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Mary Gertrude Connelly
Mary Gertrude Connelly (1895-1972) (C1)
Mary Gertrude Connelly (1895-1972) (C1)
Birth: June 6th, 1895 in Needham or Boston, MA
Father: Frederick Patrick Connelly (1859-1921) (C2)
Mother: Mary Ann Weatherby (1862-1939) (C3)
Married: Ervin Earl Putnam (1893-1988) (P1) in 1926 at Leeds, MA
Children:
Robert Ervin Putnam (1927-2011) (P0)
Richard David Puynam(1928-2024)
Died: May 4th, 1972 in Houlton, ME
Mary was born on June 6th, 1895 in either Needham or Boston, MA. the Massachusetts vital records list Boston, but that could mean Needham. Her parents Frederick Patrick Connelly (C2) and Mary Ann Connelly (C3) where from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Frederick was a carpenter.
The 1900 U.S. Census shows her at age 4 living with her parents and siblings in Cambridge MA. In all the census records, Mary Ann is listed as Annie M.
The siblings were:
Brother: Edwin A. age 11
Sister: Maud M. age 8
Sister: Helen L. age 7
Sister: Jueannette age 2
Sister: Madeline age 1
The 1910 U.S. Census shows she is still living with the entire family at age 14. We get a bit more detail here, including that they were living at 50 Cedar St in Cambridge, MA. She is marked as attending school and being able to read and write.
Mary Gertrude Connelly, 1924
Between 1918 and 1923, Mary Gertrude Connelly worked at the US Veterans Hospital No. 44 in West Roxbury, Massachusetts. She was the secretary to the President of the Hospital. In the 1920 U.S. Census, she is still living at 50 Cedar St with her mother, brother Edwin (Edward), and sisters Jueannette, and Madeline. It is interesting that her father doesn't appear because the information I have says he died in 1921. This could be in error, or could be explained by the fact that Frederick traveled back to Canada a lot. The family is marked down as renters. Mary Gertrude is marked down as being employed by the U.S. Civil Service as a stenographer. The terms stenographer and secretary were interchangeable at that time.
In November, 1920 Mary Connelly played the part of Joan of Arc in a play that may have been performed in Washington, D.C. During this time, Mary stayed with her sister Helen Connelly who lived at 1515 Massachusetts Avenue in Washington, D.C. During one of her trips to Washington, D.C., Mary encountered General John J. Pershing who allowed her to photograph him on the steps of what looks like a government building.
In 1926 she married Ervin Earl Putnam (P1) in Leeds, MA. When the new veterans’ hospital opened in Northampton, MA, both Mary and Ervin were transferred there from West Roxbury. Mary continued as secretary to the hospital President and Ervin became both the X-Ray Technician and the Lab Technician. They honeymooned at Togue Pond in Maine. After this, much of the rest of her life is obscured in the records and I wont repeat the information I posted under Ervin.
Ervin, Mary and family would have experienced the flood that took place in the Connecticut River Valley in the spring of 1936. Here are some pictures of that flood.
Mary and Ervin took a trip to Europe in 1961 and Mary kept a journal of it which I have transcribed.
