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Sarah, born October 22, 1780, Mrs. Stephen Buckingham St. John, page 296; George, born May 7, 1784; Harriett, born October 31, 1786, Mrs. Frederick St. John; Antoinette, born April 20, 1789, Mrs. Thaddeus Betts (pages 230, 231, 232); Abrahams and others of like North River renown, but the Xorwalk officer was undistanced by any. He closed his life as a manager of the People's Line. " Commodore " John Cannon, the first of the Cannon name in Xorwalk, was engaged in the West India trade and a busy citizen. His son John was medjcne-acqnaintcd to some extent, and married into a family of influence, while LeGrand, a younger son than Dr. John, was a child of promise, who after education in Paris died before maturity. John Can- non, the grandson of that nameof the "Commodore," died, it is presumed, from the effects of a collision on Long Island Souud between a small vessel that he was sailing and one of the Sound steamboats. NOHWAL K Charles Oglivie, born October 13, 1791; Esther Mary, born December 7, 1793, Mrs. Townseiid ; James LeGrand, born October 12, 1796. Samuel, son of John Cannon1" of Norwalk, married, December 26, 1781, Sarah, daughter of John and Rebecca (Bartlett) Belden, (page 385) and had : Henrietta, born June 24, 1784, Mrs. Hugh Knox; LeGrand, born March 20, 1787; Esther Mary, born October 3, 1793, Mrs. Moses Craft.1 James, son of John Cannon1"' of Norwalk, married, June 3, 1779, Rebecca Gould of Long Island, and had : Sarah, born March 9, 1780, Mrs. Jonathan Fitch ; Esther, born April 27, 1783, Mrs. William St. John2"1;- Amelia, born February 6, 1788, Mrs. Garritt Harson Newkirk;3 Mary,4 born February 6, 1792, Mrs. George Lockwood ; James, born September 20, 1796, probably died young. 1 Esther Mary Cannon (Mrs. Moses Craft) led in life and spirit the Norwalk young ladies of her period. She was society esteemed during her married life in Troy, and her evening twilight years were soft and beautiful. In her age she indulged in sweet mem- ories of Norwalk and delighted to visit and learn about the old home. She was the mother of Mrs. Hannibal Green and Mrs. G. Parish Ogden of Troy, and of Mrs. John B. Murray of New York city (pages 272 and 275). 3For the family of William St. John2nd see page 332. The daughters were Mrs. Hoyt, Mrs. Sherry, Mrs. Skiddy and Mrs. Van Zaudt. Mrs. Munson Hoyt was universally known, was of sweet disposition, and much prized in society. Her husband was of genial nature and one of the business men of Norwalk. She was an intimate friend of Mrs. Gov. Clark Bissell and had no chil- dren. Mrs. Charles Sherry, a lady of true refinement of spirit and speech, made her home a lovely spot for children and a welcome hearth to relatives and friends. Mr. Sherry was a gentleman of leisure and enjoyed intercourse with his townsmen. The children of Charles and Susan V. Sherry were Emily (Mrs. Dr. Samuel Lynes), Charles, and Susan (Mrs. Charles St. John). Mrs. Francis Skiddy, a true Norwalk St. John woman, never, amid the gaities of Metropolitan life, forgot her native place and its interests. She graced her beautiful Fifth Avenue home and was generous outside it. Julia, the remaining sister, Mrs. J. A. Van Zandt, was marriage associated with the old Van Zandt family of the Metropolis. The children of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Van Zandt were Peter and Sarah. Peter married Mary F. Raymond and Sarah an Allen. 3Amelia Cannon (Mrs. Garritt Harsin Ncwkirk) was the mother of Mary Cannon Newkirk, or as she was universally Norwalk known, " Mrs. Jonathan Camp"4th, who died December 4, 1S96-- Mrs. Camp wasawoman of extraordinary force. She was a true help-meet to her husband and one who brought up her children wisely. Her home was a comfort abode and the visitor was struck with the good sense of what was there seen and heard, Tts hostess enjoyed music and was possessed of artistic taste (canvas- painting until past eighty), and yet was of decid- edly practical convictions. *Mrs. George Lockwood had several children who died young and James, Sarah and Mary who reached maturity. James married twice in the west and there resided. Mary also married ill the west. Sarah married Ralph, son of Ralph and Esther An- toinette (Gregory) Lockwood. Mrs. Esther Antoi- nette Gregory Lockwood was a daughter of Captain Moses and Esther (Hoyt) Gregory. Mrs. .Moses Gregory was a daughter of Asa Hoyt, Sr., whose fine home grounds, stretched from the lot upon which stands the now unused Second Congregational Church of South Norwalk, quite around the corner of the Washington Street of to- day. Such a family comfort spot was this site that one of the daughters, a sister of Mrs. Moses Gregory, albeit married into one of the prominent and most pleasantly situated households of Troy, yearned for and finally returned