James Canon

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Husband James Canon ¹

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1 F Margaret Canon ¹

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         Spouse: Hugh McMullin (      -      ) 1

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General Notes: Husband - James Canon

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He held lands in Bedford (later Huntingdon) County, Pennsylvania, in 1774 and was taxed in Shirley Township, Huntingdon County in 1783-8. He was a private in the 6th Company, 7th Battalion of Pennsylvania Militia and later a lieutenant in the Continental Line, 4th Pennsylvania from October, 1776 to Nov. 3, 1783. He was wounded and absent on account of mutilations between Dec. 24, 1776 and June 30, 1777, and was with Washington at Valley Forge. In August, 1780 he performed a tour of duty (Pa. Ar. Ser. 5, Vol. 2, page 773).
The Canon family settled at Hart's Log Valley, Huntingdon County. A John Canon was justice of the peace for Bedford County, Feb. 3, 1781, member of the Assembly in 1787 and deputy surveyor from 1787 to 1809. The Canons were engaged in the iron industry and in 1805 built the Etna Furnace and Forge on the Juniata, Catherine Township, Huntingdon (later Blair) County. It was the first forge in Blair County and was operated by Canon, Stewart and Moore.

1 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 107.