flag male ancestor  John  CANN

  (b. 16 March 1762 Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. 6 May 1826 Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada )  

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John CANN was born 16 March 1762 in Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay

John CANN was the child of ?   and   ?

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John  married  Thankful CORNING 5 June 1783 in Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Thankful CORNING  was born 28 July 1765 in Beverly, Massachusetts, USA .  Thankful died 28 July 1859 in Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. 

John CANN died 6 May 1826 in Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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John CANN married flag female ancestor Thankful CORNING-- Date: 5 June 1783 Place: Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada


Children of John CANN and Thankful CORNING:

flag female ancestor Sarah CANN (b.29 September 1796, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada  d. 16 May 1870, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada)
m. Moses SHAW 1810



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birth1762 Birth
16 March 1762
Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay
marriage1783 Marriage / Partner
John CANN and Thankful CORNING 5 June 1783, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

He was 21 years old.
1796 Birth of Child
Sarah CANN was born 29 September 1796, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

John was 34 years old.
death1826 Death
6 May 1826
Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

He died at the age of 64.
Added: 12/6/2025 5:07:49 PM - Updated: 12/6/2025 5:08:23 PM
Did You Know?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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