Sally or Sarah McCann

Brief Life History of Sally or Sarah

When Sally or Sarah McCann was born in 1821, in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States, her father, James McCann Sr, was 29 and her mother, Nancy Hutchins Smith, was 23. She married William Burton Blackburn on 4 April 1846, in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Edwards Township, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States for about 40 years. She died on 27 May 1914, at the age of 93.

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Family Time Line

William Burton Blackburn
1822–1884
Sally or Sarah McCann
1821–1914
Marriage: 4 April 1846
Perry Alexander Blackburn
1844–1923
Nancy Blackburn
about 1851–
Charlotte L Blackburn
about 1852–
Charlottie Loucinda Blackburn
1847–1915
Lambeth Mangum Blackburn
1854–1925
Sarah Katherine Blackburn
1858–1916
Lodema A Blackburn
1861–1933
Martha E Blackburn
1865–1929
William Burton Blackburn
1866–1904
James Monroe Blackburn
1869–1952

Sources (36)

  • Sarah Blackburn, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Sally or Sarah McCann - birth: 1826; Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
  • Sarah Mccan, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "

World Events (8)

1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land

A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.

1830 · Trail of Tears

In the 1830's, President Jackson called for all the Native Americans to be forced off their own land. As the Cherokee were forced out of North Carolina many of them hid in the mountains of North Carolina.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Malachy, Donovan, Liam, Aidan, Aileen, Brigid, Colum, Conan, Donal, Kiernan, Ronan.

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cana ‘son of Cana’, a personal name based on cana ‘wolf cub’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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