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John Lewis, Boren CANNON 1727 – 1794 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Feb 1727

Birth Location: Dorchester County, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 19 Jan 1794

Death Location: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA

Father: John CANNON

Mother: Mary BOREN

Spouse(s): Martha ALEXANDER

Children(s): Benjamin CANNON

John Lewis Boren CANNON SR was born in 1727 in Dorchester County, Maryland, USA, the child of John H CANNON and Mary BOREN. John Lewis Boren CANNON SR later married Martha Ann ALEXANDER, and together they raised children including Benjamin Bluford CANNON. In 1794, John Lewis Boren CANNON SR passed away in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.

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Parents

John CANNON
1685 – 1750
Birth Location: Massachusetts, USA?
JC
Mary BOREN
1695 – 1798
Birth Location: Maryland?/Massachusetts?, USA
MB

Spouses(s)

Martha ALEXANDER
1733 – 1798
Birth Location: Maryland?, USA
MA

Children(s)

Benjamin CANNON
1774 – 1849
Birth Location: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
BC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 16 Feb 1727
    Event Place: Dorchester County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981, Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, Source number: 30.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: HJW, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84.0198

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1763
    Event Place: Will, Craven District, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: South Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1780
    Event Place: Between North and South Fork Edisto River, Orangeburgh District, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820, Document: Jury Lists, 1778, Acts #1078 [at SC Archives]; Page Number: 12; Family Number: 351

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 2 Aug 1790
    Event Place: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 358; Family History Library Film: 0568147

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, Wills and Estate Papers (Mecklenburg County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pitt County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Land Grant Files, 1693-1960

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 19 Jan 1794
    Event Place: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981, Geneanet Community Trees Index, North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, Wills and Estate Papers (Mecklenburg County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84.0198

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Huntersville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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