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Joshua Conkey m Millicent Bridge (drummer boy - Battle of Bennington in Revolutionary War & POW War 1812- Battle of Ogdensburg, Prisoner at Halifax, released - taken by sea to Boston - walked home to Canton)

Asa Sr. m Margarete Hamilton

 Asa Jr. m. (1)Anna Clark and then (2) Mrs. Mary Nash Bannister

 Theodore

 Charles Nash Conkey

 Thomas Hamilton Conkey  m Sylvia Ames

          1850 Canton Census:

          Thomas H (Hamilton) Conkey 60 Farmer (son of Asa Conkey) b Ma, Sylvia (Ames) 56,

         James 26 - Merchant, Mary 23,  Thomas V Russell 33 Lawyer, Lucia L Conkey Russell 29,

          Charles Russell 4, Anna Russell 2, Benjamin Russell 1, Sarah Norris 15   Russell Family

Jacob Conkey 

 Dr. Jonas Sheldon Conkey

Others

Genealogy: http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/Conkey/Conkey.html

more genealogy below on bottom of page

 

Evergreen Cemetery, Canton NY - from Anne Cady's Web Site:

Conkey (See also: Tupper)
Conkey Monument, (Section F)
Clinton P. Conkey, d. Feb 18, 1907 AE 34 yrs (Section F)
M S Marks Conkey, Wife of C. N. Conkey, d. April 15, 1899 AE 60 yrs (Section F)
Corolyn S Conkey, d. Feb 23, 1932 in her 60 yr (Section F)
Henry M Conkey, d. July 24, 1915 in his 38 yr (Section F)
Mary V Conkey, d. Sept 16, 1963 in her 83rd yr (Section F)
Anna Conkey, Wife of Asa Conkey, d. Apr 27, 1817 AE 32 yrs ;Close-up (Section F)
Asa Conkey, d. Feb 4, 1874 in his 90 yr ;Close-up (Section F)
Infant Son Conkey, d. 1817, son of Asa & Anna ;Close-up (Section F)
Mary Conkey, Wife of Asa Conkey, d. April 2, 1861 AE 77 yrs ;Close-up (Section F)
Anita Conkey, Dau of CN & SP Conkey, d. April 3, 1873 AE 15 yrs ;Close-up (Section F)
C N Conkey, d. April 27, 1905 ;Close-up (Section F)
Susan Page Conkey, Wife of C.N. Conkey, d. Mar 5, 1872 AE 40 yrs ;Close-up (Section F)

Conkey Monument, (Section F)
Harlow H Conkey, Dec 11, 1817 - Feb 27, 1888 (Section F)
Loraine Conkey, Aug 5, 1822 - Aug 3, 1901 (Section F)
Farmer Monument, (Section F)
Nellie Conkey Farmer, Wife of Dr. G. S. Farmer, May 14, 1852 - Dec 6, 1881 (Section F)
Eliza B Conkey Caldwell, Wife of Charles C. Caldwell, Aug 14, 1845 - Mar 15, 1899 (Section F)

Conkey Monument, (Section B)
Jonas Sheldon Conkey, July 13, 1817 - May 16, 1882 (Section B)
Mary Frances Paige Conkey, Wife of J.S. Conkey, Nov 20, 1822 - July 7, 1911 (Section B)

Conkey Monument, (Section B)
George S Conkey, 1862-1929 (Section B)
Annette M Homer Conkey, Wife of George, 1863-1928 (Section B)
Ogden F Conkey, 1886-1958 (Section B)
Ruth MacGibbon Conkey, Wife of Ogden, 1897-1986 (Section B)
Mary Annette Conkey, 1921-1999 (Section B)

 

Bridge Cemetery, Canton NY  from Anne Cady's Web Site:

Conkey (See also: Sanderson)
Jacob Conkey, died Sept 27, 1850 Aged 71 yrs
In Memory of Mercy, wife of Jacob Conkey, who departed this life April 20, 1832 AE 47 yrs

Conkey Monument
Sylvia Conkey, d. June 16, 1880 in her 88 yr
Thomas H. Conkey, d. May 21, 1865 AE 76 yrs

Gilbert H. Conkey, 1842-1909
Emily A. White, Mother, wife of Abner Conkey, d. March 21, 1894 AE 80 yrs
Emily, wife of Abner Conkey, d. Nov 6, 1833 Aged 25 yrs
Caroline P., wife of Abner Conkey, d. Oct 12, 1837 Age 28 yrs
Abner P. Conkey, d. Feb 4, 1870 Aged 64 yrs

