James CONNOLLY moved with his family to Canada in 1820 from Little Edenclaw (Glebe), Parish of Magherculmoney, County Fermanagh, Ireland. The family landed in St. John, NB but eventually found their way to Fredericton, NB where James was employed as a bricklayer building the University of New Brunswick.
James married Dorcas (LNU) B:1798, a native of Drumkeen, County Fermanagh, Ireland.