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Cony-Sewall family of Augusta, Maine

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  Daniel Cony (1752-1842) — of Hallowell, Kennebec County, Maine; Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Stoughton, Norfolk County, Mass., August 3, 1752. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; physician; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1786-92, 1797; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1800; common pleas court judge in Massachusetts, 1810; probate judge in Maine, 1820. Died in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, January 21, 1842 (age 89 years, 171 days). Interment at Cony Cemetery, Augusta, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Cony (1718-1803) and Rebecca (Guild) Cony; married, November 14, 1776, to Susanna Curtis; father of Susan Bowdoin Cony (who married Samuel Cony (1775-1835)) and Paulina Bass Cony (who married Nathan Weston Jr.); uncle of Samuel Cony (1775-1835); grandfather of Samuel Cony (1811-1870) and Susan Cony (who married Richard Foster Perkins); great-grandfather of Melville Weston Fuller and Daniel Albert Cony; second great-grandfather of Robert Alexander Cony; third great-grandfather of Chase Mellen Jr..
  Political family: Cony-Sewall family of Augusta, Maine (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Samuel Cony (1775-1835) — of Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Shutesbury, Franklin County, Mass., November 24, 1775. Merchant; Adjutant General of Maine, 1820-30. Died in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, November 8, 1835 (age 59 years, 349 days). Interment at Forest Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Cony (1746-1779) and Susanna (Johnson) Cony; married, November 24, 1803, to Susan Bowdoin Cony (daughter of Daniel Cony (1752-1842)); father of Samuel Cony (1811-1870) and Susan Cony (who married Richard Foster Perkins); nephew of Daniel Cony (1752-1842); grandfather of Daniel Albert Cony; great-grandfather of Robert Alexander Cony; second great-grandfather of Chase Mellen Jr.; first cousin twice removed of Melville Weston Fuller.
  Political family: Cony-Sewall family of Augusta, Maine (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Nathan Weston Jr. (1782-1872) — of Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Hallowell, Kennebec County, Maine, July 27, 1782. Lawyer; postmaster at Augusta, Maine, 1811-12; justice of Maine state supreme court, 1820-34; chief justice of Maine state supreme court, 1834-41. Died in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, June 4, 1872 (age 89 years, 313 days). Interment at Cony Cemetery, Augusta, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Nathan Weston and Elizabeth (Bancroft) Weston; married to Paulina Bass Cony (daughter of Daniel Cony); grandfather of Melville Weston Fuller; great-grandfather of Mildred Fuller (who married Hugh Campbell Wallace).
  Political family: Cony-Sewall family of Augusta, Maine (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Richard Foster Perkins (1809-1868) — also known as Richard F. Perkins — of Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine; San Francisco, Calif. Born in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Mass., November 12, 1809. Lawyer; postmaster at Augusta, Maine, 1842-43; San Francisco, Calif., 1864-68; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1844-45. Died aboard the passenger ship Colorado, on a voyage from San Francisco to New York, in the North Pacific Ocean, October 13, 1868 (age 58 years, 336 days). Buried at sea in North Pacific Ocean.
  Relatives: Son of George Washington Perkins and Anna (Ames) Perkins; married, December 29, 1834, to Susan Cony (daughter of Samuel Cony (1775-1835); sister of Samuel Cony (1811-1870); aunt of Daniel Albert Cony; granddaughter of Daniel Cony); married, December 11, 1843, to Emeline Page Avery.
  Political family: Cony-Sewall family of Augusta, Maine (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Samuel Cony (1811-1870) — of Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, February 27, 1811. Lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1835, 1862; member of Maine Governor's Council, 1839; probate judge in Maine, 1840-47; Maine state treasurer, 1850-55; mayor of Augusta, Maine, 1854; Governor of Maine, 1864-67. Died in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, October 5, 1870 (age 59 years, 220 days). Interment at Forest Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Cony (1775-1835) and Susan (Cony) Cony; brother of Susan Cony (who married Richard Foster Perkins); married, October 17, 1833, to Mercy Hannah Sewall; married, November 22, 1849, to Lucy Williams Brooks; father of Daniel Albert Cony and Susan Hannah Cony (who married Joseph Homan Manley); grandson of Daniel Cony; granduncle of Robert Alexander Cony; great-grandfather of Chase Mellen Jr.; first cousin once removed of Melville Weston Fuller.
