Roger Conant, s/o Col. Shubael Conant of Mansfield, b. Mansfield 1744, graduated Yale 1765, d. Long Island 8 Feb 1777, m. 14 Jul 1774 Elizabeth Bronson. Surgeon in regiment of Col. Fisher Gay of Wadsworth Brigade.
[Footnote: "The statement, sometimes made, that Dr. Conant 'died of fatigue at the battle of Long Island in August, 1776' must be incorrect. His will was made January 16, 1777, and was probated at Woodbury on March 4 of that year."]