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ALONZO B. CONANT
Alonzo B. Conant spent the last
decade of his life in Long Beach, where he gained enviable recognition in both
business and social circles. He was born
in Passaic, New Jersey, July 19, 1870, his parents being Alonzo G. and Ann B.
(Dunlap) Conant, both of whom are deceased.
The father, a native of New Jersey, was a shipbuilder. The Conant family was established in Massachusetts
at a very early period in American history.
In the acquirement of an education
Alonzo B. Conant attended the schools of New York and New Jersey. Eventually he removed westward to Leeds,
North Dakota, and after a few years made his way still farther westward to
Spokane, Washington, where he remained active in business for a period of
fifteen years. It was in 1921 that he
came to Long Beach and purchased an apartment building and also became the
owner of a furniture store, which he conducted successfully until his final
illness. His death occurred January 26,
1932, when he was in his sixty-second year, and his passing was deeply mourned,
for he was highly esteemed and deservedly popular among a wide circle of
friends. He loved Long Beach and
California and was happy in having chosen this city as his residence. Though formerly a Baptist, he here became
interested in the Divine Science Church.
Mrs. Minnie Ellen Conant, the widow
of Alonzo B. Conant, is a native of Crawford County, Wisconsin. Her father, Judge Thomas Redlon,
was a prominent representative of the bench and bar of the Badger state and in
fraternal circles known as a Knights Templar Mason and member of the Mystic
Shrine who attained the thirty-third or honorary degree in Masonry. Mrs. Conant had three children, by a former
marriage, who has won a place for themselves in the world. She resides in the handsome family home at
1072 Orange Avenue in Long Beach and is a woman whose charming and gracious
personality has won for her many warm and steadfast friends.
Transcribed by
V. Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: California of the South
Vol. III, by John Steven McGroarty, Pages 427-428, Clarke Publ.,
Chicago, Los Angeles, Indianapolis. 1933.
© 2012 V. Gerald Iaquinta.
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