1  ABRAHAM CANN born in Bristol, England, 1726; died
   Doylestown,Pennsylvania 1773; OCCUPATION: Sea Captain & Trader (#1)w/Step;
    RESIDENCE: en Gerard;  Left John(16)with his brother  Charles & went to sea
           Only recorded child of Abraham Cann:
        2    i.  JOHN B. CANN
 

 2  JOHN B. CANN born in Bristol, England (Port R, 1757; married
    (1)Hannah Sherrin on 17 Jan 1789 at County of Salem, New Jersey;
    married (2) Sarah Harvey on 1794; married (3) Amy Peterson on ABT.
    1808; died Newark, New Jersey 1846; OCCUPATION: Blacksmith ;
    RESIDENCE: Glouster when married to Hannah;   then moved SalemNJ;
      After Amy died lived with Wm Ashley in Newark  (#1 Clark Cann notes)
    Sells Salem land 1811 & Amy signs deed
           There are 7 recorded children of John B. Cann:
        3    i.  WILLIAM ASHLEY CANN
            ii.  MARY CANN date of birth: 21 Dec 1809; date of death:10 May 1810;
           iii.  MIRANDIA CANN date of birth: 4 Oct 1811; date of death: Aug1831;
            iv.  HARRIET CANN date of birth: 27 Feb 1815; m Charles Cheeseman;
        4    v.  JOHN HUMPHREY CANN
        5   vi.  MARY JANE CANN
           vii.  ALICE P. CANN date of birth: 23 May 1824; m Jacob Thompson;

3  WILLIAM ASHLEY CANN born in Salem, Salem County New, 21 Jan
    1802; married Mary Bruen Gardner on 12 May 1823 at Newark, New
    Jersey; date of death: 1860; OCCUPATION: Apprenticed as Tailor in Phil.

After apprenticeship travelled west 2 Ohio Stopped in Newark on way back, met Albert  Gardner whohired him & married Gardner's Sister, Mary Bruen Gardner
 There are 9 recordedchildren of William Ashley Cann:
             i.  WILLIAM ROSS CANN
            ii.  OLIVER HORACE CANN
           iii.  SARAH FRANCES CANN
            iv.  JOHN HARVEY CANN NO. 2 date of death: Aug 1906;
             v.  MARY BRUEN CANN
            vi.  ABBY ELIZA CANN
           vii.  CHARLES HARVEY DARCEY CANN
          viii.  JOHN HARVEY CANN
        6   ix.  ALBERT GARDNER CANN

4  JOHN HUMPHREY CANN date of birth: 18 Jun 1818; married
    Harriet Kidd on 6 May 1843; date of death: 18 Jan 1891;
      Died aged 74 years 8 mos (#1)

           There are 8 recorded children of John Humphrey Cann:
             i.  (ELIZABETH? LIZZY) CANN married Horace Munyon;
            ii.  BATHSHEBA CANN date of birth: 15 Nov 1843; married Collin Williams;
           iii.  HANNAH ANN CANN (HATTIE) b: 1845; m Hiram W. Smith; d: 1911;
        7   iv.  CLARK A. CANN
             v.  MARANDA JANE CANN date of birth: 17 Nov 1850; d: 1913;
                 spells name "Can" Buried in "old M.E. Cemetery, Woodstown"
            vi.  HARRIET CANN date of birth: 16 Jun 1853; married
                 William Smith; RESIDENCE: #1 Bridgeton, Cumberland Co.,New Jersey;
                  spells her name "Can" Lives at corner of Church & Parker Sts
           vii.  ELLA CANN date of birth: 8 Jan 1857 ; Died at age 13
          viii.  ALICE L. CANN date of birth: 4 Mar 1861;  Died in infancy
5  MARY JANE CANN dateof birth: 2 Apr 1822; married Isaac Richman;
              says Richardson not Richman;  Mary Jane Cann had one recorded child:
             i.  EVA RICHMAN married ? Bender; RESIDENCE: 608 McGabe
                 St., Bradleys Beech, N.J.;
 

