Brief Life History of Thomas
Thomas Cane was born in 1819, in Cosgrove, Northamptonshire, England. He married Elizabeth Brown on 8 February 1843, in Cosgrove, Northamptonshire, England. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Cosgrove, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. He died on 13 January 1902, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States.
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- Thomas Cane, "United States Census, 1880"
- Thomas Cane, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- Thomas Cane, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1819–1902 Male
1824–1899 Female
Children (8)
1843– Male
1846–1848 Male
1847–1906 Male
1849– Female
1851– Female
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World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
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1831
Age 12
1843
Age 24
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Caen in Calvados (France). See also Cain and Cam .
English: from a Middle English survival of the Old English personal name Cana, which is probably of ancient Germanic origin.
English: nickname for a tall thin man, from Middle English, Old French cane ‘cane, reed’ (from Latin canna). It may also be a metonymic occupational name for someone who gathered reeds, which were widely used in the Middle Ages as a floor covering, as roofing material, and for weaving small baskets.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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