Percy Lafayette CANAM

1907 - 1987  (79 years)

• Name	Percy Lafayette CANAM  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Birth	1 May 1907	Upper Kent, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	1987	Estes Park Cemetery, Easton, Aroostook, Maine, United States   [9]
  Death	20 Jan 1987	Presque Isle, Aroostook, Maine, USA   [7, 8, 9]
  Person ID	I22955	Carleton

  
  

  Father	Alman Robert CANAM           b. 7 Jun 1884, Beechwood, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada           d. 30 Jan 1955, Hotel Dieu Hospital, Perth, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah 'Sadie' HOLMES           b. 24 May 1885, Beechwood, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada           d. 12 Mar 1974, Hotel Dieu Hospital, Perth-Andover, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 88 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F16088	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mrs Sophronia DAVENPORT           b. 19 Oct 1893, Limestone, Aroostook, Maine, United States           d. 28 Jul 1982, Presque Isle, Aroostook, Maine, USA (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	16 Jun 1934	Maine, United States
  Family ID	F16089	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 May 1907 - Upper Kent, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada Death - 20 Jan 1987 - Presque Isle, Aroostook, Maine, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  d_Canam.Percy.Lafayette_Birth_1907

  
  

• Notes

  Percy Canam Presque Isle 79. Died 1-20-1987 at a local hospital. He was born in Upper Kent, NB., Canada 5-1-1907 the son of Alman and Sarah (Holmes) Canam. He was a member of the Easton Fire Dept. and a plumbing inspector in Easton for many years. He is survived by 2 brothers, Kermit of Upper Kent and William of Oromocton, NB., 2 sisters, Irene Acton of Havlock, Ontario and Patricia Cole of Bath, NB., 1 grandson, Philip Harrington of Worcester, MA. and 1 granddaughter, Mrs. Shirley Cote of Mapleton, 2 great grandsons, Philip and Andy Cote, 4 other great grandchildren, 8 great great grandchildren. Burial Estes Park cemetery.

  
  

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