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Author: MynameisJimW
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My grandparents were Alexander and Mary Canty. My grandfather Married twice and both wives
were named Mary. My grand father was African American and his first wife was full blooded
Iroquois and his second wife was African American and Cataba Indian or should I say Native
American. He had 13 children with the two marriages. Alexander died in 1956 and is buried
at the Bulah Church along side his first wife. His living children are Elijah Canty still
living in SC. Louvenia Wright, still living in Sumter. Isaiah Cantey, living in Virginia.
Rebecca Wilson, living in Queens New York and David Canty, living in Sumter. I live in New
Jersey. There are other cousins of mine living all over the United States, mostly on the
east coast. In 1994 we had our first international family reunion in Windsor, Ontario,
Canada and met a few dozen of our Canadian relatives for the first time who are a
descendant of Alexander's brother Richard, and have now evolved into white people some
of whom hav!
e blond hair and blue eyes. These Canadians are very proud of their African heritage and
presented a family tree and the reunion.
We just had a family reunion in Detroit Michigan July 5, weekend 2012. Our next
Canty/Cantey reunion will be held in Washington, DC, the weekend after the 4th of July,
The 2012 Canty family reunion can be found on facebook along with many Canty family
members.
Does anyone know this branch of the family? They were also from Sumter. Alexander Canty
was a barber and a farmer and had 13 children. They attended the Legree AME Church in
Sumter.
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