Biographical Information:
Patrick was the son of Catherine "Kitty" O'Keefe (aka Keefe, Keeffe) and Patrick Conboy of County Leitrim, Ireland, who had married February 13, 1855 in Bornacoola Parish.
Patrick (Jr.!) left the old country and came with 1293 other passengers to America in April of 1888 on the S.S. City of Richmond. Patrick is listed on the ship manifest as passenger 486 and as a laborer from County Leitrim, age 21. It was the year of The Great Blizzard on the East Coast of America. Patrick made his living in America as a gardener.
According to census records, Mary Josephine Armstrong married Patrick Conboy in 1892. A record of Patrick's marriage to Mary in Rockland County was not found by archivist Scheiber. Marriage records at St. Ann's in Nyack appear to begin with 1920. Had they married elsewhere?
Newspaper Records
~ THE FAIR CLOSED
"The fair which has been in progress for some time past at St. Ann's church closed Monday night... More than half of the articles sold by shares were disposed of... Those which were disposed of were as follows: ...pictures of Father Crosby and Archbishop Corrigan, Patrick Conboy..."
Source: Rockland County Journal, Saturday, 27 August 1892, p. 8.
~ ST. ANN'S FAIR.
"The Last Articles Disposed of Saturday Night. The final disposition of the articles on sale at St. Ann's Church Fair occurred on Saturday night... Mr. Conboy carried off the cherry chair..."
Source: Rockland County Journal, 10 September 1892, p. 1.
~ A SUCCESSFUL RECEPTION.
"Held by the Men's Society of St. Ann's Church.
St. Ann's Hall Well Filled and Everybody Present Had a Good Time - Names of the Society's Officers and the Committees.
St. Ann's Men's Society, connected with St. Ann's R. C. Church, held a recaption in St. Ann's Hall last night, and the affair wat a very successful and pleaaant one. A large company was present, and they danced until daybreak this morning. Music was furnished by Prof. Pinto. The grand march was led at nine o'clock, by Mr. Richard E. King, President of the society, and his daughter, 'Miss Lillian King'. This march was an attractive one and many couples participated. Dancing then commenced and continued until an early hour this morning. Refreshments were served to thoee who desired them... Reception Committee - John Kane, Chairman, Matthew Even, Jr., Patrick Conboy..."
Source: Nyack Evening Journal, Friday, 18 March 1898, p. 1
~ NYACK LEADS MOVEMENT
"...The flood of contributlons continued unbated until $8,738 had been raised in less than two hours for the War fund and at that nearly two weeks before the campaign to secure the fund was to be officlally opened. The dimensions of the fund and the genrosity of the people of Nyack in their contribution can only be pictured by the imagination... Others who will assist Messrs Rooney and Gaynor in gathering in the money are ...John F. McFarlane, George F. Dorsey, George Looser...Patrick Conboy..."
Ed.: The archdiocese of New York had voted to raise a war fund amounting to over 2 million dollars for commendable purposes in 1918.
Source: Rockland County Times, 2 March 1918, p. 4.
~TRIAL JURORS
Orangetown
"...Edward Blauvelt, Patrick K. Conboy, Isaac Bell, A. Barrett..."
Source: Rockland County Times, 23 March 1918, p. 1.
Patrick was a member of The Friends of Irish Freedom in Nyack and Trustee in 1921.
Source: Rockland News, 14 January 1921.
Patrick was on a committee planning a St. Patrick's Day ball which had been discontinued in 1926 but resumed in 1934.
Source: Journal News, 12 March 1934, p. 3
The Conboy family's home at 272 Cedar Hill Avenue was in the section taken by the Thruway. Patrick had owned his house valued at $4,000 in the 1940 U.S. Census. At that time only he and his daughter, Agnes, occupied the premises. She worked for the Telephone Company.
Source: Journal News, 17 June 1938, p.7.
Source: The Rockland County Journal News, Monday, 14 January 1963, p. 2.
~ Obituary Notes
"Patrick Conboy, father of Mrs. William N. Brady and Mrs. C. Bertrand Leitner of Piermont, Mrs. Thomas F. Furey and Miss Agnes Conboy of South Nyack, and of Mrs. Timothy J. Hanley of Nyack died Saturday."
Source: Orangetown Telégram and Pearl River Searchlight, 28 June 1946, page 3.
Census Records
Residence 1910: 85 Franklin Street (renting)
Patrick, 42, Ireland, gardener
Mary, 45, Ireland
Mary, 15, New York
Agnes, 14, New York
Loretta, 12, New York
Jane, 11, New York
Josepha, 6, New York
Source: United States Census, 1910, New York, Rockland, Orangetown ED 114
Residence 1920: Highland Avenue
Patrick, head, 50, Ireland, immigration 1888, naturalised 1893, gardener, farmer
Mary, wife, 55, Ireland, immigration 1886, naturalised 1893
Mary, daughter, 25, New York, stenographer
Agnes, daughter, 23, New York, clerk
Loretta, daughter, 21, New York, stenographer
Jane, daughter, 19, New York, stenographer
Josepha, daughter, 15, New York
The parents of Mary and Patrick were all also born in Ireland.
