Cassidy, Robert Irvin
Birth
Robert Irvin Cassidy was born November 29, 1910 in Isle of Jersey, UK, the son of Edward Rochefort Cassidy (1861 – 1942) and Nellie Styer (Irvin) (1888 – 1979). He was the grandson of William Cassidy
Education
Edward R. Cassidy left today for Port Deposit, Md., where he will join Mrs. Cassidy and son Robert for the holiday season. Robert Cassidy is attending the Tome school at Port Deposit, and has been ill for the past two months with typhoid fever. Mrs. Cassidy has been with her son for the four weeks and he is reported much better. They all expect to return after the holidays.
Altamont Enterprise December 22, 1922
Master Robert Cassidy of the Helderbergs, who is a student at the Tome school, Port Deposit Maryland, will spend the Christmas vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. Cassidy, arriving Dec. 20th.
Altamont Enterprise December 18, 1924
Military Service
Robert Cassidy was a US Army veteran having served during World War II. After Robert took part in the invasion of Southern France in World War II, he worked his way around enemy lines to visit with his mother in Port Blanc, France. There he learned his father Edward had died behind enemy lines in 1942. He was a Corporal in Italy in 1944.
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 about Robert I Cassidy[1]
Name: Robert I Cassidy
Birth Year: 1910
Race: White, citizen (White)
State of Residence: New York
County or City: Albany
Enlistment Date: 11 Mar 1942
Enlistment State: New York
Enlistment City: Camp Upton Yaphank
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade:Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Nursery and landscaping laborers
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 69
Weight: 158
Occupation
Robert Irvin Cassidy operated Perennial Gardens in Guilderland for many years as a Horticultural Contractor. He was a Horticulturist all his life. He was a member of the Guilderland Chamber of Commerce,
Marriage & Children
Robert Irvin Cassidy
Death
Robert Irvin Cassidy died November 17, 1996 in NY
U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 about Robert I Cassidy[1]
Name: Robert I Cassidy
Service Info.: SGT US ARMY WORLD WAR II
Birth Date: 29 Nov 1910
Death Date: 17 Nov 1996
Cemetery: St Agnes Cemetery
Cemetery Address: 48 Cemetery Avenue; Route 12 Menands, NY 12204 Albany, NY 12204
Obituary
ROBERT I. CASSIDY: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Times Union, The (Albany, NY) - Tuesday, November 19, 1996
Deceased Name: ROBERT I. CASSIDY
ALBANY -- Robert I. Cassidy, 85, of Albany, died on November 11, 1996. He was born in the Isle of Jersey, Great Britain to the late Edward R. and Nelle Styer Cassidy. He has lived in the Capital Region for most of his life. Mr. Cassidy operated Perennial Gardens in Guilderland for many years as a Horticultural Contractor. He was a Horticulturist all his life. He was a member of the Guilderland Chamber of Commerce, and was a US Army veteran having served during World War II. Survivors include a lifelong family friend, Larry R. Scarborough of Poughkeepsie and three dear friends, Richard Hansen, John Tabner and John G. Miller. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at the Tebbutt Funeral Home, 633 Central Ave., Albany. Friends are invited and may call on Wednesday from 10 to 11 a.m. Interment will be in St. Agnes Cemetery, Menands. Those who wish may send a remembrance to the Cathedral of All Saints, 62 S. Swan Street, Albany.
Edition: THREE STAR
Page: B6
Copyright, 1996, (c) Times Union. All Rights Reserved.
Census Records
| 1920 United States Federal Census about Robert Cassidy[1] Name: Robert Cassidy |
1930 United States Federal Census about Robert I R Cassidy[1] Name: Robert I R Cassidy |
Additional Media
- Cassidy Family - Robert I. Cassidy Sick at School - Altamont Enterprise December 22, 1922
- Cassidy Family - Robert I. Cassidy Home From School - Altamont Enterprise December 18, 1924
- Cassidy Family - Mary Cagger Obiturary - Watertown Daily Times July 6, 1926
- Cassidy Family - St. Lucy's Church History - Altamont Enterprise August 12, 1932,
- Cassidy Family - Cassidy Trust Fund Quarrel - Albany Evening News November 25, 1933
- Cassidy Family - Robert I. Cassidy and his Flowers - Unknown Source - about 1937
- Cassidy Family - Lucie Cassidy at Home Photo - Altamont Enterprise May 22, 1937
- Cassidy Family - Edward R. Cassidy Foreclosure - Altamont Enterprise December 31, 1937
- Cassidy Family - Edward R. Cassidy Foreclosure II - Altamont Enterprise February 4, 1938
- Cassidy Family - Knox Service Flag Honors Sixteen Men - Altamont Enterprise July 31, 1942
- Cassidy Family - 1943 Legal Action - Altamont Enterprise June 18, 1943
- Cassidy Family - Robert I. Cassidy Trust Fund - Altamont Enterprise February 25, 1944
- Cassidy Family - 1944 Legal Action - Altamont Enterprise April 14, 1944
- Cassidy Family - Area Soldier Visits Mother in Brittany - Altamont Enterprise November 17, 1944
- Cassidy Family - 1944 Legal Resolved - The Knickerbocker Press– About 1945
- Cassidy Family - 1945 Legal Action - Altamont Enterprise February 2, 1945
- Cassidy Family - Robert I. Cassidy receives $50,000 - Altamont Enterprise May 18, 1945
- Cassidy Family - Edward R. Cassidy Will - Altamont Enterprise January 23, 1948
Edward R. Cassidy Obituary - Knickerbocker News - August 25, 1944 
Robert I. Cassidy - Knickerbocker News - June 2, 1944
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