to the ancient "Old Well" hearthstone. The Hoyts were Church of England people, and yet if the South Norwalk Congregation- al records are preserved evidence of their friendly feeling towards that body may easily be obtained. They parted with a slice of their homestead for said church purposes. NORWALK. LeGraiid, son of Samuel and Sarah (Belden) Cannon, married (see page 272) Esther, daughter of Nathan and Abigail (Burlock) Bouton, and had: LeGrand B., (Colonel); Henrietta, Mrs. George H. Cramer; Mary, Mrs. George Bird; Amelia, Airs. Rev. John B. Tibbits. John, son of John-1" and Sarah Cannon of Norwalk, married (page 189) Fanny, daughter of Joseph and Isabel Lockwood, and had: Jeannette, Mrs. David Nessler first, Mrs. John A. Bioren second; Harriett, unmarried; John, married ; Rebecca, Mrs. John F Morse of Vermont; James LeGrand. George, son of John2'"' and Sarah Cannon of Norwalk, married Betsey, daughter of Phineas and Elizabeth (Adams) Hanford of Chestnut Hill, and had: Mary Esther, born August 10, 1809, Mrs. Hiram Jones; Harriett, born July 11, 1811, Mrs. Rev. Charles J. Todd (page 157); George, born March 18. 1817. removed west. Charles, born December 15, 1824. LeGrand B., (Col.) son of LeGrand and Esther (Bouton) Cannon, married (see page 279) Marw daughter of Benjamin and Mary (Burlock) DeForest. Colonel LeGrand B. Cannon is promptly re-called as a bright Norwalk school youth who was hither sent by his Troy parents to receive an education (see pages 171 and 273). For many years he has been a prominent Metropolitan, a conspicuous figure in the political and commercial world, and widely known socially. His son Henry, a leader in society, and a genius, was of high taste and signal parts. He died in comparative youth, but left very clever art executions. Henrietta, sister of Colonel LeGrand B. Cannon, married into a Saratoga, (N. Y.) county family of note, and resides in Third Street, Troy. Her children are Miss Henrietta and LeGrand Cannon Cramer (page 314). Mary Cannon (Mrs. George Bird) has long been a figure in city circles, and her sister, Mrs. Rev. J. B. Tibbits, is of fragrant memory. James LeGrand, son of John3"1 and Fanny (Lockwood) Cannon of Norwalk, married Caroline F., daughter of Charles and Mary (Chase) Coombs of Maine, and had: John F., unmarried; Fanny B., unmarried ; LeGrand B., married Lena, daughter of Frederick Morehouse: Carrie G., unmarried. Charles, son of George and Betsey (Hanford) Cannon, married Catharine Heuston of New York, and had: John, born November 23, 1853, died unmarried : Esther A.. Mrs. Samuel St. John Miller. The children of Samuel St. John and Esther A. Miller were Mary Catharine, born August 15, 1880; David Henry, born April 5, 1884. The mother of Samuel St. John Miller was of the Carroll family. IIKS'HV I.K i.KANII IANMIN K i 1 IIJ. Tliis nrtist:, jcmil-KriimlMin nf Satmu-I .'mil Sar.-ili (Bddett) Lamina tpngv HI) ul Sorwnlfci vww ;i tjoundattt, maUTiinllv from Hugh and Matilda Lambert, nrfartc stint wr VVHHan i«*M n ginjiKMMtgfctfct Of William the Cnuqacror, II is ji.issilik- tllllt his talent was. nt least ill siaiii' ilii;iiv. all inheritance* hut whether so or nil Knell was Ills rarUrnmif i-..mv|itinii i-h <viiii-j> anil excciuiiiii iwlhmv llinl the iiuiiinrv nt the yiniiiK ami itjinlcttt jtenius is rightly i-initli-il t»i the honor* «>t feme HAkKIKT -TAKK . \XN.IX. (•rrnt-p-nnd nicer of "C«mmiHl<irc J"lin Cann.m "I N..r«:illi l|m«r +lni Six \v.n» Ihr f.»umlrr» •<( <l Man » H.r»tm.i1 ..n " Tin K..-U. ' S..r« alL (|M«r fcl ami note, pajjr Tl- NORWALK. -M3 HARRIET STARR CANNON. "Commodore" John Cannon of Norwalk had a younger brother, LeGrand, born April I9> 1 733. and baptized at ten years of age, who eventually made Stratford his home. At a little past twenty years of age on July 17, 1753, Let, rand Cannon of Stratford was married. He had eight children. His sixth child, Lewis LeGrand, born November 20, 1764, married on February 20, 1791, into the old Coe family of Stratford. Lewis LeGrand and Jerusha Cannon had six children, the oldest of whom was William, born September 15, 1793. William Cannon married October 17, 1820, Sally Hininan, and had, May 7, 1.S23, Harriet Starr, who became the Mother Superior of the Protestant Episcopal Sisterhood of St. Mary. "Mother Harriet," whose life was mercy-consecrate, died at the bead of the organization referred to and was a woman of great executive ability. Coming young from the South, she early devoted her days to deeds of love and filled the passing hours with beneficent ministries. She planted St. Mary's Hospital for Children at the "Norwalk Rocks," and was happv in visiting her great-grand uncle's Norwalk home. She herself took the first patient to St. Luke's Hospital, New York, beginning her labors under the direction of the beloved Muhlenberg. A " FAR WEST" CANNON DESCENDANT.