7-V4F : accessed 24 May 2016), John T Dillon, 08 Sep 2006; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
- ↑ Find-A-Grave memorial (deleted) in Holy Cross Burial Park and Mausoleum, East Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA. Plot: Sec-HCC Row-25 Grave-131 (U). 1937 - 2006. Photograph was included.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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Categories: The Bronx, New York | Morris County, New Jersey
Army veteran, 69
John Thomas Dillon, 69, of Monroe Township died on Friday, Sept. 8, 2006, at home.
Born and raised in New York City, he lived in Franklin Park for 30 years before settling in Monroe Township four years ago.
Mr. Dillon worked for General Motors in New York City for more than 25 years. Thereafter, he worked for Merrill Lynch in Somerset before retiring in 1992.
He was a U.S. Army veteran.
Predeceased by his wife, Margaret, his brother, Joseph, and his sister, Francis Wayne, he is survived by a sister, Margaret Wells; his nieces and nephews, Theresa (Meyer) Bell, Susan Jones, Dorothy Meyer, Walter and Joseph Wayne, Patti and Joseph McDonough, and many others including his great-nieces and nephews who lived with him.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday from the Highland Park Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 75 Woodbridge Ave., Highland Park, followed by a 10:15 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial from Immaculate Conception Church, Spotswood. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick. Friends and family may call Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the family to be used towards the college educations of his greatnieces and nephews, would be appreciated.
For directions or to send an email letter of condolence to the family, please visit www.hpfuneralhome.com.