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Cony-Sewall family of Augusta, Maine

Samuel Cony (1775-1835) — of Augusta,KennebecCounty, Maine.Born in Shutesbury,FranklinCounty, Mass.,November24, 1775.Merchant;AdjutantGeneral of Maine, 1820-30.Died in Augusta,KennebecCounty, Maine,November8, 1835 (age59 years, 349days).Interment atForestGrove Cemetery, Augusta, Maine.

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Daniel Cony (1752-1842) — of Hallowell,KennebecCounty, Maine; Augusta,KennebecCounty, Maine.Born in Stoughton,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,August3, 1752.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;physician;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1786-92, 1797; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1800; common pleas court judge in Massachusetts,1810; probate judge in Maine, 1820.Died in Augusta,KennebecCounty, Maine,January21, 1842 (age89 years, 171days).Interment atCony Cemetery, Augusta, Maine.

	Relatives: Sonof Samuel Cony (1718-1803) and Rebecca (Guild) Cony; married,November14, 1776, to Susanna Curtis; father of Susan Bowdoin Cony (whomarriedSamuelCony (1775-1835)) and Paulina Bass Cony (who marriedNathanWeston Jr.); uncle ofSamuelCony (1775-1835); grandfather ofSamuelCony (1811-1870) and Susan Cony (who marriedRichardFoster Perkins); great-grandfather ofMelvilleWeston Fuller andDanielAlbert Cony; second great-grandfather ofRobertAlexander Cony; third great-grandfather ofChaseMellen Jr..
		Political family:Cony-Sewallfamily of Augusta, Maine (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

	Relatives: Sonof Samuel Cony (1746-1779) and Susanna (Johnson) Cony; married,November24, 1803, to Susan Bowdoin Cony (daughter ofDanielCony (1752-1842)); father ofSamuelCony (1811-1870) and Susan Cony (who marriedRichardFoster Perkins); nephew ofDanielCony (1752-1842); grandfather ofDanielAlbert Cony; great-grandfather ofRobertAlexander Cony; second great-grandfather ofChaseMellen Jr.; first cousin twice removed ofMelvilleWeston Fuller.
		Political family:Cony-Sewallfamily of Augusta, Maine (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

Nathan Weston Jr. (1782-1872) — of Augusta,KennebecCounty, Maine.Born in Hallowell,KennebecCounty, Maine,July 27,1782.Lawyer;postmaster atAugusta,Maine, 1811-12;justice ofMaine state supreme court, 1820-34;chiefjustice of Maine state supreme court, 1834-41.Died in Augusta,KennebecCounty, Maine,June 4,1872 (age89 years, 313days).Interment atCony Cemetery, Augusta, Maine.

	Relatives: Sonof Nathan Weston and Elizabeth (Bancroft) Weston; married to PaulinaBass Cony (daughter ofDanielCony); grandfather ofMelvilleWeston Fuller; great-grandfather of Mildred Fuller (who marriedHughCampbell Wallace).
		Political family:Cony-Sewallfamily of Augusta, Maine (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial

Richard Foster Perkins (1809-1868) — also known asRichard F. Perkins — of Augusta,KennebecCounty, Maine;SanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Bridgewater,PlymouthCounty, Mass.,November12, 1809.Lawyer;postmaster atAugusta,Maine, 1842-43;SanFrancisco, Calif., 1864-68; member ofMainestate house of representatives, 1844-45.Diedaboardthe passenger shipColorado, on a voyage from San Francisco toNew York, in theNorthPacific Ocean,October13, 1868 (age58 years, 336days).Buried at sea in North Pacific Ocean.

	Relatives: Sonof George Washington Perkins and Anna (Ames) Perkins; married,December29, 1834, to Susan Cony (daughter ofSamuelCony (1775-1835); sister ofSamuelCony (1811-1870); aunt ofDanielAlbert Cony; granddaughter ofDanielCony); married,December11, 1843, to Emeline Page Avery.
		Political family:Cony-Sewallfamily of Augusta, Maine (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).

Samuel Cony (1811-1870) — of Augusta,KennebecCounty, Maine.Born in Augusta,KennebecCounty, Maine,February27, 1811.Lawyer;member ofMainestate house of representatives, 1835, 1862; member ofMaineGovernor's Council, 1839; probate judge in Maine, 1840-47;Mainestate treasurer, 1850-55;mayorof Augusta, Maine, 1854;Governor ofMaine, 1864-67.Died in Augusta,KennebecCounty, Maine,October5, 1870 (age59 years, 220days).Interment atForestGrove Cemetery, Augusta, Maine.

