ABOUT
Biography of James Coyle, Professional Genealogist and First Generation American:
Professional Research Genealogist with over 12 years of experience including Scottish, Irish, Welsh, English, Italian, German, and Jewish immigration to the Northeast United States and Canada.
- Research trips to Scotland using local repositories in the Glasgow area, and at the National Archives in Edinburgh.
- U.S. experience has been with immigration to Boston, New York and Philadelphia.
- Canadian research immigration to Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia.
- Personal Heritage: Scottish, Irish, Welsh, and English.
Professional Education:
- Certificate in “Genealogical Research” from Boston University- 2014
- Courses in Genealogical Writing from Boston University- 2012
- Course in Genealogy: Researching Your Family Tree from University of Strathclyde- Glasgow, Scotland – 2020
- B.S and M.S. in Engineering from Manhattan College
Professional Genealogist Membership:
- Association of Professional Genealogists
- National Genealogical Society
- New England Historic Genealogical Society
- Scottish Genealogy Society
- Milton Historical Society (Massachusetts)
- Quincy Historical Society (Massachusetts)
Research Time Period: 18th, 19th, and 20th Centuries
World Travel: Visited over 25 countries over the last 40 years which has greatly enhanced cultural and sociological awareness.
Recent Genealogist Projects:
- Irish families who immigrated to New York, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania from 1840- 1940s. Some went through Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.
- Scottish families who immigrated from Glasgow to New York and Massachusetts in the 1830s to early 1900s. Many were of Irish heritage.
- Southern Italian families who immigrated to Boston in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
- Jewish immigration from Russia to Vermont in the early 1900s.
- Located U.S cousins for a person who was adopted at birth.
- Canadian immigrants who came to the Northeast U.S.
- Welsh immigration to New York
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