Conkey, Ithamar

Conkey, Ithamar

Male 1815 - 1867  (51 years)

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  • Name Conkey, Ithamar  [1
    Birth 15 May 1815  Shutesbury, Franklin Co. MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 2 Oct 1850  Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Age: 35y 
    Census 2 Oct 1850  Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Age: 48y 
    Occupation Musician, organise, singer (bass) 
    • 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
    Occupation 2 Oct 1850  Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Wool Merchant 
    Death 30 Apr 1867  Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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/
    Person ID I223  Bratt Family Tree
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2018 

    Father Conkey, John,   b. 1 Dec 1778, Pelham, MA, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 May 1853, Troy, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Beeman, Eunice,   b. 5 May 1792   d. 6 Mar 1834 (Age 41 years) 
    Marriage 24 May 1812  Shutesbury, Franklin Co. MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F158  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Billings, Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1810, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Bef 1844 
    • Date is presumptive
    Children 
     1. Conkey, Mary,   b. Abt 1844, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Conkey, Charles,   b. Abt 1849, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Conkey, John Franklin,   b. 17 Apr 1852, New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Aug 1937, Fullerton, Orange, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    Family ID F153  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2016 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 15 May 1815 - Shutesbury, Franklin Co. MA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 35y - 2 Oct 1850 - Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 48y - 2 Oct 1850 - Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Wool Merchant - 2 Oct 1850 - Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 30 Apr 1867 - Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S93] Ithamar-Eunice-Family-Births.

    2. [S257] Conkey, Ithamar, 1850, Census, USA, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA, (Norwich New London CT 1850 US Census).

    3. [S259] Conkey, Ithamar, 1850, Census, USA, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA, (1850 US Census, Norwich, New London, CT).