The Descendants of Michael Kane and Mary Phillips of Ireland

Who Lived in Holyoke, Massachusetts

First, I need to acknowledge that without the help of Maryann Zelenak, I would have embarrassed myself. Michael Kane, the husband of Mary Phillips, was listed as born in Ireland on many of the records, but on his death certificate, his son Patrick said he was born in Clinton, Massachusetts. Patrick’s sister Anne also reported her father was born in Clinton, Massachusetts, on her marriage record. Finally, Patrick was the informant on his sister Anne’s death record and said she was born in Clinton, Massachusetts.

Since these were all common names, I was sure there were two Michael Kanes and Mary Phillips living in Holyoke around the same time, with children with the same names. The first Michael Kane was born in Clinton, Massachusetts, and his children were born in Massachusetts. The second was born in Ireland, and his children were born in Ireland.

Full credit goes to Maryann Zelenak for solving the conflict. She discovered that Michael Kane and Mary Phillips married in Holyoke in 1872 and then went back and forth between Holyoke and Ireland. Most of the children were born in the Kilmore Erris Parish, and Zelenak gave me the references for her information.

Again, thank you to Maryann Zelenak for saving part one of the kinship project from disaster.

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The Descendants of Michael Kane and Mary Phillips of Ireland

Michael Kane died today at the House of Providence hospital, after a week’s illness. He was removed to the hospital last Thursday. Mr. Kane had been a resident of the city for the past 35 years. His wife died three months ago. Two daughters, Mrs Michael O’Donnell and Mrs Kennedy-Sullivan, and a son, Patrick Kane, all of this city, survive him. The funeral will be held Monday morning from his late home, 37 Chestnut Street, with requiem mass at St. Patrick’s chapel. – Holyoke Transcript, Saturday, 28 January 1905.¹

1. MICHAEL KANE was born about 1849 in Ireland, the son of Richard Kane and Ann. His son Patrick didn’t know much about his father. He was the informant on the death record and reported his father was born about 1858 in Clinton, Massachusetts, and Patrick did not know the names of his grandparents.²

The death record puts his birth around 1858, the gravestone lists his year of birth as 1849. Michael’s 1872 marriage record was probably more accurate as Michael and his soon-to-be wife, MARY PHILLIPS, probably provided the information. Michael Kane was born in Ireland about 1849, and he married Mary Phillips on 28 April 1872 in Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts. Mary was born about 1852 in Ireland, the daughter of John Phillips and Jane.³

A year after the marriage, Michael and Mary, both of Ireland, had a son named Michael Kane, born on 2 May 1873 in Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts. But Michael was actually born in Dooyork, Mayo, Ireland, on 3 April 1873 to Michael Kane of “Holyoak America” and Mary Kane, “formerly Phillips,” and the birth was registered in the District of Bangor, Union of Belmullet, County Mayo, Ireland. It appears Mary was probably in her parents’ home when the child was born, then returned to Holyoke, where the birth was registered in February 1874 as 2 May 1873 in Ireland. There does not appear to be a deliberate attempt to claim Michael was born in Holyoke, but a transcription error between the town record and the state record.⁴

Mary (Phillips) Kane was back in Holyoke by the beginning of 1874 or earlier. Her second child was probably Jennie, also known as Jane Veronica, who was born around March 1876. No birth or baptismal record for Jennie was found in Mayo, Ireland, where her brother Michael was born. Nor was a record found in the Holyoke birth register for 1875 or 1876, but her marriage records say she was born in Holyoke. The next two children were born in Ireland. Jane, also known as Annie, was born on 23 December 1876, and Patrick was born on 28 February 1879. It appears Michael Kane and Mary (Phillips) Kane immigrated with their family in 1880, probably coming through Canada and returning to Holyoke, where many from their Irish community were living.⁵

Perhaps with all the back and forth between Holyoke and the Belmullet area of Ireland, Michael missed being counted in the 1880 and 1900 censuses. According to his children’s Irish birth records, he was a farmer while living there, but no record was found that listed his profession in Holyoke.⁶

Detroit Publishing Co., a photograph of the paper mills, Holyoke, Mass., taken between 1900 and 1906, item 2016794867; Library of Congress, colorized using MyHeritage in Color™.

