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Benjamin Bluford CANNON 1774 – 1849 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1774

Birth Location: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 29 May 1849

Death Location: Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA

Father: John CANNON

Mother: Martha ALEXANDER

Spouse(s): Mary MCKNITT\MCNATT

Children(s): Susan CANNON

The story of Benjamin Bluford CANNON began in 1774 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA, with parents John Lewis Boren CANNON and Martha Ann ALEXANDER. As an adult, Benjamin Bluford CANNON wed Mary MCKNITT\MCNATT. Their household included Susan "Susie" CANNON. Benjamin Bluford CANNON's life came to an end in 1849 in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA.

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Parents

John CANNON
1727 – 1794
Birth Location: Dorchester County, Maryland, USA
JC
Martha ALEXANDER
1733 – 1798
Birth Location: Maryland?, USA
MA

Spouses(s)

Mary MCKNITT\MCNATT
1787 – 1850
Birth Location: North Carolina?, USA
MM

Children(s)

Susan CANNON
1827 – 1898
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
SC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1774
    Event Place: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1830
    Event Place: Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Bledsoe, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 175; Page: 266; Family History Library Film: 0024533

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1838
    Event Place: Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895, The Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Early Tax Lists of Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1840
    Event Place: Marion County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Marion, Tennessee; Roll: 528; Page: 253; Family History Library Film: 0024547

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 29 May 1849
    Event Place: Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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