Norby Joseph Conoryea
b. 16 April 1883, d. 19 December 1953
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| Note | | Norby Joseph Conoryea He only had a third grade education, could not read or write He was employed by Tristate Telephone; Northwestern Bell for 47 years. He started as a water boy for the horses and later became a lineman. When he became a foreman he kept time by symbols and his wife Transferred it to the sheets he turned in to the company.
He told the story and had an article written about his horse Charly. When they were stringing lines in southwestern Minnesota, he would climb a pole, set the line and whistle. Charly would pull the wagon down the road, paying the line out from the reel and stop and wait at the next pole. He would go down to it and start the proceedure over.
Even though he had a very limited education he was able to wire complex switch boards. |
| Birth | 16 Apr 1883 | He was born on 16 Apr 1883 in Minnesota. |
| Marriage | 10 Jan 1905 | He and Margaret Duffler were married on 10 Jan 1905. |
| Marriage | 19 Feb 1908 | Norby Joseph Conoryea and Sophie Louise Miller, daughter of Sophie Watzl, were married on 19 Feb 1908 in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota. |
| Death | 19 Dec 1953 | Norby Joseph Conoryea died on 19 Dec 1953 in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, at age 70. |
Children of Norby Joseph Conoryea and Margaret Duffler
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| All known children of Norby Joseph Conoryea and Margaret Duffler are deceased. |
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Children of Norby Joseph Conoryea and Sophie Louise Miller
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| 1 of 5 known child of Norby Joseph Conoryea and Sophie Louise Miller may still be living. |
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