Edgar Anthony Connelly (1892–1959)
- Born 08 May 1892 in the Town of Colton, St. Lawrence County, New York to Cornelius Clement Connelly and Mary McCoy
Colton (New York), Register of births, deaths and marriages, p. 6 [penned], entry 26, [no first name] Conley [sic] birth, 1892; FHL microfilm 1311927, item 7; digital images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 09 June 2018); citing Register of Vital Statistics, Colton. [It appears someone amended the family name to Connelly and added the given name Edgar Anthony to the original entry.]
1900 U.S. census, Saint Lawrence County, New York, population schedule, Potsdam Township, enumeration district 133, p. 167-A [stamped], sheet 5 [penned], dwelling 94, family 96, Cornelius Connelly [Head]; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 August 2016); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 1158.
- Confirmed 17 August 1905 in St. Mary’s Church, Town of Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, New York
St. Mary’s Catholic Church (Potsdam, New York), Marriage, Baptisms, Confirmations and Deaths, p. 286 [penned], Edgar Anthony Connelly confirmation, 1905; FHL microfilm 1450732, item 2; digital images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 04 July 2022); citing St. Mary’s Rectory, Massena, New York. [Sacrament of Confirmation received 17 August 1905; he is listed towards the top of the first column.]
- Married Julia Veronica White on 15 July 1921 in the Village of Port Chester, Town of Rye, Westchester County, New York
Francis DeLigney, et al., Catholic Gems or Treasures of the Church: A Repository of Catholic Instruction and Devotion (New York, New York: Office of Catholic Publications, 1887); privately held by R. J. Kin [
New York City Municipal Archives, Marriage License Index, Borough of Manhattan, 1921: [arranged alphabetically], May–June, Edgar A Connelly; consulted as “New York, New York, U.S., Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018,” database and digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 April 2023), image 311; citing City Clerk’s Office, New York, New York. [Entry references volume 8, license no. 19843, issued 20 June 1921.]
- Father of the following children:
1. Edgar Oliver Connelly
2. Joan Helene (Connelly) Trouskie
3. Donald Cornelius Connelly
4. Corrine Louise (Connelly) Wander
5. Richard Paul Connelly
6. Patricia Ann (Connelly) Kin
- School Records & Education Information:
Souvenir of the Graduating Classes of 1913; Potsdam Normal School, Potsdam, N.Y. (n.p.: Dewitt Allen [photographer], 1913), unpaginated; consulted as “Pioneer 1913,” digital images, New York Heritage (www.nyheritage.org : accessed 09 February 2020), image 4; citing State University of New York, Potsdam.
The Onondagan (Syracuse, New York: Junior Class of Syracuse University, 1925), 306; see susequent years with the same title: (1926) 268, 284; consulted as “U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016,” digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 08 June 2014), image 313; citing various school yearbooks from across the United States. [Edgar Conley is listed as a member of the professional business fraternity, Alpha Kappa Psi.]
- Military Service & Draft Registration Records:
“U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918,” database and digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 July 2022), card for Edgar Anthony Connelly, Draft Board 2, Potsdam Township, Saint Lawrence County, New York; citing NARA microfilm M1509, roll NY383. [1st draft registration – 05 June 1917; stamped 31-1-12-A]
“New York, Abstracts of World War I Military Service, 1917-1919,” database and digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 12 January 2015), card for Edgar A Connelly; citing series B0808, subseries 3, Abstracts of World War I Military Service of Enlisted Men; Records of the New York (State) Adjutant General’s Office; New York State Archives, Albany.
“U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942,” database and digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 16 August 2017), card for Edgar Anthony Connelly, serial no. 2386, Draft Board 462, Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York; citing Records of the Selective Service System, record group no. 147, roll no. 116; National Archives, St. Louis, Missouri. [Fourth registration conducted 27 April 1942.]
- Lived in the Town of Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, New York from ca. 1895–1917; 1925–1930
1905 New York state census, Saint Lawrence County, population schedule, Potsdam Township, election district 1, p. 6 [penned], Steam Mill Road, lines 31–40, Cornelius C Connelly [Head]; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 31 May 2014); citing multiple county clerk offices, New York.
1910 U.S. census, Saint Lawrence County, New York, population schedule, Potsdam Township, enumeration district 173, p. [310]-B, sheet 13 [penned], dwelling 299, family 353, Cornelius Connelly [Head]; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestory.com : accessed 31 May 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 1074.
1915 New York state census, Saint Lawrence County, population schedule, Potsdam Township, election district 7, p. 17 [penned], lines 14–24, Cornelius C Connolly [sic] [Head]; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 05 June 2014); citing state population census schedule, series A0275; New York State Archives, Albany.
1925 New York state census, Saint Lawrence County, population schedule, Potsdam Township, election district 11, p. 22 [penned], lines 45–47, Edgar Connelly [Head]; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 05 June 2014); citing state population census schedule, series A0276; New York State Archives, Albany.
1930 U.S. census, Saint Lawrence County, New York, population schedule, Potsdam Township, enumeration district 45-83, p. 183-A, sheet 2 [penned], Parishville State Road, dwelling 35, family 35, Edgar Connelly Sr [Head]; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestory.com : accessed 07 June 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 1642.
- Lived in the City of Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York from ca. 1917–1925; 1930–1959
1920 U.S. census, Onondaga County, New York, population schedule, Syracuse City, ward 12, enumeration district 171, p. 41-B, sheet 2 [penned], 340 West Onondaga Street, dwelling 19, family 56, Harry Vincent [Head]; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestory.com : accessed 07 June 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 1249. [Edgar Conolly [sic] is listed as a lodger.]
The Syracuse Directory also Solvay, Onondaga, Eastwood (Syracuse, New York: Sampson & Murdoch Co. Inc., 1920), 194, Edgar A Connelly, 100 W Onondaga Street; consulted as “U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995,” database and digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestory.com : accessed 08 June 2014); see subsequent years with varying titles: (1922) 214, (1923) 219, (1924) 240, (1925) 494, (1931) 442, (1932) 377, (1933) 318, (1934) 255, (1935) 211. [The United Cigar Store Co is located at 100 West Onondaga Street per page 953 supporting the employment information found in his 1920 census record.]
1940 U.S. census, Onondaga County, New York, population schedule, Syracuse City, ward 3, enumeration district 66-38, p. 363-A, sheet 1 [penned], 2208 Court Street, family 6, Edgar Connelly [Head]; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestory.com : accessed 25 February 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 2853.
1950 U.S. census, Onondaga County, New York, population schedule, Syracuse City, enumeration district 71-44, sheet 2 [penned], 2208 Court Street, dwelling 14, Edgar A Connelly [Head]; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestory.com : accessed 04 June 2022); citing NARA microfilm publication T628, roll 1355.
- Died 14 March 1959 in the City of Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York
- Buried 17 March 1959 in Assumption Cemetery, City of Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York
“U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970,” database and digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 12 April 2023), application for Edgar A Connelly; citing NAID 596118, Applications for Headstones, 01/01/1925 – 06/30/1970; Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Record Group 92; National Archives, Washington D.C.