New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957)
Name: Donald J Crighton
Arrival Date: 14 Apr 1914
Birth Date: abt 1893
Birth Location: Scotland (Note from Thomas: his naturalization papers & others state Cambridge, England as his birth location. His parents from Scotland.)
Birth Location Other: ferfar
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Ethnicity/ Nationality: Scottish (Scotish)
Port of Departure: Glasgow, Scotland
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Columbia
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Sgt Donald J Crighton of Hollow Hill Farms, Convent, New Jersey served in the 318th Field Hospital, 305th Sanitary Train, 80th Division in France during WWI.
He enlisted on June 5, 1917, in Army and was discharged in June, 9, 1919, when his unit was decommissioned. He departed Newport News, Virginia on board the ship Mercury on May 25, 1918 for France in WWI with the 318th Field Hospital and returned with them on board the ship Rottedam on May 20, 1919 from Brest, France arriving in Hoboken, New Jersey on May 31, 1919. During these transits he listed his sister, Mrs. Mary Menteith, at 14 Webster Street, Newport, Rhode Island as a contact.
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1920 US Federal Census:
Name: Donald J Crighton
Age: 28
Birth Year: abt 1892
Birthplace: Scotland
Home in 1920: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
Street: Argilla Road
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1914
Relation to Head of House: Boarder
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Scotland
Mother's Birthplace: Scotland
Occupation: Florist
Industry: Private Estate
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Naturalization Status: Papers Submitted
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Donald J. Crighton 28
(16 others of no relation listed)
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1930 US Federal Census:
Name: Donald Creighton
Birth Year: abt 1895
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Scotland
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Morristown, Morris, New Jersey
Street address: Jefferson Avenue
Ward of City: I End of Block 5 Beginning Block 6
Block: District 2
House Number in Cities or Towns: 24
Dwelling Number: 158
Family Number: 230
Home Owned or Rented: Rented
Home Value: 70
Radio Set: No
Lives on Farm: No
Age at First Marriage: 35
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Scotland
Mother's Birthplace: Scotland
Language Spoken: English
Immigration Year: 1904
Naturalization: Naturalized
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Horticulturist
Industry: Private Estate
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
Employment: Yes
Veteran: Yes
War: WW
Household Members:
Donald Creighton 35
Dorothy Creighton 28
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Crighton, Donald J. 1930. "The International Peace Garden", Gardeners Chronicle of America, December, pp. 149-150, 170. Mr. Crighton participated at the International Peace Garden as the first President of the Board of Directors when it was originally incorporated in New State, It opened in 1932 his participation ceased to continue He was a horticulturalist living and working in New Jersey starting in the 1930 to at least 1949.
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Donald J. Crighton, wife, Dorothy B, supt, resided at 24 Jefferson Avenue (Morristown, New Jersey, City Directory, 1930)
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Donald J. Crighton, wife, Dorothy B, supt (Convent), resided at 219 Morris (Morristown, New Jersey, City Directory, 1931)
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Donald J. Crighton, wife, Dorothy B, gardener h ss Woodland Road 4 East Florence Avenue. (Morristown, New Jersey, City Directory, 1933, 1935)
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Donald J. Crighton, wife, Dorothy B., supt, residing at 205 Woodland Avenue.(1938, Morristown, New Jersey, City Directory, 1938)
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Donald J. Crighton, 205 Woodland Avenue, phone, MO 4-2102 W (1938 Morristown City Directory)
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Name: Donald John Crighton
Arrival Date: 12 Apr 1937
Birth Date: abt 1893
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Glasgow, Scotland
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Caledonia
(New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957)
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1940 US Federal Census:
Name: Donald Crighton
Age: 45
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1895
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Scotland
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Morris, Morris, New Jersey
Street: Woodland Avenue
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Morris, Morris, New Jersey
Residence in 1935: Same House
Citizenship: Naturalized
Sheet Number: 19A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 398
Occupation: Superintendent
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 9500
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: College, 1st year
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 54
Income: 3000
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Donald Crighton 45
Dorothy Crighton 38
Donald Crighton 8 (born: Dec 5, 1931, died Jul 2, 1984, California)
Jean Crighton 7
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Donald J. Crighton, wife, Dorothy B, farm manager for Paul Moore, resided at 205 Woodland Avenue (Morristown, New Jersey, City Directory, 1941)
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Donald John Crighton registered for the WWII draft when he resided along Woodland Avenue, Convent, Morris County, N., likely in April, 1942. Mrs. Dorothy Crighton, was listed as someone who would always know his address. He was employed by Paul Moore of Convent, H.J. He was 6 feet tall and 195 pounds, blue eyes, gray hair and ruddy complexion.
