Jay Milton Rome (1922 - 2009)

Born 8 Jun 1922 in Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Natalie (Margolin) Rome — married after 26 Jun 1951 in Massachusetts, United States [uncertain]

Biography

Jay was born in 1922. He was the son of Abraham Rome and Lillian Rosenberg. He passed away in 2009.

Research Notes

Birth record for Jay Milton Rome: Date: 1922; Place: Gardner, Massachusetts ^[1]

1930 US Census: Name: Jay M. Rome; Birth: abt 1923; Birthplace: Massachusetts; Residence: Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts; ^[2]

1940 US Census: Name: Jay Rome; Birth: abt 1923; Birthplace: Massachusetts; Residence: Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts; ^[3]

Death record for Jay M. Rome: Birth: 8 Jun 1922; Death: 25 Jan 2009; Last residence: Charlton, Worcester, Massachusetts; State (Year) SSN issued: Maine (Before 1951) ^[4]

Burial record for Jay Rome: Birth: 8 Jun 1922; Death: 25 Jan 2009; Burial: Agudas Achim Cemetery, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts; Find A Grave: Memorial #65946285

Obituary for Jay Rome ^[5]

Jay Rome formerly of Leominster; 86 CHARLTON Jay Rome formerly of Leominster, died Sunday, January 25th at his residence in Charlton. He leaves his loving wife Natalie (Margolin) Rome, a son Andrew Rome of Brattleboro, VT, two daughters, AMY Rome of New York City and Laura Rome of Maynard, two grandsons, David and Alex Rome of Brattleboro. His brother Herbert Rome predeceased him. He was born in Gardner a son of Abraham and Lillian (Rosenberg) Rome and graduated Fitchburg High School. He was a graduate of Boston University and was the president and treasurer of H. Margolin & Co. manufacturers of women's pocket books in Fitchburg. He was a member of Congregation Agudat Achim in Leominster, past president and board of trustee member of the Fitchburg Art Museum and was on the Board of Trustee's of the Fitchburg Co-Operative Bank. He was an army veteran of WWII, having served with General George S. Patton in Europe and Africa. ROME Funeral services will be held at Congregation Agudat Achim Synagogue, 268 Washington St., Leominster. Burial will be in Agudas Achim Cemetery, Fitchburg. Memorial observance will be private. Memorial contributions may be made to the Fitchburg Art Museum, 185 Elm St. Fitchburg, MA 01420 or to Congregation Agudat Achim, 268 Washington, Leominster, MA 01453. Perlman Funeral Home, 1026 Main St. Worcester, MA is directing the arrangements

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Birth Index, 1901-1960 and 1967-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQTM-SSX : 8 December 2015), Abraham I Rome, 1930.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4JS-B4L : accessed 29 August 2016), Abraham I Rome, Ward 6, Fitchburg, Fitchburg City, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 14-101, sheet 6A, family 102, 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 1648.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.
5. ↑ Published in Sentinel & Enterprise on 27 Jan 2009, https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/fitchburg/obituary.aspx?n=jay-rome&pid=123376131, retrieved 12 Jun 2019