Bernard
Joseph
Connolly
Born about in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of Colman (Conneely) Connolly
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died about
at about age 76
[location unknown]
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Biography
Bernard Joseph Connolly was born in 1931 in Massachusetts, probably in Boston, to Colman and Annie Connolly.[1][2]
In the 1940 census Bernard (age 8) was the son of Colman Connolly in Brooklyn Judicial Township, Alameda, California, United States.[1]
In the 1950 census Bernard (age 18), Postman, was the never married son of Annie E Connolly in Woodstock, Oakland, Alameda, California, United States.[2]
In 1956 he married Bernadette Angela Bernasso in St. Benedict's Church in Oakland.[3][4]
In 1960 postman Connelly and his wife went to a journey through Portugal, Spain, Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, France, Belgium, England and Ireland, where Connolly would meet fellow postmen of 21 cities and carry out mail with them, including from people of Oakland.[3] They paid by themselves for the four months trip.[5] The left California on 10 April 1960[6] and returned on 9 July.[7]
The next year, Bernard went to Asia and delivered mail to Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Thailand and India.[8][9]
In June 1966 Bernard and Bernadette got divorced.[10]
He passed away in 2007.[11]
Research Notes
- Identity of the person on the death record assumed by living in the same country and the birthday being in the range implied by the census records. Final connection between birthday and postman or birthday and wife remains to be found. --Straub-620 14:38, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
- California marriage indexes suggests that he was also married to Marjorie Whitehead from 1970 until 1974.[12]
- Possible marriage record for his parents, naming their parents:
- "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CYR-B2N5 : 4 January 2023), Coleman Francis Connolly, 1924.
- This marriage record looks to be a different Coleman Connolly , see FamilySearch Person: G5TC-7HG. Note the different location in 1940 census, 10year difference in age. Ketcham-879 03:36, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940", citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 75; Digital film/folder number: 005456517; Image number: 873; Sheet number: 6; Sheet letter: B, FamilySearch Record: K9ZT-DWB (accessed 20 April 2024) FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9MT-V9LK, Bernard J Connolly (8), single son, in household of Colman Connolly (45) in Brooklyn Judicial Township, Alameda, California, United States. Born in Massachusetts.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 1950 Census: "United States 1950 Census", citing Page: 76; Line: 8; Digital film/folder number: 108826388; Image number: 20, FamilySearch Record: 6XGZ-QVS9 (accessed 20 April 2024) FamilySearch Image: 3QHN-GQH7-1SD3-M, Bernard J Connolly, Jr (18), single son, Postman, in household of Annie E Connolly (56) in Woodstock, Oakland, Alameda, California, United States. Born in Massachusetts.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tom Riley: Postman's Holiday. Journey to Understanding in: Oakland Tribune, Volume 172, Number 66, 6 March 1960 (California Digital Newspaper Collection)
- ↑ "marriage notice of Bernard Joseph Connolly and Bernadette Angela Benasso", The Berkeley Gazette, Berkeley, California, (1956) 9 April 1956, Page 16, Newspapers Clip: 145714741
- ↑ Oakland Tribune, Volume 172, Number 59, 28 February 1960 (California Digital Newspaper Collection)
- ↑ Oakland Tribune, Volume 172, Number 101, 10 April 1960 (California Digital Newspaper Collection)
- ↑ Oakland Tribune, Volume 173, Number 6, 6 July 1960 (California Digital Newspaper Collection)
- ↑ Mercury-register, Volume 88, Number 243, 18 October 1961 (California Digital Newspaper Collection)
- ↑ "Bay Mailman Delivering in Thailand", The Berkeley Gazette, Berkeley, California, (1961) 3 November 1961, Page 8, Newspapers Clip: 145770250
- ↑ Divorce: "California Divorce Index, 1966-1984", citing Alameda City, California, Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, FamilySearch Record: VPYV-1NZ (accessed 20 April 2024), Bernard J Connolly divorce in Jun 1966 in Alameda City, California.
- ↑ Death: "United States Social Security Death Index", citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing), FamilySearch Record: V3BZ-R38 (accessed 20 April 2024), Bernard Joseph Connolly death 4 Sep 2007 (born 11 Aug 1931) residing in Berkeley, Alameda, California.
- ↑ Unclassified: Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1141 #1230601 (accessed 20 April 2024)
See also
- FamilySearch Person: G55L-QLD
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