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John William Canning (1857 - 1934)

John William Canning
Born in Port Greville, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canadamap
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Husband of — married 1887 in Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canadamap
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Died at age 76 in Port Greville, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canadamap
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Biography

John William Canning was born on 31 Oct 1857 in Port Greville, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada, son of William Henry Canning (1820 - 1901) and Caroline (Pettis) Canning (1829 - 1906).

His siblings were:

  1. Isaac Wells Canning (~1852 - 1923)
  2. Elizabeth Charlotte Canning (~1856 - 1876)
  3. Cordelia Amelia Canning (~1859 - ~1947)
  4. Lawrence Canning (1861 - 1939)
  5. James Albert Canning (1862 - 1942)
  6. Wintfield King Canning (~1864 - 1946)
  7. Thomas Roache Canning (1866 - 1952)
  8. Edward Northrup Pettis Canning (~1868 - 1961)
  9. Henry Dunlop Canning (1873 - 1956)
  10. Imbert Otis Canning (~1874 - 1943)

John married Emma Jane Scott (born in Hants, Nova Scotia on 10 Jul 1866; died in Port Greville on 29 Mar 1936), daughter of David Bamford Scott and Sarah Ann Tibbits. Their children were:

  1. Elizabeth Canning (~1891 - <1911)
  2. James Hubert Canning (1892 - 1984)
  3. Lexina Canning (1893 - )
  4. Everett Canning (1894 - )
  5. Lester Canning (1895 - )
  6. Myrtle Canning (1897 - )
  7. Bliss Canning (1899 - )
  8. Madge Canning (1900 - )
  9. Horace Canning (~1902 - )
  10. Susan Canning (~1906 - )
  11. Flossie Canning (~1908 - )
  12. Flora Canning (~1908 - ).

John (~29) married Mary O Wood (~28) (born in River Hébert, Cumberland on 15 Nov 1858; died in Ward's Brook, Cumberland on 19 Aug 1887), daughter of Peter Ogden Wood and Ellen Cate Greenfield, in 1887 in Cumberland.

John died on 1 Jun 1934 in Port Greville aged 76. He is buried in Wards Brook Baptist Cemetery, Wards Brook, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.[1]

Sources

  1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182783183/john-william-canning: accessed 02 March 2023), memorial page for John William Canning (31 Oct 1856–1 Jun 1934), Find a Grave Memorial ID 182783183, citing Wards Brook Baptist Cemetery, Wards Brook, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; Maintained by DL (contributor 48844513).
  • 1901 Census of Canada. Year: 1901; Census Place: Polling District No 34, Cumberland, Nova Scotia; Page: 18; Family No: 185
  • 1911 Census of Canada. Year: 1911; Census Place: 25, Cumberland, Nova Scotia; Page: 15; Family No: 147




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