Roger Conant

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Roger Conant

Birth
England
Death
19 Nov 1679 (aged 86–87)
Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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Roger Conant founded Salem, Massachusetts in 1626. On June 17,1913 a statue was built and dedicated to him and is still standing in Salem today. Conant built the first Salem house on what today is Essex Street.

Son of Richard Conant and Agnes Clark(e)
Conant Christianed 09 Apr 1591 in East Budleigh, Devonshire, England
Husband of (1) unknown and (2) Sarah Horton, married 11 Nov 1618 at St. Ann, Blackfriars, London, England
Father of Sarah (died young), Caleb, Lott, Sarah, Joanna, Roger, Joshua, Mary, Elizabeth and Exercise (a son)
Sailed 1623 on ship "Ann" from England to Plymouth, Massachusetts

His suspected burial place is Burying Point Cemetery, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts, but it has never been determined with certainty.
Roger Conant founded Salem, Massachusetts in 1626. On June 17,1913 a statue was built and dedicated to him and is still standing in Salem today. Conant built the first Salem house on what today is Essex Street.

Son of Richard Conant and Agnes Clark(e)
Conant Christianed 09 Apr 1591 in East Budleigh, Devonshire, England
Husband of (1) unknown and (2) Sarah Horton, married 11 Nov 1618 at St. Ann, Blackfriars, London, England
Father of Sarah (died young), Caleb, Lott, Sarah, Joanna, Roger, Joshua, Mary, Elizabeth and Exercise (a son)
Sailed 1623 on ship "Ann" from England to Plymouth, Massachusetts

His suspected burial place is Burying Point Cemetery, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts, but it has never been determined with certainty.