  Political family: Cony-Sewall family of Augusta, Maine (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Melville Weston Fuller (1833-1910) — also known as Melville W. Fuller — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, February 11, 1833. Democrat. Delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention from Cook County, 1862; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1863; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1864, 1876, 1880 (member, Resolutions Committee); Chief Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1888-1910; died in office 1910. Episcopalian. Died in Sorrento, Hancock County, Maine, July 4, 1910 (age 77 years, 143 days). Interment at Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Frederick Augustus Fuller and Catherine Martin (Weston) Fuller; married 1858 to Calista Ophelia Reynolds; married 1866 to Mary Ellen 'Molly' Coolbaugh (daughter of William Findlay Coolbaugh); father of Mildred Fuller (who married Hugh Campbell Wallace); grandson of Nathan Weston Jr.; great-grandson of Daniel Cony; first cousin once removed of Samuel Cony (1811-1870); first cousin twice removed of Samuel Cony (1775-1835); second cousin of Daniel Albert Cony; second cousin once removed of Robert Alexander Cony; second cousin twice removed of Chase Mellen Jr..
  Political family: Cony-Sewall family of Augusta, Maine (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Stephen A. Day
  Fuller Park (opened about 1914), in Chicago, Illinois, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Melville W. Fuller (built 1942 at Richmond, California; later renamed USS Cassiopeia; sunk as target 1961) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — BillionGraves burial record
  Books about Melville W. Fuller: James W. Ely, Jr., The Chief Justiceship of Melville W. Fuller, 1888-1910
Arthur Sewall Arthur Sewall (1835-1900) — of Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine. Born in Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine, November 25, 1835. Democrat. Shipbuilder; part owner of the Bath Iron Works; president, Maine Central Railroad; director for other railroads; president, Bath National Bank; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1876, 1880 (member, Credentials Committee), 1888; member of Democratic National Committee from Maine, 1888-96; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1896. Swedenborgian. Suffered a stroke of apoplexy and died three days later, in Phippsburg, Sagadahoc County, Maine, September 5, 1900 (age 64 years, 284 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Bath, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of William Dunning Sewall and Rachel Allen (Trufant) Sewall; married to Emma Duncan Crooker; father of Harold Marsh Sewall; grandfather of Arthur Sewall (1887-1961), Loyall Farragut Sewall, Sumner Sewall and Arthur Sewall II; first cousin of Daniel Albert Cony; first cousin twice removed of Chase Mellen Jr.; third cousin twice removed of Samuel Sewall; fourth cousin once removed of Joseph Homan Manley.
  Political families: Cony-Sewall family of Augusta, Maine; Sewall family of Bath, Maine (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: New York Public Library
  Daniel Albert Cony (1837-1892) — also known as Daniel A. Cony — of Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. Born May 5, 1837. Republican. Grain merchant; banker; mayor of Augusta, Maine, 1875. Died, from heart disease, in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, July 23, 1892 (age 55 years, 79 days). Interment at Forest Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Cony (1811-1870) and Mercy Hannah (Sewall) Cony; married to Mary Jones; nephew of Susan Cony (who married Richard Foster Perkins); grandson of Samuel Cony (1775-1835); granduncle of Chase Mellen Jr.; great-grandson of Daniel Cony; first cousin of Arthur Sewall (1835-1900); first cousin once removed of Harold Marsh Sewall and Robert Alexander Cony; first cousin twice removed of Arthur Sewall (1887-1961), Loyall Farragut Sewall, Sumner Sewall and Arthur Sewall II; second cousin of Melville Weston Fuller; third cousin twice removed of Samuel Sewall; fourth cousin once removed of Joseph Homan Manley.
