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Walter Cain 1781–1834 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 OCT 1781/2

Birth Location: Hingham, Massachusetts (Plymouth)

Death Date: 10 MAR 1834

Death Location: Clinton, Maine (Kennebec)

Father: Daniel Cain

Mother: Hannah Holmes

Spouse(s): Mary Cain

Children(s): Moses Cain

The story of Walter Cain began in 1781 in Hingham, Massachusetts (Plymouth). Walter Cain married Mary R Cain, and had children including Moses R Cain. Walter Cain passed away in 1834 in Clinton, Maine (Kennebec).

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Cain began in 1781 in Hingham, Massachusetts (Plymouth).
  • Walter Cain married Mary R Cain, and had children including Moses R Cain.
  • Walter Cain passed away in 1834 in Clinton, Maine (Kennebec).

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter Cain's Ancestors

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Walter Cain
1781–1834
Birth Place: Hingham, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
Parents
Daniel Cain
1758–1818
Weymouth, Massachusetts (Norfolk)
Hannah Holmes
1754–1825
Scituate, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
Grandparents
David Cain
1721–
Hingham, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
Alethea Derby
1727–
Weymouth, Massachusetts (Norfolk)
Great-Grandparents
David Cain
1682–1731
Mary Dunbar
1695–1764
Jonathan Derby
1698–
Ruth Shaw
1701–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Arthur Cain
1654–1687
Sarah Gould
1648–1732
Joseph Dunbar
1662–1725
Christian Garnet
1668–1726
Edward Derby
1665–1724
Ruth Whitmarsh
1667–1704
Nicholas Shaw
1662–1717
Deborah Whitmarsh
1659–1717

Walter Cain's Descendants

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Walter Cain (28 OCT 1781/2–10 MAR 1834) m. Mary (R.) Cain (10 DEC 1791–23 APR 1870)
  1. 1. Moses (R.) Cain 1830–1880 m. Ruth (L.) Richardson 1827–
    1. 1. Cora (Alice) Cain 1862–1916
    2. 2. Arthur (Moses) Cain 1866–1923
    3. 3. Percey Cain 1859–1861
    4. 4. Percey (H.) Cain 1862–1864

Walter Cain's Timeline

2 Records

1781
28 OCT 1781/2
Birth of Walter Cain in Hingham, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
Hingham, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
1834
10 MAR 1834
Age 53
Death of Walter Cain in Clinton, Maine (Kennebec)
Clinton, Maine (Kennebec)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 MAR 1834
    Event Place: Clinton, Maine (Kennebec)
    Record Source:
    [1] edited by Colonel Carleton Edward Fisher, <i>Vital Records of Clinton, Maine to the year 1892: births, marriages and deaths" edited by Colonel Carleton Edward Fisher Portland: Published under the Authority of the Maine Historical Society, 1967 -- unless otherwise noted
    <i> (Published under the Authority of the Maine Historical Society, 1967), Pg. 318
    [2] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), John K. Meinert - Rio Verde, Arizona

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 OCT 17812
    Event Place: Hingham, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
    Record Source:
    [1] edited by Colonel Carleton Edward Fisher, <i>Vital Records of Clinton, Maine to the year 1892: births, marriages and deaths" edited by Colonel Carleton Edward Fisher Portland: Published under the Authority of the Maine Historical Society, 1967 -- unless otherwise noted
    </i> (Published under the Authority of the Maine Historical Society, 1967), Pg. 318
    [2] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), John K. Meinert - Rio Verde, Arizona
    [3] IGI - International Genealogical Index

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