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Not known as a relation, yet, but of good historical note for the name and area .. and he may be the reason more Connollys settled in Portland, Maine, as well.
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From: mlacombe@megalink.net Date: Wed, Mar 6, 2002, 1:11pm To: scottagin@webtv.net (Scott Connolly) Subject: Re: Look Up ..
We seem to be circling the same people. I have to run out for errands, but will write more later, and do lookups, but for now, in brief;
(SMC had enquired about the Bishop feeny of Portland, Maine)
Yes, I am related to Bishop Feeney. His ancestor Daniel P. Feeney appears to be my on gr-gr-gr-uncle, in any event his decendants were cousins according to my grandmother Mary Agnes Feeney of Bohoona, Spiddal. You have Feeney connections?
Bryon Connolly and wife Winnifred had a son Joseph M. Connolly in Portland on 22 May 1880 - don't know why I have this record, I must have thought he might fit in somehwere, sometime.
[ed note SMC ..the "M" should have beenan "A" for the census record .. other info is correct its is SMC gf & ggp from Portland, Maine]
Free associating - there was an Owen Kelley married to Barbara "Delia" Conley, she was born abt 1839 Ireland, her parents Martin Conley and Bridget Cady, and Owen and Barbara's daughter Mary married a grandson of Daniel P. Feeney. Cady is another name that keeps coming up associated with Feeneys and Connollys.
That Owen Durgin who married Margaret Feeney was also married to Anna B. unknown and had son Owen with her in 1863 in Maine (had daughter Margaret with Feeney in 1870 - she married a Milan.)
Owen Durgin also appears in the 1906 Portland Directory & .read more below about the 'Owen' name in our family.
Cornelius Connolly son of Michael Connolly and Margaret Sullivan, born 137 Ireland, died 15 Aug 1892 Portland, wife Ellen unknown, emigrated Oct 1860 to Portland, his naturalization witnesses Edward Dooley and Daniel Donovan, was in Portland in Jun 1864 but enlists in Union army in Plaistow NH in Aug 1864, Company H, 5th NH Infantry. Mustered out 28 June 1865, then is in Portland in Oct 1868 again (if not before) when a son is born. He keeps coming up.
He held the mortgage on the Cape Elizabeth farm of John A. Feeney (father of director John Ford), but when he died his widow called foreclosed on it, and Feeney had to move.[e-mail the source for more info] Cornelius and wife Ellen owned a lot of buildings around Center St, including one my Feeney grandmother and her brother lived in when she emigrated in 1901.
[Note ... among the Portland Connollys circa 1860-1890 Joseph Connolly was not one of the Cornelius children -- but Bryan Conolly --relationship to Cornelius & other portland, maine Connollys still being checked]
Cornelius' kids:
Michael 1863-64
Margaret M. 1865-1935, married James O'Neill, kids Ellen O'Neill, Agnes O'Neill Fickett, unk O'Neill
Nellie born 1867, death unk
Cornelius 1868-1868
Timothy 1874-1948
Francis C. 1876-1904, married Josephine Connell, daughter Helen Agnes 1879-1954
Will get back to you this evening.
3/6/02 11:32 AM, Scott Connolly at scottagin@webtv.net wrote:
Thanks any on the post 1860 end of the scale? also FYI:
Cornelius took my interest also as to any lure for Bryan Connolly (Elm Street Portland) who settled there (ie as to pre-settled relative) -- Bryan settled in Portland as a boy? or youneger man according to my father Owen Connolly.
Also as to Durgin saw that one & he may be a cousin or uncle .... seeking John or Durgin William ... William was a civil war vet may have been a brother of John by another Willam or Samuel.
As to your research any kin to Daniel J Feeney RC Bishop of Portland in the 60's?
On the Durgin point ..my father Owen Connolly was named OWEN by his mother for the welsh in her family (her familiess combined Durgins & Scotts)
An old celtic name derived from celto-French 'Ouen'
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