Conard History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

During the 19th century thousands of impoverished Irish families made the long journey to British North America and the United States. These people were leaving a land that had become beset with poverty, lack of opportunity, and hunger. In North America, they hoped to find land, work, and political and religious freedoms. Although the majority of the immigrants that survived the long sea passage did make these discoveries, it was not without much perseverance and hard work: by the mid-19th century land suitable for agriculture was short supply, especially in British North America, in the east; the work available was generally low paying and physically taxing construction or factory work; and the English stereotypes concerning the Irish, although less frequent and vehement, were, nevertheless, present in the land of freedom, liberty, and equality for all men. The largest influx of Irish settlers occurred with Great Potato Famine during the late 1840s. Research into passenger and immigration lists has brought forth evidence of the early members of the Conard family in North America:

Conard Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

• Georges Conard, who landed in America, in 1904
• Mary B. Conard, aged 71, who landed in America, in 1907
• Mary C. Conard, aged 16, who settled in America, in 1907
• Sarah Conard, aged 29, who settled in America, in 1907
• Francis P. Conard, who immigrated to America, in 1908
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Conard Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

• Nicolas Conard, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1757

• Edward W. "Ed" Conard (b. 1957), American businessman and author, former Managing Director for Bain Capital, LLC
• Grant Conard (1867-1919), American Republican politician from California, Mayor of San Diego (1909–1911)
• Henry Shoemaker Conard (1874-1971), American leading authority on bryophytes and water lilies awarded the American leading authority on bryophytes and water lilies awarded the "Eminent Ecologist Award" from the Ecological Society of America in 1954
• Samuel C. Conard, American Republican politician, Postmaster at Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, 1869-71 3
• John J. Conard, American Libertarian politician, Candidate for New Jersey State House of Assembly 9th District, 1975 3
• John J. Conard, American Republican politician, Speaker of the Kansas State House of Representatives, 1967-68 3
• John Conard (1773-1857), American Democratic Party politician, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1813-15; District Judge in Pennsylvania 3
• Frederick U. Conard Jr., American Republican politician, Delegate to Connecticut State Constitutional Convention 1st District, 1965 3
• C. C. Conard, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1924 3
• A. L. Conard, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1928 3