James J Gillespie Reverend

Brief Life History of James J

When James J Gillespie Reverend was born on 15 July 1923, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, John Gillespie, was 45 and his mother, Sarah Unknown, was 39. He lived in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. He died on 30 October 1985, in Drexel Hill, Upper Darby Township, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Yeadon, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Gillespie
1878–1950
Sarah Unknown
1884–1963
Mary Gillespie
1908–
Susan Gillespie
1909–
Dominic F Gillespie Reverend
1910–1944
Anthony Joseph Gillespie
1914–1986
Margaret Gillespie
1918–1997
John Gillespie
1921–
James J Gillespie Reverend
1923–1985
Sarah Gillespie
1924–
Catharine Gillespie
1925–1993
Anna Gillespie
1928–

Sources (2)

  • James Gillespie in household of John Gillespie, "United States Census, 1930"
  • James Gillespie in household of John Gillespie, "United States Census, 1940"

World Events (8)

1927

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

1929

13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.

1941

Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

Scottish and Irish (Donegal): shortened Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Easbuig, borrowed into Irish as Mac Giolla Easpaig, a patronymic from a personal name meaning ‘servant of the bishop’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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