Conkey, Major General (Revolutionary War) Major John

Male 1746 - 1824  (77 years)


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  • Name Conkey, John 
    Title Major General (Revolutionary War) 
    Prefix Major 
    Birth 10 Nov 1746  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Military Begining 1776 
    • 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.
    Death 10 Apr 1824 
    Burial 10 Apr 1824  Pelham Hollow Cemetery, Prescott, MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Prescott, MA 
    • Reinternment: Quabbin Park Cemetery, Ware, MA
      Find A Grave Memorial# 65590814
    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
    Person ID I328  Bratt Family Tree
    Last Modified 19 Jun 2016 

    Father Conkey, John,   b. 1708, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Apr 1784 (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Mary 
    Marriage Abt 1733  Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F215  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Abercrombie, Margaret,   b. 11 Jan 1747   d. 1 Feb 1801, Pelham Hollow Cemetery, Prescott, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Marriage 4 Jun 1772  Pelham, MA, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Conkey, Israel,   b. Apr 1774, Pelham, MA, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. May 1814 (Age 40 years)
     2. Conkey, David 2nd,   b. 27 Sep 1775, Pelham, MA, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jul 1855 (Age 79 years)
     3. Conkey, Joshua,   b. 10 Feb 1777, Pelham, MA, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Apr 1790, Pelham Hollow Cemetery, Prescott, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 13 years)
    +4. 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)
     5. Conkey, Isaac,   b. 7 Aug 1780, Pelham, MA, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1822 (Age 41 years)
     6. Conkey, Sarah,   b. 8 May 1782, Pelham, MA, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jun 1855 (Age 73 years)
     7. Conkey, Eleazer,   b. 25 Feb 1784, Pelham, MA, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Feb 1808, Pelham Hollow Cemetery, Prescott, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 23 years)
     8. Conkey, Anne,   b. 26 Apr 1786, Pelham, MA, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Apr 1855 (Age 68 years)
    +9. Conkey, Ithamar,   b. 7 May 1788, Pelham, MA, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Oct 1862, Amherst, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     10. Conkey, Mehitable,   b. 27 Feb 1791, Pelham, MA, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Nov 1857, Pelham, MA, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
    Family ID F159  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Sep 2015 

    Family 2 Dolan, Polly   d. 5 Sep 1811, Pelham, MA, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 8 Sep 1805 
    Family ID F1513  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Sep 2015 

    Family 3 Dickinson, Joanna,   b. 16 Apr 1766, Amherst, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Nov 1825 (Age 59 years) 
    Marriage 10 May 1817  Pelham, MA, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1514  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Sep 2015 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 4 Jun 1772 - Pelham, MA, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 10 May 1817 - Pelham, MA, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S97] Robert Lord Keyes, Conkey-Pelham.

    2. [S91] Charles Oscar Parmenter, History of Pelham, (Published in 1898).