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William Gleason Connolly 1901–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 JUN 1901

Birth Location: Canada

Death Date: 31 DEC 1974

Death Location: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Father: William Connolly

Mother: Mary Brennan

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Children(s):

In 1901, William Gleason Connolly entered the world in Canada, born to William C Connolly And Mary E Brennan. William Gleason Connolly passed away in 1974 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1901, William Gleason Connolly entered the world in Canada, born to William C Connolly And Mary E Brennan.
  • William Gleason Connolly passed away in 1974 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Connolly's Ancestors

Self
William Connolly
1901–1974
Birth Place: Canada
Parents
William C Connolly
1864–1929
Michigan, USA
Mary (E.) Brennan
1867–1921
Canada
Grandparents
Matthew (James) Brennan
1835–1915
Ferns, Wexford, Ireland
Bridget (Frances) Kinsella
1845–1914
Carlow, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Brennan
1807–1872
Mary Shelly
1802–1889
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Connolly's Timeline

6 Records

1901
25 JUN 1901
Birth of William Gleason Connolly in Canada
Canada
1901
28 JUN 1901
William Gleason Connolly was baptized in Brechin, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Brechin, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
1935
1935
Age 34
William Gleason Connolly resided here in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1940
1940
Age 39
William Gleason Connolly resided here in Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1940
1940
Age 39
William Gleason Connolly resided here in Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1974
31 DEC 1974
Age 73
Death of William Gleason Connolly in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 JUN 1901
    Event Place: Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, Federal Naturalization Records, 1887-1931, National Archives at Chicago; Chicago, Illinois; ARC Title: Declarations of Intention, 1856 - 1989; NAI Number: 1137682; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the USA, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: RG 21
    [2] 1940 USA Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01832; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 82-153
    [3] Ontario, Canada, Roman Catholic Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Archdiocese of Toronto (Ontario); Toronto, Ontario
    [4] Michigan, Death Index
    [5] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [6] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 28 JUN 1901
    Event Place: Brechin, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada, Roman Catholic Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Archdiocese of Toronto (Ontario); Toronto, Ontario

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 USA Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01832; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 82-153
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 23 MAY 1923
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, Federal Naturalization Records, 1887-1931, National Archives at Chicago; Chicago, Illinois; ARC Title: Declarations of Intention, 1856 - 1989; NAI Number: 1137682; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the USA, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: RG 21
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 17 NOV 1927
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, Federal Naturalization Records, 1887-1931, National Archives at Chicago; Chicago, Illinois; ARC Title: Declarations of Intention, 1856 - 1989; NAI Number: 1137682; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the USA, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: RG 21
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 DEC 1974
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, Death Index
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 USA Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01832; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 82-153

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 USA Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01832; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 82-153

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: Michigan, Death Index

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