641. Enoch Conger
Enoch CongerRESIDENCES: Albany Co., NY; Richland Co., OH; Carmi, IL
OCCUPATION: Minister
BIOGRAPHY: Enoch Conger (1792 - 1872) and his Family
Enoch Conger was descended from Job Conger (1694 - 1758), the 5th born son of John Belconger (1633 - 1712), the Conger progenitor in North America. Enoch was born 15 Feb 1792 in Albany County, NY and his parents were Uzziah Conger (1758 - 1834) and Mary Hungerford. He was described as a self-made man, working on his father's farm until he served in the War of 1812 where he was taken prisoner by the British at the Battle of Queenstown, Ontario, Canada on 15 Oct 1812. He served as a Private in Capt. Henry R. Brinkerhoff's company of New York Militia.After the war, he went back to school and studied under two prominent ministers. A Congregational Association licensed him to preach in 1819 and he moved west from New York state top Ohio in 1824. His family at the time of his move consisted of his wife, Ester West, whom he had married after his return from the war, and four children: Flavia Alsina (b. 1815), Omar Dwight (b. 1815), Wealthy Theresa (b. 1818), and Williston Kingsburg (b. 1821).
He served as minister in several localities in the so-called, "Firelands" area of north-central Ohio, encompassing the six-county area of Erie, Sandusky, Seneca, Huron, Crawford and Richland. He was listed as a M.G. (Minister of the Gospel) in Crawford County in 1827 but spent most of his Ohio church service at the Lyme Church in the village of Lyme in Erie County.
His six other children: Seymour Beach (b. 1825), Enoch Greenwood (b. 1827), Mary Ester (b. 1830), Everton Judson (b. 1834), Mary Frances (b. 1836) and Chauncey Stewart (b. 1838), were all born in Ohio.
Enoch retired to Carmi, White County, Illinois in the 1860s.
[Note: The material in this article was obtained from sources that include "Conger Family of America, Vol II," 1992 and "Conger Confab" newsletters, 1975-1994, both written and compiled by Helen Maxine Crowell Leonard (b. 1919). Robert R. Guilinger, the author of this piece about Enoch Conger, is a grandson of Margaret E. (Conger) Guilinger (1863 - 1927).]
(Source: Conger Confab, September 1997, p. 6 - written by Robert R. Guilinger)
MILITARY: Enoch Conger served in the War of 1812-1814, participating in the Battle of Queenstown, where he was captured by the British, but made his escape the same night and recrossed the Niagara River. A curious circumstance of this battle was the pressing into service of the country people by the British. Among others, Enoch's older brother, Job, who had a mill on the battle field, was pressed. As the sympathies of most of them were with the Americans, they resolved to "fire high." As it happened, they did not fire at all, but heroically broke and fled at the first attack. The two brothers, thus opposed, did not meet until after Enoch's capture, and as the pressed men were set to guard the prisoners, it may explain why Enoch made his escape.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 493-494 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
BIOGRAPHY:
Enoch Conger was a Presbyterian Missionary and had charge of several churches in the Western Reserve, so he had no fixed abiding place. His first child, Flavia Alsina was born in Auburn, Cayuga, New York. From there he went to Hartwick, Ostego, NY, a few miles south of Cooperstown.His [Enoch Conger's] fourth child [assumed to be Williston Kingsbury Conger] was born in Montrose, Susquehanna, PA and constituted the family of Enoch Conger when, in 1824, they moved by the way of Buffalo, N-Yr across Lake Erie, through Sandusky, Erie, Ohio to Strong Ridge, located in the extreme north-west corner of Huron county, Ohio, about a dozen miles south of Sandusky.
Here lived the Strong and Cook families. Elutheros Cook was born at Granville, Washington county, NY in 1787 -- the same town that Esther (West) Conger [wife of Enoch Conger] was born in. Jay Cook, the well known financier and his brother, Henry D. Cook, once governor of the District of Columbia, during the administration of President U.S. Grant, were both descendants of Elutheros Cook.
Enoch Conger served in the War of 1812 as a Chaplain of a Cayuga County company, of the New York State Militia, and was captured by the British at the Battle of Queenston, but he escaped by crossing the Niagara River to New York State where he rejoined his company.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 161 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
Esther WestAKA: Ester; Esther in CFA I.
