Person:Thomas Connolly (15)

Thomas A. Connolly arrived with his family from Ireland in 1851. Fanny Nerey was traveling with them, and her occupation was given as “domestic.”

On 1 July 1863, when he registered for the draft, he was a 26-year-old Irish-born butcher living on Baxter St. (the house number is not visible in the image.)

On 2 June 1865 he opened an account (#46944) at the New York Emigrant's Savings Bank. He stated that he was born in Co. Sligo in 1838, that he came to the U.S. on the ship "A.Z." in 1849, was a butcher living at 90 Baxter St. His wife is Fanny Neary and he has no children. He signed by mark. ^S2 He opened account #53938 on 5 July 1866. He was living at 60 Mulberry St, and he arrived in 1850 on the ship Asiah (probably a misunderstanding of his saying "AZ" with an Irish brogue).

In the 1880 census for Belleville, Essex Co., NJ [p. 26, ED 90] he is living on John Street [now Belleville Avenue]. He is a butcher and cannot read and write. Living with him is an Arch Gorman, age 22, born in New Jersey of Irish-born parents, who is listed as a clerk in the store.

His will is dated 12 April 1894, probated 23 May 1894 in Essex County, New Jersey Surrogate's Office, #25345G. He is "of the Township of Belleville, Essex County, New Jersey;" leaves one hundred dollars to his sister Bridget McEnery; "all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate both real and personal I give, devise and bequeath unto my executors hereinafter named in trust for the following uses and purposes, to wit, to receive and collect the rents, issues and profits thereof and after the payment thereout of all taxes, interest, insurance and repairs to pay over to my wife Mary Connolly whatever shall remain, for and during the period of her natural life or widowhood, for the support of her and the maintenance and education of my children during their minority." Executors: Wife Mary Connolly and brother William Connolly. Signed by mark. Witnessed originally by Hugh Diamond and Margret [sic] McCabe, whose signatures are crossed out, then by Margret McCabe and Oliver H. Perry.

1. ↑ .

   Will of Thomas Connolly, New Jersey State Archives, #25345G

2. ↑ Thomas Connolly, Test Book, account 46944, in Emigrant Savings Bank. Emigrant Savings Bank Records. (Call number *R-USLHG *ZI-815. Rolls 1-20. New York Public Library, New York, New York).
3.   Thomas Connolly card , in United States. Veterans Administration. General index to pension files, 1861-1934. (Washington, District of Columbia, United States: NARA).

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