Josiah CANN
Born: abt. 1819, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 11 March 1891, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 11 March 1891, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Married: Abigail DURKEE 12 November 1840
Abigail
CROSBY
Born
3 June 1794
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Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died
17 October 1847
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Abigail CROSBY married Jesse CANN
Marriage date: abt. 1812
Marriage place: Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Jesse CANN was the child of Hugh English CANN and Elizabeth PORTER
Jesse CANNMarriage date: abt. 1812
Marriage place: Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Jesse CANN was the child of Hugh English CANN and Elizabeth PORTER
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Birth — 17943 June 1794
Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
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