Sarah
CANN
Born
29 September 1796
,
Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died
16 May 1870
,
Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada
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Sarah CANN was born 29 September 1796 in Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sarah CANN was the child of John CANN and Thankful CORNINGSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Sarah married Moses SHAW abt. 1810 in Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Moses SHAW was born 25 April 1794 in Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. Moses died 20 March 1867 in Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada. Moses was the child of Zebina SHAW and Elizabeth BROWN.
Sarah CANN died 16 May 1870 in Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada.
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Moses SHAW-- Date: abt. 1810 Place: Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Moses SHAW was the child of Zebina SHAW and Elizabeth BROWN
Moses SHAW-- Date: abt. 1810 Place: Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, CanadaMoses SHAW was the child of Zebina SHAW and Elizabeth BROWN
Children of Moses SHAW and Sarah CANN
Coleman SHAW (b.12 December 1825, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 16 March 1901, West Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA)m. Hannah "Jane" PORTER 1851
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1796 Birth 29 September 1796
Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1825 Birth of ChildColeman SHAW was born 12 December 1825, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sarah was 29 years old.
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 Death of Spouse/PartnerMoses SHAW died 20 March 1867, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 Death 16 May 1870
Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada
She died at the age of 73.
Added: 11/16/2025 12:03:54 PM
- Updated: 12/6/2025 5:08:09 PM
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