The Cain Family Home Page:Information about Francis P. Kane/Cain
Francis P. Kane/Cain (b. March 1862, d. April 25, 1926)
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Francis P. Kane/Cain (son of John Victor Kane and Bridget Kerrigan) was born March 1862 in USA, and died April 25, 1926 in Brooklyn, New York.He married Anna E. McKenney, daughter of Owen McKenney and Margaret O'Brian.

Francis (Frank) and his wife Annie, raised his brother, William's, three sons- Thomas, William and John, after William and his wife, Anne Carter Cain died.Ownership of the bar that William owned was turned over to Frank.
In the 1891 Lains Brooklyn and Long Island directory, page 157,Frank is listed as Barkeeper h. 160 Wolcott St..In 1892 Frank is listed again as Liquors 81 Ferris St.
The 1900 census lists Frank as 38 years old living on Dykemann St. in Brooklyn,His occupation is listed as a Laborer.His three nephews are listed as living with him and his familyat this time.On the 1910 census he is now listed as 53 living on Wolcott St. with his family and his three nephews.
On the 1920 census, Frank is still living on Wolcott St. and is listed as a watchman for the shipyards.He was 60 years old. Only three of his children are listed as living at home ( Harold, Victor and Alice)The nephews are not listed here anymore.
On the certificate of Death (#10574) for Francis P. Cain, his occupation is listed as Watchman.He was listed as 64 years of age at the time of his death at 5:55 on April 25, 1926.The cause of death was Cerebral hemorrhage due to Arteriosclerosis (hardening and thickening of the arterial walls)
More About Francis P. Kane/Cain:
Burial: April 28, 1926, Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY.
Died 2: NYS death certificate 10574.
Occupation: Electrician, Watchman.
Children of Francis P. Kane/Cain and Anna E. McKenney are:
- Loretta Cain, b. 1883, Brooklyn, New York, d. August 1900, Brooklyn, New York.
- John J. Cain, b. September 1885, d. date unknown.
- Margaret Cain, b. 1888, Brooklyn, New York, d. 1896, Brooklyn, New York.
- +Francis Jerome Cain, b. March 28, 1890, Brooklyn, New York, d. October 18, 1961, Brooklyn, New York.
- Florence Cain, b. Abt. 1895, Brooklyn, New York, d. 1899, Brooklyn, New York.
- +Harold A. Cain, b. December 1897, New York, d. January 1954, Brooklyn, New York.
- Victor Cain, b. 1902, d. August 1966.
- William E. Cain, b. Abt. 190842, d. November 1918, Brooklyn, New York.
- +Alice Cain, b. 1916, Brooklyn, New York, d. 1995.