Ohio Biographies

Benjamin D. Conover

Benjamin D. Conover, a son of Peter and Sophia (Du Boise) Conover, was born in the State of New Jersey in 1800. The Conovers as far back as we know were natives of New Jersey. They were of Low Dutch descent. The Du Boises were also of the same nativity. In 1849, Benjamin D. Conover married D. Mariale Wells who was born in Vermont in 1817. They emigrated to Shelby County, Ohio, in 1851. Their family consists of three children: Agnes, born 1851; Mary, born 1854; and Benjamin W., born 1858.

 

From History of Shelby County, Ohio; R. Sutton & Co, Philadelphia PA, 1883

 

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