Conkey played the or­gan for a while at the Cen­tral Bap­tist Church in Nor­wich, Con­nec­ti­cut. In 1850, he moved to New York Ci­ty and sang as a bass so­lo­ist in choirs at Cal­va­ry Epis­co­pal Church and Grace Church. Be­gin­ning in 1861, he was the bass so­lo­ist and quar­ter choir di­rect­or at the Mad­i­son Av­e­nue Bap­tist Church, where he served un­til his death.

• Haeussler, p. 604
• Hughes, p. 351
• Hustad, p. 224
• Nutter, p. 454
• Reynolds, p. 271
• Reynolds, p. 286
• Stulken, p. 205

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