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Lawrence F. Shea

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  • carnivore
    carnivore
    http://people.yahoo.com/

    I just checked, and using Shea as the last name, Brooklyn as the city and NY as the State as the only fields, I got 54 names, one more than what was listed in the phonebook (although I didn't check to make sure they were the same ones).
  • sebastiaan vonk
    sebastiaan vonk
    Thanks for the help. I don't know of you can see the surnames but here brothers and sisters of Lawrence Shea:
    - Walter Shea
    - James Shea
    - Margaret Shea
    - Genevieve Shea

    Best Regards,

    Sebastiaan
  • daisyh
    daisyh
    I know you received a photo of the building already, but if you'd like to see what the building looked like when Lawrence lived in it, you can go to the NYC.gov website and order an old tax photo of it. These were taken between 1939-1941. Maybe your parents can do this for you? You will need the block and lot numbers for the building, which are 0095 (block) 0070 (lot). Here is the web address: http://www.nyc.gov/html/records/html/taxphotos/home.shtml
  • sebastiaan vonk
    sebastiaan vonk
    Sorry for the late answer, I was busy.
    Thank you for the adress. :)
  • sebastiaan vonk
    sebastiaan vonk
    Hello everyone,

    I want to let you see this:
    http://www.thetroubleshooters.com/80th/shea001.html
    http://www.thetroubleshooters.com/80th/shea002.html
    http://www.thetroubleshooters.com/80th/shea003.html

    I have a little question:
    Does somebody know where 18 Coeffy Street is?

    Thank you very much.

    Merry Christmas!

    Best Regards,

    Sebastiaan
  • apollonia666
    apollonia666
    Sebastiaan Vonk wrote: I have a little question:
    Does somebody know where 18 Coeffy Street is?
    Hi Sebastiaan,

    Merry Christmas right back at ya! It's in a neighborhood called Red Hook, right here:

    http://www.onnyturf.com/subway/?address=18+Coeffy+Street,+Brooklyn,+NY
  • nathan
    nathan
    Further on 18 Coffey Street.

    Go to http://oasisnyc.net/oasismap.htm

    Search by address - Note Coffey is correct spelling.

    It appears that the house is not still standing, but you can get the block and lot numbers and as previously informed, possibly find archival pictures.

    Red Hook is an industrial neighborhood that would have been very active in shipyards and docks in the early 20th century.
  • sebastiaan vonk
    sebastiaan vonk
    Thank you both.
    The problem is that I have 2 adresses: 749 President Street and 18 Coeffy Street. But I don't know wich one is the right.
  • emily
    emily
    Sebastiaan, the Coffey St. address is given in the 1930 census, well before the war. So probably they moved and both addresses are correct, just for different times.
  • stacey
    stacey
    Sebastiaan Vonk wrote: Thank you both.
    The problem is that I have 2 adresses: 749 President Street and 18 Coeffy Street. But I don't know wich one is the right.
    It could also be that he was born/raised on President St. before the war and lived on Coffey afterward. Like Appollonia said Coffey St is in Red Hook which during WWII was a thriving waterfront where many of the men who lived in Brooklyn would find jobs after the war. Many of the guys that worked there rented rooms in the surrounding areas and that was probably what the second address was. Most of these workers would join the longshoreman's union and they keep pretty good records - maybe they could give you some info to help.
  • carnivore
    carnivore
    stacey wrote: [quote=Sebastiaan Vonk]Thank you both.
    The problem is that I have 2 adresses: 749 President Street and 18 Coeffy Street. But I don't know wich one is the right.
    It could also be that he was born/raised on President St. before the war and lived on Coffey afterward. Like Appollonia said Coffey St is in Red Hook which during WWII was a thriving waterfront where many of the men who lived in Brooklyn would find jobs after the war. Many of the guys that worked there rented rooms in the surrounding areas and that was probably what the second address was. Most of these workers would join the longshoreman's union and they keep pretty good records - maybe they could give you some info to help.
    But most of the longshoremen wouldn't have been sent overseas because their work at home was so vital to the war effort.
  • stacey
    stacey
    Carnivore wrote: [quote=stacey][quote=Sebastiaan Vonk]Thank you both.
    The problem is that I have 2 adresses: 749 President Street and 18 Coeffy Street. But I don't know wich one is the right.
    It could also be that he was born/raised on President St. before the war and lived on Coffey afterward. Like Appollonia said Coffey St is in Red Hook which during WWII was a thriving waterfront where many of the men who lived in Brooklyn would find jobs after the war. Many of the guys that worked there rented rooms in the surrounding areas and that was probably what the second address was. Most of these workers would join the longshoreman's union and they keep pretty good records - maybe they could give you some info to help.
    But most of the longshoremen wouldn't have been sent overseas because their work at home was so vital to the war effort.

    thats why I said when they returned from the war :)
  • carnivore
    carnivore
    stacey wrote: thats why I said when they returned from the war :)
    But Lawrence Shea died on 2 April 1945 in Kassel, Germany during the war, so he never returned. He is buried in the American Cemetry, Margraten, in the Netherlands. That's why Sebastiaan has adopted his grave.
  • sebastiaan vonk
    sebastiaan vonk
    749 President Street had I from NARA. I think that it is the latest adress where he lived.
    This is the mail:
    The file you requested appears to have been lost in the 1973 Fire at this Center. Only limited information is available.

