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| Name | John Convery |
| Photographer | F. LaRoche |
| Highest Rank | Sergeant |
| Unit | Co. H, 105th New York Infantry |
| Born | 1835 |
| Place Born | Ireland |
| Died | August 1, 1896 |
| Place Died | Seattle, WA |
| Buried | Calvary (Seattle) |
| Service Record | Enlisted, age 27, on 11/12/1861 at Rochester, NY as Private; on 12/23/1861 mustered into "H" Co. NY 105th Infantry; promoted Sergt 3/25/1862; Private 4/3/1862 (Reduced to ranks); Sergt 6/12/1862; on 3/10/1863 transferred into "G" Co. NY 94th Infantry; discharged for disability on 1/6/1864 at Alexandria, VA |
| Obit/Notes | -- Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Sunday, August 2, 1896, page 8, column C
Pioneer John Convery Dead
John Convery, one of Seattle's oldest and best known citizens, died suddenly at his home at Sixth avenue and Pike street last night, of heart disease. Mr. Convery was a member of Stevens Post, No. 1, G. A. R., and his death will come as a surprise to many who saw him apparently in the best of health only a few hours before his death was announced. Mr. Convery attended the game of ball in the afternoon between the railroad men of this city, and on his return home complained of feeling somewhat ill. Dr. Eames was sent for, and while attending to his patient Mr. Convery, who was sitting up talking, fell forward dead. The deceased was a devout Catholic, and was a widower, his wife having died about two years ago. It is likely that the funeral or a portion of the ceremony will be conducted by the G. A. R. posts of this city, among the members of which he was very popular.
-- Funeral notice, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Sunday, August 2, 1896, page 6, column A
CONVERY - The funeral of John Convery will take place from Our Lady of Good Help church Tuesday at 9 a.m.; interment in Calvary cemetery. |
| Subjects (TGM) | Convery, John, 1835-1896--Portrait photographs
Grand Army of the Republic. Stevens Post No. 1--People--Washington (State)--Seattle--Portrait photographs
United States--History--Civil War, 1961-1865--Veterans--Washington (State)--Seattle--Portrait photographs
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| Digital Collection | Grand Army of the Republic Civil War Portraits
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| Order Number | GAR003 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permission, contact the Hugh and Jane Ferguson Seattle Room in The Seattle Public Library at (206) 386-4633 or send email to sea@spl.org. |
| Photograph Number | 1.3 |
| Repository | Seattle Public Library |
| Repository Collection | Hugh and Jane Ferguson Seattle Room, Local History Collection |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned as 400 ppi TIFF on a Microtek 9800 scanner; derivatives created using Adobe Photoshop (600 pixels wide) and saved as a JPG file using Photoshop's image quality "8". Scanning performed in 1/2007. |
| Studio Location | Seattle, WA |
| Original Creator | Laroche, Frank |
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