Abel, son of J & Eunice Conkey, d. June 28, 1844 in the 21 yr of his age
Amos Conkey, d. Nov 6, 1843 AE 24 yrs, 5 mos, 3 dys
Mary, dau of Joshua & Eunice Conkey, Jr, d. Aug 29, 1842 AE 12 yrs, 5 mos, 15 dys
Chauncey, son of J & E Conkey, d. Oct 23, 1837 AE 1y, 8m
Lucy A., wife of Joshua Conkey, d. Feb 17, 1846 in her 34 yr
Eunice, wife of Joshua Conkey Jr., d. June 23, 1844 Age 59 yrs, 3 mos
Joshua Conkey Jr., d. Dec 29, 1855 AE 68 yrs
In Memory Of Mercy, wife of Joshua Conkey Jr who died Sept 9, 1817 AE 34 yrs; Close-up
In Memory Of Chauncey Conkey, who died Jan 16, 1808 AE 9 yrs, 9 mos; Close-up
Sacred to the memory of Milicent Conkey, who died March 22, 1808, AE 18 yrs, 5 dys
Also Isabel Conkey, d. March 31, 1808 AE 16 yrs, 5 dys
Joshua Conkey, d. Oct 23, 1840 Aged 80 yrs, 7 mos
Millicent, wife of Joshua Conkey, d. Oct 23, 1849 AE 87 yrs
Children of Almiron and Ellen Conkey: (next 2 names)
Mercy Maria, d. Oct 6, 1842 Age 3 yrs, 10 mos, 4 dys
Charles Henry, d. Sept 29, 1842 Age 3 mos, 23 dys
William R. Conkey, Co D Scott's 900, Died in Baton Rogue LA, Jan 16, 1864 (1863) in his 24 yr (Buried at National Cemetery in Baton Rouge, Plot 41 2758)
Florence N., wife of George Agan, d. Sept 3, 1871 in her 25 yr
Lewis, her son, died Dec 14, 1871 AE 10 mos, 11 dys
Amos E., son of A & E Conkey, d. Nov 19, 1871 in his 28 yr
Almiron R. Conkey, d. Jan 7, 1899 in his 87 yr
Ellen H. Reynolds, his wife, d. May 3, 1885 in her 66 yr

 

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Jacob Conkey

From :"History of St Lawrence County, NY" by LH Everts Co, Philadelphia 1878

Asa Conkey and Mary Nash Bannister Conkey (daughter of Tubal Nash)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

St. Lawrence Plaindealer April 11, 1861

 

St. Lawrence Plaindealer - Feb 12, 1874

Capt. Theodore Conkey Ranking Officer at Fort Zarah in 1864

Theodore Conkey - b1819 - d1880

Eldest son of Asa - Moved to from Canton to Wisconsin - first Fond du Luc and then Appleton Wisc.....Surveyor, State Senator of Wisconsin, Civil War, Cavalry - Fort Zarah 1864, Fort Larned

Cynthia Foote Conkey: http://darcisplace.com/darci/foote-c.htm 

Theodore Conkey: http://darcisplace.com/darci/conkey-theo.htm

and  http://www.stjohnks.net/santafetrail/trail-photo-02/wc-capt-theodore-conkey.html

Alice Conkey Reid Park (daughter): http://triviaasylum.com/parks/alicia/alicia.htm

 


 

Gouverneur Herald:

St. Lawrence Plaindealer  April 7, 1880:

Gouverneur Times 1867:

Gouverneur Press 1922:

Gouverneur Press 1915:

(during the era of A Barton Hepburn - President of ChaseAlonzo Barton Hepburn )

From Canton Commercial Advertiser:

From Rootsweb:

  • Name: James Conkey
  • Surname: Conkey
  • Given Name: James
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: ABT 1711 in Scotland Or Ireland
  • Death: 4 May 1795 in Orwell, Rutland, Vermont
  • LDS Baptism: 16 Mar 1999 Temple: LIMA
  • Endowment: status: CLEARED
  • _UID: D5A37B6004E00C45A594508FC9C0E3020E37
  • Note: was a member of the Congregational Church in Orwell, Vermont
  • Change Date: 7 Apr 2006 at 08:52:00

    Father: Alexander Conkey b: ABT 1678 in ,Ireland
    Mother: Mrs. Margaret Conkey b: ABT 1675

    Marriage 1 Isabel Maklem b: 10 May 1728 in Rutland,Worcester,Massachusetts
    • Married: 16 Apr 1747 in Pelham,Hampshire,Massachusetts
    • Sealing Spouse: 13 Feb 1973 in OGDEN
    • Note: !Marriage: Pelham vital records
    Children
    1. Has No Children Isabel Conkey b: Apr 1748 in Pelham,Hampshire,Massachusetts
    2. Has No Children Jonas Conkey b: 14 Jul 1754 in Pelham,Hampshire,Massachusetts
    3. Has Children Joshua Conkey Senior b: Mar 1760 in Pelham,Massachusetts
    4. Has Children James B. Conkey Junior b: 29 Jun 1766 in Pelhalm,Hampshire,Massachusetts
    5. Has No Children Jacob Conkey
    6. Has Children Asa Conkey Senior b: in ,,Massachusetts
    7. Has No Children Thomas Conkey
    8. Has No Children Zilpha Conkey b: ABT 1794 in <Orwell, Addison, Vermont>
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    Father of Canton's Asa Conkey:

  • Name: Asa CONKEY (senior)
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: ABT. 1750 in Pelham, Massachusetts
  • Death: AUG 1804 in Plattsburgh, NY
  • Note:
    Born in Pelham, Mass.

