Elizabeth ELAM

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abt. 1720 , Crown Colony of Virginia

Died

abt. 1799 , Goochland, Virginia, USA

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Thomas ELAM Elizabeth PERRIN

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Born: abt. 1720 in Crown Colony of Virginia

Father: Thomas ELAM

Mother: Elizabeth PERRIN

Paternal grandparents: Gilbert ELAM , Ann ELAM

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Elizabeth married Jeremiah CANNON (KENNON) . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jeremiah CANNON (KENNON) was born abt. 1730 in Virginia, USA. Jeremiah died 16 June 1767 in Goochland, Virginia, USA. Jeremiah was the child of Benjamin CANNON (KENNON) and Susannah WALTERS.

Elizabeth ELAM died abt. 1799 in Goochland, Virginia, USA.
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Elizabeth ELAM married

Jeremiah CANNON (KENNON)
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Jeremiah CANNON (KENNON) was the child of Benjamin CANNON (KENNON) and Susannah WALTERS

Children of Jeremiah CANNON (KENNON) and Elizabeth ELAM

Thomas CANNON (KENNON)

Born: abt. 1753, Goochland, Vriginia Colony
Died: abt. 1840, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA

Married: Rachel WALKER

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1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1767 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jeremiah CANNON (KENNON) died 16 June 1767, Goochland, Virginia, USA

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

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1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

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The state of Virginia was named after England's Queen Elizabeth I. In the early 1600's, all of North America that was not Spanish or French was then called 'Virginia' in honor of 'The Virgin Queen,' and the earliest English colonial expeditions were sent by the Virginia Company of London. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1788 - Crown Colony of Virginia
June 25, 1788 - Virginia becomes 10th U.S. state

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