Tom’s father
Joseph Halloran
Known as “Joe”
1920 – 2004
- Born
- 14 July 1920, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
- Died
- 2 March 2004, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA aged 83
Life story
About Joe
Joseph “Joe” Halloran was born on 14 July 1920 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of John Patrick Halloran and Anna Weber. He graduated in Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1938 (Dorchester High School). The tree records his military service from 1942 to 1945: U.S. Navy, Pacific; machinist's mate aboard USS Hammond. The tree notes “Honorably discharged, Machinist's Mate Second Class” (discharge, 2 November 1945). From 1947 to 1985 he worked as a machinist at the Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts.
In the spring of 1947 Joe married Eleanor Costa at Saint Anne's Church, Fall River, Massachusetts. They had three children, Cathy, Tom and Mike. He lived on Sydney Street, Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1950. The tree notes “Bought the Wellfleet cottage the family had rented every August since 1958” (property, 1968, Wellfleet, Massachusetts). He retired in June 1985. Joe died on 2 March 2004 in Boston, at the age of 83. He is buried at Cedar Grove Cemetery, Dorchester, Massachusetts.
Written from the family tree, and approved by the family.
Family
Joe’s family
Joseph Halloran 1920–2004
Timeline
Through the years
- 1920
Born
- 1938
Graduated — Dorchester High School
- 1942
Military service — U.S. Navy, Pacific; machinist's mate aboard USS Hammond
- 1945
Discharge — Honorably discharged, Machinist's Mate Second Class
- 1947
Worked as machinist at the Fore River Shipyard
1947: Married Eleanor Costa
- 1949
- 1950
Lived
- 1952
- 1956
- 1968
Property — Bought the Wellfleet cottage the family had rented every August since 1958
- 1985
Retired
- 2004
Died
2004: Buried
Places
Places in Joe’s life
Stories
Stories about Joe
3 recorded stories mention Joe.
- The cottage.
Out on the porch in Wellfleet with Emily, July 2026. How we came to the cottage, fifty summers there, and Mike’s last one.
Hear where Joe comes up as “My father” 0:09 - Dad’s Navy years.
Emily asked me about Dad’s time in the Navy, the letters, and how he and Mom finally got together. Recorded at the kitchen table, Thanksgiving 2025.
Hear where Joe comes up 0:02 - Jack and Anna.
Well, this is the story my father told me. Jack Halloran was a streetcar conductor in Boston.
Hear where Joe comes up as “my father” 0:05
Records
Documents from the tree
3 documents attached to Joe in the family tree. Select one to read it full size.
