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Frederick Joseph Gillespie, ^ 1916 - 2009

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  Nickname	Fred
  Namesake	1916  [1]
  	entrepeneur Frederick Quinby
  	Fred's father worked as a foreman for Frederick Johnson Quinby while Quinby was attempting to develop Mastic Neck, NY, in the early 20th century.
  Birth	10 Oct 1916	Tangier (now Shirley), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [3]
  	He was living with his parents.
  Census	1930	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [4]
  	He was living with his parents.
  Census	1940	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [5]
  	Address: Montauk Highway
  	He was living with his parents. He was a plumber.
  Physical Description	1942  [6]
  	68 inches, 161 pounds
  	He was described as single, with no dependants; he had had four years of high school.
  Military	Aft 24 Sep 1942	WW II   [6, 7]
  	in the Army Air Corps
  	He enlisted at Camp Upton, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY. He served in the European Theater. (After the war he was to work at Brookhaven National Laboratory which established itself at the former Camp Upton.)
  Elected	1951	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [8]
  	commander, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 8137
  	He was installed to this office on 21 June 1951.
  Elected	1970	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [9, 10, 11]
  	chief of the fire department
  	He was a member of the fire department and ambulance corp for over sixty years, and chief in 1970.
  Died	14 Aug 2009  [12]
  	Cause: of an aortic aneurysm
  Buried	Brookhaven (Oaklawn Cemetery), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [13]
  	Address: Lot 024
  Person ID	I10109	Brookhaven & South Haven Hamlets
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2013

  
  

  Father	Michael J. Gillespie, ^,   b. Abt 1875, Ireland ,   d. 19 Oct 1950, Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY
  Mother	Helena A. Kearney,   b. 1887, Ireland ,   d. 17 Jul 1952, Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY
  Married	Abt 1902	Ireland
  Census	1940	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY
  	Address: Montauk Highway
  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. Status: Located 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. Status: Located Plot: 024. Edward Gillespie
  Family ID	F4021	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Yvonne Hamlyn, ^,   b. 1926, Patchogue, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY ,   d. 23 May 2008, Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY
  Married	6 Jan 1950	Elkton, Cecil, MD   [14, 15]
  Children	1. Shirley Gillespie, ^   2. Michele Gillespie, ^
  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. Status: Located Plot: 024. Edward Gillespie
  Family ID	F3694	Group Sheet

  
  

• 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). Status: Located Plot: 024. Edward Gillespie

  
  

• Sources

  [S658] Interviews: Frederick J. Gillespie. [S656] Birth Certificate: Frederick Gillespie, Frederick Joseph Gillespie; C087494; 10 October 1916. [S107] 1920 Census (Heritage), Ancestry.com., Census Place: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Roll T625_1268; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 85; Image: 630.. [S129] 1930 Census, Census Place: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Roll 1650; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 39; Image: 423.0.. [S962] 1940 Census, Census Place: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Roll: T627_2784; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 52-59.. [S599] WWII Enlistment Records. [S776] WW II Memorial Plaque. [S127] Advance, Long Island, 26 April 1951, p. 15. The Brookhaven VFW Post 8137 is now disbanded. [S802] BrookhavenFD website, 26 May 2011; http://www.brookhavenfd.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51&Itemid=55. [S659] Email: Miglino, Death Announcement Frederick Gillespie 10/10/1916-08/14/2009; 15 August 2009; Multiple. [S828] Email: Ron Kinsella, Fred Gillespie; Email; 27 June 2010; John Deitz. He was chief only in 1970. [S53] Personal Knowledge: John Deitz. [S196] Oaklawn Cemetery, Lot 024. [S573] Obituary: Yvonne Gillespie. [S127] Advance, Long Island, 12 Jan 1950, p. 11. Mr. and Mrs. Roger Hamlyn of Station road, Bellport, have announced the marriage of their daughter, Yvonne, to Frederick Gillespie, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gillespie of Brookhaven, last Thursday, in Elkton, Md. Mr. and Mrs. Gillespie are residing in Brookhaven.