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Cornelius J. Cain 1770–1844 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 May 1770

Birth Location: Brocks Gap, Augusta, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 18 Nov 1844

Death Location: Decatur, Davis, Iowa, USA

Father: James Cain

Mother: Elizabeth Custer

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In 1770, Cornelius J. Cain entered the world in Brocks Gap, Augusta, Virginia, United States, born to James Augustus Cain And Elizabeth Betsy Custer. Cornelius J. Cain passed away in 1844 in Decatur, Davis, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1770, Cornelius J. Cain entered the world in Brocks Gap, Augusta, Virginia, United States, born to James Augustus Cain And Elizabeth Betsy Custer.
  • Cornelius J. Cain passed away in 1844 in Decatur, Davis, Iowa, USA.

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Cornelius Cain's Ancestors

Self
Cornelius Cain
1770–1844
Birth Place: Brocks Gap, Augusta, Virginia, United States
Parents
James Augustus Cain
1739–1836
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Elizabeth (“Betsy”) Custer
1751–1818
Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Nicholas (Francois) Keene\Caanee\Caine\Cain
1714–1787
Cowles, Kirk Michael, Isle of Mann, England
Catharina (Margaretha) Mann
1717–1785
Siegelsbach, Heilbronn, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Arnold Kuster
1720–1759
Germantown, Philadelphia, PA
Bridget Strauder
1722–1759
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Keene\Caan\Caine\Cain
1685–1750
Margaret McBooy
1685–1745
Johann Mann
1689–1772
Maria GOSS
1690–1769
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Cain
1621–1692
Eleanor White
1625–1692
Johan Mann
1655–1726
Anna Schmid
1662–1710
Jörg\Goerg Goß-Goss
1661–1784
Anna (Goss)
1667–1729

Cornelius Cain's Timeline

2 Records

1770
31 May 1770
Birth of Cornelius J. Cain in Brocks Gap, Augusta, Virginia, United States
Brocks Gap, Augusta, Virginia, United States
1844
18 Nov 1844
Age 74
Death of Cornelius J. Cain in Decatur, Davis, Iowa, USA
Decatur, Davis, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 May 1770
    Event Place: Brocks Gap, Augusta, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1844
    Event Place: Decatur, Davis, Iowa, USA

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