Lieut. Nathan CONANT^[1]

1743 - 1820  (76 years)

• Name	Nathan CONANT
  Title	Lieut.
  Prefix	Lieut.
  Birth	30 Jul 1743	Townshend, Middlesex Co, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [1]
  Gender	Male
  anecdote	19 Apr 1775	Cambridge, Middlesex Co, MA   [2]
  anecdote	1 Jul 1776  [2]
  anecdote	26 Jan 1777  [2]
  marriage intentions	3 Dec 1796	Townsend, Middlesex Co, MA   [3]
  Death	26 Jun 1820	Townsend, Middlesex Co, MA   [4]
  	Nathan died on 26 June 1820. He was 76 years old, or in the language of his day "in his 77th year".
  Burial	Townsend, Middlesex Co, MA   [5]
  	His body was interred at the Old Cemetery in Townsend, Massachusetts.
  Person ID	I2720	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	John CONANT,   b. c.1713   d. 26 Aug 1756 (Age ~ 42 years)
  Mother	Sarah FARRAR,   b. 19 Jan 1714/15, Concord, Middlesex Co, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 27 Mar 1799, Townsend, Middlesex Co, MA (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	28 Jan 1734/5	Concord, Middlesex Co, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [6]
  	The couple was married in a civil ceremony conducted by Justice Flint on 28 January 1734/5 in Concord, Massachusetts. The Concord Register entry for their marriage notes that John was "of Townshend" and Sarah was of "of Concord".
  Photos		Conant House & Tavern.
  		Conant Tavern sign.
  Family ID	F200	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Bette (UNKNOWN)   d. Bef 4 Feb 1773
  Children	1. Nathan CONANT,   b. 17 Aug 1766, Townsend, Middlesex Co, MA
  Family ID	F5275	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Esther EMERY,   b. 12 Sep 1746, Townshend, Middlesex Co, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 12 Jun 1792, Townsend, Middlesex Co, MA (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	4 Feb 1773	Townsend, Middlesex Co, MA   [7]
  Children	1. Gardner CONANT,   b. 9 Aug 1775, Townsend, Middlesex Co, MA   2. John CONANT,   b. 27 Oct 1777, Townsend, Middlesex Co, MA   3. Levi CONANT,   b. 19 Feb 1779, Townsend, Middlesex Co, MA d. 6 Jul 1857 (Age 78 years)   4. Betsy CONANT,   b. 10 Apr 1781, Townsend, Middlesex Co, MA
  Family ID	F5276	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 3	Mrs. (widow) Hannah POTTER,   b. c.1769   d. 12 Sep 1849, Townsend, Middlesex Co, MA
  Marriage	22 Dec 1796	Townsend, Middlesex Co, MA   [8]
  Children	1. Elisha CONANT,   b. 17 Aug 1797, Townsend, Middlesex Co, MA   2. Saphrona CONANT,   b. 11 Jan 1799, Townsend, Middlesex Co, MA   3. Harriet CONANT,   b. 11 Sep 1800, Townsend, Middlesex Co, MA   4. Louise CONANT,   b. 26 Feb 1803, Townsend, Middlesex Co, MA d. 22 Jan 1882 (Age 78 years)   5. Mary Ann CONANT,   b. 16 Sep 1805, Townsend, Middlesex Co, MA   6. Hannah CONANT,   b. 18 Apr 1808, Townsend, Middlesex Co, MA   7. Elizabeth T. CONANT,   b. 26 Mar 1810, Townsend, Middlesex Co, MA   8. Adeline Matilda CONANT,   b. 31 Jul 1812, Townsend, Middlesex Co, MA d. 1897 (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F5281	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S148] Henry C. Hallowell, transcribed & edited by; assisted by Lee K. Kugler and Caroline Lewis Kardell. , Hallowell, Vital Records of Townsend, Massachusetts: Town Records to 1850 with Marriage Intentions to 1873 and Cemetery Inscriptions., ((Boston: NEHGS, 1992)), ISBN 0-8808-2030-6. p. 206 (Births - Book I) [S5123] Secretary of the Commonwealth, compiler, Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, A Compilation From the Archives, ((Boston: Wright & Potter, 1896 - 1908)). Vol. III, p. 879. [S148] Henry C. Hallowell, transcribed & edited by; assisted by Lee K. Kugler and Caroline Lewis Kardell. , Hallowell, Vital Records of Townsend, Massachusetts: Town Records to 1850 with Marriage Intentions to 1873 and Cemetery Inscriptions., ((Boston: NEHGS, 1992)), ISBN 0-8808-2030-6. p. 33 [Intentions - Book II] [S148] Henry C. Hallowell, transcribed & edited by; assisted by Lee K. Kugler and Caroline Lewis Kardell. , Hallowell, Vital Records of Townsend, Massachusetts: Town Records to 1850 with Marriage Intentions to 1873 and Cemetery Inscriptions., ((Boston: NEHGS, 1992)), ISBN 0-8808-2030-6. p. 346 [Records of the Old Cemetery] [S148] Henry C. Hallowell, transcribed & edited by; assisted by Lee K. Kugler and Caroline Lewis Kardell. , Hallowell, Vital Records of Townsend, Massachusetts: Town Records to 1850 with Marriage Intentions to 1873 and Cemetery Inscriptions., ((Boston: NEHGS, 1992)), ISBN 0-8808-2030-6. [S142] Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1635 - 1850., ((Boston: T. Todd, printer, 1895)). p. 131. (Concord Registers - Book II) [S148] Henry C. Hallowell, transcribed & edited by; assisted by Lee K. Kugler and Caroline Lewis Kardell. , Hallowell, Vital Records of Townsend, Massachusetts: Town Records to 1850 with Marriage Intentions to 1873 and Cemetery Inscriptions., ((Boston: NEHGS, 1992)), ISBN 0-8808-2030-6. p. 21 [Marriages - Book 1] [S148] Henry C. Hallowell, transcribed & edited by; assisted by Lee K. Kugler and Caroline Lewis Kardell. , Hallowell, Vital Records of Townsend, Massachusetts: Town Records to 1850 with Marriage Intentions to 1873 and Cemetery Inscriptions., ((Boston: NEHGS, 1992)), ISBN 0-8808-2030-6. p. 58 [Marriages - Book II]