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Joseph Patrick Courtney

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Joseph Patrick Courtney

Birth
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
1 Jun 1922 (aged 37)
Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section Six, Row 1, Lot 2
Memorial ID
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Son of Patrick J Courtney and Ellen M (Courtney) Courtney.
Note- birth recorded as Patrick J. Courtney.

Captain Joseph P. Courtney aviator and agent of Federal Internal Revenue Dept.
Served with 4th Aero Squadron in France in WWI.
Died in Westport CT. brought to Worcester, MA. for burial and given military funeral. His mother Ellen, brother Timothy and a sister Ellen were present from Bloomfield, N.J. where they moved from Worcester 3 yrs prior.
Graduate Worcester Classical High School, attended Holy Cross College and graduated from Lafayette College.
Football athelete and coach.
Capt. Courtney was residing in Bloomfield, N.J. also and on his way to decorate his father's grave for memorial day but had some business to take care of first.
Foul play was suspected at first of his death but then dismissed as accidental death run over by a train. Family was not satisfied with the conclusion of being accidental.
Son of Patrick J Courtney and Ellen M (Courtney) Courtney.
Note- birth recorded as Patrick J. Courtney.

Captain Joseph P. Courtney aviator and agent of Federal Internal Revenue Dept.
Served with 4th Aero Squadron in France in WWI.
Died in Westport CT. brought to Worcester, MA. for burial and given military funeral. His mother Ellen, brother Timothy and a sister Ellen were present from Bloomfield, N.J. where they moved from Worcester 3 yrs prior.
Graduate Worcester Classical High School, attended Holy Cross College and graduated from Lafayette College.
Football athelete and coach.
Capt. Courtney was residing in Bloomfield, N.J. also and on his way to decorate his father's grave for memorial day but had some business to take care of first.
Foul play was suspected at first of his death but then dismissed as accidental death run over by a train. Family was not satisfied with the conclusion of being accidental.


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  • Created by: LMR
  • Added: Aug 5, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74475432/joseph_patrick-courtney: accessed ), memorial page for Joseph Patrick Courtney (23 Nov 1884–1 Jun 1922), Find a Grave Memorial ID 74475432, citing Saint John's Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by LMR (contributor 46926975).