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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