Brief Life History of Elihu
When Elihu Canaday was born on 1 June 1809, in Lost Creek MM, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States, his father, John Canaday, was 35 and his mother, Juliatha Cox, was 30. He married Elizabeth McCowan on 24 November 1829. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Vermilion, Illinois, United States in 1830. He died on 4 October 1849, in Illinois, United States, at the age of 40.
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- Elihu Canada, "United States Census, 1830"
- Elihu Canaday, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Legacy NFS Source: Elihu Canaday - Individual or family possessions: death: 4 October 1849; Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, United States
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1818
Illinois is the 21st state.
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
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Altered form of Irish and Scottish Kennedy . Compare Canada and Cannaday .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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