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    Aurelian Conkling

    Birth: 1819

    Death: 1860

    Birth Date Prefix: around

    Death Date Prefix: around

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He was the son of Judge Alfred Conkling and married Harriet Schermerhorn Conklin around 1840. He was a lawyer and clerked for the US District Court in Buffalo. Before his death in Buffalo, he lived in Auburn where he served as mayor from 1850-1851 and identified with the Whig party.

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Biography: 
He was the son of Judge Alfred Conkling and married Harriet Schermerhorn Conklin around 1840. He was a lawyer and clerked for the US District Court in Buffalo. Before his death in Buffalo, he lived in Auburn where he served as mayor from 1850-1851 and identified with the Whig party.
Citation Notes: 
http://fultonhistory.com/newspaper%202//Auburn%20NY%20Weekly%20Journal/Auburn%20NY%20Weekly%20Journal%201850%20-%201861%20pdf/Newspaper%20Auburn%20NY%20Weekly%20Journal%201850%20-%201861%20-%200083.pdf AND https://books.google.com/books?id=ZzlAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA514&lpg=PA514&dq=mayor+aurelian+conkling+1860+death&source=bl&ots=Rk6zFbkcbf&sig=KE0e0iOxn_Nz_rl8HydC5jf3X_4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiNx7bg9MjZAhXmRt8KHarRCBoQ6AEIKjAB#v=onepage&q=mayor%20aurelian%20conkling%201860%20death&f=false
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Citation URL: 
https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=HqX1822&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&gss=angs-g&new=1&rank=1&gsfn=Aurelian&gsfn_x=NN&gsln=Conkling&gsln_x=1&msypn__ftp=New%20York,%20USA&msypn=35&msypn_x=1&msypn__ftp_x=1&catbucket=rstp&MSA
Title of Webpage: 
Ancestry 1855 Census
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Wednesday, February 28, 2018 - 10:15
Website Last Modified Date: 
Wednesday, February 28, 2018 - 10:15
Citation Notes: 
Source Information Ancestry.com. New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: Census of the state of New York, for 1855. Microfilm. New York State Archives, Albany, New York.
Citation for Death Info:
Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180806111/aurelian-conkling
Title of Webpage: 
Find A Grave MEMORIAL ID 180806111
Website Viewing Date: 
Wednesday, February 28, 2018 - 10:15
Website Last Modified Date: 
Wednesday, February 28, 2018 - 10:15
Citation Notes: 
There are two different find a grave entries for him listing his death as 1860 or 1861. There are no other current verifiable sources listing his death date so we should cautiously presume that he died sometime around 1860.