Source: United States Census, 1920, New York, Rockland, Orangetown ED 227
Ancestry:
Patrick's official birth certificate from the GRO Health Service Executive, gives his place of birth as Dromod in Leitrim (not to be confused with Dromard in Sligo) and the correct year of birth was 1865 (not 1868). The birth was registered at Rinn (aka Rynn), Mohill. Brothers Michael and Peter were also registered there.
Patrick's mother was neither a Ruffe or a McKenna as claimed elsewhere. His siblings' birth certificates also verify Catherine O'Keefe as their mother. According to the Bornacoola Catholic Parish Records, known children of Catherine and Patrick Conboy (married there on Feb. 13th 1855) are:
7 FEB 1856 - James CONBOY baptized in Bornacoola
9 MAY 1858 - Catherine CONBOY baptized in Bornacoola
23 JUN 1865 - Patrick CONBOY born in Dromod
5 OCT 1867 - Michael CONBOY born in Meelragh
14 APR 1870 - Peter CONBOY baptized in Bornacoola
22 SEP 1872 - William CONBOY baptized in Bornacoola
26 AUG 1875 - Thomas CONBOY baptized in Bornacoola
26 MAY 1878 - Joseph CONBOY baptized in Bornacoola
Patrick's daughter, Agnes, when asked about him in 1972, replied:
"My father's name was Patrick Conboy. He came to America in 1888, the year of the blizzard. It took more than a week to arrive.
He was born June 23rd 1868, came to Nyack and settled here.
His mother's maiden name was McKenna, first name I do not know. His father's name was Patrick Conboy.
There were seven children, Mary Tighe never left the old Country. Patrick and John Kathryn settled in Nyack. Joseph and Michael and Joe lived in New York City. William and family in Rego Park, Long Island.
All the above born in a little town by the name of Drumlish, County Leitrim, Ireland.
I forgot to mention my father's mother's first name was Mary. My father became an American citizen as soon as he was able to. I believe you have to be here a while."
Agnes mentions Joseph and Joe again, perhaps having meant James. F. Chavez writes that her ancestor, James Conboy, married Margaret McHugh and they had nine children, among these, Jane May. Also, instead of John Kathryn, Agnes may have meant John AND Kathryn, referring to a sister.
Granddaughter, Jane, wrote the following in 2011:
"Pa Conboy was born 6/23/1868 Drumlish, Co. Longford, Eire and died 6/6/46 Nyack, NY. Pa Conboy's mother was Kitty O'Keefe, his grandmother, Bridget McKenna.
Greatgrandmother: O'Quigley."
There are many McKenna's buried in a graveyard in Drumlish. McKenna and Quigley servants and nannies can be found on some U.S. census records for Conboy descendants. On census records in the 1930's and 40's Patrick reported his birthplace to be the Irish Free State.
According to his daughter, five of Patrick's brothers settled in America and his only sister, Mary, remained in Ireland and married a Tighe, a record of which is at the Leitrim Genealogy Centre in Ballinamore. This record would also contain the name of her parents. Although Agnes never mentioned her, Patrick apparently had a sister, Catherine Conboy , who also came to Rockland County.
Agnes refers to Patrick's brother, John Kathryn, who had settled in Nyack. No church records for him or for Mary Tighe could be found in Ireland. John Conboy married Jane Grey on October 7th 1894 in Manhattan. She was the daughter of Walter Grey and Lizzie (Armstrong) Grey, who was said to be related to Patrick's wife, Mary Armstrong. John and "Jenny" lived in Rockland County with their children, James P., John F., Mary G., Jennie E., Florence V. and Lorretta R. Conboy. John was also a gardener.
Patrick's brother, William Conboy, married Delia McLaughlin and raised a family with nine children in Rego Park, NY. According to his obituary in the Long Island Star-Journal on December 20th, 1949, William was buried at St. John's Cemetery in Middle Village in Queens, N.Y. He was survived by his wife, four daughters (Kathleen Walsh, Margaret Strianese, Hortense Wisely, Josephine Gilmartin) and three sons (Joseph, Francis, Raymond).
Memorial# 107694440 and Memorial# 169561455 may be those of relatives.
Between 1900 and 1910 Mary and Patrick may have lost 2 or 3 sons. Any records found would be appreciated. Armstrong, Brady, Conboy, Furey, Hanley, Leitner, McKenna and O'Keefe descendants are welcome to contribute information!
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"Well I've travelled far through these great lands from the east onto the west, but of all the islands I have seen I love my own the best, and if ever I return again there is one place I will go - it will be to lovely Leitrim where the Shannon waters flow." - Phil Fitzpatrick
Patrick was the son of Catherine "Kitty" O'Keefe (aka Keefe, Keeffe) and Patrick Conboy of County Leitrim, Ireland, who had married February 13, 1855 in Bornacoola Parish.