Michael Kane died on 28 January 1905 in Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts, and was buried in the Saint Jerome Cemetery. His wife, Mary (Phillips) Kane, was born about 1849 in Ireland and died on 26 October 1904 in Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts, and was buried in the Saint Jerome Cemetery. Their daughter Jane Veronica (Kane) (O’Donnell) Bora died in 1943 and was buried with them.⁷

Known Children of Michael Kane and Mary Phillips were:

i. MICHAEL KANE was born on 3 April 1873 in Bangor, Belmullet, County Mayo, Ireland, and died on 21 March 1874 in Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts.⁸

ii. JENNIE KANE (also known as JANE VERONICA KANE) was born about March 1876 in Massachusetts and died on 28 December 1943 in Westmoreland, Cheshire, New Hampshire. She married first, MICHAEL J. O’DONNELL, on 26 December 1895 in Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts. He was born on 20 November 1874 in Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts. Jennie married second, EDWARD JOHN BORA, on 21 September 1909 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Edward was born on 8 November 1873 in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont, and died on 23 January 1940 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts.⁹

iii. ANNIE KANE was born JANE KANE on 23 December 1876 in Tarmon, Mayo, Ireland, and died on 14 October 1916 in Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts. She married TIMOTHY F. SULLIVAN on 7 September 1895 in Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts. He was born on 20 August 1874 in Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts, and died on 5 April 1917 in Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts.¹⁰

+ 2. iv. PATRICK J. KANE was born on 28 February 1879 in Blacksod, Mayo, Ireland, and died on 9 July 1961 in Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts. He married CATHERINE O’REILLY on 8 May 1900 in Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts. She was born about 1879 in Ireland and died on 25 June 1945 in Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts.¹¹

Second Generation

2. PATRICK KANE was born on 28 February 1879 in Blacksod, Mayo, Ireland, the son of Michael Kane and Mary Phillips. His family came to the United States around 1880 when he was an infant, and he attended school at St. Jerome Institute for Boys in Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts. He married CATHERINE O’REILLY on 8 May 1900 in Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts. They probably met at work. They were both from Ireland. Kate had arrived around 1897 and worked at the paper mill (most likely in one of the sixteen American Writing Paper mills), where Patrick was a laborer, and Kate cut rags.¹²

An American Writing line worker adjusts tension on calender at the drying end of a Fourdrinier machine, c. 1937. Patrick was listed as a calender boss on the 1910 U.S. census. Lewis Hine, “Holyoke, Massachusetts - Paper. American Writing Paper Co., Cylinder Machine (Making Matchboard),” Photographs for the National Research Project, 1936–1937, Records of the Work Projects Administration, 1922–1944; National Archives Catalog, colorized using MyHeritage in Color™. Also, 1910 U.S. census, Hampden County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Holyoke City Ward 4, Precinct B, ED 564, 4B, dwelling 23 [crossed out], family 64, Patrick Kane household; FamilySearch.

Upon the death of his wife, Patrick moved in with his daughter Catherine and her husband Richard Stearns and lived with them until his death on 9 July 1961. He is buried with his wife in the Saint Jerome Cemetery in Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts.¹³

Known Children of Patrick J. Kane and Catherine O’Reilly were:

i. MARY ROSE KANE was born on 9 November 1900 in Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts, and died on 28 January 1929 in Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts. She married her aunt Jennie’s stepson, THEODORE E. BORA, on 7 April 1920 in Hartford, Windsor, Vermont. He was born on 5 October 1901 in Fairfield, Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts, and died on 3 July 1962 in Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire.¹⁴

+ 3. ii. JOHN JOSEPH KANE was born on 29 April 1902 in Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts, and died on 24 September 1953 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He married VIOLET LEONIDAS ROME at the end of 1930 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts. She was born on 15 October 1908 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, and died on 17 July 1988 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts.¹⁵

iii. EDWARD KANE was born on 16 September 1904 in Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts, and died on 9 January 1976 in Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts. He married JOSEPHINE LANDERS on 4 September 1943 in Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts. She was born on 31 March 1912 in Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts, and died on 5 June 2002 in Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts.¹⁶

iv. BRIDGET DORIS KANE was born on 21 May 1907 in Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts, and died on 1 January 1979 in Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts. She married JOHN GALLAGHER in 1927 in Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts. He was born in 1899 in England and died on 11 October 1953 in Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts.¹⁷

v. CATHERINE VIOLA KANE was born on 28 July 1909 in Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts, and died on 16 July 1972 in Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts. She married MAYNARD (also known as RICHARD) GOULD STEARNS on 22 September 1930 in Newport, Sullivan, New Hampshire. He was born on 1 May 1908 in New York, New York, and died on 20 August 1964 in Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts.¹⁸

vi. PATRICK JEROME KANE was born on 28 February 1914 in Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts, and died on 22 June 1968 in Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts. He married MARY about 1952.¹⁹

