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John Connelly Sr.

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John Connelly Sr.

Birth
District of Columbia, USA
Death
20 Dec 1859 (aged 61)
Sangamon County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Plot
Block 7, 49; no stone found
Memorial ID
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Cemetery records state aged 62 yrs. Removed to Oak Ridge from Hutchinsen Cemetery in October 1866 with other Connelly and Rames family members. [Rames was his daughter Mary's husband's surname.] Biography below cites different dates than edits submitted and cemetery record.
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John Connelly was born in 1794 in Maryland. Ann Weatherell was born Feb. 20, 1800 in the District of Columbia. They were there married and had ten children. The family moved to Springfield, Ill., in 1837.

Mr. Connelly was Register of the United States Land Office, in Springfield, during the administration of President Pierce, and part of the administration of President Buchanan. He also, at various times, filled a number of local offices.

History of the Early Settlers of Sangamon County, Illinois: "Centennial Record", By John Carroll Power, 1876
Cemetery records state aged 62 yrs. Removed to Oak Ridge from Hutchinsen Cemetery in October 1866 with other Connelly and Rames family members. [Rames was his daughter Mary's husband's surname.] Biography below cites different dates than edits submitted and cemetery record.
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John Connelly was born in 1794 in Maryland. Ann Weatherell was born Feb. 20, 1800 in the District of Columbia. They were there married and had ten children. The family moved to Springfield, Ill., in 1837.

Mr. Connelly was Register of the United States Land Office, in Springfield, during the administration of President Pierce, and part of the administration of President Buchanan. He also, at various times, filled a number of local offices.

History of the Early Settlers of Sangamon County, Illinois: "Centennial Record", By John Carroll Power, 1876


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  • Added: Sep 25, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21755339/john-connelly: accessed ), memorial page for John Connelly Sr. (25 May 1798–20 Dec 1859), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21755339, citing Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by SBK (contributor 48239292).