Show dixie pioneer called mrs sarah Cannon wife of patriarch angus M I 1 cannon formel president of the salt lake stale stal e church of jebus jc bus christ of tatter I 1 otter day saints died at I 1 er home ashton avenue and ainuu street forest dale 1 a I few minutes after 6 0 clock this morning mrs can non was born at wilmington dela deli july 21 1828 her parents were titus and ann and she accompanied them and other mem mein hers bers of the family to utah in 1857 mis cannon and her sister ister ann amanda were married to president cannon at the same cere mona mon july 18 1858 her died in this city seven se en years ago this month after her mar marriage liage to mr can non a daughter was born to her in this city but this child died it it birth three years liter later mr can non was called by president brig ham young to go with eristus erastus snow to the southern pirt part of this state to found a colony in utah Q dixie the party went to st george late in 1861 and mr cannon who became the first mafoi of that remote set assisted in the labor of lay ing out the town george al M cannon of this city was vas born christmas Chrit mas day 1861 at st george there were no build ings in the settlement ett at that time and he be wai born in a wagon box under the most primitive condition A second son john M cannon now a resident of this city was bom boin at st george and the family remained in that part of the state aiding the other pioneers of that district in their worl norl ot of bidal dealing ing the soil and founding settlements until 1868 on account oi of broken health mr cannon was released from the pioneer sen ice to which he had been called by president brigham young and beturne I 1 with his family to this city deseret news |