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James D. Leahey
This entry is about James D. Leahey (29 January 1940 – 18 September 2007). For other family members with the same first and family name, see James D. Leahey (about 1886 – 1 June 1914), James J. Leahey (27 February 1864 – 10 April 1947).
29 January 1940 – 18 September 2007
James D. Leahey is securely identified by matching exact dates in the New Jersey death-index CSV and the federal VA gravesite dataset (;%20%3D%20%22LEAHEY%22%20AND%20upper(d_first_name)%20%3D%20%22JAMES%22)). James’s two government records agree on “1940,1,29” and “2007,9,18” / “01/29/1940” and “09/18/2007” (;%20%3D%20%22LEAHEY%22%20AND%20upper(d_first_name)%20%3D%20%22JAMES%22)). The VA record adds “US AIR FORCE,” “A2C,” and burial “section_id”:“O3”; “site_num”:“7409.”
Proved by a record
James D. “Jim” Leahey (1940–2007) served in the U.S. Air Force and was buried at Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
Born at Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey Died at Brick Township, Ocean County, New Jersey
Recorded as: James Leahey, Bayonne, NJ, United States, Brick, NJ, United States
How is this person related?
Andrew John Leahey’s parent's sibling
Gina D. Cacace’s spouse's parent's sibling (by marriage)
Abigail Ann Leahey’s grandparent's sibling
Marie C. Fitzgerald’s spouse's sibling (by marriage)
Kevin Leahey’s sibling
Worked out from the recorded parents and marriages. No sex is recorded for anyone in this archive, so the wording stays neutral.
How this person is related to Andrew:
James D. Leahey is your parent’s sibling.
Life
James D. Leahey, called "Jim" in our family tree, was born in New Jersey on 29 January 1940. The New Jersey death-index row gives "1940,1,29" and records his death in New Jersey on 18 September 2007. A federal veterans' gravesite record independently gives the same dates and identifies him as "James D Leahey."
The veterans' record lists his branch as "US AIR FORCE," his rank as "A2C," or Airman Second Class, and his war classification as "VIETNAM." This documents how the Department of Veterans Affairs classified his service, but this archive contains no service record showing his unit, duties, or dates of service.
James was buried at Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Wrightstown, New Jersey. The VA entry identifies him as the veteran himself and gives "section_id | O3 | site_num | 7409."
Our family tree associates James with Margaret Healey as a spouse and Clifford Leahey as a child, but no quoted marriage record, obituary, or other contemporary document in this archive confirms those relationships. This archive's parent links are also internally unresolved, making an obituary or birth record necessary before stating his parentage. Bayonne as his precise birthplace and Brick as his place of death likewise appear only in the family information recorded here, not in the government records.
How we know this: Documented for exact birth and death dates, New Jersey birth and death, Air Force rank and veteran classification, and burial; family relationships and precise cities remain unverified. [1][2][3]
Death and burial
Evidence distinction: [RECORD] means text read from the photographed stone. [COMPILED] means volunteer-typed memorial information and is only a lead.
Find a Grave memorial 65089432
Why this memorial is attached
Matched by exact birth and death dates, federal veteran-cemetery plot O3 7409, and named parents John and Catherine. Find a Grave memorial 65089432 (findagrave.com).
29 Jan 1940 | 18 Sep 2007 | Parents John Joseph Leahey 1907–1980; Catherine Veronica Hoffman Leahey 1910–1976
[COMPILED] Volunteer-typed memorial fields
These fields are leads, not civil or church records, and do not replace documented dates. Find a Grave memorial 65089432 (findagrave.com).
Name: James Dennis Leahey Birth: 29 Jan 1940 Death: 18 Sep 2007 (aged 67) Cemetery: Brigadier General William C. Doyle Memorial Cemetery, Arneytown, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA Plot: O3 7409 Family links: Parents: John Joseph Leahey 1907–1980; Catherine Veronica Hoffman Leahey 1910–1976.
Photograph status: a photographed inscription is available and shown below. Find a Grave memorial 65089432 (findagrave.com).
[RECORD] Photographed inscription, transcribed verbatim
O3 7409 JAMES D LEAHEY A2C US AIR FORCE VIETNAM JAN 29 1940 ✝ SEP 18 2007 FOREVER IN MY HEART
Citation: Find a Grave memorial 65089432 (findagrave.com); monument photograph credited below.
Family
Parents
Siblings · birth order
- James D. Leahey (this person)
- Kevin Leahey
Spouse
Children
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Where they lived
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Places listed on this page
- Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey
- New Jersey
- United States
- Brick Township, Ocean County, New Jersey
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Timeline
Life event
James’s two government records agree on “1940,1,29” and “2007,9,18” / “01/29/1940” and “09/18/2007” (;%20%3D%20%22LEAHEY%22%20AND%20upper(d_first_name)%20%3D%20%22JAMES%22)). The VA record adds “US AIR FORCE,” “A2C,” and burial “section_id”:“O3”; “site_num”:“7409.” [1]
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Born
Born 29 January 1940 in New Jersey; died 18 September 2007 in New Jersey, state file 20070052433. [1]
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Died
The New Jersey death-index data header is “FNAME,LNAME,MIDDLE_NAME,STATE_FILE_NUMBER,BIRTH_YEAR,BIRTH_MONTH,BIRTH_DAY,BIRTH_CITY,BIRTH_STATE,BIRTH_COUNTRY,DEATH_YEAR,DEATH_MONTH,DEATH_DAY,DEATH_STATE”; his row is “JAMES,LEAHEY,,20070052433,1940,1,29,,New Jersey,United States,2007,9,18,NJ”. [1]
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Life event
James’s two government records agree on “1940,1,29” and “2007,9,18” / “01/29/1940” and “09/18/2007” (;%20%3D%20%22LEAHEY%22%20AND%20upper(d_first_name)%20%3D%20%22JAMES%22)). The VA record adds “US AIR FORCE,” “A2C,” and burial “section_id”:“O3”; “site_num”:“7409.” [1]
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Buried
Our family tree says: “NAME James D /Leahey/”; nickname “Jim”; birth “29 JAN 1940” in Bayonne; death “18 SEP 2007” in Brick; burial in Wrightstown. Only the exact dates and Wrightstown burial are independently supported above.