6  ALBERT GARDNER CANN date of birth: 1 Feb 1924; married
    Elizabeth L.(?) Fountain on 1846; date of death: 5 May 1902;
           Only recorded child of Albert Gardner Cann:
        8    i.  FRANCIS WILLIAM CANN (FRANK)

 7  CLARK A. CANN date of birth: 3 Jan 1848; married Harriet
    Smith on 21 Jun 1868; RESIDENCE: Camden, New Jersey;
      Cousin of Frank's & gave him NOTE & bible
           Clark A. Cann had 5 children:
             i.  FLORENCE M. CANN married Joseph R. Taylor;
            ii.  DALLAS CANN married (1) Mary Arthur Powell; m  (2) LedigV. Kimball;
           iii.  MARY ELLA CANN married Howard E. Truax;
            iv.  MINNIE HOUSE CANN married Wm. N. Pearce, Jr.;
             v.  WILLIAM HUMPHREY CANN married Florence Pedley;
 

8  FRANCIS WILLIAM CANN (FRANK) date of birth: 5 Nov 1852;
    married Frances Henrietta Yereance on 15 Dec 1880; date of death:
    ABT. 1941; OCCUPATION: Piano Tuner (Pres. Piano Tuner'; RESIDENCE:
    Newark, New Jersey;

      "Ain't I glad I come." Bill loved him
    Autocratic/A Tyrant - Nana said he killd
    hiswife by being mean & abusive (When he
    wasn't being charming)

           There are 4 recorded children of Francis William Cann (Frank):
             i.  JESSIE YEREANCE CANN date of birth: 17 May 1883;
                 OCCUPATION: Full Professor/Chemistry/Smith; RESIDENCE:
                 Newark then Smith College;

      Phi Beta Kappa/Columbia.  Wrote Bill weekly when at Harvard (7 yrs)
    $500 to Bill 4 not smoking/Drink

            ii.  ALBERT G. CANN date of birth: 1 Nov 1885; date of
                 death: 22 Feb 1888;
           iii.  FRANK W. CANN, JR. date of birth: 5 Aug 1888; death: 13 Apr1893;
        9   iv.  HOWARD WHEELER CANN

        9  HOWARD WHEELER CANN date of birth: 10 Jun 1893; married Ruth
    Faulkner Hopson on 28 Nov 1914; died Newark, New Jersey ABT.
    1967; RESIDENCE: 363 Parker Street, Newark, New Jersey;
       Youngest church organist in U.S. at 16
           There are 2 recorded children of Howard Wheeler Cann:

       10    i.  WILLIAM HOPSON CANN
       11   ii.  HOWARD WHEELER CANN, JR.

       10  WILLIAM HOPSON CANN born in Newark, New Jersey,
    married Mildred Allen on 7 Mar 1941 at New York City, New York;
    OCCUPATION: Lawyer/Corporate Secretary; RESIDENCE: Pacific
    Palisades, CA/Denver/La; una Bch CA;

      Harvard (Economics) Phi Bete/Magna Cum Lde Harvard  Law (Scholarship)

           William Hopson Cann had 4 children:
       12    i.  WILLIAM HOPSON CANN, JR.
            ii.  SHARON LEE CANN born in Ft. Myers Beach, Florida,;
           iii.  JOHN ALLEN CANN born in Santa Monica, California,
       13   iv.  LAWRENCE EDWARD CANN

11  HOWARD WHEELER CANN, JR.  ; married Kristen;
           Howard Wheeler Cann, Jr. had 3 children:
             i.  MICHAEL CANN born in San Francisco, CA,
            ii.  PETER CANN born in San Francisco, CA,
           iii.  PATRICK CANN born in San Francisco, CA,

12  WILLIAM HOPSON CANN, JR. ; married
    Susan Kaye Hammarste... Kaye) at Burlingame, California;
           William Hopson Cann, Jr. had one recorded child:
             i.  ALLESEN YORK CANN

13  LAWRENCE EDWARDCANN born in Santa Monica, California,
    ; married Robin Gaye Neher on 11 Oct 1980 at Denver,Colorado;
           Lawrence Edward Cann had one recorded child:
             i.  EMILY ALLEN CANN ;
 

end chapter 8   CANN'S of  AMERICA by H Cann