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Alexander Conkey

Male 1828 - 1906  (78 years)


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  1. 1.  Alexander Conkey was born 26 Mar 1828, , Wigtonshire, Scotland; died 18 May 1906, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Alex Conkey
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-45670
    • Immigration: 1832
    • Residence: 1855, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Inn Keeper
    • Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of Scotland
    • Retired: 1901, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1906, 81 Rose St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    CONKEY, ALEXANDER

    On the night of May 18, 1906 at 9:20, Mr. Conkey of 81 Rose St. in Galt, in his 79th year. Death was due to general decline. Mr. Conkey was born in Wigtonshire, Scotland and came to Canada at the age of 3 years, his parents settling in Dumfries. Later, he moved to Puslinch, near Clyde, where he resided until about five years ago, when he retired to Galt. Mrs. Conkey predeceased him by thirteen years. Survived by a family of four girls and two boys, Mrs. Scott and Mrs. Orr of Galt; Martha and Jemima, at home; John of Galt; and Samuel on the homestead.

    -Information from the death certificate: Occupation - farmer.

    -Information from the marriage certificate of Jane Bell Conkey: Born c. 1856, daughter of Alexander and Sarah Conkey. Married George Scott.

    A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark
    Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

    Alexander married Sarah Bell 11 May 1855, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Sarah was born CALC 25 Dec 1824, , Ireland; died 5 Nov 1891, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Conkey  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 3. Ella Conkey  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 4. Jane Bell Conkey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Mar 1856, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 3 Aug 1856, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Nov 1937, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 16 Nov 1937, Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 5. Susannah Conkey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1857, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. 6. Samuel Alexander Conkey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 May 1858, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 11 Jul 1858, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Apr 1928, Clyde, Beverley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 25 Apr 1928, Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. 7. Sarah Ann Conkey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 May 1858, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 11 Jul 1858, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Feb 1924, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 4 Feb 1924, Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. 8. Martha Conkey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Oct 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Aug 1923, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. 9. Martha Jane Conkey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Oct 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 9 Dec 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Aug 1923, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. 10. Jemima Conkey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 May 1863, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 3 Jul 1863, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Nov 1934, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. 11. John James Conkey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 May 1866, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Jun 1940, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Conkey Descendancy chart to this point (1.Alexander1)

    — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 12. Ellen "Ella" Conkey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Jul 1885, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  2. 3.  Ella Conkey Descendancy chart to this point (1.Alexander1)

  3. 4.  Jane Bell Conkey Descendancy chart to this point (1.Alexander1) was born 16 Mar 1856, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 3 Aug 1856, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Nov 1937, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 16 Nov 1937, Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Jane Bell Scott
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-142903
    • Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of Scotland
    • Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of Scotland
    • Residence: 1911, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Bretheran
    • Residence: 1934, 39 Rose St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Jane married George Scott 22 Dec 1880, Sheffield, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario. George (son of William Scott and Margaret Ogilive) was born 24 Apr 1841, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Jun 1931, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 15 Jun 1931, Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 5.  Susannah Conkey Descendancy chart to this point (1.Alexander1) was born 1857, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-253689
    • Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of Scotland


  5. 6.  Samuel Alexander Conkey Descendancy chart to this point (1.Alexander1) was born 3 May 1858, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 11 Jul 1858, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Apr 1928, Clyde, Beverley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 25 Apr 1928, Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Farmer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-142904
    • Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of Scotland
    • Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of Scotland

    Samuel married Ellen Wallace 13 Sep 1893, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Ellen (daughter of William Wallace and Margaret Guyer) was born 1874, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 13. Alexander B. Conkey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Feb 1895, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Aug 1964; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 14. John Wallace Conkey  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1903, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  6. 7.  Sarah Ann Conkey Descendancy chart to this point (1.Alexander1) was born 3 May 1858, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 11 Jul 1858, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Feb 1924, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 4 Feb 1924, Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Sarah Ann Orr
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-142905
    • Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
    • Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

    Sarah married Andrew Orr 4 Jan 1882, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada. Andrew (son of Andrew Orr and Mary Marshall) was born 1860, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 28 Oct 1860, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 15. Sarah Bell Orr  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Nov 1882, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Dec 1882, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 16. Mary Marshall Orr  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Apr 1884, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 18 Jun 1884, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Dec 1938, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 14 Dec 1938, Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 17. Alexander Conkey Orr  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 Jan 1886, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 19 Jul 1886, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Apr 1939; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 18. Sarah Jane Orr  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1890, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. 19. Sarah Jane Bell "Sadie" Orr  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 Sep 1890, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1968; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. 20. Andrew Osborne Orr  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Feb 1893, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1978; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  7. 8.  Martha Conkey Descendancy chart to this point (1.Alexander1) was born 10 Oct 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Aug 1923, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-212174
    • Occupation: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Operator, Factory
    • Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gospel Hall
    • Residence: 1923, 81 Rose St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada


  8. 9.  Martha Jane Conkey Descendancy chart to this point (1.Alexander1) was born 14 Oct 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 9 Dec 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Aug 1923, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-45672


  9. 10.  Jemima Conkey Descendancy chart to this point (1.Alexander1) was born 5 May 1863, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 3 Jul 1863, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Nov 1934, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-45674
    • Occupation: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Demestic
    • Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gospel Hall
    • Residence: 1934, 81 Rose St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    CONKEY, JEMIMA

    At her residence, 81 Rose St. in Galt, on Thursday, November 8, 1934. Youngest daughter of the late Alexander and Sarah Conkey, pioneer residents of the Puslinch district. Miss Conkey was a member of the Gospel Hall. Survived by a sister, Mrs. George Scott of 39 Rose St., Galt; a brother, J. J. Conkey and Miss Ella at home. Miss Conkey had been in poor health for the past few years but she had only been confined to bed for four weeks. Funeral on Saturday at 2: 30, conducted by Rev. Crocker, from her residence with interment in Mount View Cemetery. Pallbearers: Wallace Conkey, Osborne Orr, Samuel Phillips, Alexander Phillips, William Jardine and Albert Bryant.

    A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark
    Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark


  10. 11.  John James Conkey Descendancy chart to this point (1.Alexander1) was born 3 May 1866, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Jun 1940, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-60016
    • Occupation: 1901, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Machinist
    • Occupation: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Machinist
    • Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
    • Occupation: 1920, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; auto mechanic
    • Residence: 1934, 81 Rose St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    CONKEY, JOHN JAMES

    A resident of Hespeler for the past three and a half years, on Sunday, June 16, 1940, in his 75th year. He had been ill since suffering a stroke some two years ago. Born in North Dumfries Township, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Conkey, she spent the greater part of his life in the Galt district. He was a machinist by trade. Surviving is his wife, Elmina Thaler. Service at the Stager and Co. Funeral Chapel on Tuesday at 2: 30, conducted by Rev. T. G. Marshall, minister of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. Interment Hespeler Cemetery. Pallbearers: E. Keinkes of Branchton; H. Zinn and E. Meller of Galt; Herbert L. Ott, George Stark and James Armstrong of Hespeler.

    A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark
    Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

    John married Mary Elizabeth McNichol 16 Aug 1893, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Ezekiel McNichol and Sarah Elizabeth McGuire) was born 17 Nov 1874, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

    John married Elmina Thaler 3 Dec 1920, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elmina (daughter of George Adam "Adam" Thaler and Henrietta Kimkes) was born Sep 1891, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 3

  1. 12.  Ellen "Ella" Conkey Descendancy chart to this point (2.2, 1.Alexander1) was born 5 Jul 1885, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-212179
    • Occupation: 1901, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Dress Maker
    • Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian


  2. 13.  Alexander B. Conkey Descendancy chart to this point (6.Samuel2, 1.Alexander1) was born 8 Feb 1895, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Aug 1964; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-422103
    • Occupation: 1926, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mechanic

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Tombstone Reads 1894

    Alexander married Christina Sarah "Teenie" McPhatter 23 Jun 1926, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Christina (daughter of Neil McPhatter and Mary McMillan) was born 10 Jan 1887, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 31 Dec 1967, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 2 Jan 1967, Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  3. 14.  John Wallace Conkey Descendancy chart to this point (6.Samuel2, 1.Alexander1) was born 1903, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-474141
    • Occupation: 1925, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

    John married Maggie May Falkiner 23 Sep 1925, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Maggie (daughter of Fred Falkiner and Joanna Wedge) was born 1899, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  4. 15.  Sarah Bell Orr Descendancy chart to this point (7.Sarah2, 1.Alexander1) was born 26 Nov 1882, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Dec 1882, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-139966


  5. 16.  Mary Marshall Orr Descendancy chart to this point (7.Sarah2, 1.Alexander1) was born 15 Apr 1884, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 18 Jun 1884, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Dec 1938, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 14 Dec 1938, Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-141342
    • Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
    • Occupation: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Machine Operator, Shoe Factory
    • Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian


  6. 17.  Alexander Conkey Orr Descendancy chart to this point (7.Sarah2, 1.Alexander1) was born 29 Jan 1886, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 19 Jul 1886, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Apr 1939; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-139085
    • Occupation: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
    • Occupation: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Salesman, Store
    • Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

    Alexander — Rosamond B. McAvity. Rosamond was born 18 Sep 1895; died 2 Sep 1971; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  7. 18.  Sarah Jane Orr Descendancy chart to this point (7.Sarah2, 1.Alexander1) was born 1890, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-361530
    • Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian


  8. 19.  Sarah Jane Bell "Sadie" Orr Descendancy chart to this point (7.Sarah2, 1.Alexander1) was born 2 Sep 1890, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1968; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Sadie Orr
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-139964
    • Occupation: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Operator, Factory
    • Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian


  9. 20.  Andrew Osborne Orr Descendancy chart to this point (7.Sarah2, 1.Alexander1) was born 11 Feb 1893, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1978; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-139967
    • Occupation: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Clerk, Store
    • Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

    Andrew married Eva Lillian Scott 20 Aug 1920, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada. Eva was born 1896, , Canada; died 1982; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]



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