John CANNON

Born

abt. 1816 , Overton County, Tennessee, USA

Died

10 December 1863 , Oak Hill, Overton, Tennessee, USA

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Thomas CANNON Martha Patsy LEE

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Born: abt. 1816 in Overton County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Thomas CANNON

Mother: Martha Patsy LEE

Paternal grandparents: Thomas CANNON (KENNON) , Rachel WALKER

Maternal grandparents: John "Jackie" LEE , Mary "Molly" WEBB

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John married Jemima FITE . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jemima FITE was born abt. 1817 in Tennessee, USA. Jemima died abt. 1870 in Overton County, Tennessee, USA.

John CANNON died 10 December 1863 in Oak Hill, Overton, Tennessee, USA.
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Delilah CANNON

Born: 18 October 1837, Overton County, Tennessee, USA
Died: 19 July 1899, Stephens, Texas, USA

Married: Henry Herod BILBREY

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1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1837 Birth of Child
Delilah CANNON was born 18 October 1837, Overton County, Tennessee, USA

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

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)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.