Rachel Ann Canady

Brief Life History of Rachel Ann

When Rachel Ann Canady was born on 20 January 1813, in Gibson, Tennessee, United States, her father, Isaac T. Canady, was 29 and her mother, Sarah "Sally" Pritchett, was 29. She married John Cummings on 16 March 1834, in Gibson, Gibson, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States for about 2 years and Provo, Utah, Utah, United States for about 4 years. She died on 29 March 1895, in Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Heber City Cemetery, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Cummings
1802–1895
Rachel Ann Canady
1813–1895
Marriage: 16 March 1834
Mary Jane Cummings
1834–1906
Thomas Cummings
1852–1852
William Morrell Cummings
1835–1922
Isaac Cummings
1837–1906
Sarah Ann Cummings
1839–1909
Melinda Ann Cummings
1840–1910
Nancy Elizabeth Cummings
1843–1881
John James Cummings
1846–1929
Harmon Cummings
1850–1920
Joseph Cummings
1857–1877

Sources (78)

  • Rachel Cummings in household of John Cummings, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Rachel Ann Canada - Cemetery record or headstone: birth-name: Rachel Canarda
  • Unknown, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1827

Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

Altered form of Irish and Scottish Kennedy . Compare Canada , Canaday , and Kanady .

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

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Story Highlight

RACHEL CANADA CUMMINGS

Great Grandmother of Sara Ann Lee M. Coleman--Arranged by Nora Lund Historian of the Burton Place D.U.P. Camp. Jan. 1965. Information taken from the Wasatch County Book--"How Beautiful Upon The Mount …

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