Emmett Vincent Connelly (1901–1966)

  • Born 09 October 1901 in the Town of Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, New York to Cornelius Clement Connelly and Mary McCoy
Emmett Vincent Connelly ;baptism register

St. Mary’s Catholic Church (Potsdam, New York), Baptisms and Marriages, p. 237 [stamped], entry 1937, Emmett Vincent Connelly baptism, 1901; FHL microfilm 1450732, item 4; digital images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 01 July 2022); citing St. Mary’s Rectory, Massena, New York. [This record is written in Latin; married August 2nd, 1932, St. Mary’s, Postdam, N.Y., is penned in the margin.]

Conelly; birth index

New York State Department of Health, Birth Index, 1901: 148, no. 38747, [no first name] Conelly [sic]; consulted as “New York State, Birth Index, 1881-1942,” database and digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 05 May 2019); citing Vital Records Section, Albany.

  • Confirmed 26 September 1914 in St. Mary’s Church, Town of Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, New York
Emmett Vincent Connolly; confirmation

St. Mary’s Catholic Church (Potsdam, New York), Marriage, Baptisms, Confirmations and Deaths, p. 292 [penned], Emmett Vincent Connolly [sic] confirmation, 1914; FHL microfilm 1450732, item 2; digital images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 01 July 2022); citing St. Mary’s Rectory, Massena, New York. [Sacrament of Confirmation received 26 September 1914; he is listed towards the middle of the first column.]

  • Married Grace M Murphy on 02 August 1932 in the Town of Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, New York
Connelly–Murphy,; marriage license

“New York, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1847-1849, 1907-1936,” database and digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 April 2023), St. Lawrence County, 1931-1933, image 1294, marriage license no. 1803 (1932), Connelly–Murphy; citing multiple county clerk offices, New York.

Connelly–Murphy; marriage certificate

“New York, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1847-1849, 1907-1936,” database and digital images, Ancestry.com, St. Lawrence County, 1931-1933, image 1183, marriage certificate (1932), Connelly–Murphy.

Emmett V Connelly; marriage index

New York State Department of Health, Marriage Index, 1932: 266, no. 25105, Emmett V Connelly; consulted as “New York, Marriage Index, 1881-1967,” database and digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 21 June 2022); citing Vital Records Office, Albany.

Grace M Murphy; marriage index

New York State Marriage Index, 1932: 976, no. 25105, Grace M Murphy.

  • Father of the following children:

1. Robert E Connelly
2. Patricia M (Connelly) Farns
3. Constance M (Connelly) Aiken
4. Catherine J (Connelly) Hassett

  • Military Service & Draft Registration Records:
Emmett Vincent Connelly; WWII draft registration card (front)

“U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947,” database and digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 April 2023), card for Emmett Vincent Connelly, serial no. 469, Draft Board 412, Potsdam, Saint Lawrence County, New York; citing Records of the Selective Service System, record group no. 147; National Archives, St. Louis, Missouri.

Emmett Vincent Connelly; WWII draft registration card (back)

“U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947,” database and digital images, Ancestry.com, card for Emmett Vincent Connelly, serial no. 469, Draft Board 412, Potsdam, N.Y.

  • Lived in the Town of Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, New York from 1901–1966
Emmet V Connelly; 1905 N.Y. census

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.

Emment V Connelly; 1910 U.S. census

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.

Emmett V Connolly; 1915 N.Y. census

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.

Emment V Connelly; 1920 U.S. census

1920 U.S. census, Saint Lawrence County, New York, population schedule, Potsdam Township, enumeration district 176, p. 117-A, sheet 5 [penned], Parishville State Road, dwelling 117, family 121, Cornelius C Connelly [Head]; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestory.com : accessed 22 June 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 1260.

Emmett Connelly; 1925 N.Y. census

1925 New York state census, Saint Lawrence County, population schedule, Potsdam Township, election district 11, p. 22 [penned], lines 37–44, Cornelius 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.

Emmet Connelly; 1930 U.S. census

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 36, family 36, Mary Connelly [Head]; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestory.com : accessed 07 June 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 1642.

Emmet Connelly; 1940 U.S. census

1940 U.S. census, Saint Lawrence County, New York, population schedule, Potsdam Township, enumeration district 45-108, p. 1247-B, sheet 2 [penned], family 31, Clement C Connelly [Head]; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestory.com : accessed 26 June 2022); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 2771.

Emmett V Connelly; 1941 Potsdam Directory

The Mullin-Kille and Courier & Freeman, Potsdam, New York, Con Survey, City Directory (Hebron, Nebraska: Mullin-Kille Company, 1941), 113, Emmett V Connelly; consulted as “U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995,” database and digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestory.com : accessed 19 April 2023), image 39.

Emmet V Connelly; 1950 U.S. census

1950 U.S. census, Saint Lawrence County, New York, population schedule, Potsdam Township, enumeration district 45-129, sheet 1 [penned], State Highway 72, dwelling 8, Emmett V Connelly [Head]; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestory.com : accessed 04 June 2022); citing NARA microfilm publication T628, roll 4107.

Emmett V Connell; 1950 Potsdam Directory

Manning’s Potsdam and Canton (New York) Directory (Schenectady, New York: H. A. Manning Company, 1950), 33, Emmett V Connell [sic]; consulted as “U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995,” database and digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestory.com : accessed 19 April 2023), image 17; see subsequent years: (1955) 63, (1958) 110.

  • Died 05 December 1966 in the Town of Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, New York
Emmett V Connelly; death index

New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index, entry for Emmett V Connelly, 05 December 1966, no. 96545; consulted as “New York State, U.S., Death Index, 1857-1970,” database, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 April 2023); citing Vital Records Office, Albany.

Emmett V Connelly; obituary

“Emmett Connelly Rites Tomorrow,” Courier and Freeman (Potsdam, New York), 08 December 1966, p. 10, col. 1; digital image, New York State Historic Newspapers (www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org : accessed 21 February 2015), Courier and freeman, 1861-1989.

Emmett V Connelly; obituary

“Emmett V Connelly,” Press-Republican (Plattsburgh, New York), 13 December 1966, p. 5, cols. 2–3; digital image, New York State Historic Newspapers (www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org : accessed 28 April 2023), Press-Republican, 1966-current.

Emmett Connelly; obituary

“Rural Mail Carrier Dies,” The Massena (New York) Observer, 20 December 1966, p. 16, cols. 4–5; digital image, New York State Historic Newspapers (www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org : accessed 24 July 2022), The Massena observer, 1897-1989.

  • Buried in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Town of Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, New York
Connelly [family] headstone

Find A Grave, database and digital images (www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 July 2022), memorial no. 91421389, Emmett Vincent Connelly (1901-1966); citing St. Mary’s Cemetery, Potsdam Township, Saint Lawrence County, New York; markers photographed by KrayeB [contributor no. 48700711]; memorial maintained by V F [contributor no. 50176040].

Emmett Vincent Connelly gravestone

Find A Grave, database and digital images, memorial no. 91421389, Emmett Vincent Connelly (1901-1966).