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John Gray 1901 - 1981

John Colreavy Gray of Brooklyn, Kings County, New York was born on April 10, 1901 in Leitrim County, LM Ireland, and died at age 80 years old on May 31, 1981 in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut United States. John Gray was buried at Old Catholic Cemetery in Danbury.

John Colreavy Gray
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Brooklyn, Kings County, New York 11210
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April 10, 1901
Leitrim County, LM, Ireland
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May 31, 1981
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  • 04/10
    1901

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    April 10, 1901
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    Leitrim County, LM Ireland
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  • Religious Beliefs

    John's funeral was a Mass at ST. Vincent Ferrer.

  • Professional Career

    When John was 49 years old, he told the 1950 Federal census that he was working as a mechanic.

  • Personal Life & Family

    John Colreavy Gray Sr was born on April 10th, 1901 to James Colreavey (1859 - 1905) and Catherine Gunshenan (1866 - 1931) in County Leitrim, Ireland and he had seven siblings: Patrick, Mary, Michael, Catherine "Kate", Esther, Brigid and James Colreavy . John Gray married Mary B Quigg (1903 - 1988) on January 22nd, 1929 in Brooklyn, New York and they had children Margaret, Catherine, Patricia, Neil, Virginia, Michael, Ann, Grace, Ronnie, John Jr, and Marie. He was survived by 21 grandchildren.
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In 1901, in the year that John Gray was born, Teddy Roosevelt became the 26th President of the United States. TR, as he was known, had been Vice-President for 6 months when President William McKinley was assassinated. At age 42, he became the youngest President to serve although John Kennedy, at age 43, was the youngest President elected. He was a popular progressive and was elected to a second term in 1904 as a Republican, winning 56.4% of the popular vote and 336 electoral votes.
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In 1912, at the age of only 11 years old, John was alive when in October, former President Theodore Roosevelt was shot, but not killed, while campaigning for another term as President with the newly created Bull Moose (Progressive) Party. John Schrank was a Bavarian-born saloon-keeper from New York who had been stalking Roosevelt when he shot him just before a campaign speech. Shot in the chest (and showing the audience his bloody shirt), Roosevelt went on to give a 55 to 90 minute talk (reports vary on the length) before being treated for the injury. After 8 days in the hospital, Roosevelt went back on the campaign trail.
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