M. Conant, later a Janesville grocer, was born in Plainfield, Vt.

The evidence

• “M. CONANT, grocer; born in Plainfield, Vt., July 13, 1829 ; was engaged in grocery business in Boston for a number of years ; came to Janesville in 1869, and has been in the same business ever since. Married Mary P.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/17-bios-janesville.md, PDF p. 698 / book p. 702

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

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