Ira Day

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His Parents: Ira Day Mary Connell His Wife: Ruth Catherine Dunn Day

When Ira Reese Day was born on January 13, 1921, in Paterson, New Jersey, his father, was 31 and his mother, Mary, was 25. He middle name was Reese which was a wealthy Jewish family in Paterson, New Jersey his mother worked for as a servant, sewing and where she learned to cook. He married Ruth Dunn on April 15, 1944. They had five children during their marriage. He died on June 27, 1970, in his hometown at the age of 49. In 1968 Ruth and Ira took in Bill and Stella De Stefano's two daughters, JoAnn born about 1952 and Sandra born about 1954, after their mother died. Died on 27 JUN 1970 in St Joseph's Hospital, Paterson, NJ. Cause: heart disease. Residence 5 Lake Avenue, South Paterson, NJ. Occupation: Accountant/Curtis-Wrights Corp. Medical Entry: Heart disease, High blood pressure.

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• 13 January 1921

Where The Record Is Found (Citation) "New Jersey, Reclaim the Records, Geographic Birth Index, 1901-1929", database, FamilySearch ([1]: 8 July 2022), Ira R Day, 1921.

<Reference/> Citation information NameIra Day: Gender; Male Marriage Date: 1944 Marriage Place: New Jersey, USA Spouse: Ruth Catherine Dunn New Jersey State Archives; Trenton, New Jersey; Marriage Indexes; Index Type: Bride; Year Range: 1944; Surname Range: A - Z Title: New Jersey, Marriage Index, 1901-1914 Publisher: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Publisher date: 2016 Publisher location: Lehi, UT, USA

<Reference/> Family Search: LK1L-391 Census • United States Census, 1940 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K419-DJD Household Ira Day Head Male 50 New Jersey May Day Wife Female 44 New Jersey Ira Day Son Male 19 New Jersey Name: Ira Reese Day, Jr Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, United States Event Place (Original): New Jersey, Passaic, Paterson City, Paterson, Ward 8 Sex: Male Age: 19 Race (Original): White Birth Year (Estimated): 1921 Birthplace: New Jersey

<Reference/> "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6F9Y-VVVZ : Sun Jul 30 08:28:57 UTC 2023), Entry for Ira Day and Ruth Day, 10 April 1950.

<Reference/> Death Ira Reese Day State: New Jersey Residence Place: New Jersey Last Place of Residence: Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey Previous Residence Postal Code: 07503 Age: 49 Birth Date: 13 Jan 1921 Death Date: Jun 1970 Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, United States Buried Calvary Cemetery, 50 McLean Boulevard Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, 07503 USA LINK: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JPCS-368

<Reference/> Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/242055799/ira-reese-day: accessed 18 August 2023), memorial page for Ira Reese Day (13 Jan 1921–27 Jun 1970), Find a Grave Memorial ID 242055799, citing Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA; Maintained by J. Day (contributor 51253809).

• Fact: Residence (1935) Same Place
• Fact: Residence (1940) Ward 8, Paterson, Paterson City, Passaic, New Jersey, United States
• Fact: Residence (1949) United States
• Fact: Residence (10 April 1950) Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, United States
• Fact: Burial (1970) Calvary Cemetery, 50 McLean Boulevard Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, 07503 USA

<Reference/> "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 18 August 2023, 18:08), entry for Ira Reese Day (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LK1L-391 ).