Deborah Canby

Brief Life History of Deborah

When Deborah Canby was born on 19 October 1762, in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States, her father, Benjamin Canby, was 34 and her mother, Sarah Littler, was 24. She married Harlan Cloud on 25 December 1783, in Holy Trinity Church, New Castle, Delaware, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters.

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Family Time Line

Harlan Cloud
1760–1814
Deborah Canby
1762–
Marriage: 25 December 1783
Sarah Ann Cloud
1784–
Susanna Cloud
1786–1864
Deborah Cloud
1794–1887

Sources (23)

  • Deborah Canby, "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
  • Deborah Canby in entry for Herden Cloud, "Delaware Vital Records, 1650-1974"
  • Deborah Canby, "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"

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World Events (8)

1764 · Western Boundary Surveyed

In 1764, Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon surveyed the western boundary of Delaware. This became part of the Mason-Dixon Line.

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

Name Meaning

English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): probably a habitational name from Caenby in Lincolnshire, named with the Old Norse personal name Kafni + ‘farmstead’. However, it may also be a shortened form of a habitational name from Cross Canonby (Cumbria) or Carnaby (East Yorkshire).

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

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