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Note: !BIRTH,MARRIAGE:Family Register,Family Bibles
!DEATH: Cemetery record, Arlington Cemetery, Kearny,NJ Obituary- The Daily
Argus, Mount Vernon, NY 3/19/47.
!DEEDS: Hudson County New Jersey Deeds,Hudson County New Jersey Mortgages.
Private Tax Returns,Private papers
Town Records - Township of Kearny, NJ
"The Kearny Observer" 15 Sep 1894.
!CENSUS:1860 census - Chester, Conn, Middlesex County, reel 83 pages 66-67.
!RESIDENCES:Brooklyn and New York City directories.
!MARRIAGE: Newspaper clipping in Bible of Mary Eliza Macdonald
Married- Congalton - MacDonald. - On Monday, February 9, 1885, by the Rev. James H. Hoadley, James M. Congalton of New York, to Annie M., daughter of William H. MacDonald, of Fairview, N.J. No cards."
Marriage Certificate State of New York #54210 James M Congalton age 24, bookeeper, born Chester CT Father-John Congalton Mother Margaret Melville. Bride Annie M MacDonald, age 18, of Fairview, NJ. Father Wm Henry MacDonald Mother Mary E. Engle.
Buried Arlington Cemetary, Kearny, NJ -died of heart attack at Harlem Valley State Hospital. Grave purchased 4/4/1890 upon death of JMCongalton,Jr.
Active in Caledonia Society(a Scottish Fraternal group)&Ancient Scottish Rite
1860 born Chester, Connecticut
1862 living in Essex, Connecticut
1863 " " " "
1865 New York
1867 " "
1868 father died in NY
1870 mother living at 683 Eleventh Ave, Manhatten
1872 mother died in NY, he was 12
1885 married in New York
1886 living in Brooklyn, New York
1890 " Kearny,NJ per cemetery purchase
1894 still living in Kearny per town record
1896 living in New York per deed
1908 MrJames M Congalton lived at 55 W105thSt(per marriage certificate)
1913 Mr&Mrs JM Congalton lived on 104th St between Columbus Av & Cent Pk West
1917 at 10 Archer Pl, Tarrytown, NY
1919 119 Rectory St,Portchester,NY
1920 " " "
1924 moved to 336 Locust Ave, "
? 25 Neperan Road, Portchester, NY
1931 110 Haseco Ave. "
1933 moved to 40 Indian Rd., "
1935 retired and moved to Mt Vernon per obituary
1936 179 No Fulton Av Mt Vernon
1939 155 Summit Ave "
1940 123 So First Ave. "
1941 198 Summit Ave "
Obituary The Daily Argus,Mt Vernon, 3/19/1947-lived for many years in NY where he was chief of the NY Caledonian Club 1905-1906. Life member of Puritan Lodge 339,F&AM having joined Masonic fraternity in 1892. Former employee of Westchester Lighting Co 1913 to1935. In Portchester served 17 years as member of the Official Board of the Sumerfield Methodist Church.
Chief Clerk/Accountant for Westchester Lighting Co - employed 23 years. Retired 1935.
Married to Annie M MacDonald by James H Hoadley,Pastor Faith Prespyterian Ch. at his residence in New York City 9 Feb 1885. Wit:Sarah Hoadley,Jos.Ogle Jr.
In 1913, when living on 104th St, they had two boarders living in house - George Beard Sr. and Lawrence Kobrick. George Beard's widow, Jean, married Frank ONeill(age 71) in 1961. Jean died in 1965. Lawrence Kobrick became engaged to Amy Congalton but they never married.
On 14Jul1892, Annie M. and James M. Congalton purchased a house and property on the west side of Beach Street in Kearny from Henry C Geene for $2200.
On 15Jan1894 they took out a mortgage from the Howard Savings Institution of Newark. Mortgage was for $1400 for one year at 6% per annum payable semi-annually. Property was described as being on the westerly side of Beach Street beginning at a point 217.5 feet northerly from Oakwood Ave. The property was sold 28May1896 by Annie M. Congalton and James M. Congalton "of the City of New York."
He was a ladies man. Daughter Amy frequently complained that they would have had more money had he not spent it on wine and women.
Town records of Kearny, NJ show that James M. Congalton was on the Township committee from 1May1893 until 27Nov1894. He was elected chairman by the group on 1May1893 and served as chairman until 7May1894. At the May 2, 1893 meeting he was appointed to the following committees: Finance,Public Buildings,Police,License,Schools. On 12Jun1894 he asked to be relieved as
chairman of all committees. It appears as if the work was too much since there were vacancies on the committee and only four active members. One of the other members protested his being relieved since that would place an additional burden on the others. On Nov 27, 1894 he retired from the committee "owing to the fact that my business in New York requires my closest attention from this time on thus preventing me from discharging the duties of township committeeman. I hereby tender my resignation as a member of the township committee of Kearny New Jersey. Same to take effect at once."
Medical examination 8May1934 by Dr James H Drakeford found no vision in his right eye and vision in his left eye was 20/40. It was impossible to improve this vision.
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