Patrick (Jr.!) left the old country and came with 1293 other passengers to America in April of 1888 on the S.S. City of Richmond. Patrick is listed on the ship manifest as passenger 486 and as a laborer from County Leitrim, age 21. It was the year of The Great Blizzard on the East Coast of America. Patrick made his living in America as a gardener.
According to census records, Mary Josephine Armstrong married Patrick Conboy in 1892. A record of Patrick's marriage to Mary in Rockland County was not found by archivist Scheiber. Marriage records at St. Ann's in Nyack appear to begin with 1920. Had they married elsewhere?
Newspaper Records
~ THE FAIR CLOSED
"The fair which has been in progress for some time past at St. Ann's church closed Monday night... More than half of the articles sold by shares were disposed of... Those which were disposed of were as follows: ...pictures of Father Crosby and Archbishop Corrigan, Patrick Conboy..."
Source: Rockland County Journal, Saturday, 27 August 1892, p. 8.
~ ST. ANN'S FAIR.
"The Last Articles Disposed of Saturday Night. The final disposition of the articles on sale at St. Ann's Church Fair occurred on Saturday night... Mr. Conboy carried off the cherry chair..."
Source: Rockland County Journal, 10 September 1892, p. 1.
~ A SUCCESSFUL RECEPTION.
"Held by the Men's Society of St. Ann's Church.
St. Ann's Hall Well Filled and Everybody Present Had a Good Time - Names of the Society's Officers and the Committees.
St. Ann's Men's Society, connected with St. Ann's R. C. Church, held a recaption in St. Ann's Hall last night, and the affair wat a very successful and pleaaant one. A large company was present, and they danced until daybreak this morning. Music was furnished by Prof. Pinto. The grand march was led at nine o'clock, by Mr. Richard E. King, President of the society, and his daughter, 'Miss Lillian King'. This march was an attractive one and many couples participated. Dancing then commenced and continued until an early hour this morning. Refreshments were served to thoee who desired them... Reception Committee - John Kane, Chairman, Matthew Even, Jr., Patrick Conboy..."
Source: Nyack Evening Journal, Friday, 18 March 1898, p. 1
~ NYACK LEADS MOVEMENT
"...The flood of contributlons continued unbated until $8,738 had been raised in less than two hours for the War fund and at that nearly two weeks before the campaign to secure the fund was to be officlally opened. The dimensions of the fund and the genrosity of the people of Nyack in their contribution can only be pictured by the imagination... Others who will assist Messrs Rooney and Gaynor in gathering in the money are ...John F. McFarlane, George F. Dorsey, George Looser...Patrick Conboy..."
Ed.: The archdiocese of New York had voted to raise a war fund amounting to over 2 million dollars for commendable purposes in 1918.
Source: Rockland County Times, 2 March 1918, p. 4.
~TRIAL JURORS
Orangetown
"...Edward Blauvelt, Patrick K. Conboy, Isaac Bell, A. Barrett..."
Source: Rockland County Times, 23 March 1918, p. 1.
Patrick was a member of The Friends of Irish Freedom in Nyack and Trustee in 1921.
Source: Rockland News, 14 January 1921.
Patrick was on a committee planning a St. Patrick's Day ball which had been discontinued in 1926 but resumed in 1934.
Source: Journal News, 12 March 1934, p. 3
The Conboy family's home at 272 Cedar Hill Avenue was in the section taken by the Thruway. Patrick had owned his house valued at $4,000 in the 1940 U.S. Census. At that time only he and his daughter, Agnes, occupied the premises. She worked for the Telephone Company.
Source: Journal News, 17 June 1938, p.7.
Source: The Rockland County Journal News, Monday, 14 January 1963, p. 2.
~ Obituary Notes
"Patrick Conboy, father of Mrs. William N. Brady and Mrs. C. Bertrand Leitner of Piermont, Mrs. Thomas F. Furey and Miss Agnes Conboy of South Nyack, and of Mrs. Timothy J. Hanley of Nyack died Saturday."
Source: Orangetown Telégram and Pearl River Searchlight, 28 June 1946, page 3.
Census Records
Residence 1910: 85 Franklin Street (renting)
Patrick, 42, Ireland, gardener
Mary, 45, Ireland
Mary, 15, New York
Agnes, 14, New York
Loretta, 12, New York
Jane, 11, New York
Josepha, 6, New York
Source: United States Census, 1910, New York, Rockland, Orangetown ED 114
Residence 1920: Highland Avenue
Patrick, head, 50, Ireland, immigration 1888, naturalised 1893, gardener, farmer
Mary, wife, 55, Ireland, immigration 1886, naturalised 1893
Mary, daughter, 25, New York, stenographer
Agnes, daughter, 23, New York, clerk
Loretta, daughter, 21, New York, stenographer
Jane, daughter, 19, New York, stenographer
Josepha, daughter, 15, New York
The parents of Mary and Patrick were all also born in Ireland.