1713. Mary Ester Conger
Mary Ester CongerProblem: Was the middle name, Ester or Esther? Charles G.B. Conger listed, Esther.
1715. Mary Frances Conger
Mary Frances CongerProblem: Did she die on 7 Mar 1837 at an unnamed location or in 1845 at
Plymouth, OH? Charles G.B. Conger lists, 7 Mar 1837.CEMETERY: She is buried in Plymouth, Huron Co., OH at the Plymouth Cemetery. The marker reads: 9 yrs, 8 mos, 20 days. If the birth date of, 3 Aug 1836, which some list, is correct, the calculated death date would be, 23 Apr 1846.
(Furnished by Robert Guilinger)BIRTH-DEATH-CONFLICT: "... headstone in Plymouth Cem OH had dtr Mary C. d. 17 Jan 1845, age 9 yr 8 mo 20 dys, having been b. 1836." (CFA II, p. 716)
[Contrary to what Mrs. Leonard wrote, using this information the calculated birth date would be, Abt. 28 Apr 1935. REH]QUESTION: What are the provable facts about the birth and death date of this person?
642. Sabrina Conger
Sabrina CongerProblem: Listed as Sabria in CFA I and Sabrina in CFA II, p. 173 & 221.
NAME-CONFLICT: Sabria Conger by Charles G.B. Conger
1731. Hazen Titus
NO_ISSUE: There was no issue.
644. Mary Conger
Mary CongerProblem: Did she die, 25 Nov 1869 or as listed by Charles G.B. Conger, 3 Jul 1878 who also lists, 31 Jul 1878?
AKA: Mary (Polly) Conger by Charles G.B. Conger.
1736. Squire Wood Elwell
NO_ISSUE: There was no issue.
645. Silas Conger
Silas CongerDIVORCE-NO_ISSUE: Silas Conger and Susannah Wilson divorced. No issue.
BURIAL-QUESTION: In what county did the burial take place?
Hannah TitusBURIAL-QUESTION: In what county did the burial take place?
1745. Clarissa Cyllene Conger
Clarissa Cyllene CongerNAME-CONFLICT: Larissa Cyllene by Charles G.B. Conger
Susannah WilsonSPOUSE: Susannah Wilson was the 2nd spouse of Silas Conger.
Lucy Swallow DudleySPOUSE: Lucy Swallow Dudley was the 3rd spouse of Silas Conger.
1759. Vrooman Wolland Van Wie
NO_ISSUE: There was no issue.
647. Margaret Conger
Margaret CongerPARENTS: James Conger and Elizabeth McNab
AKA: Peggy
1765. Ebenezer Chesebrough
NO_ISSUE: There was no issue.
648. William Conger
William CongerPARENTS: James Conger and Elizabeth McNab
Catherine Van ValkenburghAKA: Listed by Charles G.B. Conger as, "Katherine Van Valkenburgh (or Follock)".
1774. Mathias Conger
Mathias CongerDEATH: Died in infancy
NO_ISSUE: There was no issue.
649. Uzziah Conger
Uzziah CongerPARENTS: James Conger and Elizabeth McNab
CEMETERY:
Uzziah Conger
Birth: Aug. 22, 1789, Helderberg, Albany County, New York, USA
Death: Mar. 13, 1864, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, USABurial:
Hope Cemetery, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, USACreated by: Christine Bouley, Record added: Sep 27, 2011
(Source: Find A Grave Memorial# 77185366)
Hannah WestProblem: Was the date of death, 20 May 1880 or as listed by Charles G.B. Conger, 26 May 1880?
1785. Lenora E. Conger
Lenora E. CongerPARENTS: Uzziah Conger and Hannah West
1790. Julia M. Conger
Julia M. CongerPARENTS: Uzziah Conger and Hannah West
650. John Conger
John CongerPARENTS: James Conger and Elizabeth McNab
RESIDENCES: 1850 in Clarence Twp., Calhoun Co., MI
651. Hugh Conger
Hugh CongerPARENTS: James Conger and Elizabeth McNab
NO_ISSUE: There was no issue.
1801. Carlos Woodcock Conger
Carlos Woodcock CongerNO_ISSUE: There was no issue.
Annie Elizabeth WardProblem: Was the date of birth, 31 Oct 1844 or as listed by Charles G.B. Conger, 30 Oct 1844?
652. Lydia Conger
Lydia CongerPARENTS: James Conger and Elizabeth McNab