Eunice Connolly
Death and legacy
Death and legacy
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Connolly's family did not learn of the family's death until 1881\. Replying to a query the family had sent in search of word, a letter reached Ellen Merrill from John S. Wood of Kingston, Jamaica. He reported that the three daughters, Eunice and Smiley, along with six crewmen all perished in the hurricane on 27 September 1877\. Historian [Martha Hodes](/wiki/Martha_Hodes "Martha Hodes") discovered Eunice's correspondence while conducting research among her mother's papers at the [Duke University Library](/wiki/Duke_University_Library "Duke University Library"). Intrigued by the 500 letters preserved, she researched Connolly's life, publishing her biography, *The Sea Captain's Wife* in 2007\. The letters capture the fragility and volatility of life in the era and show that Connolly was able to challenge convention by improving her social standing when she married a black man. Many of the Caribbean branches of Connolly, some spell it Conolly, are related to Smiley and Eunice, including [William Warren Conolly](/wiki/William_Warren_Conolly "William Warren Conolly"), who was the great\-grandson of Smiley's brother Thomas Dighton Conolly


Who are some Caribbean branches related to Smiley and Eunice?