Third Generation

3. JOHN JOSEPH KANE was born on 29 April 1902 in Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts, the son of Patrick Kane and Kate O’Reilly, who were living at 41 Chestnut Street in Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts. Dad was a paper maker, and both he and his wife had been born in Ireland.²⁰

John left Holyoke around 1929 and moved in with his widowed brother-in-law, Theodore E. Bora, in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Theodore owned a gas station, and John was working for him. Perhaps it was there he met VIOLET LEONIDAS ROME, who was also living in Northampton. John and Violet married at the end of 1930 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Neither John nor Violet graduated from high school. John had attended the first year of high school before dropping out, Violet had a 7th-grade education. Ten years later, the Great Depression was ending, and the Kane family was doing well. They were renting an apartment at 40 Market Street, where they paid $15 a month. John was a bartender and had worked 52 weeks in 1939 and earned $1,092.²¹

On 15 February 1942, John reported to the Draft Board at the Old High School in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He was 5 feet 9 ½ inches and 190 lbs. with blue eyes and brown hair. John lived at 49 Walnut Street, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, and was working at Rice’s Lunch on Bridge Street.²²

Doeskin Facial Tissues, Catalog Number 1982.0055.11, National Museum of American History, currently not on display, Smithsonian.

In 1950, John and Violet’s oldest child, John Jr., was not living with the family, probably because he was serving in the Korean War with the Marines. John was a machinist at a pulp mill, probably Doeskin Products, and Violet was a laundry helper at the Veterans’ Hospital.²³

John died on 24 September 1953, leaving a widow and children: John Jr., age 22, Jacquelyn, age 12, and Bernard, age 6. After John’s death, Violet did not remarry. In 1954, she was living at 41 Williams St. In 1960, the family was living at 49 Orchard Street. Violet was working as a baker at Federal Bake Shops, John Jr. was working as an orderly at The Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Jacquelyn was working as a stenographer, and Bernard was about 14 years old. Between 1960 and 1963, John Jr. married Frances J. and was living with her at the family home at 38 Orchard Street. Violet had moved to the rear of 25 Union Street, 17-year-old Bernard was probably living with her, and [Living Daughter] had married and was living with her husband.²⁴

Known Children of Patrick J. Kane and Catherine O’Reilly were:

i. JOHN JOSEPH KANE was born on 15 February 1931 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, and died on 14 April 2001 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He married FRANCES J. KOSTEK on 15 November 1960 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut. She was born on 11 December 1938 in Connecticut and died on 16 September 2018 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts.²⁵

ii. CATHERINE M. KANE was born in 1937, probably in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, and died in 1937, probably in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts.²⁶

iii. JACQUELYN THERESA KANE was probably born on 9 November 1940 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, and died on 3 June 2024 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. She probably married BOROWSKI between 1960 and 1963.²⁷

iv. BERNARD FRANCES KANE was born on 20 November 1946 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, and died on 3 April 2009 in North Bergen, Hudson, New Jersey.²⁸

1. Detroit Publishing Co., a photograph of the House of Providence, Holyoke, Massachusetts, taken between 1900 and 1910, item 2016813956; Library of Congress, colorized using MyHeritage in Color™. Also, “Obituary: Michael Kane,” Holyoke Daily Transcript (Holyoke, Massachusetts), Saturday, 28 January 1905, p. 6, col. 2; digital copy provided by Holyoke Public Library, in possession of the author.

2. Hampden to Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Marriages 1872, Vol. 245, 18, Michael Cain and Mary Philips, 28 April 1872; FamilySearch. Also, Holliston to Holyoke, Massachusetts, Deaths 1905, Vol. 49, 119, Michael Kane, 28 January 1905; FamilySearch.

3. Find A Grave, database with images, memorial 107519123, Michael Kane (1849–1905), memorial created by Robert Comeau with gravestone image by Angie Robinson; Saint Jerome Cemetery, Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts. Also, Hampden to Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Marriages 1872, Vol. 245, 18, Michael Cain and Mary Philips, 28 April 1872; FamilySearch.

