Nathaniel
Conant
Sr.
Born in Beverly, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of Daniel Conant Sr.
and Lucy (Dodge) Conant
Brother of
Lucy (Conant) Brimblecome, Daniel Conant Jr., Mary (Conant) Baker, Margaret (Conant) Dodge, Hepzibah (Conant) Batchelder, Josiah Conant, Elizabeth (Conant) Cressey and Martha Conant
Husband of
Abigail (Dodge) Conant
— married
16 Dec 1756 in Beverly, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Father of
Lucy (Conant) Roberts, Hephzibah (Conant) Lord, Nathaniel Conant, Joshua Conant, Nathaniel Conant Jr., Daniel Conant, John Conant and Andrew Conant
Died
at age 81
in Alfred, York (District of Maine), Massachusetts, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Jun 2014
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Biography
Nathaniel Conant was born on July 23, 1726 in Beverly, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts. He was the son of Daniel Conant and Lucy Dodge.[1]
He married Abigail (Dodge) Conant (abt.1733-1813) daughter of Joshua Dodge and Hannah Rayment, in Beverly, Massachusetts, on 13 November 1756.[2]
He served in the French & Indian War.
He was a Tanner by trade. He moved from Beverly, MA to the North Parish of Sanford, ME, later known as Alfred, around 1768 and was one of its earliest settlers. He donated an acre of land for the establishing of the North Parish Church and the graveyard where he is now interred.
Nathaniel passed away at age 80 on January 06, 1808 in Alfred, York County, Maine Colony. [3][4]
Nathaniel was buried at, Alfred, Maine. His Find A Grave: Memorial #34088389 has photos and links to those of family members.[5]
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-GPK8 : 10 November 2020), Nathaniel Conant, 23 Jul 1726; citing Birth, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934217.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH5F-W8C : 10 November 2020), Abigail Dodge, 16 Dec 1754; citing Marriage, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934217.
- ↑ Conant, Frederick Odell, b. 1857, A history and genealogy of the Conant family in England and America, thirteen generations, 1520-1887 : containing also some genealogical notes on the Connet, Connett and Connit families Pub: 1887, Portland, Maine, Harris & Williams. Pages 217-221 https://archive.org/details/historygenealogy00cona/page/216/mode/2up
- ↑ "Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJP-R125 : 1 March 2021), Nathaniel Conant, 1808; citing Alfred, York, Maine, United States, Cong Church Cemetery, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,316,479.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 14 May 2021), memorial page for Nathaniel Conant (23 Jul 1726–6 Jan 1808), Find A Grave: Memorial #34088389, citing Parish Congregational Church Cemetery, Alfred, York County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by Lucy Morin (contributor 46829619).
See also:
- Joseph Thompson Dodge, Genealogy of the Dodge Family of Essex County MASS, 1629-1898, (Democrat Printing Co. Wisconsin - Vol 1 1894 &
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nathaniel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nathaniel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- George Walker
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Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H5a1D, FTDNA kit #211617
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~0.39%
Mark Freund :
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