When Pitt Chaffee Conant was born on 26 November 1834, in Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Josiah Conant, was 29 and his mother, Alice Chaffee, was 35. He died on 1 September 1844, in his hometown, at the age of 9, and was buried in Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
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1804–1837 Male
1799–1870 Female
1834–1844 Male
1839–1839 Female
English (Devon, of Norman origin): variant of Conan . Compare Canant .
History: Roger Conant led a secession from Plymouth colony c. 1627 and founded the settlement that became Salem, MA. He was probably the son of Christopher Connant, who came over from England aboard the Anne in 1623.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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