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Henry Cummings Shannon 1814–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1814

Birth Location: West Glaskerbeg, Down, Ireland

Death Date: 14 Jun 1878

Death Location: Washington, Oxford County Municipality, Ontario, Canada

Father: Henry Shannon

Mother: Sarah Cummings

Spouse(s): Ann Deanney, Jessie Palmer

Children(s): Elizabeth Shannon, Elizabeth Shannon, Sarah Shannon, David Shannon, John Shannon, Henry Shannon, Chambers Shannon, Rachel Shannon, Thomas Shannon, Mary Shannon, Jane Shannon, Wilhelmina Shannon, Jessie Shannon, Martha Shannon

Henry Cummings Shannon was born in 1814 in West Glaskerbeg, Down, Ireland, the child of Henry Shannon And Sarah Cummings. Henry Cummings Shannon married Ann Jane Deanney, Jessie Calder Palmer, and had children including Chambers Shannon, David Shannon, Elizabeth Shannon, Henry Shannon, Jane Shannon, Jessie Shannon, John Shannon, Martha Shannon, Mary Ann Shannon, Rachel Shannon, Sarah Shannon, Thomas Shannon, Wilhelmina Shannon. Henry Cummings Shannon passed away in 1878 in Washington, Oxford County Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Henry Cummings Shannon was born in 1814 in West Glaskerbeg, Down, Ireland, the child of Henry Shannon And Sarah Cummings.
  • Henry Cummings Shannon married Ann Jane Deanney, Jessie Calder Palmer, and had children including Chambers Shannon, David Shannon, Elizabeth Shannon, Henry Shannon, Jane Shannon, Jessie Shannon, John Shannon, Martha Shannon, Mary Ann Shannon, Rachel Shannon, Sarah Shannon, Thomas Shannon, Wilhelmina Shannon.
  • Henry Cummings Shannon passed away in 1878 in Washington, Oxford County Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Henry Shannon's Ancestors

Self
Henry Shannon
1814–1878
Birth Place: West Glaskerbeg, Down, Ireland
Parents
Henry Shannon
1768–1819
Derry Beg, Londonderry, Ireland
Sarah Cummings
1781–1840
Down, Ireland
Grandparents
James Shannon
1735–
Derry Beg, Londonderry, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Shannon's Descendants

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Henry (Cummings) Shannon (1814–14 Jun 1878) m. Ann (Jane) Deanney (1816–12 Sep 1857) m. Jessie (Calder) Palmer (Abt. 1832–28 Nov 1881)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Shannon 1850–1932 m. John French 1841–1890
    1. 1. Minnie (Maud) French 1870–1933 m. John (Ferdinand) McKinlay 1854–1948
      1. 1. John ("Jack" Ritter) McKinlay 1906–1981 m. Dorothy (Emily) Dickinson 1906–1990
        1. 1. Mary (Ann) McKinlay 1929–2020 m. George (Wesley) Holthaus 1927–2019
        2. 2. John (Dickinson) McKinlay 1932–2013
        3. 3. Arthur (Frank McKinlay) Sr 1932–2009 m. Nancy Bruce 1934–2009
    2. 2. Henrietta ("Etta") French 1869–1938
    3. 3. Jessie (Edythe) French 1872–1933
    4. 4. Augusta French 1862–1931
    5. 5. Arthur (James French) Sr 1875–1943
    6. 6. Fred French 1880–
    7. 7. Ida French 1865–1947
  2. 2. Elizabeth Shannon 1845–1926
  3. 3. Sarah Shannon 1836–
  4. 4. David Shannon 1837–
  5. 5. John Shannon 1838–
  6. 6. Henry Shannon 1839–1915
  7. 7. Chambers Shannon 1842–
  8. 8. Rachel Shannon 1846–
  9. 9. Thomas Shannon 1848–
  10. 10. Mary (Ann) Shannon 1849–
  11. 11. Jane Shannon 1852–
  12. 12. Wilhelmina Shannon 1859–
  13. 13. Jessie Shannon 1867–
  14. 14. Martha Shannon 1852–

Henry Shannon's Timeline

2 Records

1814
1814
Birth of Henry Cummings Shannon in West Glaskerbeg, Down, Ireland
West Glaskerbeg, Down, Ireland
1878
14 Jun 1878
Age 64
Death of Henry Cummings Shannon in Waterloo, Oxford, Ontario, Canada
Waterloo, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1814
    Event Place: West Glaskerbeg, Down, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Ontario, Canada, County Marriage Registers

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Blenheim Township
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada, County Marriage Registers

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1878
    Event Place: Waterloo, Oxford, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Washington, Oxford County Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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