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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

Benjamin Bluford CANNON was born in 1774 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Lewis Boren CANNON and Martha Ann ALEXANDER. In 1830, Benjamin Bluford CANNON resided in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA. In 1838, Benjamin Bluford CANNON resided in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA. Benjamin Bluford CANNON married Mary MCKNITT\MCNATT, and had children including Susan "Susie" CANNON. Benjamin Bluford CANNON passed away in 1849 in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Bluford CANNON was born in 1774 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Lewis Boren CANNON and Martha Ann ALEXANDER.
  • In 1830, Benjamin Bluford CANNON resided in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1838, Benjamin Bluford CANNON resided in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA.
  • Benjamin Bluford CANNON married Mary MCKNITT\MCNATT, and had children including Susan "Susie" CANNON.
  • Benjamin Bluford CANNON passed away in 1849 in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA.

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Benjamin CANNON's Ancestors

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Benjamin CANNON
1774 – 1849
Birth Place: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Lewis Boren CANNON
1727 – 1794
Dorchester County, Maryland, USA
Martha (Ann) ALEXANDER
1733 – 1798
Maryland?, USA
Grandparents
John (H) CANNON
1685 – 1750
Massachusetts, USA?
Mary BOREN
1695 – 1798
Maryland?/Massachusetts?, USA
Theophilus ALEXANDER
1714 – 1768
Maryland, USA?
Catherine WALLACE
1715 – 1755
Maryland, USA?
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin CANNON's Descendants

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Benjamin (Bluford) CANNON (1774 – 29 May 1849) m. Mary MCKNITT\MCNATT (1787? – 1850?)
  1. 1. Susan ("Susie") CANNON (1827 – 1898) m. John (Paul "The Wise") VARNELL (2 August 1819 – 17 September 1862)
    1. 1. Glassco (D) VARNELL (Apr 1850 – 1903) m. Mary (Jane) HAMPTON (3 Sep 1855 – 12 Feb 1935)
      1. 1. William (Norman "Norman") VARNELL (30 Aug 1876 – 12 Sep 1961) m. Sara (Ann Van Dora "Dorie") BRIGHT (27 August 1884 – 2 Jan 1970)
        1. 1. John (Esrigh "J E") VARNELL (22 Nov 1913 – 14 July 1999) m. Etha (Fay Maxine "Maxine") HEPNER (2 Feb 1918 – 15 Mar 1939)

Benjamin CANNON's Timeline

5 Records

1774
1774
Birth of Benjamin Bluford CANNON in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
1830
1830
Age 56
Benjamin Bluford CANNON resided here in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA
Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA
1838
1838
Age 64
Benjamin Bluford CANNON resided here in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA
Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA
1840
1840
Age 66
Benjamin Bluford CANNON resided here in Marion County, Tennessee, USA
Marion County, Tennessee, USA
1849
29 May 1849
Age 75
Death of Benjamin Bluford CANNON in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA
Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 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 Date: 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 Date: 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 Date: 29 May 1849
    Event Place: Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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