Source: United States Census, 1920, New York, Rockland, Orangetown ED 227
Ancestry:
Patrick's official birth certificate from the GRO Health Service Executive, gives his place of birth as Dromod in Leitrim (not to be confused with Dromard in Sligo) and the correct year of birth was 1865 (not 1868). The birth was registered at Rinn (aka Rynn), Mohill. Brothers Michael and Peter were also registered there.
Patrick's mother was neither a Ruffe or a McKenna as claimed elsewhere. His siblings' birth certificates also verify Catherine O'Keefe as their mother. According to the Bornacoola Catholic Parish Records, known children of Catherine and Patrick Conboy (married there on Feb. 13th 1855) are:
7 FEB 1856 - James CONBOY baptized in Bornacoola
9 MAY 1858 - Catherine CONBOY baptized in Bornacoola
23 JUN 1865 - Patrick CONBOY born in Dromod
5 OCT 1867 - Michael CONBOY born in Meelragh
14 APR 1870 - Peter CONBOY baptized in Bornacoola
22 SEP 1872 - William CONBOY baptized in Bornacoola
26 AUG 1875 - Thomas CONBOY baptized in Bornacoola
26 MAY 1878 - Joseph CONBOY baptized in Bornacoola
Patrick's daughter, Agnes, when asked about him in 1972, replied:
"My father's name was Patrick Conboy. He came to America in 1888, the year of the blizzard. It took more than a week to arrive.
He was born June 23rd 1868, came to Nyack and settled here.
His mother's maiden name was McKenna, first name I do not know. His father's name was Patrick Conboy.
There were seven children, Mary Tighe never left the old Country. Patrick and John Kathryn settled in Nyack. Joseph and Michael and Joe lived in New York City. William and family in Rego Park, Long Island.
All the above born in a little town by the name of Drumlish, County Leitrim, Ireland.
I forgot to mention my father's mother's first name was Mary. My father became an American citizen as soon as he was able to. I believe you have to be here a while."
Agnes mentions Joseph and Joe again, perhaps having meant James. F. Chavez writes that her ancestor, James Conboy, married Margaret McHugh and they had nine children, among these, Jane May. Also, instead of John Kathryn, Agnes may have meant John AND Kathryn, referring to a sister.
Granddaughter, Jane, wrote the following in 2011:
"Pa Conboy was born 6/23/1868 Drumlish, Co. Longford, Eire and died 6/6/46 Nyack, NY. Pa Conboy's mother was Kitty O'Keefe, his grandmother, Bridget McKenna.
Greatgrandmother: O'Quigley."
There are many McKenna's buried in a graveyard in Drumlish. McKenna and Quigley servants and nannies can be found on some U.S. census records for Conboy descendants. On census records in the 1930's and 40's Patrick reported his birthplace to be the Irish Free State.
According to his daughter, five of Patrick's brothers settled in America and his only sister, Mary, remained in Ireland and married a Tighe, a record of which is at the Leitrim Genealogy Centre in Ballinamore. This record would also contain the name of her parents. Although Agnes never mentioned her, Patrick apparently had a sister, Catherine Conboy , who also came to Rockland County.
Agnes refers to Patrick's brother, John Kathryn, who had settled in Nyack. No church records for him or for Mary Tighe could be found in Ireland. John Conboy married Jane Grey on October 7th 1894 in Manhattan. She was the daughter of Walter Grey and Lizzie (Armstrong) Grey, who was said to be related to Patrick's wife, Mary Armstrong. John and "Jenny" lived in Rockland County with their children, James P., John F., Mary G., Jennie E., Florence V. and Lorretta R. Conboy. John was also a gardener.
Patrick's brother, William Conboy, married Delia McLaughlin and raised a family with nine children in Rego Park, NY. According to his obituary in the Long Island Star-Journal on December 20th, 1949, William was buried at St. John's Cemetery in Middle Village in Queens, N.Y. He was survived by his wife, four daughters (Kathleen Walsh, Margaret Strianese, Hortense Wisely, Josephine Gilmartin) and three sons (Joseph, Francis, Raymond).
Memorial# 107694440 and Memorial# 169561455 may be those of relatives.
Between 1900 and 1910 Mary and Patrick may have lost 2 or 3 sons. Any records found would be appreciated. Armstrong, Brady, Conboy, Furey, Hanley, Leitner, McKenna and O'Keefe descendants are welcome to contribute information!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Well I've travelled far through these great lands from the east onto the west, but of all the islands I have seen I love my own the best, and if ever I return again there is one place I will go - it will be to lovely Leitrim where the Shannon waters flow." - Phil Fitzpatrick
Biographical Information:
Patrick was the son of Catherine "Kitty" O'Keefe (aka Keefe, Keeffe) and Patrick Conboy of County Leitrim, Ireland, who had married February 13, 1855 in Bornacoola Parish.
