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Peter Cain 1765–1827 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1765

Birth Location: Rowan County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1827

Death Location: Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Catherine Wilfong

Mother: Peter Cane

Spouse(s): Catherine Cain

Children(s): Jacob Cain

Peter Cain was born in 1765 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Catherine Elizabeth Caryl Wilfong And Peter Kane Kane Kiehn Cain Cane. Peter Cain married Catherine Engles Cain, and had children including Jacob Cain. Peter Cain passed away in 1827 in Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Peter Cain was born in 1765 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Catherine Elizabeth Caryl Wilfong And Peter Kane Kane Kiehn Cain Cane.
  • Peter Cain married Catherine Engles Cain, and had children including Jacob Cain.
  • Peter Cain passed away in 1827 in Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Catherine Wilfong
1743–1794
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
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Peter Cane
1742–1794
Birth Location: Germany
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Cain
1770–1830
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Jacob Cain
1790–1838
Birth Location: Clay County, Kentucky, USA
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Peter Cain's Ancestors

Self
Peter Cain
1765–1827
Birth Place: Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Catherine Elizabeth Caryl Wilfong
1743–1794
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Peter (Kane Kane (Kiehn) Cain) Cane
1742–1794
Germany
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Peter Cain's Descendants

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Peter Cain (1765–1827) m. Catherine (Engles) Cain (1770–1830)
  1. 1. Jacob Cain 1790–1838 m. Anna MCCAMMON 1794–1840
    1. 1. Nancy (Ellen Cain) Hankins 1813–1867 m. Joseph (A) Hankins 1813–1862
      1. 1. Jacob Hankins 1837–1917 m. Sarah (Ellen) Thrasher 1840–1916
        1. 1. Mary (Ida) Hankins 1867–1924 m. William (Thomas) Woolard 1866–1909
        2. 2. Benjamin (F) Hankins 1861–1917
        3. 3. Corrie (M) Hankins 1863–1880
        4. 4. Josephine Hankins 1865–1942
        5. 5. Nancy (J) Hankins 1857–1939 m. Robert (E) Whitehouse 1869– m. Charles (Arthur) Dawson 1858–1943
        6. 6. Emma (Ethel) Hankins 1881–1942
        7. 7. Cerella Hankins 1869–1869
        8. 8. Alva Hawkins 1878–1960
        9. 9. Vena (Verdella) Hankins 1885–1961
        10. 10. Anna (Stillwell) Hankins 1863–1866
        11. 11. Rebecca (Ellen) Hankins 1859–1860
        12. 12. Sarah (E) Hankins 1872–1910
        13. 13. Flora (Elizabeth) Hankins 1875–1961
        14. 14. Joseph Hawkins 1878–

Peter Cain's Timeline

2 Records

1765
1765
Birth of Peter Cain in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
1827
1827
Age 62
Death of Peter Cain in Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America
Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1765
    Event Place: Rowan County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1827
    Event Place: Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America
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