  Political families: Cony-Sewall family of Augusta, Maine; Sewall family of Bath, Maine (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Joseph H. Manley Joseph Homan Manley (1842-1905) — also known as Joseph H. Manley — of Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, October 13, 1842. Republican. Lawyer; postmaster at Augusta, Maine, 1881-85, 1889-92; publisher, Maine Farmer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1888, 1900; speaker, 1896; Maine Republican state chair, 1888-96; member of Republican National Committee from Maine, 1896; Secretary of Republican National Committee, 1896. Died in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, February 7, 1905 (age 62 years, 117 days). Interment at Forest Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of James Sullivan Manley and Caroline Gill (Sewall) Manley; married, October 4, 1866, to Susan Hannah Cony (daughter of Samuel Cony); grandfather of Chase Mellen Jr.; third cousin thrice removed of Samuel Sewall; fourth cousin once removed of Arthur Sewall and Daniel Albert Cony.
  Political family: Cony-Sewall family of Augusta, Maine (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Life and Work of James G. Blaine (1893)
  Harold Marsh Sewall (1860-1924) — also known as Harold M. Sewall — of Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine. Born in Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine, January 3, 1860. Republican. U.S. Vice Consul in Liverpool, 1885-87; U.S. Consul General in Apia, 1887-92; lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1896, 1903-07; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1896, 1916; U.S. Minister to Hawaiian Islands, 1897-98; member of Maine state senate, 1907-09; candidate for U.S. Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1914; member of Republican National Committee from Maine, 1924. Died, in a private hospital in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., October 28, 1924 (age 64 years, 299 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Bath, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Arthur Sewall (1835-1900) and Emma Duncan (Crooker) Sewall; married, September 14, 1893, to Camilla Loyall Ashe; father of Camilla Loyall Ashe Sewall (who married Walter Evans Edge), Loyall Farragut Sewall and Arthur Sewall II; uncle of Arthur Sewall (1887-1961) and Sumner Sewall; first cousin once removed of Daniel Albert Cony; second cousin once removed of Chase Mellen Jr.; third cousin thrice removed of Samuel Sewall.
  Political families: Cony-Sewall family of Augusta, Maine; Sewall family of Bath, Maine (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  Robert Alexander Cony (1876-1945) — also known as Robert A. Cony — of Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, September 13, 1876. Republican. Private secretary, U.S. Rep. and Sen. Edwin C. Burleigh, 1907-16; lawyer; mayor of Augusta, Maine, 1929-33. Episcopalian. Member, Sons of Veterans; Kiwanis. Died in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, January 1, 1945 (age 68 years, 110 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Augusta, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Alonzo Cony and Ida E. (Pratt) Cony; married, November 26, 1913, to Louise E. Gartley; grandnephew of Samuel Cony (1811-1870); great-grandson of Samuel Cony (1775-1835); second great-grandson of Daniel Cony; first cousin once removed of Daniel Albert Cony; second cousin once removed of Melville Weston Fuller and Chase Mellen Jr..
  Political family: Cony-Sewall family of Augusta, Maine (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Chase Mellen Jr. (1897-1978) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 5, 1897. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker; delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; chair of New York County Republican Party, 1933-35; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1936; Liberal Party candidate for New York City Controller, 1953. Member, Society of the Cincinnati. Died, September 12, 1978 (age 81 years, 219 days). His body was donated to the New York University Hospital.
  Relatives: Son of Chase Mellen and Lucy Cony (Manley) Mellen; married, January 30, 1941, to Sarah (Brisbane) McCrary; grandson of Joseph Homan Manley; grandnephew of Daniel Albert Cony; great-grandson of Samuel Cony (1811-1870); second great-grandson of Samuel Cony (1775-1835); third great-grandson of Daniel Cony; first cousin twice removed of Arthur Sewall (1835-1900); second cousin once removed of Harold Marsh Sewall and Robert Alexander Cony; second cousin twice removed of Melville Weston Fuller; third cousin of Arthur Sewall (1887-1961), Loyall Farragut Sewall, Sumner Sewall and Arthur Sewall II.
  Political family: Cony-Sewall family of Augusta, Maine (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).

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