	Relatives: SonofSamuelCony (1775-1835) and Susan (Cony) Cony; brother of Susan Cony(who marriedRichardFoster Perkins); married,October17, 1833, to Mercy Hannah Sewall; married,November22, 1849, to Lucy Williams Brooks; father ofDanielAlbert Cony and Susan Hannah Cony (who marriedJosephHoman Manley); grandson ofDanielCony; granduncle ofRobertAlexander Cony; great-grandfather ofChaseMellen Jr.; first cousin once removed ofMelvilleWeston Fuller.
		Political family:Cony-Sewallfamily of Augusta, Maine (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsoNational GovernorsAssociation biography —Find-A-Gravememorial

Melville Weston Fuller (1833-1910) — also known asMelville W. Fuller — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Augusta,KennebecCounty, Maine,February11, 1833.Democrat.Delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention from Cook County,1862; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1863; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Illinois,1864,1876,1880(member,ResolutionsCommittee);ChiefJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1888-1910; died in office 1910.Episcopalian.Died in Sorrento,HancockCounty, Maine,July 4,1910 (age77 years, 143days).Interment atGracelandCemetery, Chicago, Ill.

	Relatives: Sonof Frederick Augustus Fuller and Catherine Martin (Weston) Fuller;married1858 toCalista Ophelia Reynolds; married1866 to MaryEllen 'Molly' Coolbaugh (daughter ofWilliamFindlay Coolbaugh); father of Mildred Fuller (who marriedHughCampbell Wallace); grandson ofNathanWeston Jr.; great-grandson ofDanielCony; first cousin once removed ofSamuelCony (1811-1870); first cousin twice removed ofSamuelCony (1775-1835); second cousin ofDanielAlbert Cony; second cousin once removed ofRobertAlexander Cony; second cousin twice removed ofChaseMellen Jr..
		Political family:Cony-Sewallfamily of Augusta, Maine (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		Cross-reference:StephenA. Day
		FullerPark(opened about 1914), inChicago,Illinois, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS Melville W. Fuller (built 1942 atRichmond,California; later renamedUSS Cassiopeia; sunk as target1961) wasnamed forhim.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —BillionGravesburial record
		Books about Melville W. Fuller: JamesW. Ely, Jr.,TheChief Justiceship of Melville W. Fuller,1888-1910

Arthur Sewall (1835-1900) — of Bath,SagadahocCounty, Maine.Born in Bath,SagadahocCounty, Maine,November25, 1835.Democrat.Shipbuilder;part owner of the BathIron Works;president, Maine CentralRailroad;director for otherrailroads;president, Bath NationalBank;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine,1876,1880(member,CredentialsCommittee),1888;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Maine, 1888-96; candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1896.Swedenborgian.Suffered astroke ofapoplexy and died three days later, in Phippsburg,SagadahocCounty, Maine,September5, 1900 (age64 years, 284days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, Bath, Maine.

	Relatives: Sonof William Dunning Sewall and Rachel Allen (Trufant) Sewall; marriedto Emma Duncan Crooker; father ofHaroldMarsh Sewall; grandfather ofArthurSewall (1887-1961),LoyallFarragut Sewall,SumnerSewall andArthurSewall II; first cousin ofDanielAlbert Cony; first cousin twice removed ofChaseMellen Jr.; third cousin twice removed ofSamuelSewall; fourth cousin once removed ofJosephHoman Manley.
		Political families:Cony-Sewallfamily of Augusta, Maine;Sewallfamily of Bath, Maine (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsoNNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
		Image source: New York PublicLibrary

Daniel Albert Cony (1837-1892) — also known asDaniel A. Cony — of Augusta,KennebecCounty, Maine.BornMay 5,1837.Republican.Grainmerchant;banker;mayorof Augusta, Maine, 1875.Died, fromheartdisease, in Augusta,KennebecCounty, Maine,July 23,1892 (age55 years, 79days).Interment atForestGrove Cemetery, Augusta, Maine.

	Relatives: SonofSamuelCony (1811-1870) and Mercy Hannah (Sewall) Cony; married to MaryJones; nephew of Susan Cony (who marriedRichardFoster Perkins); grandson ofSamuelCony (1775-1835); granduncle ofChaseMellen Jr.; great-grandson ofDanielCony; first cousin ofArthurSewall (1835-1900); first cousin once removed ofHaroldMarsh Sewall andRobertAlexander Cony; first cousin twice removed ofArthurSewall (1887-1961),LoyallFarragut Sewall,SumnerSewall andArthurSewall II; second cousin ofMelvilleWeston Fuller; third cousin twice removed ofSamuelSewall; fourth cousin once removed ofJosephHoman Manley.
		Political families:Cony-Sewallfamily of Augusta, Maine;Sewallfamily of Bath, Maine (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

