Uzziah Conger
Uzziah Conger was born Jan 14, 1758 in
Woodbridge,
Middlesex, NJ
and died June 21, 1841. He served in the Revolutionary War for seven
years, a part of said service was being a corporal of Van Wie's Company
of the 3rd Albany County Regiment Troops. He also served in the 5th
Rensselaerwyck Regiment.* He was a Revolutionary War prisoner. He was
married to Mary Hungerford on January 19, 1780. He is the son of Job
Conger and Lydia Coddington.
He removed with his father's family from Rahway, NJ for Dutchess County, NY about
1770, and the family settled in
Albany County,
NY. He removed with
his family after the revolution to Cayuga
County
NY, where he died at
Cato, NY. He had 10
children among them were: Job,
Elizabeth, Nancy,
James, Enoch (a veteran of the War of 1812, captured as prisoner as
well), Sabria, Lucy, Mary, Silas, and
Lydia.
Buried in Ira Hill, NY**
He served as a corporal in the
5th regiment,
Albany County,
New York
Militia. He was born in Woodbridge. N.J. Died
Cayuga County,
New York.***
Uzziah Conger applies 15
September 1832 Cayuga County NY age 74 a resident of Ira NY, Soldier was
born in Woodbridge NJ and lived in Bethlehem in Albany County NY at
enlistment. Soldier's pension applied for by daughter Sabria, wife of
Daniel Cogswell.
Applied 10 March 1853
Cayuga
County
NY
as soldier’s legal heir.****
*(page 347, Vol. 1 Archives of New York.)
**p.199 "Abstracts of Graves of Revolutionary War
Patriots" vol. I A-D by Patricia Hatcher
CFA Conger Family of America Book 1 Maxine Leonard
page 493
***p. 286 "Daughters of American Revolution War"
pension number No. 96972
****p. 731"Abstracts of
Revolutionary War Pension Files"
R2201 NY line
Uzziah Conger is the patriot
ancestor of 23rd President of MISSAR of 1933,
Norman
Beach Conger, who worked for the US government
weather service.