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Mrs. Dorothy Crighton, teacher at Peck School, resided at Convent. (Morristown, New Jersey, City Directory, 1947-48)
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CRIGHTON-Donald J,, Sr Died suddenly at Convent, N.J. on September 10, 1953: husband of Dorothy Beattie Crighton of Convent, and father of Donald J. Crighton, Jr., Far Hills, N.J.; brother of Hector and Charles Crighton of Edinburgh, Scotland, and Mrs. Robert Montieth of Newport, R.I. Funeral service at the Chapel of the Presbyterian Church in Morristown, N.J. on Saturday morning. September 12 at 11 o'clock Interment. Restland Memorial Park, Hanover, N.J. Reposing at the Raymond A. Lanterman & Son Funeral Home, 125 South street, Morristown, until 9 o'clock Saturday morning. (Morristown Daily Record, Morristown, N.J., Friday, September 11, 1953)
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D. CRIGHTON. SR. Died Suddenly At His Home. Convent-Donald J. Crighton, Sr., 59 estate manager of the Paul Moore estate in Convent for 30 years, and a well-known horticulturist in this area, died suddenly yesterday, September 10, 1953 at his home on Woodland Avenue. He suffered a heart attack.
Born in England, May 14, 1894, he had resided in this country most of his life and was associated with the Moore estate at the time of his death.
Active in flower growers groups in this county, state and nationally, he was past president of the Morris County Gardeners & Florists Association and past president of the National Association of Gardeners.
He was also was an active member of the Watnong Garden Club, the New Jersey Florists Association, Newark, and the Horticultural Society of New York and the Morris County Beekeeper Association.
He was a member and former trustee and elder of the Presbyterian Church of Morristown.
His hobby was flower photography and he was a member of the Madison Chatham Camera Club.
Survivors are his widow Dorothy Beattie Crighton; two children, Donald J. Crighton, Jr. of Far Hills and Miss Jean Crighton at home; two grandchildren; a brother Charles Crighton of Edinburg, Scotland and a sister, Mrs. Robert Montieth of Newport, R.I..
Funeral services will be held at the Chapel of the Presbyterian Church, Morristown on Saturday morning at 11 o'clock. Interment will be in Restland Memorial Park Hanover.
(Morristown Daily Record, Morristown, N.J., Friday, Sep 11, 1953)
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(Special thanks to James Lewis, Department Head, North Jersey History Center for added research.)
Name: Donald J Crighton
Arrival Date: 14 Apr 1914
Birth Date: abt 1893
Birth Location: Scotland (Note from Thomas: his naturalization papers & others state Cambridge, England as his birth location. His parents from Scotland.)
Birth Location Other: ferfar
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Ethnicity/ Nationality: Scottish (Scotish)
Port of Departure: Glasgow, Scotland
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Columbia
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Sgt Donald J Crighton of Hollow Hill Farms, Convent, New Jersey served in the 318th Field Hospital, 305th Sanitary Train, 80th Division in France during WWI.
He enlisted on June 5, 1917, in Army and was discharged in June, 9, 1919, when his unit was decommissioned. He departed Newport News, Virginia on board the ship Mercury on May 25, 1918 for France in WWI with the 318th Field Hospital and returned with them on board the ship Rottedam on May 20, 1919 from Brest, France arriving in Hoboken, New Jersey on May 31, 1919. During these transits he listed his sister, Mrs. Mary Menteith, at 14 Webster Street, Newport, Rhode Island as a contact.
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1920 US Federal Census:
Name: Donald J Crighton
Age: 28
Birth Year: abt 1892
Birthplace: Scotland
Home in 1920: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
Street: Argilla Road
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1914
Relation to Head of House: Boarder
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Scotland
Mother's Birthplace: Scotland
Occupation: Florist
Industry: Private Estate
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Naturalization Status: Papers Submitted
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Donald J. Crighton 28
(16 others of no relation listed)
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1930 US Federal Census:
Name: Donald Creighton
Birth Year: abt 1895
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Scotland
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Morristown, Morris, New Jersey
Street address: Jefferson Avenue
Ward of City: I End of Block 5 Beginning Block 6
Block: District 2
House Number in Cities or Towns: 24
Dwelling Number: 158
Family Number: 230
Home Owned or Rented: Rented
Home Value: 70
Radio Set: No
Lives on Farm: No
Age at First Marriage: 35
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Scotland
Mother's Birthplace: Scotland
Language Spoken: English
Immigration Year: 1904
Naturalization: Naturalized
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Horticulturist
Industry: Private Estate
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
Employment: Yes
Veteran: Yes
War: WW
Household Members:
Donald Creighton 35
Dorothy Creighton 28
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Crighton, Donald J. 1930. "The International Peace Garden", Gardeners Chronicle of America, December, pp. 149-150, 170. Mr. Crighton participated at the International Peace Garden as the first President of the Board of Directors when it was originally incorporated in New State, It opened in 1932 his participation ceased to continue He was a horticulturalist living and working in New Jersey starting in the 1930 to at least 1949.
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Donald J. Crighton, wife, Dorothy B, supt, resided at 24 Jefferson Avenue (Morristown, New Jersey, City Directory, 1930)
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Donald J. Crighton, wife, Dorothy B, supt (Convent), resided at 219 Morris (Morristown, New Jersey, City Directory, 1931)
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Donald J. Crighton, wife, Dorothy B, gardener h ss Woodland Road 4 East Florence Avenue. (Morristown, New Jersey, City Directory, 1933, 1935)
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Donald J. Crighton, wife, Dorothy B., supt, residing at 205 Woodland Avenue.(1938, Morristown, New Jersey, City Directory, 1938)
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Donald J. Crighton, 205 Woodland Avenue, phone, MO 4-2102 W (1938 Morristown City Directory)
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Name: Donald John Crighton
Arrival Date: 12 Apr 1937
Birth Date: abt 1893
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Glasgow, Scotland
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Caledonia
(New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957)
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1940 US Federal Census:
Name: Donald Crighton
Age: 45
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1895
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Scotland
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Morris, Morris, New Jersey
Street: Woodland Avenue
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Morris, Morris, New Jersey
Residence in 1935: Same House
Citizenship: Naturalized
Sheet Number: 19A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 398
Occupation: Superintendent
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 9500
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: College, 1st year
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 54
Income: 3000
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Donald Crighton 45
Dorothy Crighton 38
Donald Crighton 8 (born: Dec 5, 1931, died Jul 2, 1984, California)
Jean Crighton 7
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Donald J. Crighton, wife, Dorothy B, farm manager for Paul Moore, resided at 205 Woodland Avenue (Morristown, New Jersey, City Directory, 1941)
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Donald John Crighton registered for the WWII draft when he resided along Woodland Avenue, Convent, Morris County, N., likely in April, 1942. Mrs. Dorothy Crighton, was listed as someone who would always know his address. He was employed by Paul Moore of Convent, H.J. He was 6 feet tall and 195 pounds, blue eyes, gray hair and ruddy complexion.
