Archives of Maryland
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Deborah W. Canby (b. circa 1802 - d. 1864)
MSA SC 5496-047814
Property Owner and Slave Holder, Berrys District, Montgomery County, Maryland

Sources:

Archival Sources -

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS, (Death Record, Counties), [MSA S1179-1556]. Laura C. Wilson, December 14, 1915, Montgomery County.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS, (Death Record, Counties), [MSA S1179-4587]. Benjamin W. Wilson, January 21, 1933, Montgomery County.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY COURT, (Marriage Licenses), Film Reel: CR 8920, [MSA CM724-1]. Thomas Canby and Deborah Duvall, January 28, 1824.

MARYLAND PENITENTIARY, (Prisoner Record), 1811-1869, [MSA SE65-5]. Lewis Swan [sic], Page 59.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMISSIONER OF SLAVE STATISTICS (Slave Statistics), [MSA CM750-1]. Deborah W. Canby, Page 116.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY COURT, (Marriage Licenses), Film Reel: CR 8920, [MSA CM724-1]. Thomas Canby and Deborah Duvall, January 28, 1824.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, REGISTER OF WILLS, (Wills), Liber JWS 1, Film Reel: CR 43-3, [CM756-2]. Deborah W. Canby, November 3, 1864, Montgomery County. Probated December 27, 1864.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, REGISTER OF WILLS, (Wills), Liber WTR 2, Folio 312, Film Reel: CR 11968-2, [CM756-1]. Benjamin Duvall, August 7, 1856, Montgomery County. Probated March 3, 1857.

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU, (Census Record, MD), 1860, Agriculture, [MSA S1184-7]. D.W. Canby, 5th District, Line 18.

U.S. Census Bureau (Census Record, MD) for Deborah Canby, 1850, Montgomery County, Berrys District, Page 39, Line 24 [MSA SM61-142, M 1499-1].

U.S. Census Bureau (Census Record, MD) for Thomas Canby, Slaves, 1850, Montgomery County, Berrys District, Page 6, Line 20 [MSA SM61-168, M 1505-5].

U.S. Census Bureau (Census Record, MD) for D. W. Canby, 1860, Montgomery County, Berrys District, Page 81, Line 27 [MSA SM61-213, M 7223-1].

U.S. Census Bureau (Census Record, MD) for Deborah W. Canby, Slaves, 1860, Montgomery County, District 5, Page 9, Line 11 [MSA SM61-239, M 7230-2].

U.S. Census Bureau (Census Record, MD) for Benjamin D. Canby, 1880, Montgomery County, Berrys District, Page 21, Line 16 [MSA SM61-324, M 4748-2].

Newspapers and Journals -

"Sentenced to Fort Delaware." The Baltimore Sun 31 August 1864: 4. Baltimore Sun Historical Archive. Enoch Pratt Free Library.

Books -

Brown, Helen W. Indexes of Protestant Episcopal Anglican Church Registers of Prince Georges County, 1686-1885. Vol. 2. Westminster, MD: Heritage Books, 2006.

Cavicchi, Clare Lise. Places from the Past: The Tradition of Gardez Bien in Montgomery County, Maryland. Silver Spring, MD: The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission: 2001.

Farquhar, Roger Brooke. Old Homes and History of Montgomery County, Maryland. Washington, D.C.: Judd & Detweiler, Inc., 1952.

Keller, S. Roger. Crossroads of War: Washington County, Maryland in the Civil War. Shippensburg, PA: Beidel Printing House, Inc., Burd Street Press, 1997.

Lea, Reba Fitzpatrick. The "Belfield" Fitzpatricks and "Elim" Colemans. Lynchburg, VA: Brown-Morrison Co., 1958.

Malloy, Mary Gordon, Janet C. Sween, and Janet D. Manuel. Abstracts of Wills Montgomery County, Maryland, 1826-1875. Westminster, MD: Heritage Books, 2007.

Newman, Harry Wright. Mareen Duvall of Middle Plantation. Washington, D.C.: Harry Wright Newman, 1952.

Sandy Spring Museum. Sandy Spring Legacy. Sandy Spring, MD: Sandy Spring Museum: 1999.

Keller, S. Roger. Crossroads of War: Washington County, Maryland, in the Civil War. Shippenburg, PA: Burd Street Press, 1997

Internet Sources -

"Rosehill (Thomas Canby House)." Silver Spring , Montgomery County, M: 28-22. Maryland Historic Trust. Maryland State Archives. www.mdihp.net.

"Silver Spring in the Civil War." Confederate Dead Monument. The Historical Marker Database. http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=97.

Civil War Military Record for Benjamin Canby. American Civil War Soldiers. The Generations Network, Inc., 1999. www.ancestry.com.

"Grace Church Cemetery." Interment Cemetery Records Online. http://www.interment.net/data/us/md/montgomery/grace/index.htm.

Maryland Marriage Record for Richard T. Willson and Laura Canby, April 18, 1853, Montgomery County. Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research, comp. Maryland Marriages, 1667-1899. The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. www.ancestry.com.

Maryland Marriage Record for Zachariah Berry and Mary B. Canby, June 7, 1865, Montgomery County. Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research, comp. Maryland Marriages, 1667-1899. The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. www.ancestry.com.

Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Benjamin Duvall and Deborah Jackson, 1795, MD. The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. www.ancestry.com.


 

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