    Fought in the Revolution with his father and his brothers, Joshua and Joel.


    From Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, June 23rd, 1896. "Revolutionary Service of Asa Conkey":

    "Asa Conkey appears with rank of corporal on Muster and Pay Roll of Capt. John Thompson's Co. of Col. Leonard's Hampshire Co. Regt., marched to reinforce the Northern Army for 2 mos.
    Enlisted- May 7, 1777
    Discharged-July 8, 1777.
    Service-2mos. 10 days, 9 days travel included.
    Vol. 23-168
    Note: [This is the same company and the same date of enlistment as his father, James' first tour.]

    Lived in Pelham Mass until he moved with his family to Orwell in 1793.

    His sister, Miriam, was married to Roswell Bottum (cousin of Jesse?), another early prominent Orwell resident.

    In 1803, he moved to Canton, NY.

    Died of smallpox while in Plattsburgh, NY building a mill, as "he was a mechanic by trade" - from memo taken by GM Wright from Mrs. S.H. (Bottum) Dewey, Zilpha's sister-in-law. His gravesite is unknown.


    Father: James CONKEY , Jr. b: 1711 in Maghera, Northern Ireland
    Mother: Isabel MCLANKTON b: 1720 in At Sea In Passage To America

    Marriage 1 Margaret HAMILTON b: 1754

    Children

    1. Has Children Zilpha CONKEY b: 12 FEB 1794 in Orwell, Vermont
    2. Has No Children Miriam CONKEY b: 29 APR 1775 in Pelham, Massachusetts
    3. Has No Children Rebecca CONKEY b: 9 JAN 1778 in Orwell, Vermont
    4. Has No Children Margaret CONKEY b: 12 FEB 1780 in Pelham, Massachusetts
    5. Has No Children James CONKEY b: 7 APR 1782
    6. Has Children Asa CONKEY , Jr. b: 22 NOV 1784
    7. Has No Children Thomas Hamilton CONKEY b: 22 SEP 1788 in Pelham, Massachusetts
    8. Has No Children Isabel CONKEY b: 29 JAN 1791 in Pelham, Massachusetts
    9. Has No Children Fanny CONKEY b: 30 JUL 1797
    10. Has No Children Isaac CONKEY b: 19 MAY 1800 in Pelham, Massachusetts
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    Canton's Asa Conkey:

  • Name: Asa CONKEY  (junior)
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 22 NOV 1784 in Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
  • Death: 4 FEB 1874 in Canton, St. Lawrence County, New York
    Elder in Presbyterian Church, resided in Canton, New York 71 years, a carpenter with his father, served in the war of 1812 under Gen. Brown

    Father: Asa CONKEY b: in Massachusetts
    Mother: Margarete HAMILTON b: ABT. 1754

    Marriage 1 Anna CLARK b: ABT. 1785
    • Married: 1814 in Canton, St. Lawrence County, New York

    Marriage 2 Mary BANNISTER b: ABT. 1784
    • Married: 1818 in Canton, St. Lawrence County, New York
    Children
    1. Has No Children Theodore Conkey b: in Canton, St. Lawrence County, New York
    2. Has No Children Asa Conkey III b: in Canton, St. Lawrence County, New York
    3. Has No Children Hamilton Conkey b: in Canton, St. Lawrence County, New York
    4. Has No Children Charles N. Conkey b: in Canton, St. Lawrence County, New York
    5. Has No Children Mary Conkey b: in Canton, St. Lawrence County, New York
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  • Name: Thomas H. Conkey  (brother of Asa)
  • Surname: Conkey
  • Given Name: Thomas H.
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 22 Sep 1788 in Pelham,Hampshire,Massachusetts
  • Death: 21 May 1865 in Canton,St. Lawrence,New York
  • Burial: Bridge Cemetery
  • LDS Baptism: 10 Nov 1972 Temple: OGDEN
  • Endowment: 18 Nov 1972 Temple: OGDEN
  • _UID: 675B3A6609FA644A9D71281057383EB2D83C
  • Sealing Child: 20 Dec 1972 Temple: OGDEN
  • Note:
    !Death: film 890040 and 1304688, died at age 76 also from will index film 890040

    Information from book--History of St. Lawrence Co. New York
    He was a trustee on the Canton Universalist Society pg. 223
    He lived on the Potter farm lot 2 range 7
    Was in the war of 1812 as a sergeant under Captain Joshua Conkey, NY mil.