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Mrs. Dorothy Crighton, teacher at Peck School, resided at Convent. (Morristown, New Jersey, City Directory, 1947-48)
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CRIGHTON-Donald J,, Sr Died suddenly at Convent, N.J. on September 10, 1953: husband of Dorothy Beattie Crighton of Convent, and father of Donald J. Crighton, Jr., Far Hills, N.J.; brother of Hector and Charles Crighton of Edinburgh, Scotland, and Mrs. Robert Montieth of Newport, R.I. Funeral service at the Chapel of the Presbyterian Church in Morristown, N.J. on Saturday morning. September 12 at 11 o'clock Interment. Restland Memorial Park, Hanover, N.J. Reposing at the Raymond A. Lanterman & Son Funeral Home, 125 South street, Morristown, until 9 o'clock Saturday morning. (Morristown Daily Record, Morristown, N.J., Friday, September 11, 1953)
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D. CRIGHTON. SR. Died Suddenly At His Home. Convent-Donald J. Crighton, Sr., 59 estate manager of the Paul Moore estate in Convent for 30 years, and a well-known horticulturist in this area, died suddenly yesterday, September 10, 1953 at his home on Woodland Avenue. He suffered a heart attack.
Born in England, May 14, 1894, he had resided in this country most of his life and was associated with the Moore estate at the time of his death.
Active in flower growers groups in this county, state and nationally, he was past president of the Morris County Gardeners & Florists Association and past president of the National Association of Gardeners.
He was also was an active member of the Watnong Garden Club, the New Jersey Florists Association, Newark, and the Horticultural Society of New York and the Morris County Beekeeper Association.
He was a member and former trustee and elder of the Presbyterian Church of Morristown.
His hobby was flower photography and he was a member of the Madison Chatham Camera Club.
Survivors are his widow Dorothy Beattie Crighton; two children, Donald J. Crighton, Jr. of Far Hills and Miss Jean Crighton at home; two grandchildren; a brother Charles Crighton of Edinburg, Scotland and a sister, Mrs. Robert Montieth of Newport, R.I..
Funeral services will be held at the Chapel of the Presbyterian Church, Morristown on Saturday morning at 11 o'clock. Interment will be in Restland Memorial Park Hanover.
(Morristown Daily Record, Morristown, N.J., Friday, Sep 11, 1953)
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(Special thanks to James Lewis, Department Head, North Jersey History Center for added research.)
New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957)
Name: Donald J Crighton
Arrival Date: 14 Apr 1914
Birth Date: abt 1893
Birth Location: Scotland (Note from Thomas: his naturalization papers & others state Cambridge, England as his birth location. His parents from Scotland.)
Birth Location Other: ferfar
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Ethnicity/ Nationality: Scottish (Scotish)
Port of Departure: Glasgow, Scotland
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Columbia
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Sgt Donald J Crighton of Hollow Hill Farms, Convent, New Jersey served in the 318th Field Hospital, 305th Sanitary Train, 80th Division in France during WWI.
He enlisted on June 5, 1917, in Army and was discharged in June, 9, 1919, when his unit was decommissioned. He departed Newport News, Virginia on board the ship Mercury on May 25, 1918 for France in WWI with the 318th Field Hospital and returned with them on board the ship Rottedam on May 20, 1919 from Brest, France arriving in Hoboken, New Jersey on May 31, 1919. During these transits he listed his sister, Mrs. Mary Menteith, at 14 Webster Street, Newport, Rhode Island as a contact.
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1920 US Federal Census:
Name: Donald J Crighton
Age: 28
Birth Year: abt 1892
Birthplace: Scotland
Home in 1920: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
Street: Argilla Road
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1914
Relation to Head of House: Boarder
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Scotland
Mother's Birthplace: Scotland
Occupation: Florist
Industry: Private Estate
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Naturalization Status: Papers Submitted
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Donald J. Crighton 28
(16 others of no relation listed)
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1930 US Federal Census:
Name: Donald Creighton
Birth Year: abt 1895
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Scotland
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Morristown, Morris, New Jersey
Street address: Jefferson Avenue
Ward of City: I End of Block 5 Beginning Block 6
Block: District 2
House Number in Cities or Towns: 24
Dwelling Number: 158
Family Number: 230
Home Owned or Rented: Rented
Home Value: 70
Radio Set: No
Lives on Farm: No
Age at First Marriage: 35
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Scotland
Mother's Birthplace: Scotland
Language Spoken: English
Immigration Year: 1904
Naturalization: Naturalized
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Horticulturist
Industry: Private Estate
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
Employment: Yes
Veteran: Yes
War: WW
Household Members:
Donald Creighton 35
Dorothy Creighton 28
=================================
Crighton, Donald J. 1930. "The International Peace Garden", Gardeners Chronicle of America, December, pp. 149-150, 170. Mr. Crighton participated at the International Peace Garden as the first President of the Board of Directors when it was originally incorporated in New State, It opened in 1932 his participation ceased to continue He was a horticulturalist living and working in New Jersey starting in the 1930 to at least 1949.
