Born in Wales
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
William Anderson
— married
1781 in Shippensburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Sarah (Anderson) Gray, Paul Cann Anderson, William Anderson, James Anderson, Letitia (Anderson) Caldwell, Mary Ann (Anderson) Way and Clarissa (Anderson) Herron
Died
at age 53
in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Jan 2016
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Biography
Mary Ann Cann was wife of Pennsylvania patriot William Anderson [1]
From History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania:
(William Anderson) His body was taken to Pittsburgh and buried in the First Presbyterian churchyard, beside that of his wife, who had passed away about 1816. She was Mary Ann Cann, born in Carlisle, Pa., and. becoming an orphan, lived in the family of her guardian. Rev. Dr. Duffield, pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Carlisle, of which she was a member.
Sources
- ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed June 2020), "Record of William Anderson", Ancestor # A002535.
- http://www.dar.org/onlinerecordcopy/?R=R0030506050307
- Cushing, Thomas. History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (A. Warner & Co., Chicago, 1889, Part 2: p. 268-269)
- Find A Grave: Memorial #42777376
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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~0.78%
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