Elizabeth
PORTER
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Born: abt. 1766 in Beverly, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Elizabeth married Hugh English CANN 28 April 1785 in Beverly, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Hugh English CANN was born 11 May 1762 in Salem, Massachusetts, USA. Hugh English died 15 September 1837 in Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Hugh English CANNMarriage 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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1785 Marriage / PartnerElizabeth PORTER and Hugh English CANN 28 April 1785, Beverly, Massachusetts, USA
1794 Birth of ChildJesse CANN was born 18 March 1794, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
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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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