Edward Canby
Facts
21 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- November 9, 1817
- Date of death
- April 11, 1873
- Place of birth
- Boone County, Piatt's Landing[1][7]
- Place of death
- Siskiyou County
- Country of citizenship
- United States[10]
- Occupation
- military officer, major general
- Educated at
- United States Military Academy, Wabash College[11][12]
- Spouse
- Louisa Hawkins Canby[9]
- Languages spoken, written or signed
- English
- Described by source
- Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
- Given name
- Edward
- Manner of death
- homicide
- Military branch
- Union Army, United States Army[15][16]
- Military casualty classification
- killed in action
- Military, police or special rank
- major general[17]
- Participated in conflict
- American Civil War, Mexican-American War, Modoc War, Utah War, Second Seminole War[18][19][20][21][22]
- Place of burial
- Crown Hill Cemetery[8]
- ISNI
- 0000000026249729
- VIAF cluster ID
- 16137961
- Library of Congress Authorities ID
- n83024549
- GND ID
- 118257954X
- American National Biography ID
- 0400203
- CERL Thesaurus ID
- cnp02250027
- Cullum number
- 1015
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
- biography/Edward-R-S-Canby
- FAST ID
- 109210
- Find a Grave memorial ID
- 5888328
- Freebase ID
- /m/01n3sm
- Geni profile ID
- 6000000012606687959
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- Handbook of Texas ID
- fca39
- J9U entity ID
- 987007389168605171
- National Governors Association biography URL
- www.nga.org
- Oxford Reference overview ID
- 20110803095545845
- Prabook ID
- 1091755
- SNAC ARK ID
- w6th8kn1
- U.S. National Archives Identifier
- 10569845
- WikiTree person ID
- Canby-149
- WorldCat Entities ID
- E39PBJy8xQbhyWQX6GWXYbMByd
- Yale LUX ID
- person/29a7b759-f57d-483b-81a5-e73fca6ca526
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Summary
Edward Canby was born in Boone County[1]. He was born on November 9, 1817[2]. He died in Siskiyou County[3]. He died on April 11, 1873[4]. He worked as a military officer[5] and major general[6].
Body
Origins and Family
Recorded place of birth include Boone County[1], a county of Kentucky[24], in United States[25], founded in 1798[26] and Piatt's Landing[7], a ferry port[27], in United States[28], founded in 1800[29].
Education
Educated at United States Military Academy[11], a military academy[30], in United States[31], founded in 1802[32] and Wabash College[12], a liberal arts college[33], in United States[34], founded in 1832[35].
Works and Contributions
Things named for Edward Canby include Canby[36], a city of Oregon[37], in United States[38], founded in 1857[39].
Why It Matters
Entities named for him include Canby[36], a city of Oregon[37], in United States[38], founded in 1857[39].
FAQs
Where was Edward Canby born?
Edward Canby's place of birth was Boone County[1].
Where did Edward Canby die?
Edward Canby died in Siskiyou County[3].
Who was Edward Canby married to?
Edward Canby's spouses include Louisa Hawkins Canby[9].
What did Edward Canby do for work?
Edward Canby worked as military officer[5] and major general[6].
Where did Edward Canby go to school?
Edward Canby was educated at United States Military Academy[11] and Wabash College[12].