William Cannon was born in 1755 in what is now Pittsburgh. He fought in the Revolutionary War before making his way to Oregon at the age of 55.
“The only Revolutionary War veteran buried in the West, we believe,” said Kerry Tymchuck, Executive Director of the Oregon Historical Society. “[He’s] certainly the only one in Oregon, and records have shown none in Washington State, none in California.”
Cannon died at the age of 99 and was buried in St. Paul. He’s honored annually in a ceremony by the Sons of the American Revolution, a nonprofit dedicated to patriotism and honoring American history…