Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Richard Connolly

Male Cal 1853 - 1887  (~ 34 years)


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  • Name Richard Connolly 
    Born CALC 9 Aug 1853  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1876  Minto Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    sawyer 
    Residence 1876  Minto Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Occupation 1886  Harriston, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    cabinet maker 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-192849 
    Died 29 Aug 1887  Harriston, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Harriston Cemetery, Harriston, Wellington Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I192849  Generations
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 

    Father Joseph Connolly,   b. CA 1824, Of, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Aug 1894  (Age ~ 70 years) 
    Mother Martha Hinds,   b. CALC 16 Apr 1827, Of, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jun 1890  (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Family ID F54694  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Dryden,   b. 21 Sep 1853, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 1936, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 19 Apr 1876  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Richard Percy Ward Connolly,   b. 9 Dec 1887, Harriston, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1974  (Age 86 years)
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 
    Family ID F54693  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134426229.

    2. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Name:Richard Connolly
      Gender:Male
      Age:34
      Birth Date:abt 1853
      Birth Place:Minto
      Death Date:29 Aug 1887
      Death Place:Harriston, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
      Religion:Episcopal
      Cause of Death:Typhoid Fever
      Occ: cabinet maker
      Informant: Thos H. Dryden - millwright, Toronto

    3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: Richard Connelly
      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 19 Apr 1876
      Event Place: Galt, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Sex: Male
      Age: 22
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1854 Hespeler
      Occ: Sawyer - Minto Twp
      Father's Name: Joseph Connelly
      Mother's Name: Martha Hinds
      Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Dryden
      Spouse's Sex: Female
      Spouse's Age: 22
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1854 North Dumfries
      Res: North Dumfries
      Spouse's Father's Name: Andrew Dryden
      Spouse's Mother's Name: Elizabeth Kennedy

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - CALC 9 Aug 1853 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 19 Apr 1876 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - cabinet maker - 1886 - Harriston, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 29 Aug 1887 - Harriston, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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