Both are from county Donegal and emigrated to US in 1835
They are my great great great grandparents
Planning on visiting Ireland in May
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Ellen Dar
Ellen:
Unfortunately, there are very few Roman Catholic church records in Co. Donegal prior to 1840. We will not find baptismal records for either Denis or Susanna and the marriage record is not available. ( I checked the subscription site Roots Ireland). Both surnames are very common in Co. Donegal. I looked at the Griffiths Valuation data from 1857 for Co. Donegal and there are a lot of Sweeney and Cannon households in the northwest part of Donegal particularly Templecrone and Tullaghobegly civil parishes. Possibly, your ancestors were from that area.
Have you taken a DNA test?
Roger McDonnell
elliedar,
Is this the family you are investigating?
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If it is, trees on Ancestry suggest Denis and Susanna were born in Rosbeg, Inniskeel, Donegal, Ireland
and were married there in 1810. They had 7 children. Five were born in Ireland.
| Name | Morgan Cannon |
| Gender | Male |
| Birth Date | 1837 |
| Death Date | 1905 |
| Death Place | New London |
| Spouse | Mary Jennings Cannon |
| Child | Ellen Cannon |
| Title | The Balliet, Balliett, Balliette, Balyeat, Bolyard, and Allied Families |
| Author | Balliet, Stephen Clay, 1909- |
1950 US Census
| Name | Denis Canon |
| Gender | Male |
| Race | White |
| Residence Age | 60 |
| Birth Date | abt 1790[abt 1790] |
| Birthplace | Ireland |
| Residence Date | 1850 |
| Home in 1850 | Theresa, Dodge, Wisconsin, USA |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | Agriculture |
| Real Estate | 500 |
| Line Number | 15 |
| Dwelling Number | 5 |
| Family Number | 5 |
| Inferred Spouse | Susana Canon |
| Household Members (Name)Age | |
| Denis Canon | 60 |
| Susana Canon | 50 |
| Cornelius Canon | 30 |
| Allis Canon | 17 |
| Morgan Canon | 16 |
Inniskeel did not start recording baptisms until 1866, Civil records started in 1864.