The journal of the American-Irish Historical Society, Vol. V, 1905Various
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The journal of the American-Irish Historical Society, Vol. V, 1905
Various
American-Irish Historical Society -- Periodicals; Ethnology -- United States -- Periodicals; Irish Americans -- Periodicals
=Connolly, Capt. James=, Coronado, Cal. He was born in County Cavan,
Ireland, 1842; came to this country when he was but ten years of
age, and spent much of his youth at East Dennis, Cape Cod, Mass. His
early love for the sea was gratified later in life when he became
captain of some of the finest deep-water ships sailing from
Baltimore, Boston and elsewhere. His first command was the bark _May
Queen_, a regular Baltimore and Rio packet, 1872. He then had
command of the ship _Pilgrim_ of Boston, and made several voyages to
the East Indies. In 1884 he was given command of the _Charger_, a
larger and finer ship than the _Pilgrim_, and sailed to ports in
Japan. He next had command of the _South American_, “the Commodore’s
ship,” of the Hastings fleet (Boston), and took her to Australia and
other parts. He made several record voyages during his career, and
some of these records still stand, having never been equalled. On
one occasion he was wrecked off the coast of Africa; he and his wife
upon being rescued were hospitably entertained by the Boers of the
adjacent country. Returning to East Dennis, Mass., his wife’s health
became poor and so he removed with her to Coronado, Cal., hoping
that the change of climate would benefit her, but she died in 1901.
She had accompanied her husband on several of his voyages, and had
with him visited many parts of the world. Captain Connolly has
written much and entertainingly. He has at present in manuscript
form a novel of ocean life entitled _The Magic of the Sea_.
=Connolly, Rev. Arthur T.=, Center and Creighton Streets, Roxbury
(Boston), Mass.
=Connor, Michael=, 509 Beech Street, Manchester, N. H.
=Conway, James L.=, 113 Worth Street, New York City.
=Conway, Matt=, of Conway & Kessler, real estate, loans, exchange and
insurance, 405 Laughlin Building, Los Angeles, Cal.
=Cooke, Rev. Michael J.=, Fall River, Mass (Life member of the
Society.)
=Cooney, Brig.-Gen. Michael=, U. S. A. (retired), 500 T Street, N. W.,
Washington, D. C.
=Corcoran, John H.=, dry goods merchant, 587 Massachusetts Avenue,
Cambridge, Mass.
=Coughlin, John=, 177 Water Street, Augusta, Me.
=Cox, Michael F.= (M. D., M. R. I. A.), 26 Merrion Square, Dublin,
Ireland.
=Cox, Michael H.=, 54 Commerce Street, Boston, Mass.
=Cox, William T.=, 12 South Second Street, Elizabeth, N. J., owner of
Cox’s Towing Line; for some years chairman of the fire commissioners
of Elizabeth; ex-chief of the Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Department.
=Coyle, Rev. James=, Taunton, Mass.
=Coyle, Rev. John D.=, 79 Davenport Avenue, New Haven, Conn.
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