John Closson Annis

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Birth: May 8, 1785 Thetford Orange County Vermont, USA

Death: Jun. 12, 1849 Nauvoo Hancock County Illinois, USA

JOHN CLOSSON ANNIS was born May 8, 1785 at Thetford, Vermont; married June 16, 1806, Hannah Crawford at Thetford, Vermont. John was named for his maternal grandfather who died during the Revolution on an ill fated expedition against the British in Canada. He was married about the same time that his parents and younger brother migrated to western New York state, and did not accompany them at that time. He later traveled west, spending time at Batavia, New York, and than later worked as a boat builder at Cincinnati, Ohio. At some time before he became a Mormon preacher and was at Nauvoo, Illinois during the settling of the religious community there during the 1840's. John C. Annis was on this list: "Far-West, Mo. Saturday, July 7th 1838. The Conference convened agreeable to adjournment. Opened by Prayer by President Sidney Rigdon. When the following brethern, who came up in the Camp in 1834 received their blessing, also ordained as Seventies

His sons, Hamlet and James stayed in the Cincinnati, Ohio area. There is some conflict in the Latter Day Saints records as to the year of his death, and they have it recorded as June 16, 1849.

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Parents:

• John Annis (1764 - 1839)

Children:

• Hamlet Annis (1812 - ____)*

Sibling:

• John Closson Annis (1785 - 1849)
• Ezra Annis (1787 - 1863)*
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Burial: Unknown

Created by: MichaelAnnis Record added: Apr 01, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 67734214

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