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Melinda Adams 1798–1846 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1798

Birth Location: Scott, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 1846

Death Location: Blue River Township, Hancock County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Henry Adams

Mother: Sarah Allen

Spouse(s): Clarkson Cannon

Children(s): Isaac Cannon

The story of Melinda Adams began in 1798 in Scott, Kentucky, United States. Melinda Adams married Clarkson Cannon, and had children including Isaac Newton Cannon. Melinda Adams passed away in 1846 in Blue River Township, Hancock County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Melinda Adams began in 1798 in Scott, Kentucky, United States.
  • Melinda Adams married Clarkson Cannon, and had children including Isaac Newton Cannon.
  • Melinda Adams passed away in 1846 in Blue River Township, Hancock County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Melinda Adams's Ancestors

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Melinda Adams
1798–1846
Birth Place: Scott, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Henry Moses Adams
1755–1829
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Sarah Allen
1755–1833
Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
Mary Copenhaver
1730–1799
Lewis Fork, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Melinda Adams's Descendants

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Melinda Adams (1798–1846) m. Clarkson Cannon (5 Jan 1797–5 Jan 1852)
  1. 1. Isaac (Newton) Cannon 1826–1881 m. Lydia Marsh 1827–1863
    1. 1. Hannah (M) Cannon 1847–1899 m. Hiram (Evan) Johnson 1845–1926
      1. 1. Laura (Elvira) Johnson 1871–1942 m. Joshua (Morris) Kerr 1871–1930
        1. 1. Charles (Mitchel) Kerr 1895–1954 m. Hazel (E.) Fulton 1898–1946

Melinda Adams's Timeline

4 Records

1798
1798
Birth of Melinda Adams in Scott, Kentucky, United States
Scott, Kentucky, United States
1820
1820
Age 22
Melinda Adams was married in Kentucky
Kentucky
1846
6 Aug 1846
Age 48
Melinda Adams was married in Hancock, Indiana, United States
Hancock, Indiana, United States
1846
1846
Age 48
Death of Melinda Adams in Blue River Township, Hancock County, Indiana, United States of America
Blue River Township, Hancock County, Indiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: Scott, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1846
    Event Place: Hancock, Indiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1846
    Event Place: Blue River Township, Hancock County, Indiana, United States of America

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