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Personal data William CONKEY 

Source 1Sources 2, 3

Household of William CONKEY

He is married to Rebekah HAMILTON.

They got married on November 17, 1755 at Pelham, Hampshire, Massachusetts, he was 38 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Margery CONKEY  1756-1832 
  2. Thomas Conkey  1758-1845
  3. Ezekiel Conkey  1761-1837
  4. Martha Conkey  1764-1839
  5. John McCreil Conkey  1767-1778
  7. Joel Conkey  1773-????

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William CONKEY

Alexander Lockie
Katherine McKaill
± 1658-1771

William CONKEY
1717-1788

1755

Rebekah HAMILTON
1727-1811

Margery CONKEY
1756-1832
Thomas Conkey
1758-1845
Ezekiel Conkey
1761-1837
Martha Conkey
1764-1839
John McCreil Conkey
1767-1778
Mary Rebecca "Polly" Conkey
1771-1815
Joel Conkey
1773-????

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    Sources

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    2. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    3. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com

    Historical events

    Birthday September 17, 1717

    • Source: KNMI
    •  This page is only available in Dutch.
      Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
    • In the year 1717: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 4 » The Netherlands, Great Britain, and France sign the Triple Alliance in an attempt to maintain the Treaty of Utrecht; Britain having signed a preliminary alliance with France on November 28 (November 17, 1716).
      • March 2 » The Loves of Mars and Venus is the first ballet performed in England.
      • June 24 » The Premier Grand Lodge of England is founded in London, the first Masonic Grand Lodge in the world (now the United Grand Lodge of England).
      • July 17 » King George I of Great Britain sails down the River Thames with a barge of 50 musicians, where George Frideric Handel's Water Music is premiered.
      • August 17 » Austro-Turkish War of 1716–18: The month-long Siege of Belgrade ends with Prince Eugene of Savoy's Austrian troops capturing the city from the Ottoman Empire.
      • August 22 » Spanish troops land on Sardinia.

    Day of marriage November 17, 1755

    • The temperature on November 17, 1755 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south. Weather type: geheel betrokken regen sneeuw. Source: KNMI
    • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • Regentes Anna (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1759 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1755: Source: Wikipedia
      • February 13 » Treaty of Giyanti signed by VOC, Pakubuwono III and Prince Mangkubumi. The treaty divides the Javanese kingdom of Mataram into 2: Sunanate of Surakarta and Sultanate of Yogyakarta.
      • April 2 » Commodore William James captures the Maratha fortress of Suvarnadurg on west coast of India.
      • July 9 » The Braddock Expedition is soundly defeated by a smaller French and Native American force in its attempt to capture Fort Duquesne in what is now downtown Pittsburgh.
      • July 25 » British governor Charles Lawrence and the Nova Scotia Council order the deportation of the Acadians.
      • September 8 » French and Indian War: Battle of Lake George.
      • November 1 » In Portugal, Lisbon is totally devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami, killing between 60,000 and 90,000 people.

    Day of death November 5, 1788

    • The temperature on November 5, 1788 was about 8.0 °C. There was 44 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
    • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1788: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 19 » The second group of ships of the First Fleet arrive at Botany Bay.
      • March 6 » The First Fleet arrives at Norfolk Island in order to found a convict settlement.
      • April 7 » American pioneers to the Northwest Territory establish Marietta, Ohio as the first permanent American settlement in the Northwest Territory.
      • June 7 » French Revolution: Day of the Tiles: Civilians in Grenoble toss roof tiles and various objects down upon royal troops.
      • June 25 » Virginia becomes the tenth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
      • July 26 » New York ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes the 11th state of the United States.
    

    Same birth/death day

    Source: Wikipedia

    Source: Wikipedia


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