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Andrew John Conselyea

Birth
Bushwick, Kings County, New York, USA
Death
Dec 1851 (aged 58)
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Burial
Bushwick, Kings County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Son of John Conselyea and Phebe Williamson, he was baptized on May 6, 1793 at the Bushwick Church, Brooklyn, NY, husband of Catherine DeVoe and father of John, Sarah Margaret, Andrew, Andrew, Catharina Maria, William DeVoe, and Daniel Conselyea.

"The CONSELYEA farmhouse stood, facing the village green, on the southside of Jackson Street, west of Humboldt & north of Skillman Avenue. It was built about 1661 near a branch of Bushwick Creek, of the early Dutch style, with a long sloping roof. The orchard was a landmark. Nearby was the Conselyea Mill, in the summer time the mill pond was covered with pond lilies. Andrew Conselyea was the owner in the 1840's. He was caught in the mill wheel about 1855 and his body was found in the mill pond. Mrs Andrew J. Conselyea, the last of the family, died in 1873. In 1882 part of the old structure was cut away and finally in 1898 the Conselyea house had to give way to the march of progress."

In 1850, A.J. Conselyea, aged 56, was living in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY, with his wife, Catharine Conselyea, aged 51, and children, John, 28, Sarah, 25, William, 20, Andrew, 15, Catherine, 12, and Daniel Conselyea, aged 7. Also living in the household was laborer James Jackson, aged 67. Andrew was shown to be a farmer.

Andrew John Conselyea died intestate and his estate was probated on December 10, 1851 by his wife, Catherine.

(Long Island Surnames; Andrew John Conselyea in the New York, Tax Assessment Rolls of Real and Personal Estates, 1799-1804; U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989 for Andrew J Conselyea; 1850 US Federal Census; New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999 for Andrew J. Conselyea
Son of John Conselyea and Phebe Williamson, he was baptized on May 6, 1793 at the Bushwick Church, Brooklyn, NY, husband of Catherine DeVoe and father of John, Sarah Margaret, Andrew, Andrew, Catharina Maria, William DeVoe, and Daniel Conselyea.

"The CONSELYEA farmhouse stood, facing the village green, on the southside of Jackson Street, west of Humboldt & north of Skillman Avenue. It was built about 1661 near a branch of Bushwick Creek, of the early Dutch style, with a long sloping roof. The orchard was a landmark. Nearby was the Conselyea Mill, in the summer time the mill pond was covered with pond lilies. Andrew Conselyea was the owner in the 1840's. He was caught in the mill wheel about 1855 and his body was found in the mill pond. Mrs Andrew J. Conselyea, the last of the family, died in 1873. In 1882 part of the old structure was cut away and finally in 1898 the Conselyea house had to give way to the march of progress."

In 1850, A.J. Conselyea, aged 56, was living in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY, with his wife, Catharine Conselyea, aged 51, and children, John, 28, Sarah, 25, William, 20, Andrew, 15, Catherine, 12, and Daniel Conselyea, aged 7. Also living in the household was laborer James Jackson, aged 67. Andrew was shown to be a farmer.

Andrew John Conselyea died intestate and his estate was probated on December 10, 1851 by his wife, Catherine.

(Long Island Surnames; Andrew John Conselyea in the New York, Tax Assessment Rolls of Real and Personal Estates, 1799-1804; U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989 for Andrew J Conselyea; 1850 US Federal Census; New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999 for Andrew J. Conselyea


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