Hugh Francis Connelly (1890–1957)

  • Born 15 October 1890 in the Town of Colton, St. Lawrence County, New York to Cornelius Clement Connelly and Mary McCoy
Hugh F Connelly; 1900 U.S. census

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.

Hugh Francis Connelly; WWI draft registration card

“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 Hugh Francis 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]

  • Confirmed 17 August 1905 in St. Mary’s Church, Town of Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, New York
Hugh Francis Connelly; confirmation

St. Mary’s Catholic Church (Potsdam, New York), Marriage, Baptisms, Confirmations and Deaths, p. 286 [penned], Hugh Francis 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 Mary E Murphy on 15 July 1919 in St. John the Evangelist Church, City of Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York
Hugh F Connelly; marriage index

New York State Department of Health, Marriage Index, 1919: 284, no. 14955, Hugh F Connelly; consulted as “New York, Marriage Index, 1881-1967,” database and digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 08 July 2018), image 289; citing Vital Records Office, Albany.

Mary E Murphy; marriage index

New York State Marriage Index, 1919: 1037, no. 14955, Mary E Murphy; image 1055.

Connelly–Murphy; marriage announcement

“Miss Murphy Wed to Hugh Connelly,” Syracuse (New York) Herald, [City Edition], 18 July 1919, p. 16, col. 3; digital image, NewspaperArchive.com (www.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 09 June 2019), Syracuse Herald (1881–1986).

  • Father of the following children:

1. Mary V (Connelly) Nightengale
2. Hugh Francis Connelly Jr

  • Military Service & Draft Registration Records:
Hugh Francis Connelly; WWI draft registration card

“U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918,” database and digital images, Ancestry.com, card for Hugh Francis Connelly, Draft Board 2, Potsdam, St. Lawrence Co., N.Y.

Hugh Connelly; draft physical exam

“Hold 21 Of 30 For Service,” Watertown (New York) Daily Times, 14 February 1918, p. 3, col. 3; digital image, New York State Historic Newspapers (www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org : accessed 23 April 2023), Watertown Daily Times, 1894-current.

Hugh Connelly; held by draft board

“Draft Board Cases,” Courier and Freeman (Potsdam, New York), 13 March 1918, p. 5, col. 3; digital image, New York State Historic Newspapers (www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org : accessed 23 April 2023), Courier and freeman, 1861-1989.

Hugh F Connelly; Camp Upton

“Draft Men To Go June 27,” Courier and Freeman, 19 June 1918, p. 1, col. 2.

Hugh F Connelly; drafted into WWI

“Twenty Seven In Contingent,” Potsdam (New York) Herald-Recorder, 21 June 1918, p. 1, cols. 5–6; digital image, New York State Historic Newspapers (www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org : accessed 23 April 2023), The Potsdam herald-recorder, 1905-1949.

Hugh Francis Connelly; military service abstract

“New York, Abstracts of World War I Military Service, 1917-1919,” database and digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 April 2023), card for Hugh Francis 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.

Hugh Francis Connelly; military service abstract

“New York, Abstracts of World War I Military Service, 1917-1919,” database and digital images, Ancestry.com, card for Hugh Francis Connelly.

Hugh Francis Connelly; WWII draft registration card (front)

“U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942,” database and digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 16 August 2017), card for Hugh Francis Connelly, serial no. 1291, 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.]

Hugh Francis Connelly; WWII draft registration card (back)

“U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942,” database and digital images, Ancestry.com, card for Hugh Francis Connelly, serial no. 1291, Draft Board 462, Syracuse, N.Y.

  • Lived in the Town of Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, New York from ca. 1895–1917
Hugh F Connelly; 1900 U.S. census

1900 U.S. census, St. Lawrence Co., N.Y., pop. sch., Potsdam, ED 133, p. 167-A, sht. 5, dwell. 94, fam. 96, Cornelius Connelly.

Hugh F 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.

Hugh F 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.

Hugh F 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.

