Greene County IN Archives Biographies.....Conant, Benjamin F. 1849 - 
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Author: Goodspeed (1884)

   BENJAMIN F. CONANT, one of the principal farmers of Smith Township, is a
native of the county and township where he lives, and where he was raised. He
was born October 20, 1849, one of eight children born to Cyrus W. and Nancy
(Dayhoff) Conant, who were among the very earliest settlers in Greene County, he
being one of the most prominent citizens of Greene County, and for many years a
minister in the Congregational Church. He commenced life a poor man, but when he
died he was well blessed with earthly goods, although he had made it a rule to
give one-tenth of his income to the church. He is a direct descendant of Roger
Conant, one of the pilgrims who came over in the Mayflower. Our subject received
a good common school education in the country schools of his time, and went to
the Farmersburg Graded School. During most of his life he has been a farmer,
although he has worked at the carpenter's trade considerably. He has been very
successful as a farmer for the past thirteen years, shipping a large amount of
grain and stock. He was married to Miss Josie Noble, daughter of Oliver and Mary
(Dayhoff) Noble. He is a Republican, and takes an active interest in all public
affairs.

Additional Comments:
Smith Township Biographies

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HISTORY OF GREENE AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES,
STATE OF INDIANA,
FROM THE EARLIEST TIME TO THE PRESENT; TOGETHER WITH INTERESTING BIOGRAPHICAL
SKETCHES, REMINISCENCES, NOTES, ETC.

ILLUSTRATED.

CHICAGO: GOODSPEED BROS. & CO., PUBLISHERS.
1884.

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