I have some infomation of the Thomas CAIN family which resided in New
Orleans around 1850 and would like to compare notes with anyone
interested in CAINs in Ireland, New Orleans, Louisiana or St. Louis,
LaSalle, Grundy or Livingston Counties, Illinois. My other surnames of
interest in this line are BERRY, MEEHAN, KELLY, MCHUGH, MCBRIDE &
MCGINNIS.
I'm looking for any information on Thomas CAIN and family. He was born
around 1815 in Ireland, and he is believed to have died in New Orleans,
LA where he was buried. He married Sarah BERRY in Ireland. She was born
1825. Family legend says that after the death of her husband, Sarah
"BERRY" CAIN moved to Illinois to be near her brothers "the BERRY
brothers" who ran a pack peddling business there. Thomas & Sarah CAIN
had the following children: Mary CAIN (1830 - ?), Bridget Grace CAIN
(1832 - 1915), Anthony CAIN (1835 - ?), Nancy CAIN (1837 - ?), Sarah
CAIN (1840 - ?) & Ann CAIN (? - ?) all believed to have been born in
Ireland.
Bridget Grace CAIN, daughter of Thomas CAIN & Sarah "BERRY" CAIN, was
born 1832 possibly in County Mayo, Ireland. She died 7 Aug 1915 in
Kansas and is buried in St. Paul's Cmtry, Odell, Livingston Cnty, IL.
She married Patrick MEEHAN before 1850 in New Orleans, LA. He was born
1821 in Ireland, died 2 Jul 1883, and is buried in St. Paul's Cmtry,
Odell, Livingston Cnty, IL.They moved to St. Louis, Missouri between
1857 - 60, then moved to LaSalle County, Illinois in 1860. They had the
following children born in New Orleans, St. Louis and LaSalle County,
Illinois: Andrew MEEHAN (1853 - 1887), Mary Ann MEEHAN (?-?), Sylvester
MEEHAN (1856 - 1928), Sarah "Meehan" KELLY (1857 - ?), Dennis MEEHAN
(1860 - ?), Anna "Meehan" KELLY (1860 - 1925), Thomas John MEEHAN (1867
- 1954), Kathryn "Meehan" BURKE (1868 - ?), Bridget "Meehan" MCGINNIS
(1869 - ?) & Henry MEEHAN (? - 1960).
Patrick Meehan