Hugh English
CANN
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Born: 11 May 1762 in Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Hugh English married Elizabeth PORTER 28 April 1785 in Beverly, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth PORTER was born abt. 1766 in Beverly, Massachusetts, USA .
Hugh English CANN died 15 September 1837 in Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Elizabeth PORTERMarriage date: 28 April 1785
Marriage place: Beverly, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Children of Hugh English CANN and Elizabeth PORTER
Jesse CANNDied: 11 November 1851, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Birth — 176211 May 1762
Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1785 Marriage / PartnerHugh English CANN and Elizabeth PORTER 28 April 1785, Beverly, Massachusetts, USA
He was 22 years old.
1794 Birth of ChildJesse CANN was born 18 March 1794, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Hugh English was 31 years old.
Death — 183715 September 1837
Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 75.
Record added: 12/7/2025 11:05:55 PM
Last updated: 12/7/2025 11:06:39 PM
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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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