Patrick (Jr.!) left the old country and came with 1293 other passengers to America in April of 1888 on the S.S. City of Richmond. Patrick is listed on the ship manifest as passenger 486 and as a laborer from County Leitrim, age 21. It was the year of The Great Blizzard on the East Coast of America. Patrick made his living in America as a gardener.
According to census records, Mary Josephine Armstrong married Patrick Conboy in 1892. A record of Patrick's marriage to Mary in Rockland County was not found by archivist Scheiber. Marriage records at St. Ann's in Nyack appear to begin with 1920. Had they married elsewhere?
Newspaper Records
~ THE FAIR CLOSED
"The fair which has been in progress for some time past at St. Ann's church closed Monday night... More than half of the articles sold by shares were disposed of... Those which were disposed of were as follows: ...pictures of Father Crosby and Archbishop Corrigan, Patrick Conboy..."
Source: Rockland County Journal, Saturday, 27 August 1892, p. 8.
~ ST. ANN'S FAIR.
"The Last Articles Disposed of Saturday Night. The final disposition of the articles on sale at St. Ann's Church Fair occurred on Saturday night... Mr. Conboy carried off the cherry chair..."
Source: Rockland County Journal, 10 September 1892, p. 1.
~ A SUCCESSFUL RECEPTION.
"Held by the Men's Society of St. Ann's Church.
St. Ann's Hall Well Filled and Everybody Present Had a Good Time - Names of the Society's Officers and the Committees.
St. Ann's Men's Society, connected with St. Ann's R. C. Church, held a recaption in St. Ann's Hall last night, and the affair wat a very successful and pleaaant one. A large company was present, and they danced until daybreak this morning. Music was furnished by Prof. Pinto. The grand march was led at nine o'clock, by Mr. Richard E. King, President of the society, and his daughter, 'Miss Lillian King'. This march was an attractive one and many couples participated. Dancing then commenced and continued until an early hour this morning. Refreshments were served to thoee who desired them... Reception Committee - John Kane, Chairman, Matthew Even, Jr., Patrick Conboy..."
Source: Nyack Evening Journal, Friday, 18 March 1898, p. 1
~ NYACK LEADS MOVEMENT
"...The flood of contributlons continued unbated until $8,738 had been raised in less than two hours for the War fund and at that nearly two weeks before the campaign to secure the fund was to be officlally opened. The dimensions of the fund and the genrosity of the people of Nyack in their contribution can only be pictured by the imagination... Others who will assist Messrs Rooney and Gaynor in gathering in the money are ...John F. McFarlane, George F. Dorsey, George Looser...Patrick Conboy..."
Ed.: The archdiocese of New York had voted to raise a war fund amounting to over 2 million dollars for commendable purposes in 1918.
Source: Rockland County Times, 2 March 1918, p. 4.
~TRIAL JURORS
Orangetown
"...Edward Blauvelt, Patrick K. Conboy, Isaac Bell, A. Barrett..."
Source: Rockland County Times, 23 March 1918, p. 1.
Patrick was a member of The Friends of Irish Freedom in Nyack and Trustee in 1921.
Source: Rockland News, 14 January 1921.
Patrick was on a committee planning a St. Patrick's Day ball which had been discontinued in 1926 but resumed in 1934.
Source: Journal News, 12 March 1934, p. 3
The Conboy family's home at 272 Cedar Hill Avenue was in the section taken by the Thruway. Patrick had owned his house valued at $4,000 in the 1940 U.S. Census. At that time only he and his daughter, Agnes, occupied the premises. She worked for the Telephone Company.
Source: Journal News, 17 June 1938, p.7.
Source: The Rockland County Journal News, Monday, 14 January 1963, p. 2.
~ Obituary Notes
"Patrick Conboy, father of Mrs. William N. Brady and Mrs. C. Bertrand Leitner of Piermont, Mrs. Thomas F. Furey and Miss Agnes Conboy of South Nyack, and of Mrs. Timothy J. Hanley of Nyack died Saturday."
Source: Orangetown Telégram and Pearl River Searchlight, 28 June 1946, page 3.
Census Records
Residence 1910: 85 Franklin Street (renting)
Patrick, 42, Ireland, gardener
Mary, 45, Ireland
Mary, 15, New York
Agnes, 14, New York
Loretta, 12, New York
Jane, 11, New York
Josepha, 6, New York
Source: United States Census, 1910, New York, Rockland, Orangetown ED 114
Residence 1920: Highland Avenue
Patrick, head, 50, Ireland, immigration 1888, naturalised 1893, gardener, farmer
Mary, wife, 55, Ireland, immigration 1886, naturalised 1893
Mary, daughter, 25, New York, stenographer
Agnes, daughter, 23, New York, clerk
Loretta, daughter, 21, New York, stenographer
Jane, daughter, 19, New York, stenographer
Josepha, daughter, 15, New York
The parents of Mary and Patrick were all also born in Ireland.
