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Name | Frederick Joseph Gillespie | |
Suffix | ^ | |
Nickname | Fred | |
Namesake | 1916 [1] | |
entrepeneur Frederick Quinby | ||
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Born | 10 Oct 1916 | Tangier (now Shirley), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY ![]() |
Gender | Male | |
Census | 1920 | Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY ![]() |
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Census | 1930 | Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY ![]() |
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Census | 1940 | Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY ![]() |
Address: Montauk Highway | ||
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Physical Description | 1942 [6] | |
68 inches, 161 pounds | ||
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Military | Aft 24 Sep 1942 | WW II ![]() |
in the Army Air Corps | ||
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Elected | 1951 | Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY ![]() |
commander, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 8137 | ||
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Elected | 1970 | Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY ![]() |
chief of the fire department | ||
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Died | 14 Aug 2009 [12] | |
Cause: of an aortic aneurysm | ||
Buried | Brookhaven (Oaklawn Cemetery), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY ![]() |
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Address: Lot 024 | ||
Person ID | I10109 | Brookhaven & South Haven Hamlets |
Last Modified | 12 Jul 2013 |
Father | Michael J. Gillespie, ^, b. Abt 1875, Ireland ![]() ![]() | |
Mother | Helena A. Kearney, b. 1887, Ireland ![]() ![]() | |
Married | Abt 1902 | Ireland ![]() |
Census | 1940 | Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY ![]() |
Address: Montauk Highway | ||
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Photos | ![]() | Michael and Lena Gillespie and family .. the woman identified as Maney in the picture was known as Nancy or Maney all her life. She did not know that her birth name was Annie until late in her life. |
Documents | Ireland mansion and farm .. Michael Gillespie and family farmed the old Ireland estate and lived in the Ireland mansion during the early 20th century. | |
Headstones | #021.024.Gillespie00. Gillespie family plot. .. The Gillespies are a large and well known family in Brookhaven hamlet and environs. Plot: 024. Edward Gillespie | |
#021.024.Gillespie10: Michael J. and Helena Kearney Gillespie gravestone .. Michael and Helena were both born in Ireland, and lived in Brookhaven hamlet for some forty years. All who are interred or have memorial monuments in this plot are either their direct descendants or related as in-laws or siblings. Plot: 024. Edward Gillespie | ||
Family ID | F4021 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family | Yvonne Hamlyn, ^, b. 1926, Patchogue, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY ![]() ![]() | |||||
Married | 6 Jan 1950 | Elkton, Cecil, MD ![]() |
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Photos | ![]() | Fred and Yvonne Gillespie .. about 2006 | ||||
Headstones | #021.024.Gillespie00. Gillespie family plot. .. The Gillespies are a large and well known family in Brookhaven hamlet and environs. Plot: 024. Edward Gillespie | |||||
Family ID | F3694 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Photos | ![]() | Fred Gillespie .. about 2006 |
![]() | Fred Gillespie, World War II .. Fred was a proud veteran of World War II having served in combat zones in the European Theater as a member of the Army Air Corps. | |
![]() | Fred Gillespie, World War II | |
![]() | Brookhaven Elementary School about 1928-1930 | |
![]() | World War II Memorial Plaque .. placed in the Brookhaven hamlet, New York, Memorial park. | |
![]() | Brookhaven Public School about 1930 .. with students identified. Individuals were identified by Fred Gillespie. Three individuals have not been identified. | |
![]() | Fred Gillespie .. chief, Brookhaven Fire Department, 1970 | |
Gillespie Path street sign .. Fred Gillespie took a leadership role in the development and maintenance of the Memorial Triangle park in the center of Brookhaven hamlet, at the intersection of South Country and Fire Place Neck roads, first with the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8137, and later with the Brookhaven Fire Department when they accepted full responsibility for the site. In May 1996, in appreciation of Fred's dedication to the park, the Town of Brookhaven named the southern leg of the triangle after him. For more on the Memorial Triangle Park and the adjacent small vest pocket park, click HERE. | ||
![]() | Michael and Lena Gillespie and family .. the woman identified as Maney in the picture was known as Nancy or Maney all her life. She did not know that her birth name was Annie until late in her life. |
Headstones | #021.024.Gillespie01: Frederick J. Gillespie gravestone .. Fred was a son of Michael and Helena Gillespie (#10). Plot: 024. Edward Gillespie |
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