• Born: Abt 1804, Troy NY
• Marriage (1): Mary Ann Townsend on 30 Apr 1825 in Saint Michaels, Talbot, MD

  General notes:

Silversmith

  Events in his life were:

• He worked circa 1825 as a silversmith in Saint Michaels, Talbot, MD
  It is noted in Walter Frederic Brooks' History of the Fanning Family that he left his family in April 1826, went to sea, and never returned. He was reportedly wounded at the battle of Vera Cruz in the Mexican War, which presumably led to his death.

John married Mary Ann Townsend on 30 Apr 1825 in Saint Michaels, Talbot, MD. (Mary Ann Townsend was born in 1810 in Saint Michaels, Talbot, MD and died on 12 Oct 1873 in Saint Michaels, Talbot, MD.)