Brief Life History of John Thomas
When John Thomas Caine was born on 8 January 1829, in Glen Maye, Isle of Man, his father, Thomas Caine, was 22 and his mother, Elinor Cubbon, was 18. He married Margaret Nightingale on 22 October 1850, in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years. He died on 20 September 1911, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- John T Caine, "United States Census, 1860"
- John Thomas Caine, "Isle of Man Births and Baptisms, 1607-1910"
- John T Conner, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Manx: from Gaelic Mac Catháin ‘son of Cathan’, see Kane . The personal name literally meant ‘warrior’, a derivative of Manx cah ‘battle’ (Irish cath).
English: variant of Cane .
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from the city of Caen in Calvados, France.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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John T. Caine Legacy
John T. Caine is my great-great-great Grandfather. As a fifth grader and as a sophomore in high school, I researched and wrote two research analysis papers on his life. In both of these situations, …
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