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Henry Cummings Shannon 1858–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Nov 1858

Birth Location: Blandford, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 11 Nov 1939

Death Location: Tavistock, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

Father: Thomas Shannon

Mother: Elizabeth Miller

Spouse(s): Ann Ellis

Children(s): Thomas Shannon, George Shannon, Sharon Shannon, Mary Shannon, Ethel Shannon, Chambers Shannon, Sarah Shannon, Harold Shannon, Elsie Shannon, Frederick Shannon, Allan Shannon, Jessie Shannon

In 1858, Henry Cummings Shannon entered the world in Blandford, Ontario, Canada, born to Thomas Cummings Shannon And Elizabeth C Miller. Henry Cummings Shannon married Ann Mary Ellis, and had children including Allan Forbes Shannon, Chambers Shannon, Elsie Gladys Shannon, Ethel Shannon, Frederick Weldon Fred Shannon, George Ewing Shannon, Harold Cummings Shannon, Jessie Dora Shannon, Mary Ruth Shannon, Sarah Elizabeth Shannon, Sharon Shannon, Thomas Miller Shannon. Henry Cummings Shannon passed away in 1939 in Tavistock, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1858, Henry Cummings Shannon entered the world in Blandford, Ontario, Canada, born to Thomas Cummings Shannon And Elizabeth C Miller.
  • Henry Cummings Shannon married Ann Mary Ellis, and had children including Allan Forbes Shannon, Chambers Shannon, Elsie Gladys Shannon, Ethel Shannon, Frederick Weldon Fred Shannon, George Ewing Shannon, Harold Cummings Shannon, Jessie Dora Shannon, Mary Ruth Shannon, Sarah Elizabeth Shannon, Sharon Shannon, Thomas Miller Shannon.
  • Henry Cummings Shannon passed away in 1939 in Tavistock, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Shannon
1809–1893
Birth Location: West Glaskerbeg, Down, Ireland
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Elizabeth Miller
1822–1898
Birth Location: Peebles, Peebleshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Ann Ellis
1862–1954
Birth Location: Caledon, Peel County, Ontario, Canada
AE

Children(s)

Thomas Shannon
1885–1938
Birth Location: Kinistino, Saskatchewan Canada
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George Shannon
1889–1954
Birth Location: Kinistino, Saskatchewan, Canada
GS
Sharon Shannon
1892–
Birth Location: –
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Mary Shannon
1898–1974
Birth Location: Kinistino, Saskatchewan, Canada
MS
Ethel Shannon
1886–1946
Birth Location: Kinistino, Saskatchewan Canada
ES
Chambers Shannon
1888–1974
Birth Location: Kinistino, Saskatchewan Canada
CS
Sarah Shannon
1892–
Birth Location: Kinistino, Saskatchewan Canada
SS
Harold Shannon
1894–1958
Birth Location: Kinistino, Saskatchewan Canada
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Elsie Shannon
1896–
Birth Location: Kinistino, Saskatchewan, Canada
ES
Frederick Shannon
1904–2001
Birth Location: Kinistino, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Allan Shannon
1906–1937
Birth Location: Kinistino, Saskatchewan, Canada
AS
Jessie Shannon
1900–
Birth Location: Kinistino, Saskatchewan, Canada
JS

Henry Shannon's Ancestors

Self
Henry Shannon
1858–1939
Birth Place: Blandford, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Thomas Cummings Shannon
1809–1893
West Glaskerbeg, Down, Ireland
Elizabeth (C) Miller
1822–1898
Peebles, Peebleshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Henry Shannon
1768–1819
Derry Beg, Londonderry, Ireland
Sarah Cummings
1781–1840
Down, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
James Shannon
1735–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Shannon's Descendants

1.
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Henry (Cummings) Shannon (5 Nov 1858–11 Nov 1939) m. Ann (Mary) Ellis (21 Sep 1862–8 Feb 1954)
  1. 1. Thomas (Miller) Shannon 1885–1938
  2. 2. George (Ewing) Shannon 1889–1954
  3. 3. Sharon Shannon 1892–
  4. 4. Mary ("Ruth") Shannon 1898–1974 m. George (Edward) Ellis 1895–1984
    1. 1. Graham (Leonard) Ellis 1926–1976 m. Edna (Phyllis) Day 1922–2008 m. Doris Dyck 1918–2015
    2. 2. Doreen (Ruth) Ellis 1930–1994
    3. 3. Gerald (Wilfred) Ellis 1923–2013
  5. 5. Ethel Shannon 1886–1946
  6. 6. Chambers Shannon 1888–1974
  7. 7. Sarah (Elizabeth) Shannon 1892–
  8. 8. Harold (Cummings) Shannon 1894–1958
  9. 9. Elsie ("Gladys") Shannon 1896–
  10. 10. Frederick (Weldon"Fred") Shannon 1904–2001
  11. 11. Allan (Forbes) Shannon 1906–1937
  12. 12. Jessie (Dora) Shannon 1900–

Henry Shannon's Timeline

2 Records

1858
5 Nov 1858
Birth of Henry Cummings Shannon in Blandford, Ontario, Canada
Blandford, Ontario, Canada
1939
11 Nov 1939
Age 81
Death of Henry Cummings Shannon in Tavistock, Oxford, Ontario, Canada
Tavistock, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1858
    Event Place: Blandford, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1939
    Event Place: Tavistock, Oxford, Ontario, Canada
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