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Sources
1. Title:   World Family Tree Vol. 13, Ed. 1
Page:   Tree #0283
Author:   California Death Records
2. Source:   Birth Certificate

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  Joseph was the third child of Thomas Boland and Bridgett Killen or Killin. He was born at St. Ann's Maternity Hospital at 130 E. 69th Street in New York City, New York on October 23, 1895. His parents were living at 175 E. 68th Street, New York City, New York. In the 1900 census for New York he is living with his mother on E. 118th Street. His father is said to have died about 4 months before Joseph was born. He has 2 older brothers living in an orphanage in 1900. Joseph has not been found yet in the 1910 or 1920 census. He joined the Army on October 17, 1917 in New York City. He was in the Battles of the Vale River and Argonne. He was gassed with mustard gas on October 15, 1918 in the Argonne in France. He is thought to have spent about a year in hospital in France and then some time in a hospital on Long Island. He was discharge from the service on March 26, 1920. He was getting ready to leave the Army hospital in Carlisle, Pennsylvania at that time and return to New York City. Nothing is known of his life from that time on until 1927. There was a letter among his belongings that states he had worked as the foreman of the poulty house at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York the previous year. Joseph was a very private person and never discussed his childhood. In his later years he told his eldest daughter, Maureen, that he had spent time in an orphanage as a child. Due to the death of his father, he had been placed in the orphanage, not to be adopted, but because his mother was unable to care for 3 children. He also spoke of going to Cornell University, but so far that has not been confirmed. He spoke of a Father Mitty, Priest, that he had lived with and a Dr. Kelly that he had also lived with. There is no knowledge of when any of the above events took place and we may never know. Joseph was a very intelligent man and could talk on any subject. He was very interested in medicine. He loved to read detective magazines. He was a caring person who could always make you feel better, no matter what the problem was.
  Sources: Birth Certificate 1900 Census Service Record Death Certificate Photo of Tombstone This story by his daughter, Jacqueline (Boland) Arnold


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