Lenora C. Gillespie, ^^[1]

1922 - 1966  (44 years)

• Name	Lenora C. Gillespie
  Suffix	^
  Born	1922  [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [4]
  	Address: Montauk Highway
  	She was living with her parents.
  Died	6 Feb 1966	Brooklyn (Brooklyn Hospital), Kings, NY   [2]
  Buried	Brookhaven (Oaklawn Cemetery), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [5]
  	Address: Lot 024
  	While a memorial monument is present at the Oaklawn cemetery, Lenora is not indicated as being interred at Lot 24 in the Oaklawn cemetery records.
  Person ID	I11085	Brookhaven & South Haven Hamlets
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2013

  
  

  Father	Michael J. Gillespie, ^,   b. Abt 1875, Ireland ,   d. 19 Oct 1950, Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Mother	Helena A. Kearney,   b. 1887, Ireland ,   d. 17 Jul 1952, Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY  (Age 65 years)
  Married	Abt 1902	Ireland   [1, 6]
  Census	1940	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [4]
  	Address: Montauk Highway
  	In their household were children Eileen, Frederick, Kathleen, Lenora and Inna (sic). He was a real estate salesman.
  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	Stephen Donato
  Residence	1966	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY
  Children	1. Marie Donato, ^   2. Denise Donato, ^   3. Stephen Donato, Jr. ^
  Family ID	F6407	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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.

  
  

  Headstones		#021.024.Gillespie11: Lenora C. Donato monument .. Lenora was a daughter of Michael & Helena Gillespie. While a memorial monument is present at the Oaklawn cemetery, she is not indicated as being interred at Lot 24 in the Oaklawn cemetery records. Plot: 024. Edward Gillespie
  		#021.024.Gillespie00. Gillespie family plot. .. The Gillespies are a large and well known family in Brookhaven hamlet and environs. Plot: 024. Edward Gillespie

  
  

• Sources

  [S657] Photograph: Gillespie Family. [S127] Advance, Long Island, 10 Feb 1966, p. 4. Mrs. Lenora C. Donato, 43, of Brookhaven, died Sunday at Brooklyn Hospital. Born in Brookhaven, she was a resident there all her life. She is survived by her husband, Stephen; two daughters, Marie and Denise; one son, Stephen, Jr., all of Brookhaven; two brothers, Edward Gillespie of East Patchogue and Fred Gillespie of Brookhaven; and four sisters, Mrs. Clarence White of Southhampton, Mrs. Byford Lee of East Patchogue, Mrs. Arthur Caldwell of Yaphank and Mrs. James Fucci of Brookhaven. The Holy Rosary was recited Wednesday at the Robertaccio Fundral Home. A Requiem Mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. today at Mary Immaculate R.C. Church, the Rev. Thomas Manning, pastor, officiating. Interment will be private. [S196] Oaklawn Cemetery. [S962] 1940 Census, Census Place: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Roll: T627_2784; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 52-59. [S196] Oaklawn Cemetery, Lot 024. [S107] 1920 Census (Heritage), Ancestry.com., Census Place: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Roll T625_1268; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 85; Image: 630.