Source: United States Census, 1920, New York, Rockland, Orangetown ED 227
Ancestry:
Patrick's official birth certificate from the GRO Health Service Executive, gives his place of birth as Dromod in Leitrim (not to be confused with Dromard in Sligo) and the correct year of birth was 1865 (not 1868). The birth was registered at Rinn (aka Rynn), Mohill. Brothers Michael and Peter were also registered there.
Patrick's mother was neither a Ruffe or a McKenna as claimed elsewhere. His siblings' birth certificates also verify Catherine O'Keefe as their mother. According to the Bornacoola Catholic Parish Records, known children of Catherine and Patrick Conboy (married there on Feb. 13th 1855) are:
7 FEB 1856 - James CONBOY baptized in Bornacoola
9 MAY 1858 - Catherine CONBOY baptized in Bornacoola
23 JUN 1865 - Patrick CONBOY born in Dromod
5 OCT 1867 - Michael CONBOY born in Meelragh
14 APR 1870 - Peter CONBOY baptized in Bornacoola
22 SEP 1872 - William CONBOY baptized in Bornacoola
26 AUG 1875 - Thomas CONBOY baptized in Bornacoola
26 MAY 1878 - Joseph CONBOY baptized in Bornacoola
Patrick's daughter, Agnes, when asked about him in 1972, replied:
"My father's name was Patrick Conboy. He came to America in 1888, the year of the blizzard. It took more than a week to arrive.
He was born June 23rd 1868, came to Nyack and settled here.
His mother's maiden name was McKenna, first name I do not know. His father's name was Patrick Conboy.
There were seven children, Mary Tighe never left the old Country. Patrick and John Kathryn settled in Nyack. Joseph and Michael and Joe lived in New York City. William and family in Rego Park, Long Island.
All the above born in a little town by the name of Drumlish, County Leitrim, Ireland.
I forgot to mention my father's mother's first name was Mary. My father became an American citizen as soon as he was able to. I believe you have to be here a while."
Agnes mentions Joseph and Joe again, perhaps having meant James. F. Chavez writes that her ancestor, James Conboy, married Margaret McHugh and they had nine children, among these, Jane May. Also, instead of John Kathryn, Agnes may have meant John AND Kathryn, referring to a sister.
Granddaughter, Jane, wrote the following in 2011:
"Pa Conboy was born 6/23/1868 Drumlish, Co. Longford, Eire and died 6/6/46 Nyack, NY. Pa Conboy's mother was Kitty O'Keefe, his grandmother, Bridget McKenna.
Greatgrandmother: O'Quigley."
There are many McKenna's buried in a graveyard in Drumlish. McKenna and Quigley servants and nannies can be found on some U.S. census records for Conboy descendants. On census records in the 1930's and 40's Patrick reported his birthplace to be the Irish Free State.
According to his daughter, five of Patrick's brothers settled in America and his only sister, Mary, remained in Ireland and married a Tighe, a record of which is at the Leitrim Genealogy Centre in Ballinamore. This record would also contain the name of her parents. Although Agnes never mentioned her, Patrick apparently had a sister, Catherine Conboy , who also came to Rockland County.
Agnes refers to Patrick's brother, John Kathryn, who had settled in Nyack. No church records for him or for Mary Tighe could be found in Ireland. John Conboy married Jane Grey on October 7th 1894 in Manhattan. She was the daughter of Walter Grey and Lizzie (Armstrong) Grey, who was said to be related to Patrick's wife, Mary Armstrong. John and "Jenny" lived in Rockland County with their children, James P., John F., Mary G., Jennie E., Florence V. and Lorretta R. Conboy. John was also a gardener.
Patrick's brother, William Conboy, married Delia McLaughlin and raised a family with nine children in Rego Park, NY. According to his obituary in the Long Island Star-Journal on December 20th, 1949, William was buried at St. John's Cemetery in Middle Village in Queens, N.Y. He was survived by his wife, four daughters (Kathleen Walsh, Margaret Strianese, Hortense Wisely, Josephine Gilmartin) and three sons (Joseph, Francis, Raymond).
Memorial# 107694440 and Memorial# 169561455 may be those of relatives.
Between 1900 and 1910 Mary and Patrick may have lost 2 or 3 sons. Any records found would be appreciated. Armstrong, Brady, Conboy, Furey, Hanley, Leitner, McKenna and O'Keefe descendants are welcome to contribute information!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Well I've travelled far through these great lands from the east onto the west, but of all the islands I have seen I love my own the best, and if ever I return again there is one place I will go - it will be to lovely Leitrim where the Shannon waters flow." - Phil Fitzpatrick
Patrick was the son of Catherine "Kitty" O'Keefe (aka Keefe, Keeffe) and Patrick Conboy of County Leitrim, Ireland, who had married February 13, 1855 in Bornacoola Parish.
