tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4937920689538570600.post544505412695350443..comments2023-07-01T06:27:57.077-05:00Comments on Hanging from the Family Tree: Surname Saturday - Connery of Limerick, IrelandDonna Hansen Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13010578509636276371noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4937920689538570600.post-40839348502363943322011-03-13T21:47:38.883-05:002011-03-13T21:47:38.883-05:00HI DONNA,
BACK IN THE 70S WHEN I RESEARCHED MJ AT ...HI DONNA,<br />BACK IN THE 70S WHEN I RESEARCHED MJ AT THE CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUM I FOUND A PAGE IN THE "1906 WESTERN BOWLERS JOURNAL" ABOUT MJ CONNERY WITH A ONE PAGE BIO AND PICTURE OF HIM <br />THAT TELLS OF HIS HAVING A WELL ESTABLISHED SALOON AT PAULINA AND GRAND AS EARLY AS 1884<br />BEFORE HIS MOVE TO 3958 W. MADISON IN 1898 WHERE HE OPERATED A SALOON AND FINE BOWLING ALLEY.<br /><br />THE CHICAGO CITY DIRECTORIES LISTED HIM IN 1881 AT 712 FLOURNOY WITH HIS BROTHER JOHN AND AS BEING A FRUIT MERCHANT.<br /><br />I HAVE POSTED THESE THINGS IN THE "HANSEN CONNERY MURRAY HERITAGE" FACEBOOK SITE UNDER MJ AND ALICE CONNERY ALONG WITH ALOT MORE PICTURES AND STORIES ABOUT OUR GRANDPARENTS.<br /><br />I HOPE THIS IS HELPFUL.<br />BROTHER PAULAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4937920689538570600.post-10119531796962755302011-03-12T22:39:56.495-06:002011-03-12T22:39:56.495-06:00Patricia Connery and I are both granddaughters of ...Patricia Connery and I are both granddaughters of MJ. What further information can you provide as far as the Connerys he connected with. You can pm me at donnajanepeterson@yahoo.com.Donna Hansen Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13010578509636276371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4937920689538570600.post-39735599629370464022011-03-12T22:19:05.785-06:002011-03-12T22:19:05.785-06:00Did you know that when MJ came to Chicago for the ...Did you know that when MJ came to Chicago for the first time (I think this 1888 was a second trip)he linked up the Connery family that was already here? They took him in although I believe they were not related (at least not closely) and helped him to get on his feet. <br />When I worked in Social services I got a letter from a woman named "Patricia Connery" -- by then I was married but intrigued and followed up with her. She was aware of MJ's arrival and the family stories about helping him. I think the first time here was when he sold the cow and jumped ship to America (probably not with his sister?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com