Born about in Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of Roger Conant
and Sarah (Horton) Conant
Sister of
Sarah Conant, Caleb Conant, Lot Conant, Sarah (Conant) Leach, Roger Conant, Joshua Conant, Elizabeth Conant and Exercise Conant
Wife of
John Balch
— married
1652 (to 1662) in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Wife of
William Dodge Jr.
— married
1663 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Descendants 
Mother of
Mary Balch, William Dodge III, Mary (Dodge) Herrick, Joshua Dodge Sr., Hannah (Dodge) Frost and Sarah Dodge
Died [date unknown]
in Beverly, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Biography
Mary Conant was born about 1632, in Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony. She was the daughter of Roger Conant and Sarah Horton.[1]
Mary was first married to John Balch, Jr. son of John Balch, the immigrant (who was born about 1579, in England) and his wife Margery. [2]
Mary Conant was the widow of John Balch who had drowned in 1662 in a violent storm at Beverly Ferry. Mary Dodge was one of the original members of Beverly Church 1667
After her first husband's death, Mary married Captain William Dodge, son of William Dodge, the immigrant from England, who came to Salem in 1629. [3]
From her father will of 1677, we learn that he gives his daughter Mary Dodge, wife of Captain William £5, and £5 more for her five children. His inventory was £258 10s. [4]
Sources
- ↑ Conants: '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 by Conant, Frederick Odell, b. 1857', 1887, pp 136, archive.org (accessed 30 December 2022)
- ↑ http://www.anamericanfamilyhistory.com/New%20England%20Families/BalchFamily.html
- ↑ Joseph Thompson Dodge, Genealogy of the Dodge family, of Essex county, Mass. 1629-1898, by Dodge, Joseph Thompson, Published 1894, page 15 & 18
- ↑ Genealogy of the Dodge family, of Essex county, Mass. 1629-1898, by Dodge, Joseph Thompson, Published 1894, page 20
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Robin (Dodge) Shaules
Robin (Dodge) Shaules
I am curious as to the death date shown for Mary. Her 2nd husband William Dodge, Jr. married twice after his marriage to Mary, in 1685 and 1698. It seems that Mary must have died prior to the second marriage in 1685.
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Lois (Hacker) Tilton
Conant-1104 and Conant-11 appear to represent the same person because: Same parents, birthdate, one husband the same
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Rejected matches › Mary Eliza (Conant) Holmes (1831-abt.1866) › Mary (Unknown) Aspden (abt.1632-aft.1674)
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