Walter Edmund Connelly (1899–1983)
- Born 27 October 1899 in the Town of Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, New York to Cornelius Clement Connelly and Mary McCoy
St. Mary’s Catholic Church (Potsdam, New York), Baptisms and Marriages, p. 218 [stamped], entry 1777, Walter Edmond [sic] Connelly baptism, 1899; 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.]
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 1911 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. 291 [penned], Walter Edward Connolly [sic] confirmation, 1911; 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 17 August 1911; he is listed towards the top of the third column.]
- Married Lillian M Favro/Favreau on 27 September 1927 in the Village of Rouses Point, Clinton County, New York
New York State Department of Health, Marriage Index, 1927: 296, no. 26875, Walter E 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.
New York State Marriage Index, 1927: 475, no. 26875, Lillian M Favro; image 483.
“St. Patrick’s Church Is Scene Of Wedding,” The Plattsburgh (New York) Sentinel, 30 September 1927, p. 2, col. 4; digital image, New York State Historic Newspapers (www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org : accessed 03 May 2023), The Plattsburgh sentinel, 190?-1931.
- Father of the following children:
1. Mary Louise (Connelly) Juneau
2. Walter Edmund Connelly Jr
3. Marlene Ann (Connelly) Beal
4. Kathleen M (Connelly) Bechard
5. William Armand Connelly
6. Michael John Connelly
7. Francis Gerald Connelly
8. Gregory Paul Connelly
9. Gail (Connelly) Carey
- 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 Walter Edmund Connelly, Draft Board 2, Potsdam Township, Saint Lawrence County, New York; citing NARA microfilm M1509, roll NY383. [3rd draft registration – 12 September 1918; stamped 31-1-12-C]
“U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947,” database and digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 03 May 2023), card for Walter Edmund Connelly, serial no. 803, Draft Board 380, Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York; citing Records of the Selective Service System, record group no. 147; National Archives, St. Louis, Missouri.
“U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947,” database and digital images, Ancestry.com, card for Walter Edmund Connelly, serial no. 803, Draft Board 380, Plattsburgh, N.Y.
- Lived in the Town of Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, New York from 1899–:
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.
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.
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.
- Lived in the Town of Champlain, Clinton County, New York from 192?–:
1930 U.S. census, Clinton County, New York, population schedule, Champlain Township, enumeration district 10-09, p. 107-A, sheet 1 [penned], 71 State Street, dwelling 10, family 11, Walter E Connelly [Head]; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestory.com : accessed 30 June 2022); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 1416.
- Lived in the Village of Rouses Point, Clinton County, New York from 193?–:
1940 U.S. census, Clinton County, New York, population schedule, Rouses Point Village, enumeration district 10-10, p. 137-A, sheet 13 [penned], family 250, Walter Connelly [Head]; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestory.com : accessed 26 June 2022); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 2516.
1950 U.S. census, Clinton County, New York, population schedule, Rouses Point Village, enumeration district 10-12, sheet 5 [penned], 50 Chapman Street, dwelling 53, Walter Connelly [Head]; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestory.com : accessed 04 June 2022); citing NARA microfilm publication T628, roll 2557.
- Died 04 August 1983 in the City of Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York
“Walter Connelly,” Press-Republican (Plattsburgh, New York), 05 August 1983, p. 8, col. 2; digital image, New York State Historic Newspapers (www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org : accessed 28 April 2023), Press-Republican, 1966-current.
“Walter Connelly Sr.,” Press-Republican, 08 August 1983, p. 6, col. 3.
“Walter Connelly,” Courier and Freeman (Potsdam, New York), 16 August 1983, p. 12, col. 1; digital image, New York State Historic Newspapers (www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org : accessed 21 February 2015), Courier and freeman, 1861-1989.
- Buried 06 August 1983 in St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Village of Rouses Point, Clinton County, New York
![Connelly [family] headstone](https://myfamilykin.com/wp-content/gallery/walter-edmund-connelly/St.-Patricks-Cemetery-Rouses-Point-N.Y.-Connelly-family-marker.jpg "Connelly [family] headstone")
Find A Grave, database and digital images (www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 July 2022), memorial no. 182927256, Walter Edmund Connelly Sr (1899-1983); citing St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Rouses Point Village, Clinton County, New York; headstone photographed by BCB [contributor no. 49374294]; memorial maintained by Lynn J. Gauthier [contributor no. 47488213].