Born about in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Daughter of Benjamin Conant
and Mary (Gale) Conant
Sister of
Benjamin Conant and Betsey (Conant) Barber
Wife of
Rufus Wheelock
— married
12 Apr 1821 in Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Caroline (Wheelock) Babbitt, Mercy C (Wheelock) Gould, Benjamin Cristofor Wheelock and Joseph Barber Wheelock
Died before
before about age 86
in North Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Oct 2014
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Biography
Polly was born about 1800.[citation needed]
Polly Conant married Rufus Wheelock 12 April 1821 in Warwick, Massachusetts.[1] (Intention filed 30 March 1821.)[2]
Polly and Rufus had the following (known) children:
- Caroline M.
- Mercy C.
- Benjamin C.
- Joseph Barber
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts Town Records, ca. 1638-1961," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7B-J3J : 17 October 2017), Rufus Wheelock and Polly Conant, 12 Apr 1821; citing Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, Town clerks and local churches; FHL microfilm 1,888,692.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Town Records, ca. 1638-1961," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7B-W66 : 17 October 2017), Rufus Wheelock and Polly Conant, 30 Mar 1821; citing Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, Town clerks and local churches; FHL microfilm 1,888,692.
See also:
- "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NW6C-DV3 : 10 December 2014), Polly A. Conant in entry for Caroline M. Wheelock Babbitt, 22 Jan 1900; citing North Brookfield, Massachusetts, 413-12, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,843,728.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Polly by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Polly:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Polly by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Polly:
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~1.56%
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Sharon Casteel
Conant-478 and Conant-477 appear to represent the same person because: Same husband. 1800 seems to be the more correct birth year, given husband's and children's birthdates.
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