Rebecca A (Shaw) Conard (1815 - 1874)

Born 29 Mar 1815 in Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 28 Apr 1874 at age 59 in Whitpain Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

A nice bio can be found at Kunders and Conard Family History web site. ^[1]

Rebecca was born to Joseph Shaw and Hannah (Ball) Shaw on 13 Mar 1815.^[2] She was their fifth and last known child.

Rebecca married Joseph P Conard on March 24, 1835. They had the following known children:^[3]

• Sarah E, born 1836
• Anna S, born 1837
• Mary S, born 1840
• Alice S, born 1843
• Elizabeth R, born 1847
• Henry F, born 1849
• Elwood, born 1852
• Israel S, born 1856
• John R, born 1860

Rebecca departed this life on April 28, 1874 in Whitpain, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States.^[4]

Birth

13 Mar 1815.^[2]

Marriage

March 24, 1835.^[3][5]

Census Records

1850 - US ^[6]
1860 - US ^[7]
1870 - US ^[8]

Death

28 Apr 1874 - ^[4][5]

Burial

~ April 1874 - Plymouth Meeting Burying Grounds^[4]

Research Notes

The following sources existed at some time in the past:

• North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000.
• Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1916. (daughter)

Profiles to add

• Sarah E, born 1836, passed away 1859
• Mary S, born 1840, m. Charles Shoemaker (profile for her at Internet Archive Biographical annals of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, containing genealogical records of representative families, including many of the early settlers and biographical sketches of prominent citizens^[9]
• Alice S, born 1843, m. John Walton
• Elizabeth R, born 1847, m. T. Franklin Stackhouse
• Henry F, born 1849, m. Sara H. Nice
• Elwood, born 1852, m. Ella Burk
• Israel S, born 1856, m. Jennie Cline
• John R, born 1860, passed away 1861

Sources

1. ↑ http://conardfamilyhistory.com/john_sarah_conard_family_biographies.php
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Richland Monthly Meeting, Births and Deaths, 1760-1850.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Source: #B02 Conard Committee. Reunion Genealogy Book.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Quaker Meeting Minutes, Gwynedd Monthly Meeting, "Marriages, 1793-1917"
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Source: #B01 Conrad.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M4C7-MJY : accessed 26 January 2015), Rebecca A Conard in household of Charles Britton, Whitpain, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 168, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MX55-NPT : accessed 26 January 2015), Rebecca A Conard in household of Joseph P Conard, Whitpain Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; citing p. 27, household ID 198, NARA microfilm publication M653, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 805,145.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZ5C-9KW : accessed 26 January 2015), Rebecca Conard in household of Jos P Conard, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 18, family 132, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,878.
9. ↑ Roberts, Ellwood, editor. Biographical annals of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, containing genealogical records of representative families, including many of the early settlers and biographical sketches of prominent citizens. New York, NY. : T.S. Benham, 1904. page 148.

Quaker Records

• Birth: "U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935"
  Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania - Friends Historical Library, Quaker Meeting Records, Births and Deaths, 1760-1850, Richland Monthly Meeting, page 54.
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2189 #1824156 (accessed 21 May 2022)
  Rebecca A Shaw born on 11 Mar 1815, child of Joseph & Hannah, in Bucks [County], Pennsylvania[, United States].
• Death: "U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935"
  Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania - Friends Historical Library, Quaker Meeting Records, A Registry For Recording Marriage Certificates Belonging to Gwynedd Montly Meeting Volume 2" indexed as "Marriages, 1793-1917" [Note: Births and Deaths at other end of Book], p 13.
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2189 #1389113 (accessed 21 May 2022)
  Rebecca A Conard death 28 Apr 1874 (age 59) in Montgomery, Pennsylvania.

Books

1. [B01] Conrad, H. C. (1958). Thones Kunders and his children: Also a list of the descendants for six generations of his youngest son Henry Cunreds, of Whitpain, 1683-1891. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah. [1], [2]
   
2. [B02] Conard Family Reunion Committee. Thones Kunders, John and Sarah Conard, 1683-2012. Privately published, 2012.
   The most recent biographies from this book are available on-line at Descendants of John and Sarah (Child) Conard Website

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Edwin Priest for creating Shaw-6354 on 25 January 2015. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Edwin and others.