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Surnames: Cann,Pidgeon, Collier, Angell,Lang,Hawkins,Baker,Peters,Ingersent,
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My family lived in Bristol for some time. My Great Grandfather William Honey was married
to Ann Pidgeon 17 May 1869 at the Congregational Independent Glenor Rey Chapel in Exmouth,
St. Thomas, Devon, On 18 May they left Topsham for London & on the 21st of May left
for New York City aboard the American Union. They lived in New York City, then Meadville,
Pa. then the whole family returned to England & there were 2 children born there.
Samuel E. Cann was born 10 Feb 1879 in Bristol, he died 25 Feb 1879 in Bristol, Somerset,
England & was buried at Arnorsvale Cemetery. Charles Cann was born 05 Mar 1880 in
Bristol, & was baptized Mar 1880 at Clifton Church, Bristol,England. While in England
the family enumerated in the 1881 British Census living in Bristol at 21 Bouverie Steet.
William's brother George & his family also lived in Bristol, Gloucester in 1881
& their parents John & Ann were living in Topsham, Devon with their daughter - in
- law Mary Ann married to Reuben & their 3 !
children. Reuben was enumerated as serving on the Glenbervie as Master Mariner. Another
brother James Hill Cann was living in Islington, London, Middlesex with his family. Our
family is tied in with Lady Amy Collier & her daughter Plymouth Hannah Collier, James
& Mary (Lang) Angell, Morrish Angell & his wife Mary Chappel,Henry Angell &
his wife Elizabeth Hawkins,William Ingersent & his wife Mary Angell, another relative
Lydia Baker. When they came back to America the Civil war had been over about 7 years. My
one ancestor was in the Spanish American War & was the first one to die after the war
was over & had a camp named after him. He was 26 at the time of his death. (John I.
Cann).