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Joseph B Cann, I

Joseph B Cann, I



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  1. 1.  Joseph B Cann, IJoseph B Cann, I was born in 1850 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Dally Cann. Dally (daughter of Charles H Cann and Prescilla Cann) was born in Nov 1852 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Joseph Blaine Cann, II  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Feb 1876 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 23 Apr 1940 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Joseph Blaine Cann, IIJoseph Blaine Cann, II Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born on 12 Feb 1876 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 23 Apr 1940 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Joseph B Cann
    • Name: Joseph B. Cann
    • Name: Joseph Cann
    • Occupation: Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Employee of the Senate and Grand hotels, and one time was chauffeur for the late Augustus Rumford, owner of the old "We Amuse You Company." He was also a former manager of the Harrisburg Giants Junior baseball team.
    • Residence: 1880, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
    • Residence: 1900, Ward 4, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Nephew
    • Residence: 1910, Ward 4, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
    • Physical Description: 1917, 120 Liberty street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Street Address: 120 Liberty Residence Place: Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Draft Board: 1 Physical Build: Stout Height: Medium Hair Color: Black Eye Color: Brown
    • Residence: Between 1917 and 1918, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Social Clubs: 22 Mar 1918, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; W.C. Sproul Republican League of Colored Voters_22 Mar 1918 Major Winston Samuel Lawyer Marshall Ficklin William Washington J.B. Cann Rev R.L. Briscoe
    • Residence: 1920, Ward 4, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
    • Occupation: 1940, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Night Police Officer at the Governor's Mansion

    Notes:

    Joseph B. Cann, 64, 606 Forster street, night police officer at the Governor's Mansion since the administration of the late Governor William C. Sproul, died Tuesday at a Harrisburg Hospital.

    Services will be held Friday at 2 p. m., at the Charles W. Curtis funeral home, the Rev. John Smith officiating, assisted by the Rev. B. M. Ward. Burial will be in the Lincoln Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Thursday from 5 to 9.30 p. m.

    He was. a former employee of the Senate and Grand hotels, and one time was chauffeur for the late Augustus Rumford, owner of the old "We Amuse You Company."
    He was also a former manager of the Harrisburg Giants Junior baseball team.

    Buried:
    Lincoln Cemetery




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