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American settler and author (1835–1909) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Andrew P. Canova (October 30, 1835 – December 17, 1909) was a Florida settler and author of Life and Adventures in South Florida.
Andrew P. Canova | |
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Personal details | |
Born | [1] Florida Territory | October 30, 1835
Died | December 17, 1909 74)[1]
[2] Wildwood, Florida[3] | (aged
Resting place | Greenwood Cemetery, St. Petersburg, Florida[1] |
Spouse | Rowena Seals (m. September 15, 1881; Putnam County, Florida)[4] |
Children | Andrew P., Jr., Mrs. D. K. Harrison, of West Palm Beach; Mrs. T. U. Carpenter, of St. Petersburg, and Mrs. C. Cone, of Miami, Wallace, of Miami.[3] |
Residence(s) | Tampa Bay, Florida Sebastian, Florida |
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Military service | |
Allegiance | Confederacy |
Years of service | 1861[5] |
Rank | Private[5] |
Unit | 3rd Regiment, Florida Infantry, Company B[5] |
Battles/wars | Third Seminole War,[6] American Civil War |
He was a veteran of the Third Seminole War.
In fall of 1858, he moved from Tampa Bay to Brevard County where he settled on the Sebastian River. He lived in a palm thatch hut near the mouth of the river. He, along with Ed Marr, hunted, fished and raised onions in a small garden. He started to cultivate citrus, but the idea was abandoned later impatiently.
Canova went to St. Augustine to enlist in the Confederate Army in 1861.
In 1885 he wrote Life and Adventures in South Florida, in which he lamented the demise of wildlife in the Indian River area.
Canova Beach in Brevard County was not named after him, but after Carlos Canova, Sr.
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