Obituary: Gaffney, James J. February 18, 1940 *********************************************** Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Leitrim Index Copyright ************************************************ File contributed by: Rosemary Nunnally rosemarykn@comcast.net August 4, 2012, 3:56 pm Obituary: Gaffney, James J. February 18, 1940 Lowell Sun, Lowell, MA 19 Feb. 1940 James J. Gaffney, a well known resident of St. Michael's parish and residing at 88 West street, died last night at the Delaney hospital after a brief illness. Mr. Gaffney was born in County Leitrim, Ireland, the son of the late Myles and the late Margaret (Lynch) Gaffney and came to this city about 60 years ago. He made his home in St. Patrick's parish for about 20 years and moved to Centralville about 40 years ago. He was a former employee of the Scannell Boiler Works and was a member of Division 8 A. O. H. He is survived by two sisters, the Misses Catherine A. and Margaret J. Gaffney and two nephews, Henry and John J. Thompson, all of this city.