Joseph Homan Manley (1842-1905) — also known asJoseph H. Manley — of Augusta,KennebecCounty, Maine.Born in Bangor,PenobscotCounty, Maine,October13, 1842.Republican.Lawyer;postmaster atAugusta,Maine, 1881-85, 1889-92;publisher,Maine Farmer; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMaine,1888,1900;speaker,1896;MaineRepublican state chair, 1888-96; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Maine, 1896;Secretaryof Republican National Committee, 1896.Died in Augusta,KennebecCounty, Maine,February7, 1905 (age62 years, 117days).Interment atForestGrove Cemetery, Augusta, Maine.

	Relatives: Sonof James Sullivan Manley and Caroline Gill (Sewall) Manley; married,October4, 1866, to Susan Hannah Cony (daughter ofSamuelCony); grandfather ofChaseMellen Jr.; third cousin thrice removed ofSamuelSewall; fourth cousin once removed ofArthurSewall andDanielAlbert Cony.
		Political family:Cony-Sewallfamily of Augusta, Maine (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
		Image source: Life and Work of James G.Blaine (1893)

Harold Marsh Sewall (1860-1924) — also known asHarold M. Sewall — of Bath,SagadahocCounty, Maine.Born in Bath,SagadahocCounty, Maine,January3, 1860.Republican. U.S. Vice Consul inLiverpool, 1885-87; U.S. Consul General inApia, 1887-92;lawyer;member ofMainestate house of representatives, 1896, 1903-07; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Maine,1896,1916;U.S. Minister toHawaiian Islands, 1897-98; member ofMainestate senate, 1907-09; candidate forU.S.Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1914; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Maine, 1924.Died, in a privatehospitalin Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October28, 1924 (age64 years, 299days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, Bath, Maine.

	Relatives: SonofArthurSewall (1835-1900) and Emma Duncan (Crooker) Sewall; married,September14, 1893, to Camilla Loyall Ashe; father of Camilla Loyall AsheSewall (who marriedWalterEvans Edge),LoyallFarragut Sewall andArthurSewall II; uncle ofArthurSewall (1887-1961) andSumnerSewall; first cousin once removed ofDanielAlbert Cony; second cousin once removed ofChaseMellen Jr.; third cousin thrice removed ofSamuelSewall.
		Political families:Cony-Sewallfamily of Augusta, Maine;Sewallfamily of Bath, Maine (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsoU.S. State Dept career summary

Robert Alexander Cony (1876-1945) — also known asRobert A. Cony — of Augusta,KennebecCounty, Maine.Born in Augusta,KennebecCounty, Maine,September13, 1876.Republican. Private secretary, U.S. Rep. and Sen.EdwinC. Burleigh, 1907-16;lawyer;mayorof Augusta, Maine, 1929-33.Episcopalian.Member,Sonsof Veterans;Kiwanis.Died in Augusta,KennebecCounty, Maine,January1, 1945 (age68 years, 110days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Augusta, Maine.

	Relatives: Sonof Robert Alonzo Cony and Ida E. (Pratt) Cony; married,November26, 1913, to Louise E. Gartley; grandnephew ofSamuelCony (1811-1870); great-grandson ofSamuelCony (1775-1835); second great-grandson ofDanielCony; first cousin once removed ofDanielAlbert Cony; second cousin once removed ofMelvilleWeston Fuller andChaseMellen Jr..
		Political family:Cony-Sewallfamily of Augusta, Maine (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

Chase Mellen Jr. (1897-1978) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February5, 1897.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;banker;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933;chair ofNew York County Republican Party, 1933-35; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1936;Liberal Party candidate for New York City Controller, 1953.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati.Died,September12, 1978 (age81 years, 219days). Hisbody wasdonated to the New York University Hospital.

	Relatives: Sonof Chase Mellen and Lucy Cony (Manley) Mellen; married,January30, 1941, to Sarah (Brisbane) McCrary; grandson ofJosephHoman Manley; grandnephew ofDanielAlbert Cony; great-grandson ofSamuelCony (1811-1870); second great-grandson ofSamuelCony (1775-1835); third great-grandson ofDanielCony; first cousin twice removed ofArthurSewall (1835-1900); second cousin once removed ofHaroldMarsh Sewall andRobertAlexander Cony; second cousin twice removed ofMelvilleWeston Fuller; third cousin ofArthurSewall (1887-1961),LoyallFarragut Sewall,SumnerSewall andArthurSewall II.
		Political family:Cony-Sewallfamily of Augusta, Maine (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).

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