    Lawrence F. Shea
    Born 12 September 1923
    Address: 749 President Street, New York City, New York USA
  • stacey
    stacey
    Carnivore wrote: [quote=stacey]thats why I said when they returned from the war :)
    But Lawrence Shea died on 2 April 1945 in Kassel, Germany during the war, so he never returned. He is buried in the American Cemetry, Margraten, in the Netherlands. That's why Sebastiaan has adopted his grave.

    :oops:
  • sebastiaan vonk
    sebastiaan vonk
    stacey wrote: [quote=Carnivore][quote=stacey]thats why I said when they returned from the war :)
    But Lawrence Shea died on 2 April 1945 in Kassel, Germany during the war, so he never returned. He is buried in the American Cemetry, Margraten, in the Netherlands. That's why Sebastiaan has adopted his grave.

    :oops:
    :wink:

    Tomorrow I go to his grave. I will place then some pictures of his grave.
  • apollonia666
    apollonia666
    That would be really cool to see, Sebastiaan.

    So what would you like to see happen with all of this research eventually? Are you going to try to make contact with any of his surviving family members if you can find them?
  • sebastiaan vonk
    sebastiaan vonk
    Yes, I think that they me can tell much about Lawrence. I hope that they have a picture of him.

    Here the pictures: :)

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    Best Regards,

    Sebastiaan
  • sebastiaan vonk
    sebastiaan vonk
    Hello everyone,

    I have a little question. Is there in Brooklyn an archive where you can find personnel records?

    Thanks.

    Best Regards,

    Sebastiaan
  • pitu
    pitu
    which kinds of records? there's a number of places . . .
    http://www.health.state.ny.us/vital_records/genealogy.htm
    google "research city crecords NY"
  • sebastiaan vonk
    sebastiaan vonk
    I want to know of someone of his family still alive is. But I don't know where I can look to find information.

    Best Regards,

    Sebastiaan
  • nathan
    nathan
    Sebastiaan,

    You mentioned earlier that you were looking for photos. Try this link.

    http://www.nyc.gov/html/records/html/taxphotos/home.shtml
  • sebastiaan vonk
    sebastiaan vonk
    Nathan wrote: Sebastiaan,

    You mentioned earlier that you were looking for photos. Try this link.

    http://www.nyc.gov/html/records/html/taxphotos/home.shtml
    Thanks for the link. But I thought that somebody else it me already give me. :wink:

    The problem is I don't have money at the moment. :lol:

    Best Regards,

    Sebastiaan
  • sebastiaan vonk
    sebastiaan vonk
    Hello,

    I have a question.
    Does Brooklyn have a newspaper? If yes, where can I contact they?

    Thanks.

    Best Regards,

    Sebastiaan
  • apollonia666
    apollonia666
    Hi Sebastiaan,

    There are lots of newspapers in NYC, but one you might want to try is the Brooklyn Paper:

    http://www.brooklynpaper.com/

    Also, I just ran across this site, which has lots of links to places you can search for genealogical information:

    http://www.bklyn-genealogy-info.com

    Hope this helps you find some more info!
  • nomad
    nomad
    And maybe the Brooklyn Eagle archive will have something for you:

    "Brooklyn Daily Eagle Online
    Brooklyn's premier newspaper from 1841 to 1955. Every issue of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle from October 26, 1841 to December 31, 1902 is now available online, offering an exciting resource for students, teachers, historians, genealogists, or anyone interested in Brooklyn and American history."
    http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/eagle/

    (It's really interesting to put your address into the search engine and find out what was going on in your building all those years ago!)


    And the Brooklyn Library might be a good resource for you too:
    http://search3.webfeat.org/clients/41/basic.html
  • sebastiaan vonk
    sebastiaan vonk
    Hello everyone,

    Thanks for the sites.
    I have don't a card for the Brooklyn Libary so I can't search on that site. :(
  • sweet tea
    sweet tea
    Sebastiaan Vonk wrote: Hello everyone,

    Thanks for the sites.
    I have don't a card for the Brooklyn Libary so I can't search on that site. :(
    what exactly do you want to look up? maybe one of us with a card could help.
  • sebastiaan vonk
    sebastiaan vonk
    Correct me if I'm wrong. But on the site can you search in the liberay
    Maybe is there some information about his family and him.

    Father: Walter S. Shea
    Mother: Genevieve T. Shea
    Brothers: Walter and James Shea
    Sisters: Margaret Shea, Genevieve Shea and Mary Shea (Mary Loughlin)

    Best Regards,

    Sebastiaan
  • sebastiaan vonk
    sebastiaan vonk
    apollonia666 wrote:
    There are lots of newspapers in NYC, but one you might want to try is the Brooklyn Paper:

    http://www.brooklynpaper.com/
    If nothing goes wrong then is in the new edition of the Brooklynpaper an article standing about Lawrence F. Shea and my research! :mrgreen:

    Best Regards,

    Sebastiaan
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