Canby, Israel

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Title: Canby, Israel
Alias: Canby, Israel T.; Canby, Dr. I.T.
Gender: Male
Biography: Married to Elizabeth "Betsy" Piatt in 1817 at Piatt's Landing near Rabbit Hash, Kentucky, by 1830 Dr. Canby had moved to Montgomery County, Indiana. Several Free People of Color lived with the Canby family while they were residing in Indiana. Dr. Canby was best known for his failed attempts at Indiana politics, including a bid for Governor in 1828.
Member: Canby family
Birth date: 1779
Place of birth: Maryland
Father: Canby, Samuel
Mother: Shinn, Ann
Life event(s): Marriage 1: 17 Jan 1817; Boone County (Ky.); Boone County (Ky.); Marriage 2: 29 Jan 1841; Montgomery County (Ind.); Montgomery County (Ind.)
Spouse(s): Piatt, Elizabeth; Carter, Ann
Child(ren): Canby, Edward Richard Sprigg
Death date: 1846
Place of death: Montgomery County (Ind.)
Occupation(s): Boone County (Ky.). Justice of the Peace
Employed by: Boone County Government (Ky.)
Participant in: 1816--Enslaved Family Freed Upon Death of Ann Sprigg; 1821--Enslaved Family Freed Five Years After the Death of Ann Sprigg
Relationship: Known enslaved: Ketchum, Cassie; unknown, Adam [7]; unknown, Andrew [8];unknown, Antony [1]; unknown, Baker; unknown, Betty [1]; Unknown, Bowen; unknown, Celia [1]; Unknown, Charly; unknown, Charmont; unknown, Diana; unknown, Dick [1]; unknown, Eliza [3]; unknown, Elliot [1]; unknown, female [100]; unknown, Henson; unknown, Jacob [4]; unknown, Jerry [3]; unknown, Johnston; unknown, Judy [6]; unknown, Juliet; unknown, Kitty [9]; unknown, Lucy [30]; unknown, Maria [17]; unknown, Massy [1]; unknown, Massy [2]; unknown, Milly [15]; unknown, Minty; unknown, Molly [1]; unknown, Nace; unknown, Nelly [2]; unknown, Onnalls; unknown, Phillip; unknown, Ricard; unknown, Sawney; unknown, Stephen [7]; unknown, Tom [22]; Ketchum, Cassie; unknown, Adam [7]; unknown, Andrew [8]; unknown, Antony [1]; unknown, Baker; unknown, Betty [1]; unknown, Bowen; unknown, Celia [1]; unknown, Charly; unknown, Charmont; unknown, Diana; unknown, Dick [1]; unknown, Eliza [3]; unknown, Elliot [1]; unknown, female [100]; unknown, Henson; unknown, Jacob [4]; unknown, Jerry [3]; unknown, Johnston; unknown, Judy [6]; unknown, Juliet; unknown, Kitty [9]; unknown, Lucy [30]; unknown, Maria [17]; unknown, Massy [1]; unknown, Massy [2]; unknown, Milly [15]; unknown, Minty; unknown, Molly [1]; unknown, Nace; unknown, Nelly [2]; unknown, Onnalls; unknown, Phillip; unknown, Ricard; unknown, Sawney [1]; unknown, Stephen [7]; unknown, Tom [22]
Description: Free People of Color living in the household in 1830: Males, under 10, one; Females, 10 thru 23, two; Free People of Color living in the household in 1840: Males, under 10, one; Males, 10 thru 23, one; Males, 36 thru 54; one; Females, 10 thru 23, two; Females, 24 thru 35, one
Source(s): Northern Kentucky Marriages, 1795-1850; Indiana, Marriage Index, 1806-1861; Fifth Census of the United States, 1830; Sixth Census of the United States, 1840; Early Indiana Trials: and sketches; History of Montgomery County : together with historic notes on the Wabash Valley; Ancestry.com

Item sets: AA--Slaveholders--Kentucky--Boone County--C

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Items with "Participant: Canby, Israel"
Title	Class
1816--Enslaved Family Freed Upon Death of Ann Sprigg	Event
1821--Enslaved Family Freed Five Years After the Death of Ann Sprigg	Event

Items with "Relationship: Canby, Israel"
Title	Class
Ketchum, Cassie	Person
unknown, Adam [7]	Person
unknown, Andrew [8]	Person
unknown, Antony [1]	Person
unknown, Baker	Person
unknown, Betty [1]	Person
unknown, Bowen	Person
unknown, Celia [1]	Person
unknown, Charly	Person
unknown, Charmont	Person
unknown, Diana	Person
unknown, Dick [1]	Person
unknown, Eliza [3]	Person
unknown, Elliot [1]	Person
unknown, female [100]	Person
unknown, Henson	Person
unknown, Jacob [4]	Person
unknown, Jerry [3]	Person
unknown, Johnston	Person
unknown, Judy [6]	Person
unknown, Juliet	Person
unknown, Kitty [9]	Person
unknown, Lucy [30]	Person