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William Cain 1782 – 1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 JUL 1782

Birth Location: Tar Heel, Bladen, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: AFT 1870

Death Location: , Bladen, North Carolina, USA

Father: James Cain

Mother: Elizabeth Custer

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In 1782, William Cain entered the world in Tar Heel, Bladen, North Carolina, USA, born to James Cain and Elizabeth Custer. William Cain passed away in 1870 in , Bladen, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1782, William Cain entered the world in Tar Heel, Bladen, North Carolina, USA, born to James Cain and Elizabeth Custer.
  • William Cain passed away in 1870 in , Bladen, North Carolina, USA.

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William Cain's Ancestors

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William Cain
1782 – 1870
Birth Place: Tar Heel, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Parents
James Cain
1748 – 1826
Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Custer
1751 – 1799
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William (Jr.) Cain
1708 – 1781
Bertie, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Olive Regan
1715 – 1797
Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Riggan
1691 – 1727
Elizabeth Gadd
1685 – 1727
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Gadd
1660 – 1727
Magdelin Gadd
1665 – 1690

William Cain's Timeline

3 Records

1782
17 JUL 1782
Birth of William Cain in Tar Heel, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Tar Heel, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1870
AFT 1870
Age 88
Death of William Cain in , Bladen, North Carolina, USA
, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1870
AFT 1870
Age 88
Burial of William Cain in Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
Bladen County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 JUL 1782
    Event Place: Tar Heel, Bladen, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: AFT 1870
    Event Place: , Bladen, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: AFT 1870
    Event Place: Bladen County, North Carolina, USA

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