John
CANN
Born
16 March 1762
,
Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died
6 May 1826
,
Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
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John CANN was born 16 March 1762 in Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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John married Thankful CORNING 5 June 1783 in Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Thankful CORNING was born 28 July 1765 in Beverly, Massachusetts, USA . Thankful died 28 July 1859 in Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
John CANN died 6 May 1826 in Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Thankful CORNING-- Date: 5 June 1783 Place: Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Thankful CORNING-- Date: 5 June 1783 Place: Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, CanadaChildren of John CANN and Thankful CORNING
Sarah CANN (b.29 September 1796, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 16 May 1870, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada)m. Moses SHAW 1810
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1762 Birth 16 March 1762
Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1783 Marriage / PartnerJohn CANN and Thankful CORNING 5 June 1783, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
He was 21 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1796 Birth of ChildSarah CANN was born 29 September 1796, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
John was 34 years old.
1826 Death 6 May 1826
Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 64.
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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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