Canaan, New York, USA
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Where is Canaan, New York, USA? Canaan is a town in Columbia County, New York, United States.
The first settlers arrived around 1759. The town was founded in 1772 as "Kings District." The name was changed to "Canaan" in 1788. One of the oldest sections of Canaan is Frisbie Street, settled in 1770 by Gideon Frisbie, who emigrated from Canaan, Connecticut. Frisbie Street fronts what was once the Albany-Boston stagecoach route.Wikipedia
Canaan, New York, USA
Lake Queechy looking North from the Point, Canaan-Four-Corners, N.Y.
Canaan, New York, USA
Lake Queechy, Canaan, N.Y., from the North-East
Canaan, New York, USA
Residence. Lake Queechy, N.Y.
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1859
CANAAN, a township of Columbia co., in the state of New York, 20 m. NE of Hudson, watered by...Read MORE...
CANAAN, a township of Columbia co., in the state of New York, 20 m. NE of Hudson, watered by...Read MORE...
1900 - Canaan
This is one of the eastern border towns of the county, and is the second from the northern...Read MORE...
This is one of the eastern border towns of the county, and is the second from the northern...Read MORE...
1916
Canaan, a post-township (town ) of Columbia co., N. Y., about 20 miles NE. of Hudson, is...Read MORE...
Canaan, a post-township (town ) of Columbia co., N. Y., about 20 miles NE. of Hudson, is...Read MORE...
Ancestors Who Were Born Here
 
Emanuel CASE
(31 May 1796, Canaan, New York, USA - 3 August 1871, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA)
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Sarah DECKER
(1827, Canaan, New York, USA - 22 February 1850, Lee, Massachusetts, USA)
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Mary B. HALL
(1827, Canaan, New York, USA - 26 May 1852, Tyringham, Massachusetts, USA)
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Susan HERRUH
(1829, Canaan, New York, USA - 16 March 1857, Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA)
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Heinrich Ernst "Henry" KLOSEMAN
(abt. 1850, Canaan, New York, USA - 1926, )
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Jane E. NUTTING
(1833, Canaan, New York, USA - 13 June 1858, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA (North Amherst) (South Amherst))
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Martha Patty OLMSTEAD
(abt. 1787, Canaan, New York, USA - 20 February 1853, Howard Twp., Cass Co., Michigan, USA?)
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Harriet OWENS
(1834, Canaan, New York, USA - 8 March 1877, Lee, Massachusetts, USA)
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William H. TUCKER
(1832, Canaan, New York, USA - 16 May 1863, Lee, Massachusetts, USA)
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Wyman J. TUCKER
(1823, Canaan, New York, USA - 20 January 1853, Lee, Massachusetts, USA)
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Ancestors Who Died Here
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Marshall SMITH
(1832, , United States (USA) (American Colonies) - 1 September 1882, Canaan, New York, USA)
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Ancestors Who Were Married Here
Cemeteries in Canaan, New York, USA
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