Captain John P. Conway^[1]

1852 - 1916  (63 years)

• Name	John P. Conway  [2]
  Prefix	Captain
  Born	10 May 1852	Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA   [1, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Sailor, Sea Captain  [3, 4]
  Buried	1916	St. Mary’s Cemetery, Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  Died	23 Feb 1916	Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA   [1, 3]
  	At his home on Milk Street
  Person ID	I1552	Mohr-Whalen
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2016

  
  

  Father	Patrick Conway
  Mother	Joannah Kelley
  Family ID	F1117	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Teresa Estelle Johnson           b. 8 Oct 1857, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 21 Jan 1941, Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Married	31 Aug 1886	Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA   [3, 4]
  Notes	In 1891, Captain Conway and his Stella purchased their home at 3 Milk Street in Nantucket. This house was later the home of their son Frank and his family. Frank’s wife Catherine lived in the house until 1993. [5]
  Children	+ 1. John Patrick Conway, Jr.           b. 2 Jan 1892, Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 2 Nov 1952, Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 60 years)   2. Andrew Sidney Conway           b. 31 Jan 1893, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia           d. 17 Feb 1900, Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 7 years) + 3. Francis J. Conway           b. 31 Dec 1900, Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 8 May 1957, Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 56 years)
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2016
  Family ID	F1115	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 10 May 1852 - Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA Married - 31 Aug 1886 - Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA Buried - 1916 - St. Mary’s Cemetery, Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA Died - 23 Feb 1916 - Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Shipped out as a cabin boy aboard the ship N.B. Palmer at the age of fourteen. Served aboard the Palmer, Black Hawk, Davy Crockett, Minnie Allen, W.R. Grace, St. James, St. Nicholas, and the San Joaquin before being given command of the ship Lucile in 1891. Remained captain of the Lucile until 1895, when he began serving with Captain Clement Small aboard the Manuel Llaguna. After returning home to Nantucket, he purchased a fleet of catboats, which he rented to summer visitors. [3]

  
  

• Sources

  [S3998] Find A Grave memorial for Capt. John P. Conway, #96264047, Susan Connelly. [S4004] Marriage Registration of John Patrick Conway and Bertha Sophia Dahl. [S4010] Obituary of Capt. John P. Conway. [S4014] Marriage Registration of John P. Conway and Terasa [Teresa] Estelle Johnson. [S4016] Obituary of Catherine M. Conway.