Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Garrett William De Groff (1934-2009) Documentation

Birth, Marriage Death

Birth: April 6, 1934

Marriage: September 8, 1958

Death: June 30, 2009
Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.
Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.


Residence
1940: 19 Academy Street to be precise. 







Garrett De Groff, Jr. household; 1940 U.S. Census  Amsterdam, Montgomery, New York; Roll: T627_2681; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 29-6.







1959 397 Division Street, Amsterdam, NY 





Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

1960 2447 W. Huisache Avenue, San Antonio, Texas 




Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.


McClellan Avenue

1980: 105 Evelyn Avenue


Education

Wilbur H Lynch High School
1946-1950

Columbia University
1950-1954


Obituary: Garrett W. “Digger” DeGroff, Amsterdam, N.Y., on June 30, 2009. Born on April 6, 1934, DeGroff was a graduate of the former Wilbur H. Lynch H.S. After the College, he served in the Army in San Antonio, Texas, where he resided for eight years. DeGroff returned to Amsterdam in 1965 and was employed at General Electric in Schenectady, and its successors, until March 2009. DeGroff was a member of St. Ann’s Episcopal Church, coached Cinderella softball and church league basketball, and was an avid gardener, stamp collector, New York Yankees and Amsterdam H.S. Rams football fan. He enjoyed spending time with his family, especially their summer vacations on Cape Cod. DeGroff is survived by his wife of almost 53 years, Anne; daughters, Elizabeth A. “Betsy” Capel and her husband, Joseph, Karen L. Ressel and her husband, Scott, and Allison D. Busseno; son, Thomas and his wife, Amy; sister-in-law, Nancy Bebb and her husband, Warren; and nine grandchildren.

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