Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Attorney at law
• Census: 11 Jul 1870, South Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey; : 18y; Address:
  Kingston
• Census: 22 Jun 1875, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, New York
• Census: 3 Jun 1880, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, New York; : 28y
• Occupation: 3 Jun 1880, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, New York; Law Student
• Census: 7 Jun 1900, San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA; : 48y; Address:
  262 Seventh St.
• Occupation: 7 Jun 1900, San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA; Lawyer
• Census: 16 Apr 1910, 1910 US Census, Santa Maria, San Louis Obispo, California; : 58y
• Occupation: 16 Apr 1910, 1910 US Census, Santa Maria, San Louis Obispo, California; Editor
• Census: 9 Jan 1920, Santa Maria, San Louis Obispo, California; : 67y; Address:
  217 W. Chapel
• Occupation: 9 Jan 1920, Santa Maria, San Louis Obispo, California; Postmaster
• Census: 1 Apr 1930, Fullerton, Orange, California; : 77y; Address:
  127 E. Whiting, Fullerton
• Occupation: 1 Apr 1930, Fullerton, Orange, California; Attorney at law

Notes:

Came to California in 1892 for Blanch's health
Lived in Sarasota Springs, NY; San Jose, CA; Santa Maria, CA; Fullerton, CA.
Kept a family history. Three McConkey brothers immigrated to Worchester, MA, then to Pelham MA. Supposedly, there is a history of Pelham and Amherst that details this lineage

Occupation:
Appears in California History of the Bench and Bar of Southern California, 1909, p 144,
"John F. Conkey
Santa Maria. Born April 17, 1852, in New York City, son of Ithamar and Elizabeth (Belling) Conkey. Received his education in the public schools of New York City. Admitted to the bar at Saratoga Sprints, NY, in September 1880; Moved to California in 1890, and has since been engaged in the practice of his profession in Santa Maria. Served eight years as a member of 22nd Separate Company of Native Sons of the Golden West. Democrat.
Source Ancestry.com

Occupation:
General nature of industry, business or establishment: Own Paper
Whether employer, employee, or working on own account: Employer

Occupation:
Industry, business or establishment: US Govt. P.O.
Employer, salary or wage worker, or working on own account: Wage earner

Occupation:
Industry: Professional
Class of worker: Own Account

John married Moscrip, Blanch Agusta on 17 Sep 1874 in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, New York. Blanch (daughter of Moscrip, Robert Stevens and Weaver, Mary Abbie) was born on 2 Jun 1853 in New York, USA; died on 26 Jan 1932 in Fullerton, Orange, California; was buried on 26 Jan 1932 in Fullerton, Orange, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Conkey, Robert Moscrip was born on 3 Aug 1875 in New York, USA; died on 28 Aug 1962 in Newport Beach, California; was buried on 28 Aug 1962 in Fullerton, Orange, California.
2. Conkey, Mary Elizabeth was born on 16 Apr 1884 in New York, USA; died on 23 Jan 1979 in Yucca Valley, San Bernardino, California, USA.
3. Conkey, Marie Louise was born on 3 Jan 1888 in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, New York; died in Jan 1976.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Musician, organise, singer (bass)
• Census: 2 Oct 1850, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA; : 35y
• Census: 2 Oct 1850, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA; : 48y
• Occupation: 2 Oct 1850, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA; Wool Merchant

Notes:

Composer of tune "Rathbun." Today sung as "In the cross of Christ I glory," 1849

From Cyber Hymnal (on-line) [http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/c/o/n/conkey_i.htm]
Conkey played the organ for a while at the Central Baptist Church in Norwich, Connecticut. In 1850, he moved to New York City and sang as a bass soloist in choirs at Calvary Episcopal Church and Grace Church. Beginning in 1861, he was the bass soloist and quarter choir director at the Madison Avenue Baptist Church, where he served until his death.

From the National Register of Historic Places (http://nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/MA/Hampshire/state.html)
Conkey-Stevens House (added 1979 - Building - #79000352)
664 Main St., Amherst

Historic Significance: Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Cutler,Robert
Architectural Style: Second Empire
Historic Person: Conkey, Ithamar
Significant Year: 1879, 1889, 1840
Area of Significance: Architecture, Politics/Government, Law
Period of Significance: 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling
Current Function: Vacant/Not In Use

Central Baptist Church - Ithamar Conkey was Its First Organist

1891-1925

Plaque was sponsored by members of Central Baptist Church. Church is Located on Union Square. Central Baptist Church was founded in 1840 and under the zeal and energy of Rev. Miner G. Clarke grew rapidly to over 400 members. The church's first organist, Ithamar Conkey, composed the music to "In the Cross of Christ I Glory" in 1849. William Howard Doane, the prominent hymn writer, was baptized in the church in 1851. The present edifice was constructed on this site in 1891 at a cost of $68,300 and in 1899, Bushnell Chapel, since replaced in 1978, was erected. The present Sunday school, known originally as the "Gilbert Property," was purchased in 1925 and subsequently joined to the church by an office wing, largely through the efforts of Charles D. and Charles F. Noyes. The cornerstone of the present building was laid in 1891, "that upon it may stand for years to come a temple that shall be open to all who desire to worship the God of our Fathers, whether they be rich or poor, high or low, home or foreign born, and without respect to races or conditions, all shall be alike, welcome." source: http://wp.theforgottenfounders.com/tag/church-norwich-ct/


Occupation:
Conkey played the organ for a while at the Central Baptist Church in Norwich, Connecticut. In 1850, he moved to New York City and was a bass soloist in choirs at Calvary Episcopal Church and Grace Church. Beginning in 1861, he was the bass soloist and quarter choir director at the Madison Avenue Baptist Church, where he served until his death.
From: http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/c/o/n/conkey_i.htm

Ithamar married Billings, Elizabeth before 1844. Elizabeth was born about 1810 in New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 2 Oct 1850, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA; : 40y
• Census: 2 Oct 1850, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA; : 40y
• Residence: 1868, Newark, New Jersey, USA; Address:
  49 Jefferson St.

Notes:

Residence:
lists: Conkey, Elizabeth, Widow Ithamar

Notes:

Married:
Date is presumptive

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: John Conkey

Notes:

Maybe died in 1859

Buried:
Plot J26
Find-a-grave memorial 117223702.
Lists cause of death: Cancer in Neck.

John married Beeman, Eunice on 24 May 1812 in Shutesbury, Franklin Co. MA. Eunice was born on 5 May 1792; died on 6 Mar 1834. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Begining: 1776

Notes:

On the web, I found a John Conkey (II), with the same death date (April 1824), but the wife is listed as Johanna Dickenson (B. bef. 16 Apr, 1766, D 17
Nov. 1825). JF Conkey's family history (from which this is derived) has his wife as Margerit (sic) Abercrombie

Military Begining:
Shay's Rebellion (1786-87): John was a Pelham Shaysite and was listed by Robert Treat Paine on the "Black List" of individuals to be prosecuted.

Buried:
Reinternment: Quabbin Park Cemetery, Ware, MA
Find A Grave Memorial# 65590814

John married Abercrombie, Margaret on 4 Jun 1772 in Pelham, MA, USA. Margaret (daughter of Abercrombie, Robert and Stevenson, Margaret) was born on 11 Jan 1747; died on 1 Feb 1801 in Pelham Hollow Cemetery, Prescott, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Reinternment: Quabbin Park Cemetery, Ware, MA