Edward J. "Ned" CANADA * Snowy F. MCBURNETT

Edward J. "Ned" Canada, said to be the son of Jesse Canada, was born about 1815. He married Snowy F. McBurnett on 28 September 1834 in Meriwether County, Georgia. They had moved to Tallapoosa County by 1838 when their first child was born.They lived there the remainder of their lives. Snowy died shortly after the 1870 census was taken. Edward later married Mary A. McEwen, who was born about 1838. Mary is buried north of Rockford, Coosa County, Alabama in the Sears Chapel (McEwen) Cemetery. Edward died on 17 May 1887 and is buried along with Snowy south of Dadeville, Alabama in an old cemetery just inside the entrance to Stillwaters Resort.

Who is the 70 year old Sarah Canada living in the household of E.J. and Snowy Canada in 1860?

Their children:

• Sarah Ann CANADA, born 1838, married Bryant Porch
• Shackelford CANADA, born 1840, married (1)Johnathan M. Mulligan,(2)Thomas Jack Clayton
• Josephine CANADA, born 1842, married Andrew J. Mulligan
• John CANADA, born 1848 married Elisha Temples
• Louisa CANADA, born 1847, married James Akerman
• Mahala CANADA, born 1851, married Francis Marion Tippett
• Almeda CANADA, born 1853, married Willie R. Jackson
• Edward James CANADA, born 1858, married (1)Hethie Yarbrough,(2)Lizzie Burson Porch

Other possible relatives of Edward Canada are listed here.

Snowy McBurnett's Lineage:

Parents:

• Thomas MCBURNETT * Sarah SMITH

Mary Ann CANADA born January 21, 1805 in Georgia and married Jasper Kirkham McEwen. Edward's second wife was Mary McEwen. Is there a connection between Jasper and Mary McEwen? Jasper was the son of Robert McEwen and Rachel Hawkins. This family is covered by Peggy Loos in her web site at http://members.aol.com/PeggyLoos/main.htm. You can contact Peggy at [email protected]. Peggy shows Mary Ann to be the daughter of Jesse and Sarah Jones Canada, thus making her a sister of Edward Canada and Sallie Canada Umphress.

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