Conant, Elizabeth Jane

1845 - 1924  (79 years)

• Name	Conant, Elizabeth Jane
  Born	25 Apr 1845	Pickering, Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Female
  Census	07 Jul 1850	Port Huron, St Clair Co., Michigan, USA   [1]
  Died	09 Nov 1924	Port Huron, St Clair Co., Michigan, USA
  Person ID	I7	VV-Margaret-CONANT
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2014

  
  

  Father	Conant, Roger,   b. 15 Oct 1805, Darlington, Durham Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1888, St. Clair Co., Michigan, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	VanValkenburg, Margaret,   b. 03 Dec 1824, Nelson Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 07 Mar 1912, St. Clair Co., Michigan, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	20 Jun 1842	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F1	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	West, Alfred Jones,   b. 18 Sep 1842, Castle Creek, Broome Co., New York, USA ,   d. 15 Jun 1912, Atlanta, Montmorency Co,, Michigan, USA  (Age 69 years)
  Married	18 Sep 1865	Armada, Macomb Co., Michigan, USA
  Children	1. West-Miller, Sabina May Bina,   b. 18 May 1867, Columbus Twp., St. Clair Co., Michigan, USA ,   d. 18 Apr 1954, Evanston, Cook Co., Illinois, USA  (Age 86 years)   2. West, Alfred Jones,   b. 14 Feb 1870, Columbus Twp., St. Clair Co., Michigan, USA ,   d. 1907  (Age 36 years)  [Natural]   3. West, Edward Frederick,   b. 08 Nov 1871, Capac, St. Clair Co., Michigan, USA ,   d. 1929  (Age 57 years)  [Natural]   4. West, Mabel Grace,   b. 09 Apr 1878, Capac, St. Clair Co., Michigan, USA  [Natural]   5. West, Elbert Clair,   b. 27 Nov 1880, Capac, St. Clair Co., Michigan, USA ,   d. 1890, Michigan, USA  (Age 9 years)  [Natural]
  Family ID	F3	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 18 Sep 1865 - Armada, Macomb Co., Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Photo of Elizabeth Jane Conant-West and daughter Bina West, 1919, Port Huron, Michigan A contemporaneous genealogy of the Conant family confirms they descend from a Canadian Vollick branch.

  
  

  Histories		Genealogy of the Conant family in America, published 1887 With photograph and signature of Roger Conant, and family information supplied by Roger and wife Margaret VV-Conant, who are still living in 1887, Margaret's parents are revealed to be: Peter VV and Nancy Ayreheart. A matching VV family going by surname Vollick: Daniel Peter Vollick and Nancy Ayreheart.
  		Biography of Bina May West-Miller (1867-1954), feminist activist, founder of the Women's Benefit (Insurance) Association, Port Huron, Michigan From "Personal Sketches for St. Clair County", in Vol. 3 of the Historic Michigan series, published by the National Historical Association in 1926. See photos and more: A golden anniversary tribute to Bina West Miller, founder and supreme president Woman's Benefit Association, by Mary MacEachern Baird, 1942.

  
  

  Census Records		CENSUS-1850 - Roger Conant--Margaret VanValkenburg Eliaphalet, Elizabeth Jane, Margaret Ann, Jacob Cornelius Port Huron,StClair,Michigan
  		CENSUS-1860 - Roger Conant--Margaret VanValkenburg Eliaphalet, Elizabeth Jane, Margaret Ann, Jacob Cornelius, Delia, Rhoda Matilda, Eliza Ellen, Charles Frederick East China, St. Clair, Michigan

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] CENSUS-1850-StClair-Michigan-VVMargaretConant, "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MF8L-H34 ), Roger Conant, 1850. Port Huron village, St. Clair Co., Michigan Roger Conant, 45 b. 1805 Canada Margaret Conant, 25 b. 1825 Canada Eliphelet (m), 6 b. 1844 Canada Elizabeth F., 5 b. 1845 Canada Margaret A., 2 b. 1848 Canada Cornelius, 1 b. 1849 Canada