=================================
Donald J. Crighton, wife, Dorothy B, supt, resided at 24 Jefferson Avenue (Morristown, New Jersey, City Directory, 1930)
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Donald J. Crighton, wife, Dorothy B, supt (Convent), resided at 219 Morris (Morristown, New Jersey, City Directory, 1931)
==================================
Donald J. Crighton, wife, Dorothy B, gardener h ss Woodland Road 4 East Florence Avenue. (Morristown, New Jersey, City Directory, 1933, 1935)
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Donald J. Crighton, wife, Dorothy B., supt, residing at 205 Woodland Avenue.(1938, Morristown, New Jersey, City Directory, 1938)
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Donald J. Crighton, 205 Woodland Avenue, phone, MO 4-2102 W (1938 Morristown City Directory)
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Name: Donald John Crighton
Arrival Date: 12 Apr 1937
Birth Date: abt 1893
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Glasgow, Scotland
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Caledonia
(New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957)
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1940 US Federal Census:
Name: Donald Crighton
Age: 45
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1895
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Scotland
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Morris, Morris, New Jersey
Street: Woodland Avenue
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Morris, Morris, New Jersey
Residence in 1935: Same House
Citizenship: Naturalized
Sheet Number: 19A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 398
Occupation: Superintendent
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 9500
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: College, 1st year
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 54
Income: 3000
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Donald Crighton 45
Dorothy Crighton 38
Donald Crighton 8 (born: Dec 5, 1931, died Jul 2, 1984, California)
Jean Crighton 7
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Donald J. Crighton, wife, Dorothy B, farm manager for Paul Moore, resided at 205 Woodland Avenue (Morristown, New Jersey, City Directory, 1941)
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Donald John Crighton registered for the WWII draft when he resided along Woodland Avenue, Convent, Morris County, N., likely in April, 1942. Mrs. Dorothy Crighton, was listed as someone who would always know his address. He was employed by Paul Moore of Convent, H.J. He was 6 feet tall and 195 pounds, blue eyes, gray hair and ruddy complexion.
======================================
Mrs. Dorothy Crighton, teacher at Peck School, resided at Convent. (Morristown, New Jersey, City Directory, 1947-48)
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CRIGHTON-Donald J,, Sr Died suddenly at Convent, N.J. on September 10, 1953: husband of Dorothy Beattie Crighton of Convent, and father of Donald J. Crighton, Jr., Far Hills, N.J.; brother of Hector and Charles Crighton of Edinburgh, Scotland, and Mrs. Robert Montieth of Newport, R.I. Funeral service at the Chapel of the Presbyterian Church in Morristown, N.J. on Saturday morning. September 12 at 11 o'clock Interment. Restland Memorial Park, Hanover, N.J. Reposing at the Raymond A. Lanterman & Son Funeral Home, 125 South street, Morristown, until 9 o'clock Saturday morning. (Morristown Daily Record, Morristown, N.J., Friday, September 11, 1953)
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D. CRIGHTON. SR. Died Suddenly At His Home. Convent-Donald J. Crighton, Sr., 59 estate manager of the Paul Moore estate in Convent for 30 years, and a well-known horticulturist in this area, died suddenly yesterday, September 10, 1953 at his home on Woodland Avenue. He suffered a heart attack.
Born in England, May 14, 1894, he had resided in this country most of his life and was associated with the Moore estate at the time of his death.
Active in flower growers groups in this county, state and nationally, he was past president of the Morris County Gardeners & Florists Association and past president of the National Association of Gardeners.
