James Peter Doyle (1902 - 1977)

Born 30 Jun 1902 in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada

Descendants

Died 8 Jan 1977 at age 74 in East Hampton, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Married Gertrude Powers, 9 May 1927 in Meriden, Connecticut.

He was born in St. Johns, Newfoundland, on 29 or 30 June, 1902.

The 1930 census, he is living in Meriden, CT, with his wife, two sons (James and Matthew), and in-laws, Edward and Mary Powers.

His wife appears in the 1940 census without him, but they go on to have more children after 1940, so James was likely at war or otherwise not there that day.

Research Notes

There is a James Doyle, born approx. 1901 in St. Johns, Newfoundland, who arrived at New York, New York, bound for Boston, MA. He arrived 22 September 1922, on the ship Rosalind. His point of contact at home was his father James Doyle who lived in St. John's. This is likely him, as he was going with a James MacDonald to visit an "Aunt, Mrs. Power, 277 Edward St. E Boston Mass." James' contact was HIS father, Michael McDonald [sic], St. Johns, Newfoundland. The men were 21 and 24.

Lending credence to this is the fact that James lived in Boston at the time of his marriage, and a Mr. and Mrs. Harold Powers were the attendants at the wedding.

He may possibly be the James Doyle living in St Johns, Newfoundland, Canada, in the 1921 Newfoundland census. He would be living with his father, James, mother, Mary, and brother, John. This is probably him, as the census states he was born in June 1902. (his parents in November 1860 (dad) and April 1860 (mom), and his brother in December 1904).

Sources

• WEB: Connecticut Marriage Records, 1897-1968: Connecticut State Department of Health; Hartford, CT; Connecticut Vital Records — Index of Marriages, 1897-1968 Ancestry Record 70865 #461865
• 1930 United States Federal Census: Year: 1930; Census Place: Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0167; FHL microfilm: 2340009 Ancestry Record 6224 #9614031
• U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947: National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Connecticut, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 117 Ancestry Record 2238 #11883000
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K71R-1DV : 28 July 2019), James Doyle in household of Edmund Frieheit, Ward 5, Meriden, Meriden Town, New Haven, Connecticut, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 5-107B, sheet 81A, line 25, family 190, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 517.
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JT5K-428 : 7 January 2021), James Doyle, Jan 1977; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZPV-CNB : 9 December 2014), James P Doyle, 08 Jan 1977; from "Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2003); citing East Hampton, , Connecticut, Connecticut Department of Health, Hartfort.
• "Doyle - Powers", The Journal, Meriden, Connecticut, (Thu) 26 May 1927, Page 15 Accessed through Newspapers.com

Research Notes Sources

• "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JNQ5-YPJ : 30 January 2018), James Doyle, 1922.
• "Newfoundland Census, 1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1W-PFH8 : 16 March 2018), James Doyle in household of James Doyle, St Johns, St. John's West, Newfoundland, Canada; citing p. 164, household ID 628, line 3, Department of Tourism, Culture, and Recreation, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador; FHL microfilm 2,166,795.