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John William Lessey

Male 1882 - 1930  (48 years)


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  • Name John William Lessey 
    Birth 31 Aug 1882  Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 18 Sep 1930  Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Saint Francis DeSales Cemetery, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I27741  Molloy-Remde Family Tree Aug 23
    Last Modified 5 Jun 2022 

    Father George W. Lessey 
    Mother Anisa Greybash,   b. Jun 1864, , , Poland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Mar 1932, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 67 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1882 
    Family ID F14481  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Belle Peterson,   b. 4 Jun 1887, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Feb 1958, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage 1914  , , Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Type: Annulled 
    Family ID F10261  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Sep 2023 

  • Notes 
    • Son of George W. Lessey and Anisa "Anna" Greybash, husband of Sarah Belle Peterson, a marriage that was later annulled in 1918.
      In 1915, John Lessey, aged 32, was living in Brookhaven, NY, with his wife, Sadie Lessey, aged 28. John was shown to be an electric lineman.

      Obituary - John Lessey, 49 years old, died yesterday afternoon at the home of the village and leaves besides his mother, three brothers, and two sisters. The funeral is to be held tomorrow morning at 9:30 in the St. Francis de Sales R.C. Church, the Rt. Rev. Mons. James J. Cronin officiating, with interment in the Catholic Cemetery.
      (1915 New York State Census; The Suffolk County News, Friday, March 22, 1918, page 1; The Port Jefferson echo., March 23, 1918, Page 1; U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 for John William Lessey; The Patchogue advance., September 19, 1930, Page 8; 2018 Catholic Cemeteries of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre Inc. Burial Database)