Brief Life History of Martha Maria
When Dr Martha Maria Hughes was born on 1 July 1857, in Llandudno, Caernarfonshire, Wales, her father, Peter Hughes, was 32 and her mother, Elizabeth Evans, was 24. She married Angus Munn Cannon on 6 October 1884, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years and Brighton, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1920. She died on 10 July 1932, in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Martha Hughes Cannon in household of Elizabeth C Porter, "United States Census, 1920"
- Martha H Cannon, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Martha H Cannon, "California Death Index, 1905-1939"
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World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1871
Historical Boundaries: 1871: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
English and Welsh: variant of Hugh with genitival or excrescent -s.
Irish and Scottish: adopted as an equivalent of Gaelic surnames based on the personal name Aodh ‘fire’, for example Ó hAodha, Mac Aodha; see McCoy and compare McHugh .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Martha Hughes Cannon By Elizabeth Cannon Porter McCrimmon
Cannon Family Historical Treasury Published by George Cannon Family Association 1967 Martha Hughes Cannon By Elizabeth Cannon Porter McCrimmon Martha Cannon “Mattie” 1857-1932 Wife of Angus M. Ca …
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