James is a twin with his brother Alfred. James is a WWI veteran, he was an electrician on submarines. He began his career in Newark NJ and finished his time at the Stevenson Dam Power plant for CLP. James was raised in a family of six children. HIs youngest died during the flu epidemic when he was stationed in Panama.
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Marriage: "Web: Connecticut, U.S., Marriage Records, 1897-1968" Connecticut State Department of Health; Hartford, CT; Connecticut Vital Records — Index of Marriages, 1897-1968; URL: https://www.ctatatelibrarydata.org/marriage-records/ Ancestry Record 70865 #621395 (accessed 24 August 2023) James Gilpin marriage to Elizabeth Rosenow on 22 Mar 1920 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Death: "Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012" Original data: Connecticut Department of Health. Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001. Hartford, CT, USA: Connecticut Department of Health Ancestry Record 4124 #266651 (accessed 24 August 2023) James Gilpin death 2 Oct 1961 (age 64 years) in Derby, New Haven, Connecticut.
Memorial: Find a Grave (has image) Find A Grave: Memorial #194401640 (accessed 24 August 2023) Memorial page for James Gilpin (9 Sep 1897-1961), citing Pine Hill Cemetery, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Pamela Gilpin Stowe (contributor 47602463).
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