He was also was an active member of the Watnong Garden Club, the New Jersey Florists Association, Newark, and the Horticultural Society of New York and the Morris County Beekeeper Association.
He was a member and former trustee and elder of the Presbyterian Church of Morristown.
His hobby was flower photography and he was a member of the Madison Chatham Camera Club.
Survivors are his widow Dorothy Beattie Crighton; two children, Donald J. Crighton, Jr. of Far Hills and Miss Jean Crighton at home; two grandchildren; a brother Charles Crighton of Edinburg, Scotland and a sister, Mrs. Robert Montieth of Newport, R.I..
Funeral services will be held at the Chapel of the Presbyterian Church, Morristown on Saturday morning at 11 o'clock. Interment will be in Restland Memorial Park Hanover.
(Morristown Daily Record, Morristown, N.J., Friday, Sep 11, 1953)
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(Special thanks to James Lewis, Department Head, North Jersey History Center for added research.)
Name: Donald J Crighton
Arrival Date: 14 Apr 1914
Birth Date: abt 1893
Birth Location: Scotland (Note from Thomas: his naturalization papers & others state Cambridge, England as his birth location. His parents from Scotland.)
Birth Location Other: ferfar
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Ethnicity/ Nationality: Scottish (Scotish)
Port of Departure: Glasgow, Scotland
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Columbia
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Sgt Donald J Crighton of Hollow Hill Farms, Convent, New Jersey served in the 318th Field Hospital, 305th Sanitary Train, 80th Division in France during WWI.
He enlisted on June 5, 1917, in Army and was discharged in June, 9, 1919, when his unit was decommissioned. He departed Newport News, Virginia on board the ship Mercury on May 25, 1918 for France in WWI with the 318th Field Hospital and returned with them on board the ship Rottedam on May 20, 1919 from Brest, France arriving in Hoboken, New Jersey on May 31, 1919. During these transits he listed his sister, Mrs. Mary Menteith, at 14 Webster Street, Newport, Rhode Island as a contact.
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1920 US Federal Census:
Name: Donald J Crighton
Age: 28
Birth Year: abt 1892
Birthplace: Scotland
Home in 1920: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
Street: Argilla Road
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1914
Relation to Head of House: Boarder
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Scotland
Mother's Birthplace: Scotland
Occupation: Florist
Industry: Private Estate
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Naturalization Status: Papers Submitted
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Donald J. Crighton 28
(16 others of no relation listed)
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1930 US Federal Census:
Name: Donald Creighton
Birth Year: abt 1895
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Scotland
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Morristown, Morris, New Jersey
Street address: Jefferson Avenue
Ward of City: I End of Block 5 Beginning Block 6
Block: District 2
House Number in Cities or Towns: 24
Dwelling Number: 158
Family Number: 230
Home Owned or Rented: Rented
Home Value: 70
Radio Set: No
Lives on Farm: No
Age at First Marriage: 35
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Scotland
Mother's Birthplace: Scotland
Language Spoken: English
Immigration Year: 1904
Naturalization: Naturalized
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Horticulturist
Industry: Private Estate
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
Employment: Yes
Veteran: Yes
War: WW
Household Members:
Donald Creighton 35
Dorothy Creighton 28
=================================
Crighton, Donald J. 1930. "The International Peace Garden", Gardeners Chronicle of America, December, pp. 149-150, 170. Mr. Crighton participated at the International Peace Garden as the first President of the Board of Directors when it was originally incorporated in New State, It opened in 1932 his participation ceased to continue He was a horticulturalist living and working in New Jersey starting in the 1930 to at least 1949.
