James was born in July 1870 in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States of America. He was the son of Matthew Brophy and Anna May Murphy.[1]
In the 1880 census James (age 9) was living in Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA. Note: Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son.[1]
When James was 26 he married Margaret E Coady on 9 June 1897 in Dalton, Massachusetts, USA. The couple had 2 children: Matthew Nicholas Brophy and John James Brophy.[2][3]
In the 1900 census James (age 29) was living in Springfield Ward 8, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA. Note: Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head.[4]
In the 1910 census James (age 39) was living in Dalton, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA. Note: Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head: Brother-in-law.[5]
In the 1920 census James (age 49) was living in Dalton, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA. Note: Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head: Brother-in-law.[6]
On 21 March 1926 James (age 55) was living in Dalton.[7]
James died at the age of 55 on 21 March 1926 in Dalton, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America.[7]
James was buried after 21 March 1926 in Dalton, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America.[8]
↑Marriage: Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915 2013 Provo, UT, USA,
New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915. Ancestry Record 2511 #3938014 (accessed before 9 February 2023).
↑Marriage: 1900 United States Federal Census 2004 Provo, UT, USA Note: Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900,
Year: 1900; Census Place: Springfield Ward 8, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: 653; Page: 32; Enumeration District: 0601; FHL microfilm: 1240653. Ancestry Record 7602 #79203942 (accessed before 9 February 2023).
↑1900 Census: 1900 United States Federal Census 2004 Provo, UT, USA Note: Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900,
Year: 1900; Census Place: Springfield Ward 8, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: 653; Page: 32; Enumeration District: 0601; FHL microfilm: 1240653. Ancestry Record 7602 #79203942 (accessed before 9 February 2023).
↑1910 Census: 1910 United States Federal Census 2006 Lehi, UT, USA,
Year: 1910; Census Place: Dalton, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_571; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 0030; FHL microfilm: 1374584. Ancestry Record 7884 #10615582 (accessed before 9 February 2023).
↑1920 Census: 1920 United States Federal Census 2010 Provo, UT, USA,
Year: 1920; Census Place: Dalton, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_679; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 12. Ancestry Record 6061 #85319253 (accessed before 9 February 2023).
Berkshire Evening Eagle, The (Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts) Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc 2006 Provo, UT, USA Record Collection 6802 Note: The Berkshire Evening EagleAncestry Record 6802 #494657538
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