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Died
18 Sep 2007
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Photographed veteran marker
The marker gives his Air Force rank, Vietnam service, dates and plot. [3]
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Original records
Tap to open a larger copyNew Jersey bride index, Barbara Brennan and James Leahey, 1904
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Original source (archive.org)
Machine-read text (may contain errors) · Good machine reading
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BRENGLE EVA RUTHENBECK FRANK 30 T'S'2 N BRENIG JENNIE ; PETERSEN FRIDOLP 27 207 HARVEY 22 463 BRENIZER MAUD OWYER DANIEL 10 50 BRENKO TENIA WASKO PAUL aT 246 BRENNA AMELIA THOMSON HARRIS 42 1.363 BRENNA CONGETTO 0 RADI CE VITO 22 BRENNA LIZZIE DIORIO DANIEL 9 230 BRENNAN AGNES HEASLEY WILLIAM 12 466 LYNCH PATRICK aif oe BRENNAN AGNES MAYER BERNARO 19 361 N N H BRENNAN ANN HINES MICHAEL 2:3 235 BRENNAN ANNA CURRY JOSEPH 6 733 BRENNAN ANNA RUNKLE CHARLES 25 87 BRENNAN ANNIE ROBINSON GEORGE 29 310 BRENNAN BERTHA BLUME CHARLES 3 13:3 N 3 BRENNAN BRIOGET BELL JOHN 2 606 R NA 3 A A ha i ya Pe BRENNAN BRIOGET MURRAY PETER 30 Ly H BRENNAN CATHARINE FARRELL JOSEPH 9 280 BRENNAN ATHARIN MAGH M TIN Z 16 BRENNAN CATHERINE COOGAN HUGH 7 281 RENNAN ATHER E GILM ATR K 49 BRENNAN CATHERINE GRATH PETER ; Lad 158 D 4 BRENNAN CATHERINE MCLAREN CHARLES 20 44 R A 2 BRENNAN DELIA KENNEDY JOHN 15 439 BRENNAN ELIZABETH BOWE PETER aE BRENNAN ELIZABETH MARTIN JULIAN 22.393 BRENNAN EMMA PELE; a EaaNT ES ie eae BRENNAN EVA MEYER CHARLES st Het BRENNAN HELEN MULCAHY JAMES 20 608 BRENNAN JANE CREAN WALTER PHA GEORGE BRENNAN JOSEPHINE FACKLEMAN JULIUS 10 BRENNAN KATHRINE LAFFERTY FREDE BRENNAN Lizzie ae aT CHARLES BRENNAN 0 RR A N 0 §
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James Dennis Leahey memorial; burial-area photograph but no marker
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What the records say
3 records transcribed.
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death CSV
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FNAME,LNAME,MIDDLE_NAME,STATE_FILE_NUMBER,BIRTH_YEAR,BIRTH_MONTH,BIRTH_DAY,BIRTH_CITY,BIRTH_STATE,BIRTH_COUNTRY,DEATH_YEAR,DEATH_MONTH,DEATH_DAY,DEATH_STATE | JAMES,LEAHEY,,20070052433,1940,1,29,,New Jersey,United States,2007,9,18,NJ | 1940,1,29 | 2007,9,18 | 01/29/1940 | 09/18/2007 | US AIR FORCE, | A2C, | section_id | O3 | site_num | 7409. | FNAME,LNAME,MIDDLE_NAME,STATE_FILE_NUMBER,BIRTH_YEAR…DEATH_YEAR,DEATH_MONTH,DEATH_DAY,DEATH_STATE
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d_first_name | James | d_mid_name | D | d_last_name | Leahey | d_birth_date | 01/29/1940 | d_death_date | 09/18/2007 | section_id | O3 | site_num | 7409 | cem_name | BG WILLIAM C DOYLE VET'S MEM CEM | city | WRIGHTSTOWN | state | NJ | relationship | Veteran (Self) | branch | US AIR FORCE | rank | A2C | war | VIETNAM | 1940,1,29 | 2007,9,18 | US AIR FORCE, | A2C, | 7409.
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James Dennis Leahey | 29 Jan 1940 | 18 Sep 2007 (aged 67) | Brigadier General William C. Doyle Memorial Cemetery, Arneytown, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA | O3 7409 | 29 Jan 1940 | 18 Sep 2007 | Parents John Joseph Leahey 1907–1980; Catherine Veronica Hoffman Leahey 1910–1976 | Family links: Parents: John Joseph Leahey 1907–1980; Catherine Veronica Hoffman Leahey 1910–1976. | Inscription: O3 7409 / JAMES D LEAHEY / A2C US AIR FORCE / VIETNAM / JAN 29 1940 ✝ SEP 18 2007 / FOREVER IN MY HEART
Historical context
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What we still don't know
- Who were James's parents, and can a birth record or obituary prove the relationship?
- Can a marriage record or obituary confirm Margaret Healey as his wife and Clifford Leahey as his child?
- What were his Air Force unit, duties, and dates of service?
- Were Bayonne and Brick his precise places of birth and death?
- Obtain an obituary and service record to document his unit and dates of service; obtain a marriage record or obituary naming Margaret Healey and his parents; verify Bayonne as birthplace and Brick as death place rather than carrying those family-tree locations forward.