James Paul Brady Sr.1

M, #24073, b. Dec 22, 1916, d. Nov 25, 2007
Pedigree
ChartsCantell Descendants Chart
Father*Wilbrod Brady2 b. circa 1881, d. circa 1954
Mother*Adele Dumont3 b. circa 1892, d. circa 1954

Family

Eleanor Ruth Cantell b. Apr 3, 1919, d. Aug 18, 2018
Children

Chronological Events

Birth*Dec 22, 1916 James Paul Brady Sr. was born on Dec 22, 1916 at Berlin, Coos County, New Hampshire, United States.1 
 He was the son of Wilbrod Brady and Adele Dumont.2,3 
Marriage*Aug 1, 1938 James Paul Brady Sr. married Eleanor Ruth Cantell, daughter of Joseph Andrew Cantell and Cora Almira Ovitt, on Aug 1, 1938 at Groveton, Coos County, New Hampshire, United States.1,4 
Death*Nov 25, 2007 James Paul Brady Sr. died on Nov 25, 2007, at age 90 at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster, Coos County, New Hampshire, United States.1 
ObituaryNov 27, 2007  OBITUARY: James P. Brady, Sr., 90, of Ingerson Road, Jefferson, NH died November 25, 2007, at Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster NH.

Mr. Brady was born in Berlin NH on December 22, 1916, the son of Wilbrod and Adele (Dumont) Brady.

James attended Guardian Angel School and was a graduate of Berlin High School. In 1938 he married Eleanor R. Cantell of Groveton. They moved to Jefferson in 1941. This past summer they celebrated their 69th wedding anniversary.

He was a pioneer in the tourism industry, starting Six Gun City, the western theme park in Jefferson, in 1957. Six Gun City celebrated its 50th anniversary this year.

Jim was an Eagle Scout, order of the Arrow, and was later a Scout Master of Troop 218 in Jefferson for over 3 decades. He was an avid hunter and enjoyed camping, skiing, dog sledding, fishing, and working with leather and wood. He was a Communicant of St. Agnes Catholic Church, Jefferson.

Family members include his wife Eleanor; children Lawrence, George and wife Cynthia, Jane, Richard, James, Jr., and wife Mary Ellen, Michael, Karen, and Thomas; sister Mary Jane Durdan; grandchildren, Mark, Anne, Patrick, Christine, Richard, Jr., Sarah, Ellen, and Kerry; and 10 great-grandchildren.

He was predeceased by his granddaughter Melissa and sister Grace Brady PM.

Calling hours are Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at Bailey Funeral Home, Lancaster. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Wednesday at 11 a.m. at St. Agnes Church, Jefferson. The Rev. Raymond Ball, pastor, will officiate. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery, Lancaster.

Memorial donations may be made to St. Agnes Catholic Church Fuel Fund, Main Street, Lancaster 03584, c/o All Saints Parish.

For more information, go to www.baileyfh.net.

Published in the New Hampshire Union Leader (Manchester, NH) - Tuesday, November 27, 2007.1
 
Burial*Nov 28, 2007 He was buried on Nov 28, 2007 at Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Lancaster, Coos County, New Hampshire, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 83626142.5 

Citations

  1. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  2. [S623] Newspaper - GenealogyBank.com, online at GenealogyBank.com.
  3. [S2194] Vermont - Marriage Record, online at Ancestry.com.
  4. [S4204] New Hampshire - Marriage Record, online at familysearch.org.
  5. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves.