Lifespan: (1836–1897) Born in Cavan, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada on 13 Sep 1836;1 died in Pickford, Chippewa, Michigan, USA on 22 Sep 1897 at the age of 61; buried in Pickford, Chippewa County, Michigan, United States of America.
Marriage (21 May 1859): Married Elizabeth Smith on 21 May 1859 in Newcastle, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
Residence (1861): He lived in Smith, Peterborough, Canada West, Canada in 1861: Religion: Church of England; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head.
Military service (1862): He served in the military in Iowa, USA in 1862–1910.
Residence (1871): Richard lived in Mornington, Perth North, Ontario about 1871: Marital Status: Married; Occupation: Carpenter; Religion: Weslyan Methodist.
Residence (1880): He lived in Sault Sainte Marie, Chippewa, Michigan, USA in 1880: Occupation: Farmer; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self.2
Residence: He lived in Michigan, United States: Marital Status: Married; Occupation: Farmer.
Rise to Prominence
Military service (1862): He served in the military in Iowa, USA in 1862–1910.
Death and Burial
Demise: Died in Pickford, Chippewa, Michigan, USA on 22 Sep 1897 at the age of 61.
Burial: Buried in Pickford, Chippewa County, Michigan, United States of America.
Historical Legacy and Impact
Caddagh and Ballybay:MO97Richard Henry McConkey with 11 recorded children, represents a documented generation of the MO1Moses Rutherford, Capt branch, and the Moses Rutherford Capt family of County Monaghan, recorded in Generations of Moses Rutherford Capt. See also the County Monaghan descendant tree and the Pedigree chart.
Gender: Male.
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References
[1] Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Sault Sainte Marie, Chippewa, Michigan; Roll: 576; Page: 188d; Enumeration District: 040.