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After his death, in 1862, Connelly's oldest son John, sued Julia
Woolrich Connolly, who had inherited his father's estate. He argued that he and his siblings were legitimate heirs and entitled to inherit. He won his case and the verdict was upheld by the appellate courts. When Julia's heirs appealed
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In 1832 Connolly took his family back to
Montreal, but disavowed his marriage to Susanna as being non-legally binding. On 16 May 1832, he married Julia Woolrich, his second cousin in a Catholic ceremony. Though he had repudiated his first family, he continued to support them, even after they left
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between 1802 and 1803 he was at Nelson House (Man.) and did not move to the Rat River House until 1804. Over the course of their marriage, the couple were to have six children together, including a daughter,
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on James Bay, which they felt certain Julia would reject as unsuitable. In 1843, Connolly accepted retirement and returned to
Montreal, where he lived lavishly until his death, on 3 June 1848 in Montreal.
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under his wing, impressed by
Douglas' skills. Because of their close relations, Connolly agreed to Douglas marrying his daughter Amelia and performed their customary ceremony at the fort.
133:, but Julia, by then the mother of two children, longed to return to Montreal. Connolly asked for leave and the company, hoping to push him into retirement offered a post at
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girl Miyo Nipiy (also known as
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93:(HBC). When the NWC absorbed into the HBC in 1821, Connolly went west to New Caledonia to reexamine all regional operations in 1821. He was appointed
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732:New Caledonia District
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643:John McLoughlin, Jr.
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91:Hudson's Bay Company
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387:"Connolly, William"
366:"Connolly, Suzanne"
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767:Fort George
762:Fort Fraser
752:Fort Babine
633:John McLeod
547:Fort Umpqua
537:Fort Rupert
260:Watson 2010
135:Fort Albany
832:Categories
787:Fort Yukon
482:Fort Boise
38:Early life
24:fur trader
502:Fort Hall
455:Historic
159:Citations
127:Tadoussac
119:Grey Nuns
796:Officers
677:Laborers
581:Officers
709:Naukane
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54:Career
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