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JOHN CONLEY
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JOHN CONLEY, to whose energies as a contractor much of the growth
of Woodeliff, Hudson County, N. J., is due, was born in New York City in
1853, the son of John Conley, Sr., and Rosanna Goodwin. His parents
emigrated from County Monahan, Ireland, in 1836, and settled in New
York, where John Conley, Sr.. successfully followed his trade as a tailor
until his death in 1897. His wife died in 1898. Both were nearly eighty
years of age. Mr. Conley attended the New York public schools, and then learned the hatter's trade, which he followed for a few years. Subsequently he was engaged in the grocery business in that city for about fifteen years, achieving success and gaining a high reputation. He moved to what is now Woodcliff, in the Township of North Bergen, Hudson County, N. J., in 1894, and the next year engaged in contracting and building, a vocation he has since followed with great energy and profit. Many of the finest homes in that attractive village have been erected by him. Being a practical carpenter and mason, his work bears evidence of permanency and stamps him as a man of skill. The dwelling in which he resides is an excellent example of his efforts. He is independent in politics. Mr. Conley married Miss Anna McNamara and has had six children, three of whom are living, viz.: John, Jr., James, and Sarah.
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