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Conant came to Naumkeag with a dozen or so of the better men from the previous settlement. A new English group of about 50 settlers came in 1628 under leadership of John Endicott. They merged and that was the beginning of the new settlement know as Salem. Conant later moved to Beverly where he died in 1679. | Conant came to Naumkeag with a dozen or so of the better men from the previous settlement. A new English group of about 50 settlers came in 1628 under leadership of John Endicott. They merged and that was the beginning of the new settlement know as Salem. Conant later moved to Beverly where he died in 1679. | ||
A statue of Roger Conant sits on the Northwest corner of the Salem Common. | A statue of Roger Conant sits on the Northwest corner of the Salem Common. For more details, see [[Roger Conant Statue]] | ||
Some of the people who settled with Roger Conant at Naumkeag: John Woodbury, William Allen, Peter Palfrey, John Balch, William Trask, Richard Norman, John Norman, Walter Knight, Thomas Gray, John Tylly, and Thomas Gardner. | Some of the people who settled with Roger Conant at Naumkeag: John Woodbury, William Allen, Peter Palfrey, John Balch, William Trask, Richard Norman, John Norman, Walter Knight, Thomas Gray, John Tylly, and Thomas Gardner. | ||
Revision as of 09:29, 17 June 2009
Roger Conant (1591-1679) was the founder of Salem, coming here in 1626 after a failed settlement at Stage Point, Gloucester. Salem was called Naumkeag at that time, later changing its name to Salem, from the word for peace "Shalom".
Conant came to Naumkeag with a dozen or so of the better men from the previous settlement. A new English group of about 50 settlers came in 1628 under leadership of John Endicott. They merged and that was the beginning of the new settlement know as Salem. Conant later moved to Beverly where he died in 1679.
A statue of Roger Conant sits on the Northwest corner of the Salem Common. For more details, see Roger Conant Statue
Some of the people who settled with Roger Conant at Naumkeag: John Woodbury, William Allen, Peter Palfrey, John Balch, William Trask, Richard Norman, John Norman, Walter Knight, Thomas Gray, John Tylly, and Thomas Gardner.
See Also
- Roger Conant Salem Focus website
- History of Salem by S. Perley, v.1, p. 78-88
- Roger Conant, a founder of Massachusetts by C.K. Shipton
- "Conant was a settler, not a witch" Salem Evening News, April 9, 1992. p.9 Celebrating Conant's 400th birthday.
- Vertical File in Salem Collection - Conant, Roger