  • Lived in the City of Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York from ca. 1917–1957
Hugh F Connelly; 1919 Syracuse directory

The Syracuse Directory also Solvay, Onondaga, Eastwood (Syracuse, New York: Sampson & Murdoch Co. Inc., 1919), 191, Hugh F Connelly, 107 ½ Union Avenue; consulted as “U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995,” database and digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestory.com : accessed 23 April 2023); see subsequent years with varying titles: (1922) 213, (1923) 219, (1924) 240, (1925) 494, (1926) 506, (1927) 474, (1928) 480, (1929) 484, (1930) 456, (1931) 442, (1932) 377, (1933) 318, (1934) 255, (1935) 211.

Hugh Connally; 1920 U.S. census

1920 U.S. census, Onondaga County, New York, population schedule, Syracuse City, ward 6, enumeration district 140, p. 215-A, sheet 1 [penned], 107 ½ Union Avenue, dwelling 5, family 12, Anna Murphy [Head]; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestory.com : accessed 27 January 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 1247.

Hugh S Conley; 1922 Syracuse directory

The Syracuse Directory also Solvay, Onondaga, Eastwood, (1922) 213, Hugh S Conley [sic], 2208 Court St.

Hugh Connelly; 1925 N.Y. state census

1925 New York state census, Onondaga County, population schedule, Syracuse City, ward 3, election district 7, p. 17 [penned], lines 42–45, Hugh Connelly [Head]; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 29 January 2015); citing state population census schedule, series A0276; New York State Archives, Albany.

Hugh F Connelly; 1929 Syracuse directory

The Syracuse Directory including Solvay, (1929) 484, Hugh F (Mary E) Connelly, 2210 Court St.

Hugh Connley; 1930 U.S. census

1930 U.S. census, Onondaga County, New York, population schedule, Syracuse City, ward 3, enumeration district 34-195, p. 131-A, sheet 19 [penned], 2210 Court Street, dwelling 265, family 288, Hugh E Connley [sic] [Head]; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestory.com : accessed 27 January 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 1626.

Joseph Connelly; 1940 U.S. census

1940 U.S. census, Onondaga County, New York, population schedule, Syracuse City, ward 3, enumeration district 66-38, p. 363-A, sheet 1 [penned], 2212 Court Street, family 7, Joseph [sic] Connelly [Head]; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestory.com : accessed 25 May 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 2853.

Hugh Connelly; 1950 U.S. census

1950 U.S. census, Onondaga County, New York, population schedule, Syracuse City, enumeration district 71-36, sheet 3 [penned], 328 West Willow Street [apt. 405], dwelling 49, Hugh Connelly [Head]; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestory.com : accessed 04 June 2022); citing NARA microfilm publication T628, roll 1355.

  • Died 19 December 1957 in the Town of Potsdam, Saint Lawrence County, New York
Hugh F Connelly; death index

New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index, entry for Hugh F Connelly, 19 December 1957, no. 86190; consulted as “New York State, U.S., Death Index, 1857-1970,” database, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 15 December 2019); citing Vital Records Office, Albany.

Hugh Connelly; obituary

“Hugh Connelly Dies at 65 Years,” Syracuse (New York) Herald-Journal, 20 December 1957, p. 3, col. 3 [content varies with regional editions]; digital image, NewspaperArchive.com (www.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 25 June 2022), image 46, Syracuse Herald Journal (1939–2002).

Hugh F Connelly; obituary

“Connelly,” Syracuse Herald-Journal, 21 December 1957, p. 5, col. 1.

Hugh Connelly; obituary

“Hugh Connelly Of Colton Dies,” Courier and Freeman, 26 December 1957, p. 2, col. 7.

  • Buried 23 December 1957 in Assumption Cemetery, City of Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York
Hugh F Connelly gravestone

Assumption Cemetery and Mausoleum (2401 Court Street, Syracuse, New York), Hugh F Connelly gravestone; personally read and photographed by R. J. Kin, 02 August 2022.