Patrick (Jr.!) left the old country and came with 1293 other passengers to America in April of 1888 on the S.S. City of Richmond. Patrick is listed on the ship manifest as passenger 486 and as a laborer from County Leitrim, age 21. It was the year of The Great Blizzard on the East Coast of America. Patrick made his living in America as a gardener.
According to census records, Mary Josephine Armstrong married Patrick Conboy in 1892. A record of Patrick's marriage to Mary in Rockland County was not found by archivist Scheiber. Marriage records at St. Ann's in Nyack appear to begin with 1920. Had they married elsewhere?
Newspaper Records
~ THE FAIR CLOSED
"The fair which has been in progress for some time past at St. Ann's church closed Monday night... More than half of the articles sold by shares were disposed of... Those which were disposed of were as follows: ...pictures of Father Crosby and Archbishop Corrigan, Patrick Conboy..."
Source: Rockland County Journal, Saturday, 27 August 1892, p. 8.
~ ST. ANN'S FAIR.
"The Last Articles Disposed of Saturday Night. The final disposition of the articles on sale at St. Ann's Church Fair occurred on Saturday night... Mr. Conboy carried off the cherry chair..."
Source: Rockland County Journal, 10 September 1892, p. 1.
~ A SUCCESSFUL RECEPTION.
"Held by the Men's Society of St. Ann's Church.
St. Ann's Hall Well Filled and Everybody Present Had a Good Time - Names of the Society's Officers and the Committees.
St. Ann's Men's Society, connected with St. Ann's R. C. Church, held a recaption in St. Ann's Hall last night, and the affair wat a very successful and pleaaant one. A large company was present, and they danced until daybreak this morning. Music was furnished by Prof. Pinto. The grand march was led at nine o'clock, by Mr. Richard E. King, President of the society, and his daughter, 'Miss Lillian King'. This march was an attractive one and many couples participated. Dancing then commenced and continued until an early hour this morning. Refreshments were served to thoee who desired them... Reception Committee - John Kane, Chairman, Matthew Even, Jr., Patrick Conboy..."
Source: Nyack Evening Journal, Friday, 18 March 1898, p. 1
~ NYACK LEADS MOVEMENT
"...The flood of contributlons continued unbated until $8,738 had been raised in less than two hours for the War fund and at that nearly two weeks before the campaign to secure the fund was to be officlally opened. The dimensions of the fund and the genrosity of the people of Nyack in their contribution can only be pictured by the imagination... Others who will assist Messrs Rooney and Gaynor in gathering in the money are ...John F. McFarlane, George F. Dorsey, George Looser...Patrick Conboy..."
Ed.: The archdiocese of New York had voted to raise a war fund amounting to over 2 million dollars for commendable purposes in 1918.
Source: Rockland County Times, 2 March 1918, p. 4.
~TRIAL JURORS
Orangetown
"...Edward Blauvelt, Patrick K. Conboy, Isaac Bell, A. Barrett..."
Source: Rockland County Times, 23 March 1918, p. 1.
Patrick was a member of The Friends of Irish Freedom in Nyack and Trustee in 1921.
Source: Rockland News, 14 January 1921.
Patrick was on a committee planning a St. Patrick's Day ball which had been discontinued in 1926 but resumed in 1934.
Source: Journal News, 12 March 1934, p. 3
The Conboy family's home at 272 Cedar Hill Avenue was in the section taken by the Thruway. Patrick had owned his house valued at $4,000 in the 1940 U.S. Census. At that time only he and his daughter, Agnes, occupied the premises. She worked for the Telephone Company.
Source: Journal News, 17 June 1938, p.7.
Source: The Rockland County Journal News, Monday, 14 January 1963, p. 2.
~ Obituary Notes
"Patrick Conboy, father of Mrs. William N. Brady and Mrs. C. Bertrand Leitner of Piermont, Mrs. Thomas F. Furey and Miss Agnes Conboy of South Nyack, and of Mrs. Timothy J. Hanley of Nyack died Saturday."
Source: Orangetown Telégram and Pearl River Searchlight, 28 June 1946, page 3.
Census Records
Residence 1910: 85 Franklin Street (renting)
Patrick, 42, Ireland, gardener
Mary, 45, Ireland
Mary, 15, New York
Agnes, 14, New York
Loretta, 12, New York
Jane, 11, New York
Josepha, 6, New York
Source: United States Census, 1910, New York, Rockland, Orangetown ED 114
Residence 1920: Highland Avenue
Patrick, head, 50, Ireland, immigration 1888, naturalised 1893, gardener, farmer
Mary, wife, 55, Ireland, immigration 1886, naturalised 1893
Mary, daughter, 25, New York, stenographer
Agnes, daughter, 23, New York, clerk
Loretta, daughter, 21, New York, stenographer
Jane, daughter, 19, New York, stenographer
Josepha, daughter, 15, New York
The parents of Mary and Patrick were all also born in Ireland.
