Penelope Handy Conway

Penelope Handy Conway was born at Kaskaskia in 1831, the daughter of Clement C. Conway and Emma Govreau, and died at Rockwood on July 23, 1914. She is buried in the Evergreen Cemetery at Chester.

Clement was born about 1790 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He married Emma on November 19, 1812, at Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. He died in Randolph County in 1850.

Little is known about Emma, except she was the daughter of John Govreau and Medusa, his wife. According to the census records, Emma was born in Vermont.

Penelope was my G-Grandmother. If you have any information or connections to this family, please contact me.

Bob Barber

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