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From: "Catherine Anderson" <>
Subject: Re: [Derry] RE: Kane in Derry
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 21:53:40 +1300
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Why are the "O'Kane's so elusive, I have had such a battle with this branch
of my tree, I am starting to wonder if they want me to do their tree, I
thought I might start to break through the research, till one day my late
Aunt said "Grandma said her father had 3 wives" & of course they are my
O'Kane's
Catherine form NZ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Loretta Kane" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 2:56 PM
Subject: [Derry] RE: Kane in Derry


> Hi Everyone
>
> I am also descended from a Kane (or O'Kane) from Coleraine. John
Kane/O'Kane
> (Catholic) was born around 1796 and was married to an Anna McAleer who
might
> have been born around 1811. I don't know whether she was his first or
second
> wife. They had about 6 children that I know of and immigrated to Canada in
> the 1840's. I have no idea what ship they came over on nor do I have any
> information about them or their family in Ireland. Does this sound
familiar
> to anyone?
>
> Loretta Kane
> Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Seamus Herron [mailto:]
> Sent: October 27, 2001 9:26 AM
> To:
> Subject: [Derry] Re: Bridget O'Kane
>
>
>
> Dear Catherine and Grace,
>
> My GGGrandmother Mary McAleese had a sister Bridget McAleese who married
> Patrick O'Kane ca 1878, they were from Coleraine.
>
> Their daughter Peggy (Margaret) died this year she was 101 years old,
> born 12 Feb 1900.
>
> My Grandmother Mollie Jackson (nee Shiels) has Anderson friends in USA
> and communicates with them,
>
> best regards,
>
> Séamus
>
>
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