John Joseph Connelly (1894–1982)
- Born 13 January 1894 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. 8 [penned], entry 10, [no first name] Conley [sic] birth, 1894; FHL microfilm 1311927, item 7; digital images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 09 June 2018); citing Register of Vital Statistics, Colton.
New York State Department of Health, Birth Index, 1894: 165, no. 212, [no first name] Conley [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.
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 26 August 1908 in St. Mary’s Church, Town of Colton, St. Lawrence County, New York
St. Mary’s Catholic Church (Potsdam, New York), Marriage, Baptisms, Confirmations and Deaths, p. 288 [penned], John Joseph Connelly confirmation, 1908; 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 26 August 1908; he is listed towards the top of the first column.]
- Married Gertrude V Scoble ca. April 1925
“Dover Couple Celebrate Their 50th,” Daily Record (Morristown, New Jersey), 27 April 1975, sect. C, p. 3, col. 2; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : accessed 14 May 2023), Daily Record, 1974-current.
New Jersey Department of Health, Marriage Indexes, Brides, 1920-1929: [arranged alphabetically], Gertrude Sebble; consulted as “New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-2016,” database and digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 08 May 2023); citing New Jersey State Archives, Trenton. [Unable to find Gertrude Scoble; this record lists JC for the husband’s initials, 13 April 1925 as the marriage date and references vol. 7, p. 689; further review is required.]
- Father of the following children:
1. Dorothy Mae Connelly
2. Pauline G (Connelly) Zuzock
3. Jean M (Connelly) Farrelly
4. John Joseph Connelly Jr
5. Gertrude M (Connelly) Zielensky
- School Records & Education Information:
Souvenir of the Graduating Classes of 1914; State Normal and Training School, Potsdam, N.Y. (n.p.: Dewitt Allen [photographer], 1914), unpaginated; consulted as “Pioneer 1914,” digital images, New York Heritage (www.nyheritage.org : accessed 09 February 2020), image 6; citing State University of New York, Potsdam.
Souvenir of the Graduating Classes of 1914; State Normal and Training School, Potsdam, N.Y.; image 22.
- 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 John Joseph 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]
“U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942,” database and digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 08 May 2023), card for John Joseph Connelly, serial no. 3272, Draft Board 5, Dover Township, Morris County, New Jersey; citing Records of the Selective Service System, record group no. 147; National Archives, St. Louis, Missouri. [Fourth registration conducted 27 April 1942.]
“U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942,” database and digital images, Ancestry.com, card for John Joseph Connelly, serial no. 3272, Draft Board 5, Dover, N.J.
- Lived in the Town of Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, New York from 1894–ca. 1920
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.
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.
- Lived in the Town of Dover, Morris County, New Jersey from ca. 1927–1940
Richmond’s Morristown (New Jersey) Directory including Morris Plains, Dover, Wharton and Rockaway (New Brunswick, New Jersey: R. L. Polk & Co., 1927), 387, John J (Gertrude) Connelly, 80 Elm [Street]; consulted as “U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995,” database and digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestory.com : accessed 08 May 2023).
1930 U.S. census, Morris County, New Jersey, population schedule, Dover Township, enumeration district 14-18, p. 258-A, sheet 11 [penned], 80 Elm Street, dwelling 265, family 280, John J Connelly [Head]; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestory.com : accessed 28 June 2022); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 1373.
- Lived in the Town of Rockaway, Morris County, New Jersey from ca. 1940–1982
1940 U.S. census, Morris County, New Jersey, population schedule, Rockaway Township, enumeration district 14-100, p. 1593-A, sheet 5 [penned], 178 Mt Prospect Avenue, family 96, John J Connely [sic] [Head]; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestory.com : accessed 25 June 2022); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 2373.
1950 U.S. census, Morris County, New Jersey, population schedule, Rockaway Township, enumeration district 14-174, sheet 10 [penned], 21 Mt Prospect Street, dwelling 102, John J Connelly [Head]; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestory.com : accessed 04 June 2022); citing NARA microfilm publication T628, roll 3172.
- Died 24 June 1982 in the Town of Rockaway, Morris County, New Jersey
New Jersey Department of Health, Death Index, 1982: 267, no. 030497, John J Connelly; consulted as “New Jersey, U.S., Death Index, 1848-1878, 1901-2017,” database and digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 04 July 2022); citing New Jersey State Archives, Trenton.
“John J. Connelly Sr., Taught In Dover,” Daily Record, 25 June 1982, p. 2, col. 1.
- Buried in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Community of Whippany, Town of Hanover, Morris County, New Jersey
![Connelly [family] gravestone](https://myfamilykin.com/wp-content/gallery/john-joseph-connelly/St.-Marys-Cemetery-Whippany-N.J.-Connelly-family-marker.jpg "Connelly [family] gravestone")
Find A Grave, database and digital images (www.findagrave.com : accessed 17 July 2022), memorial no. 11771201, John Joseph Connelly Sr (1894-1982); citing St. Mary’s Cemetery, Whippany, Hanover Township, Morris County, New Jersey; headstone photographed and memorial maintained by Rich H [contributor no. 46489213].