Rev. William Joseph Campbell^[1]

1914 - 1997  (83 years)

• Name	William Joseph Campbell  [2, 3]
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	1 Jul 1914	Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA   [7]
  	5 Bedford Avenue
  Census	1930	Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA   [6]
  Census	1940	Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA   [9]
  	14 Florence
  Residence	Oct 1940	Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA   [3]
  	14 Florence
  Education	St. John’s High School (1932), Holy Cross College (1937), St. Mary’s College Seminary (Baltimore, 1943)  [2]
  Occupation	Priest  [10]
  Buried	Oct 1997	St. John’s Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA   [2]
  Died	7 Oct 1997	Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA   [2, 5, 8]
  	St. Francis Home
  Person ID	I71	Mohr-Whalen
  Last Modified	8 May 2020

  
  

  Father	William Francis Henry Campbell           b. 20 Jan 1882, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA           d. Bef 1954  (Age < 71 years)
  Mother	Maria Agnes Healy           b. Abt 1884, Kilbrean, Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland           d. 1944, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age ~ 60 years)
  Family ID	F41	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1 Jul 1914 - Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA Census - 1920 - Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA Census - 1930 - Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA Census - 1940 - Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA Residence - Oct 1940 - Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA Buried - Oct 1997 - St. John’s Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA Died - 7 Oct 1997 - Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Ordained in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton, New Jersey, where he served for 54 years. Was a parish priest and taught high school before his appointment as pastor of St. Joseph’s Church in High Bridge, New Jersey. Served for 21 years as pastor of St. Mary of the Lakes Church in Medford, New Jersey. Retired in 1984 and returned to Worcester in 1992. [2]

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Personal conversation with Judith Whalen (née Campbell). [S820] Obituary of Rev. William J. Campbell. [S6472] WWII Draft Registration Card of William Joseph Campbell, Ancestry.com (National Archives & Records Administration). [S1708] Birth Register Entry for William Campbell. [S339] Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003, Ancestry.com. [S312] 1930 US Census - Household of William H. Campbell. [S19] 1920 US Census - Household of William Campbell. [S6] U.S., Social Security Death Index. [S2214] 1940 US Census - Household of William Campbell. [S8] Personal conversation with Marion Campbell (née McGrath).