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Rebecca Lawrence Pearce 1856–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 May 1856

Birth Location: Glasgow, New Castle, Delaware, USA

Death Date: 19 Mar Abt 1943

Death Location: Newark, New Castle, Delaware, USA

Father: Davidson Jr

Mother: Mary Frazer

Spouse(s): Richard II

Children(s): John Cann, Lee Cann, Rebecca Cann, Richard III, Lawrence Cann, William Sr

The story of Rebecca Lawrence Pearce began in 1856 in Glasgow, New Castle, Delaware, USA. Rebecca Lawrence Pearce married Richard Thompson Cann Ii, and had children including John Pearce Cann, Lawrence Brevard Cann, Lee Garnett Cann, Rebecca Louise Cann, Richard Thompson Cann Iii, William Ferris Cann Sr. Rebecca Lawrence Pearce passed away in 1943 in Newark, New Castle, Delaware, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Rebecca Lawrence Pearce began in 1856 in Glasgow, New Castle, Delaware, USA.
  • Rebecca Lawrence Pearce married Richard Thompson Cann Ii, and had children including John Pearce Cann, Lawrence Brevard Cann, Lee Garnett Cann, Rebecca Louise Cann, Richard Thompson Cann Iii, William Ferris Cann Sr.
  • Rebecca Lawrence Pearce passed away in 1943 in Newark, New Castle, Delaware, USA.

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Rebecca Pearce's Ancestors

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Rebecca Pearce
1856–1943
Birth Place: Glasgow, New Castle, Delaware, USA
Parents
Davidson David "D.D." PEARCE Jr
1831–1872
Maryland
Mary (F) Frazer
1835–1876
Pencader Hundred, New Castle, Delaware
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rebecca Pearce's Descendants

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Rebecca (Lawrence) Pearce (9 May 1856–19 Mar Abt 1943) m. Richard (Thompson Cann,) II (19 July 1856–15 June 1926)
  1. 1. John (Pearce) Cann 1881–1965 m. Ola (Louise) Worth 1880–1965
    1. 1. John (Pearce Cann) Jr 1910–2000 m. Virginia (Pinckney) Waddy 1913–1977 m. Elizabeth (Austin) Sloan 1917–2002
      1. 1. Linda (Peyton) Cann 1942–2012
      2. 2. Woodson (Waddy) Cann 1946–1966
  2. 2. Lee (Garnett) Cann 1884–1913
  3. 3. Rebecca (Louise) Cann 1886–1887
  4. 4. Richard (Thompson Cann) III 1888–1942
  5. 5. Lawrence (Brevard) Cann 1890–1990
  6. 6. William (Ferris Cann) Sr 1893–1975

Rebecca Pearce's Timeline

2 Records

1856
9 May 1856
Birth of Rebecca Lawrence Pearce in Glasgow, New Castle, Delaware, USA
Glasgow, New Castle, Delaware, USA
1943
19 Mar Abt 1943
Age 87
Death of Rebecca Lawrence Pearce in Newark, New Castle, Delaware, USA
Newark, New Castle, Delaware, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 May 1856
    Event Place: Glasgow, New Castle, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The News Journal; Publication Date: 19 Mar 1943; Publication Place: Wilmington, Delaware, USA; ,0.10651143,0.39322108,0.3228754&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The News Journal; Publication Date: 19 Mar 1943; Publication Place: Wilmington, Delaware, USA; ,0.10651143,0.39322108,0.3228754&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Mar Abt 1943
    Event Place: Newark, New Castle, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The News Journal; Publication Date: 19 Mar 1943; Publication Place: Wilmington, Delaware, USA; ,0.10651143,0.39322108,0.3228754&xid=3355

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