=================================
Donald J. Crighton, wife, Dorothy B, supt, resided at 24 Jefferson Avenue (Morristown, New Jersey, City Directory, 1930)
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Donald J. Crighton, wife, Dorothy B, supt (Convent), resided at 219 Morris (Morristown, New Jersey, City Directory, 1931)
==================================
Donald J. Crighton, wife, Dorothy B, gardener h ss Woodland Road 4 East Florence Avenue. (Morristown, New Jersey, City Directory, 1933, 1935)
==================================
Donald J. Crighton, wife, Dorothy B., supt, residing at 205 Woodland Avenue.(1938, Morristown, New Jersey, City Directory, 1938)
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Donald J. Crighton, 205 Woodland Avenue, phone, MO 4-2102 W (1938 Morristown City Directory)
==================================
Name: Donald John Crighton
Arrival Date: 12 Apr 1937
Birth Date: abt 1893
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Glasgow, Scotland
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Caledonia
(New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957)
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1940 US Federal Census:
Name: Donald Crighton
Age: 45
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1895
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Scotland
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Morris, Morris, New Jersey
Street: Woodland Avenue
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Morris, Morris, New Jersey
Residence in 1935: Same House
Citizenship: Naturalized
Sheet Number: 19A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 398
Occupation: Superintendent
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 9500
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: College, 1st year
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 54
Income: 3000
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Donald Crighton 45
Dorothy Crighton 38
Donald Crighton 8 (born: Dec 5, 1931, died Jul 2, 1984, California)
Jean Crighton 7
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Donald J. Crighton, wife, Dorothy B, farm manager for Paul Moore, resided at 205 Woodland Avenue (Morristown, New Jersey, City Directory, 1941)
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Donald John Crighton registered for the WWII draft when he resided along Woodland Avenue, Convent, Morris County, N., likely in April, 1942. Mrs. Dorothy Crighton, was listed as someone who would always know his address. He was employed by Paul Moore of Convent, H.J. He was 6 feet tall and 195 pounds, blue eyes, gray hair and ruddy complexion.
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Mrs. Dorothy Crighton, teacher at Peck School, resided at Convent. (Morristown, New Jersey, City Directory, 1947-48)
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CRIGHTON-Donald J,, Sr Died suddenly at Convent, N.J. on September 10, 1953: husband of Dorothy Beattie Crighton of Convent, and father of Donald J. Crighton, Jr., Far Hills, N.J.; brother of Hector and Charles Crighton of Edinburgh, Scotland, and Mrs. Robert Montieth of Newport, R.I. Funeral service at the Chapel of the Presbyterian Church in Morristown, N.J. on Saturday morning. September 12 at 11 o'clock Interment. Restland Memorial Park, Hanover, N.J. Reposing at the Raymond A. Lanterman & Son Funeral Home, 125 South street, Morristown, until 9 o'clock Saturday morning. (Morristown Daily Record, Morristown, N.J., Friday, September 11, 1953)
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D. CRIGHTON. SR. Died Suddenly At His Home. Convent-Donald J. Crighton, Sr., 59 estate manager of the Paul Moore estate in Convent for 30 years, and a well-known horticulturist in this area, died suddenly yesterday, September 10, 1953 at his home on Woodland Avenue. He suffered a heart attack.
Born in England, May 14, 1894, he had resided in this country most of his life and was associated with the Moore estate at the time of his death.
Active in flower growers groups in this county, state and nationally, he was past president of the Morris County Gardeners & Florists Association and past president of the National Association of Gardeners.
He was also was an active member of the Watnong Garden Club, the New Jersey Florists Association, Newark, and the Horticultural Society of New York and the Morris County Beekeeper Association.
He was a member and former trustee and elder of the Presbyterian Church of Morristown.
His hobby was flower photography and he was a member of the Madison Chatham Camera Club.
Survivors are his widow Dorothy Beattie Crighton; two children, Donald J. Crighton, Jr. of Far Hills and Miss Jean Crighton at home; two grandchildren; a brother Charles Crighton of Edinburg, Scotland and a sister, Mrs. Robert Montieth of Newport, R.I..
Funeral services will be held at the Chapel of the Presbyterian Church, Morristown on Saturday morning at 11 o'clock. Interment will be in Restland Memorial Park Hanover.
(Morristown Daily Record, Morristown, N.J., Friday, Sep 11, 1953)
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(Special thanks to James Lewis, Department Head, North Jersey History Center for added research.)
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DEARLY LOVED HUSBAND AND FATHER
DONALD J. CRIGHTON
MAY 14, 1894 SEPT. 10, 1953
