Person:James Canby (3)

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James Canby
b.30 Jan 1781 Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware
d.24 May 1858 Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware
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Name[1] James Canby
Gender Male
Birth[2][3][4] 30 Jan 1781 Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware
Marriage 19 May 1803 to Elizabeth Roberts
Death[2][3][5] 24 May 1858 Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware

James was born in Wilmington and, for the most part of his adult life, he carried on the running of The Flour Mills founded by his Father.

He was one of the orignators of The Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad of which he was the Director. He was President of The Union National Bank.

"He was large, somewhat corpulent man," and in his portrait, owned by Henry Seidel Canby, he wears a stock, "His silver hair peaks over his forehead, his eyes are not unkindly, but his chin and jaw are steel."

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  1. ↑ Michael Smoke <Msmoke@@msn.com>. Smoke, Michael.

    Date of Import: Dec 18, 2004

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Brøderbund Family Archive.

    Date

    Brøderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #4466, Date of Import: May 29, 1997

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Michael Smoke <Msmoke@@msn.com>. Smoke, Michael.

    Date of Import: Dec 18, 2004 - Date

  4. ↑ WorldConnect Project. (RootsWeb)
    Syd Rumford syd2588@@charter.net Rumford and Nafzgar Families_v6.11 updated May 16, 2007.

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  5. ↑ WorldConnect Project. (RootsWeb)
    Syd Rumford syd2588@@charter.net Rumford and Nafzgar Families_v6.11 updated May 16, 2007.

    Place

  6.   Charles Heisterkamp, III, M.D..

    1949 Pine Drive, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, 17601-5529, [email protected]

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