Mary Anne Weatherby and Mary Gertrude Connelly at the 50 Cedar St house
50 Cedar Street Cambridge MA-Bed Room
50 Cedar Street Cambridge MA-Odd and End Room
50 Cedar Street Cambridge MA-Living Room
General John J. Pershing, Washington, DC
Washington Monument, Washington, DC 1920
Mary in a play costume Cedar St Living Rm 1918
Mary Connelly, Unknown, Unknown, Maud Connelly, Helen Connelly
Mary Connelly (Center) at the front of the US Veterans Hospital, West Roxbury, MA
Mary Connelly at work Veterans Hospital No. 44 Roxbury, MA, 1922
Entrance to US Veterans Hospital No. 44, 1922
Ervin Putnam and Mary Connelly, 1922
Mary Connelly Putnam at a cabin on Togue Pond, 1926
Mary Connelly Putnam at Togue Pond, 1926
Mary with son, Robert Ervin Putnam, 1927
Mary with son, Robert Ervin Putnam, 1927
On boat trip to Plymouth, MA 1932
Mary Putnam, Robert Putnam, Unknown Child and Richard Putnam at the Beach, 1931
Ervin Putnam, Robert Putnam, Unknown, Mary Putnam, Aunt Jean Connelly, Richard Putnam, 1931
Robert, Mary, Richard Putnam at the Beach, 1931
Mary Putnam, Unknown, Robert Putnam, Unknown, Richard Putnam, Unknown, Unknown at the Beach, 1931
Robert, Ervin, Richard and Mary Putnam at the Beach, 1931
Richard Putnam, Mary Putnam, Robert Putnam, and Unknown, 1931
Richard, Mary and Robert Putnam at the camp, 1931
Mary, Ervin, Robert and Madge Connelly at the beach, 1931
Mary, Ervin and sons at camp, 1931
Mary and son shooting at the camp
Mary and son, Robert
Putnam Family at Camp, 1935
Mary Connelly
Mary Connelly
House in Leeds
Mary Gertrude Connelly Putnam
Mary died on May 4th, 1972 in Houlton, ME. She is buried along side her husband in Evergreen Cemetery, Houlton, ME.
Branch
Branch
Generation 1(Grandparents): Ervin Earl Putnam and Mary Gertrude Connelly
Generation 0: Robert Ervin Putnam and (Florence) Caroline Wright
Sources
Sources
Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988: Births: 1891-1895; Vol· 46, Candrey - Dogherty
1900 United States Federal Census: Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Cambridge Ward 5, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T623_31077_4113842; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0730; FHL microfilm: 1240657.
1910 United States Federal Census: Year: 1910; Census Place: Cambridge Ward 11, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_597; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0789; FHL microfilm: 1374610
1920 United States Federal Census: Year: 1920; Census Place: Cambridge Ward 11, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_707; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 101; Image: 440
U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, Northampton, MA-1928,1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1957
Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970: Volume 39, Page Number 575
1930 United States Federal Census: Database online. Year: 1930; Census Place: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; Roll: 912; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 36; Image: 921.0; FHL microfilm: 2340647.
1940 United States Federal Census: Database online. Year: 1940; Census Place: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1600; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 8-59.
Maine Death Index, 1960-1997: Certificate 7203806
Mary, Robert and Richard Putnam with others, 1932-1935
Mary Putnam in a greenhouse
Mary Connelly at Highland Lake, 1925
Mary sitting at the dam near the camp
Ervin and Mary Putnam at the camp
Ervin and Mary Putnam at the camp
Robert Putnam with a plane and Mary Putnam
Mary, Richard and Ervin Putnam at the beach
Mary Connelly and Ervin Putnam with friends, Mary is third from right
Mary Connelly Putnam washing a pan
Ervin Putnam and Mary Connelly with friends, around 1925
Northampton Veterans Hospital, Leeds MA, abt 1926
Mary, Ervin, Robert and Richard, abt 1941
Boat, abt 1941
Mary sunbathing, around 1941
Mary and Ervin, around 1941
Mary and possibly Richard in Tent, around 1941
Richard, Robert and Ervin fishing, around 1941
Aunt Madge, Kay, Jim, Mary Putnam, possible Joyce, Houlton, ME, abt 1926
Mary and Ervin Putnam with Friends, Northampton, MA, abt 1927
Member of VA Hospital's Original Staff Honored At Testimonial
Member of VA Hospital's Original Staff Honored At Testimonial
BERKSHIRE GAZETTE, NORTHAMPTON, MASS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1956
Shown, left to right, are Edward and Mrs. Clauss, Mrs. Robert Putnam, Mrs. Ervin Putnam, Ervin Putnam, Dr. O'Neil, Mr. Blackwell, Mrs. O'Neil, Mrs. Blackwell and Rev. Daniel Crowley of Leeds.
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