Conkey, John Franklin

Conkey, John Franklin

Male 1852 - 1937  (85 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  
    Conkey, John FranklinConkey, John Franklin was born on 17 Apr 1852 in New York, New York, USA (son of Conkey, Ithamar and Billings, Elizabeth); died on 22 Aug 1937 in Fullerton, Orange, California; was buried on 22 Aug 1937 in Fullerton, Orange, California.

    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]

    Children:
    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.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  
    Conkey, IthamarConkey, Ithamar was born on 15 May 1815 in Shutesbury, Franklin Co. MA (son of Conkey, John and Beeman, Eunice); died on 30 Apr 1867 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA.

    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]


  2. 3.  Billings, Elizabeth was born about 1810 in New York, USA.

    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

    Children:
    1. Conkey, Mary was born about 1844 in New York, USA.
    2. Conkey, Charles was born about 1849 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA.
    3. 1. Conkey, John Franklin was born on 17 Apr 1852 in New York, New York, USA; died on 22 Aug 1937 in Fullerton, Orange, California; was buried on 22 Aug 1937 in Fullerton, Orange, California.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Conkey, John was born on 1 Dec 1778 in Pelham, MA, USA (son of Conkey, Major General (Revolutionary War) Major John and Abercrombie, Margaret); died on 18 May 1853 in Troy, New York, USA; was buried after 18 May 1853 in Oakwood Cemetery.

    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]


  2. 5.  Beeman, Eunice was born on 5 May 1792; died on 6 Mar 1834.
    Children:
    1. Conkey, John Beeman was born on 23 Oct 1813 in Shutesbury, Franklin Co. MA.
    2. 2. Conkey, Ithamar was born on 15 May 1815 in Shutesbury, Franklin Co. MA; died on 30 Apr 1867 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA.
    3. Conkey, Eunice E was born on 19 Apr 1817.
    4. Conkey, Maria L was born on 25 Oct 1818 in Shutesbury, Franklin Co. MA.
    5. Conkey, Charles F was born on 4 May 1820 in Shutesbury, Franklin Co. MA.
    6. Conkey, Adaline was born on 17 Aug 1822.
    7. Conkey, Boy was born on 17 Aug 1822; died on 6 Sep 1822.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Conkey, Major General (Revolutionary War) Major John was born on 10 Nov 1746 (son of Conkey, John and Mary); died on 10 Apr 1824; was buried on 10 Apr 1824 in Pelham Hollow Cemetery, Prescott, MA.

    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]


  2. 9.  Abercrombie, Margaret was born on 11 Jan 1747 (daughter of Abercrombie, Robert and Stevenson, Margaret); died on 1 Feb 1801 in Pelham Hollow Cemetery, Prescott, MA.

    Notes:

    Died:
    Reinternment: Quabbin Park Cemetery, Ware, MA

    Children:
    1. Conkey, Israel was born in Apr 1774 in Pelham, MA, USA; died in May 1814.
    2. Conkey, David 2nd was born on 27 Sep 1775 in Pelham, MA, USA; died in Jul 1855.
    3. Conkey, Joshua was born on 10 Feb 1777 in Pelham, MA, USA; died in Apr 1790 in Pelham Hollow Cemetery, Prescott, MA.
    4. 4. Conkey, John was born on 1 Dec 1778 in Pelham, MA, USA; died on 18 May 1853 in Troy, New York, USA; was buried after 18 May 1853 in Oakwood Cemetery.
    5. Conkey, Isaac was born on 7 Aug 1780 in Pelham, MA, USA; died in 1822.
    6. Conkey, Sarah was born on 8 May 1782 in Pelham, MA, USA; died in Jun 1855.
    7. Conkey, Eleazer was born on 25 Feb 1784 in Pelham, MA, USA; died on 7 Feb 1808 in Pelham Hollow Cemetery, Prescott, MA.
    8. Conkey, Anne was born on 26 Apr 1786 in Pelham, MA, USA; died on 18 Apr 1855.
    9. Conkey, Ithamar was born on 7 May 1788 in Pelham, MA, USA; died on 30 Oct 1862 in Amherst, MA.
    10. Conkey, Mehitable was born on 27 Feb 1791 in Pelham, MA, USA; died on 8 Nov 1857 in Pelham, MA, USA.