1879
James Joseph Moynahan was born on the 6th of February 1879 in Maidstone, Essex, Ontario, Canada, the son of Jeremiah and Mary (Brennan) Moynahan. He was the seventh of nine children and the second of the two boys living at 298 North Talbot Rd., Maidstone, Ontario
1881
1903
April 1903 he married Miriam Ann ("May") Bondy (1880-1933) who was the daughter of Albert E. and Eliabeth (Botsford) Bondy of Belle River, Ontario.
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| Source: Ontario French Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1747-1967; retrieved at Ancestry.com |
1909
In 1909, a great deal is learned from the U.S. Border Crossing manifest.
- James is employed as a carriage painter
- He has three sons
- Albert (5 years old)
- Lawrence (4 years old)
- Norman (1 year old)
- James and May own their home at 960 Tromblay Ave., Michigan
- James is 5'11 3/4" tall; of fair complexion; has light brown hair and blue eyes
- Miriam is 5'4'' tall; of dark complexion; has brown hair nd brown eyes
- In 1909, Miriam's father Albert was living in Ojibway, Ontario.
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| Source: U.S. Border Crossings 1895-1956 |
1910
In the 1910 census, James is listed as a "painter" in an auto factory.
Below is a picture of Jame's and May's first born son Albert Joseph Moynahan. He was born Feb 17, 1904 (Essex, Ontario) and died 2 Apr 1980 (Detroit Michigan). He married Elizabeth Noble.
The other two sons eventually moved to California - Lawrence James Moynahan (1905-1991) and Norman Anthony Moynahan (1907-1969)
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| Albert James Moynahan (1904-1980) |
1930
On the 1930 census, James and May have only one son living at home (9306 Yosemite), 24-year-old Lawrence, who is working as a driver on a milk route.
1933
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| Death certificate: Miriam Ann (Bondy) Moynahan 1933 Source: Seeking Michigan: Death Records 1921-1947 |
1940
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| Source: The Windsor Daily Star - Aug 15, 1940 |
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| Death certificate: James Joseph Moynahan 1940 Source: Seeking Michigan: Death Records 1921-1947 |
Both May and James Moynahan are buried at Holy Sepulchre cemetery in Detroit Michigan but I was unable to find a headstone for them at FindAGrave.com. There were 17,621 interments and only 51% of them are currently photographed.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLTB-M74 : accessed 7 February 2016), Lawerence J Moynahan in household of James J Moynahan, Detroit Ward 13, Wayne, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 202, sheet 32B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,699.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZWF-NLB : accessed 7 February 2016), Lawrence Monahan in household of James Monahan, Detroit Ward 12, Wayne, Michigan, United States; citing sheet 1B, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,811.
"United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X795-YZ8 : accessed 7 February 2016), Lawrence Moynahan in entry for James Moynahan, 1930.
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