    !Birth: Pelham vital records

    !Death: film 890040--St. Lawrence Wills, 1865 #2424 and Bridge Cemetery records
  • Change Date: 2 Jan 1990 at 00:00:00

    Father: Asa Conkey Senior b: in ,,Massachusetts
    Mother: Margaret Hamiliton

    Marriage 1 Sylvia Ames b: ABT 1792
    • Married: 9 Sep 1813 in Canton, St. Lawrence, New York
    • Sealing Spouse: 14 Mar 2003 in SLAKE
    Children
    1. Has No Children Rhoda M. Conkey
    2. Has No Children Lucia L. Conkey   (married Thomas Victor Russell)
    3. Has No Children Mary M. Conkey b: ABT 1827 in New York
    4. Has Children Harlow H. Conkey b: 11 Dec 1817 in ,,New York
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  • Name: Joshua Conkey Senior
  • Surname: Conkey
  • Given Name: Joshua
  • NSFX: Senior
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: Mar 1760 in Pelham,,Massachusetts
  • Death: 23 Oct 1840 in Canton,St. Lawrence,New York
  • Burial: Bridge Cemetery
  • LDS Baptism: 16 Mar 1999 Temple: LIMA
  • Endowment: status: CLEARED
  • _UID: 3084468C487EBC448A8572400FC55FC80822
  • Sealing Child: status: CLEARED
  • Note:
    He was a drummer for Capt. David Cowden's Company in Col. Woodbridges Reg't, summer 1775

    History of St. Lawrence Co. New York 974.756 H2d 1882
    Pioneer--Joshua Conkey on lot 2 range 6--pg 209
    Joshua at 17 years of age was a drummer at Bennington; held a captain's commission in the War of 1812, was taken prisoner at Ogdensburg, and taken to Halifax. When set at liberty was sent by sea to Boston and walked from that city to Canton.
    Moved from Orwell Vermont to Canton in 16 apr 1802--pg 215
    pg 236 The following is a list of those who took contractors deeds in the order of time, the first being dated Jun 9, 1803 and the next two on the following day: Wilson, Healey, Fobes, Patterson, Knights, Knapp, Campion, Smith, Joshua Conkey
    pg 456 Military History in 1840--Canton Joshua Conkey age 80
    pg 460 A short distance north of the NE corner of Parish's store was a rude wooden breastwork defended by an iron 12-pounder, which was mounted on a sled-carriage. It was also one of the trophies won from Burgoyne and was under the command of Capt. Joshua Conkey of Canton.

    1803--took contract for land in Potsdam

    Abstracts of Rev. War Pension files
    Joshua, Melicent, W18947, MA Line and also srv in the WAR of 1812, sol lived at Pelham MA at enl, sol appl 14 apr 1818 St. Lawrence, NY a res of Canton NY, in 1820 sol was age 60 with a wife and children; Jacob 20, Roxa 17, Amanda aged 15, sol d 23 Oct 1840 in Canton, NY, sol had m Melicent Bridges of Shutesbury MA, but they m at Amherst in Hampshire Cy MA, in 1801 they were living in Shoreham, VT. wid appl 18 May 1843 St. Lawrence Cty NY age 81

    !Census-1840, Canton, NY
    1801--Shoreham,VT.

    !Death: Bridge Cemetery records, age 80 years 7 months
  • Change Date: 7 Apr 2006 at 09:09:46

    Father: James Conkey b: ABT 1711 in Scotland Or Ireland
    Mother: Isabel Maklem b: 10 May 1728 in Rutland,Worcester,Massachusetts

    Marriage 1 Mellicent Bridge b: 14 May 1761 in Spencer,Worcester,Massachusetts
    • Married: 16 Mar 1782 in Amhurst,Hampshire,Massachusetts
    • Sealing Spouse: 1 Oct 1999 in ATLAN
    • Note: !Marriage: pelham vital records
    Children
    1. Has No Children Elizabeth Willson Conkey b: ABT 1785 in Orwell,Rutland,Vermont (marries Festus Tracy)
    2. Has No Children Experience Miller Conkey b: 17 Jan 1785 in Brook Island,,Rhode Island (marries - Olin)
    3. Has No Children Joshua Conkey Junior b: ABT 1787 in Vermont
    4. Has Children Zebina Conkey b: ABT 1794 in Orwell,Rutland,Vermont
    5. Has Children Pliney S. Conkey farmer b: 1797 in Orwell,Rutland,Vermont
    6. Has No Children Jacob Conkey b: ABT 1800
    7. Has No Children Roxa Conkey b: ABT 1803
    8. Has No Children Amanda Conkey b: ABT 1805
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    Plattsburg Sentinel 1872: