Eric:
Do you have anything on Laurence¹s sister, Elizabeth M. Canning who m/1 a
Pearson?
She¹s living in Diligent River and was informant on her mother and brother,
Lloyd¹s death records.
Thanks.
Dave
On 07/09/11 10:25 PM, "keysie" <keysie@...> wrote:
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> Yes, Penny!
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> Thanks. I had a couple of them but the Laurence Canning one came in
> handy. It would've been nice if the obit had listed his 11 siblings but
> maybe they could remember them all!
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> Eric
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> On 07/09/2011 9:35 PM, Pitstop wrote:
>> > Hi Eric, Perhaps some more Canning relations? Penny
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>> > Worcester Telegram& Gazette (MA) - July 12, 1989 Deceased Name:
>> > LAURANCE CANNING, 89
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>> > HOLDEN - Laurance F. Canning, 89, of 194 Doyle Road died yesterday in
>> > The Medical Center of Central Massachusetts - Holden. He leaves his
>> > wife, Leona M. (St. Denis) Canning; a son, Laurance F. Canning Jr. of
>> > Cherry Valley; two daughters, May Getchell of Worcester and Jane D.
>> > Pease of North Brookfield; a sister, Flora Bryant of Lexington; eight
>> > grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. He was born in Nova
>> > Scotia, son of John P. and Eva J. (Warren) Canning, and lived in
>> > Leicester 33 years before moving to Holden in 1973. Mr. Canning was an
>> > electrician at Star Electric Co. 30 years which later became Bonnie
>> > Electric Co., where he worked 10 years before retiring in 1964. He
>> > served in the Canadian Army's 85th Battalion from 1915 to 1919. Mr.
>> > Canning was a member of St. George' parish, New Braintree Grange, 170,
>> > and a former member of Leicester Grange 390. He was a Silver Star and
>> > Golden Sheaf member of the Grange. He was a former member of Knights of
>> > Pythias in Nova Scotia. The funeral will be Friday from Miles Funeral
>> > Home, 1158 Main St., with a Mass at 10 a.m. in St. George's Church, 38
>> > Brattle St., Worcester. Burial will be in Mooreland Cemetery, Paxton.
>> > Calling hours at the funeral home are 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow.
>> > The family requests flowers be omitted. Memorial donations may be made
>> > to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 44 Binney St., Boston, or to the
>> > Diabetes Foundation of New England, 67 Belmont St.
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>> > Post-Standard, The (Syracuse, NY) - October 8, 1996 Deceased Name:
>> > LORETTA M. ALLEN
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>> > Loretta M. Allen, 74, of Ruth St. died Monday at Faxton Hospital, Utica,
>> > after becoming ill at her home. A native of Springhill, Nova Scotia,
>> > Mrs. Allen moved to the Vernon area several years ago. She and her
>> > husband, Angus, were affiliated with Vernon Downs as owners and trainers
>> > of standardbred race horses. Mrs. Allen was a member of the United
>> > States Trotting Association and the Sulky Sisters of Vernon Downs. She
>> > served with the Canadian women's army corps. Surviving besides her
>> > husband are a son, Brian of Vernon; four daughters, Marilyn Allen of
>> > Ithaca, Susan Allen of Munnsville, Lauren Allen of Severen, Md., and
>> > Karen Allen of Ottawa, Canada; two brothers, William Canning of Chester
>> > Basin, Nova Scotia, and Donald Canning of Shediac, New Brunswick; two
>> > sisters, Mary Clark of Ottawa and Eleanor Steiner of Toronto; two
>> > grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Services will be at 10
>> > a.m. Thursday at Malecki Funeral Home, Vernon. Cremation will take place
>> > in Chenango Valley Crematory, Earlville. Calling hours will be 2 to 4
>> > and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, 23 Front St.
>> > Contributions may be made to charity.
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>> > Maine Sunday Telegram (Portland, ME) - October 15, 2000 Deceased Name:
>> > BERTHA B. GIDNEY, 90
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>> > Bertha B. Gidney, 90, formerly of Sawyer Street, died Oct. 13, 2000, at
>> > Ledgewood Manor in Windham following a short illness. She was born in
>> > Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, a daughter of Richard and Maude Manning Canning,
>> > and attended Parrsboro schools. She moved to Boston in 1929 and attended
>> > the Peter Bent Brigham School of Nursing. Mrs. Gidney made her home in
>> > South Portland for many years and was a member of the South Portland
>> > Church of the Nazarene for more than 50 years. She was a Sunday school
>> > teacher, Caravan worker, box work secretary for the missionary society
>> > and a member of the JOY group. She was also active in the Women's
>> > Christian Temperance Union of Greater Portland. Her husband, Loran L.
>> > Gidney, died in 1983. A grandson died previously. Surviving are a son,
>> > Charles R. Gidney of Idaho Falls, Idaho; a daughter, Christine A. Curtin
>> > of Standish; a brother, Burgess Canning of Bedford, Nova Scotia; three
>> > grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Visiting hours will be from 6 to 8
>> > p.m. Monday and noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Hobbs Funeral Home, 230
>> > Cottage Road, followed by a funeral service at 1 p.m. Burial will be in
>> > Brooklawn Memorial Park, Portland
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>> > Portland Press Herald (ME) - June 6, 2007 Deceased Name: CANNING,
>> > PHILIP ROGER
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>> > CANNING, PHILIP ROGER - 74, of Scarborough and Nova Scotia, in
>> > Scarborough, June 3, 2007. Funeral Services June 8, at 2 p.m. at
>> > Spurwink Church, 533 Spurwink Ave., Cape Elizabeth. Interment in
>> > Hillside Cemetery, Springhill, Nova Scotia. Jones, Rich& Hutchins
>> > Funeral Home, 199 Woodford St., Portland.
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>> > --- In nscumber@yahoogroups.com <mailto:nscumber%40yahoogroups.com> , Eric
>> Keys<keysie@...> wrote:
>>> >> Thanks, Penny. It's always nice to add some Canning relatives of whom
>> > I
>>> >> didn't know!
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>>> >> Eric
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