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William Drinan Quigley 1916–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Mar 1916

Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 14 Nov 1981

Death Location: Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Thomas Quigley

Mother: Catherine Drinan

Spouse(s): Katherine Leahy

Children(s):

William Drinan Quigley was born in 1916 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Thomas Francis Quigley And Catherine Drinan. In 1920, William Drinan Quigley resided in Boston Ward 20, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. In 1930, William Drinan Quigley resided in Boston (Districts 251-500), Boston, Suffolk, Massa. William Drinan Quigley married Katherine F Leahy, and had children including Helen Quigley, Jeanne Gibbs, Joanne Morrissey, Kathleen Puckett Leslie, Patricia Quigley. William Drinan Quigley passed away in 1981 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Drinan Quigley was born in 1916 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Thomas Francis Quigley And Catherine Drinan.
  • In 1920, William Drinan Quigley resided in Boston Ward 20, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.
  • In 1930, William Drinan Quigley resided in Boston (Districts 251-500), Boston, Suffolk, Massa.
  • William Drinan Quigley married Katherine F Leahy, and had children including Helen Quigley, Jeanne Gibbs, Joanne Morrissey, Kathleen Puckett Leslie, Patricia Quigley.
  • William Drinan Quigley passed away in 1981 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Quigley
1880–
Birth Location: –
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Catherine Drinan
1885–1973
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Katherine Leahy
1919–2012
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

William Quigley's Ancestors

Self
William Quigley
1916–1981
Birth Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Thomas Francis Quigley
1880–
Catherine Drinan
1885–1973
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
William Drinan
1853–1924
Tracton, Cork, Ireland
Mary Drinan
1861–1909
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Davy Drinan
1809–
Mary Barry
1813–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Barry
1785–1845
Catn Jeffords
1786–1852

William Quigley's Timeline

7 Records

1916
30 Mar 1916
Birth of William Drinan Quigley in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1920
1920
Age 4
William Drinan Quigley resided here in Boston Ward 20, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston Ward 20, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1930
1930
Age 14
William Drinan Quigley resided here in Boston (Districts 251-500), Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston (Districts 251-500), Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1935
1935
Age 19
William Drinan Quigley resided here in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
1940
1940
Age 24
William Drinan Quigley resided here in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1950
1950
Age 34
William Drinan Quigley resided here in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1981
14 Nov 1981
Age 65
Death of William Drinan Quigley in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1916
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Massachusetts, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 799
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01675; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 15-557
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Boston Ward 20, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_738; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 500
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0440; FHL microfilm: 2340688
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: 4550; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 15-920

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Boston Ward 20, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Boston Ward 20, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_738; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 500

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Boston (Districts 251-500), Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0440; FHL microfilm: 2340688

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01675; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 15-557

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Massachusetts, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 799
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01675; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 15-557

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: 4550; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 15-920

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1981
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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