Source: United States Census, 1920, New York, Rockland, Orangetown ED 227
Ancestry:
Patrick's official birth certificate from the GRO Health Service Executive, gives his place of birth as Dromod in Leitrim (not to be confused with Dromard in Sligo) and the correct year of birth was 1865 (not 1868). The birth was registered at Rinn (aka Rynn), Mohill. Brothers Michael and Peter were also registered there.
Patrick's mother was neither a Ruffe or a McKenna as claimed elsewhere. His siblings' birth certificates also verify Catherine O'Keefe as their mother. According to the Bornacoola Catholic Parish Records, known children of Catherine and Patrick Conboy (married there on Feb. 13th 1855) are:
7 FEB 1856 - James CONBOY baptized in Bornacoola
9 MAY 1858 - Catherine CONBOY baptized in Bornacoola
23 JUN 1865 - Patrick CONBOY born in Dromod
5 OCT 1867 - Michael CONBOY born in Meelragh
14 APR 1870 - Peter CONBOY baptized in Bornacoola
22 SEP 1872 - William CONBOY baptized in Bornacoola
26 AUG 1875 - Thomas CONBOY baptized in Bornacoola
26 MAY 1878 - Joseph CONBOY baptized in Bornacoola
Patrick's daughter, Agnes, when asked about him in 1972, replied:
"My father's name was Patrick Conboy. He came to America in 1888, the year of the blizzard. It took more than a week to arrive.
He was born June 23rd 1868, came to Nyack and settled here.
His mother's maiden name was McKenna, first name I do not know. His father's name was Patrick Conboy.
There were seven children, Mary Tighe never left the old Country. Patrick and John Kathryn settled in Nyack. Joseph and Michael and Joe lived in New York City. William and family in Rego Park, Long Island.
All the above born in a little town by the name of Drumlish, County Leitrim, Ireland.
I forgot to mention my father's mother's first name was Mary. My father became an American citizen as soon as he was able to. I believe you have to be here a while."
Agnes mentions Joseph and Joe again, perhaps having meant James. F. Chavez writes that her ancestor, James Conboy, married Margaret McHugh and they had nine children, among these, Jane May. Also, instead of John Kathryn, Agnes may have meant John AND Kathryn, referring to a sister.
Granddaughter, Jane, wrote the following in 2011:
"Pa Conboy was born 6/23/1868 Drumlish, Co. Longford, Eire and died 6/6/46 Nyack, NY. Pa Conboy's mother was Kitty O'Keefe, his grandmother, Bridget McKenna.
Greatgrandmother: O'Quigley."
There are many McKenna's buried in a graveyard in Drumlish. McKenna and Quigley servants and nannies can be found on some U.S. census records for Conboy descendants. On census records in the 1930's and 40's Patrick reported his birthplace to be the Irish Free State.
According to his daughter, five of Patrick's brothers settled in America and his only sister, Mary, remained in Ireland and married a Tighe, a record of which is at the Leitrim Genealogy Centre in Ballinamore. This record would also contain the name of her parents. Although Agnes never mentioned her, Patrick apparently had a sister, Catherine Conboy , who also came to Rockland County.
Agnes refers to Patrick's brother, John Kathryn, who had settled in Nyack. No church records for him or for Mary Tighe could be found in Ireland. John Conboy married Jane Grey on October 7th 1894 in Manhattan. She was the daughter of Walter Grey and Lizzie (Armstrong) Grey, who was said to be related to Patrick's wife, Mary Armstrong. John and "Jenny" lived in Rockland County with their children, James P., John F., Mary G., Jennie E., Florence V. and Lorretta R. Conboy. John was also a gardener.
Patrick's brother, William Conboy, married Delia McLaughlin and raised a family with nine children in Rego Park, NY. According to his obituary in the Long Island Star-Journal on December 20th, 1949, William was buried at St. John's Cemetery in Middle Village in Queens, N.Y. He was survived by his wife, four daughters (Kathleen Walsh, Margaret Strianese, Hortense Wisely, Josephine Gilmartin) and three sons (Joseph, Francis, Raymond).
Memorial# 107694440 and Memorial# 169561455 may be those of relatives.
Between 1900 and 1910 Mary and Patrick may have lost 2 or 3 sons. Any records found would be appreciated. Armstrong, Brady, Conboy, Furey, Hanley, Leitner, McKenna and O'Keefe descendants are welcome to contribute information!
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"Well I've travelled far through these great lands from the east onto the west, but of all the islands I have seen I love my own the best, and if ever I return again there is one place I will go - it will be to lovely Leitrim where the Shannon waters flow." - Phil Fitzpatrick
Inscription
PATRICK CONBOY
1868-1946
HIS WIFE
MARY ARMSTRONG
1869-1927
AGNES J. CONBOY
1896-1985
Gravesite Details
Gravestone has DOB 1868. Official birth certificate recorded 1865!
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