4. Hampden to Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Births, 1873, Vol. 251, 23, Michael Kane, 2 May 1873; FamilySearch. Also, Superintendent Registrar’s District Belmullet, Registrar’s District Bangor, District of Bangor, Union of Belmullet, County Mayo, Ireland, unidentified register, 78, Michael Kane birth registration, 3 April 1873, Dooyork; IrishGenealogy.ie. And, Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts, Register of Births 1871–1881, Book 2, folio 27, Michael Kane, 2 May 1873; FamilySearch.

5. Massachusetts, Register of Marriages 1895, Vol. 451, 1895, handwritten page crossed out and replaced with 675, marriages registered in Holyoke, Michael J. O’Donnell and Jennie Kane, 26 December 1895; FamilySearch. Also, 1900 U.S. census, Hampden County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Holyoke City Ward 4, ED 539, 5B, dwelling 40, family 118, Stephen Landry household; FamilySearch. And, Franklin to Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Register of Marriages, Vol. 587, 1909, printed page 253, marriages registered in Amherst, Edward J. Bora and Jennie V. O’Donnell, 21 September 1909; FamilySearch. Jennie’s brother, Patrick, claimed she was born in Clinton, Massachusetts, around 1877 (he was not sure of the day or month), and their father was also born in Clinton, Massachusetts. And, New Hampshire Death Records 1938–1947, death certificates, alphabetical order, Jane Veronica Bora, 28 December 1943; FamilySearch. And, Superintendent Registrar’s District Belmullet, Registrar’s District Binghamstown, District of Binghamstown, Union of Belmullet, County Mayo, Ireland, unidentified register, folio 91, Jane Keane birth registration, 23 December 1876, Tarmon; IrishGenealogy.ie. And, Kilmore Erris, County Mayo, Diocese of Killala, Ireland, Baptisms, Oct. 1876 to Jan. 1877, unpaginated, Anne Kane, daughter of Michael Kane and Mary Philips, 24 December 1876; NLI. And, Superintendent Registrar’s District Belmullet, Registrar’s District Binghamstown, District of Binghamstown, Union of Belmullet, County Mayo, Ireland, unidentified register, folio 82, Patrick Keane birth registration, 28 February 1879, Blacksod; IrishGenealogy.ie. And, Massachusetts, Register of Marriages 1895, Vol. 451, 666, marriages registered in Holyoke, Timothy F. Sullivan and Annie Kane, 16 September 1895; FamilySearch. And, 1900 U.S. census, Hampden County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Holyoke City Ward 4, ED 541, 4A, dwelling 28, family 66, Patrick Kane household; FamilySearch. And, Marian L. Smith, "By Way of Canada: U.S. Records of Immigration Across the U.S.-Canadian Border, 1895–1954 (St. Albans Lists)," published in Prologue Magazine, 32 (Fall 2000), Genealogy Notes; National Archives.

6. Superintendent Registrar’s District Belmullet, Registrar’s District Binghamstown, District of Binghamstown, Union of Belmullet, County Mayo, Ireland, unidentified register, folio 91, Jane Keane birth registration, 23 December 1876, Tarmon; IrishGenealogy.ie. Also, Superintendent Registrar’s District Belmullet, Registrar’s District Binghamstown, District of Binghamstown, Union of Belmullet, County Mayo, Ireland, unidentified register, folio 82, Patrick Keane birth registration, 28 February 1879, Blacksod; IrishGenealogy.ie. And, Holliston to Holyoke, Massachusetts, Deaths 1905, Vol. 49, 119, Michael Kane, 28 January 1905; FamilySearch. And, Holyoke to Hopedale, Massachusetts, Deaths 1904, Vol. 50, 325, Mary Kane, 26 October 1904; FamilySearch.

7. Holliston to Holyoke, Massachusetts, Deaths 1905, Vol. 49, 119, Michael Kane, 28 January 1905; FamilySearch. Also, New Hampshire Death Records 1938–1947, death certificates, alphabetical order, Jane Veronica Bora, 28 December 1943; FamilySearch. And, Find A Grave, database with images, memorial 108985815, Jane Kane Bora (1875–1943), memorial created by Robert Comeau with gravestone image by Angie Robinson; Saint Jerome Cemetery, Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts. And, Find A Grave, database with images, memorial 107519123, Michael Kane (1849–1905), memorial created by Robert Comeau with gravestone image by Angie Robinson; Saint Jerome Cemetery, Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts. And, Find A Grave, database with images, memorial 108985540, Mary Phillips Kane (1849–1904), memorial created by Robert Comeau with gravestone image by Angie Robinson; Saint Jerome Cemetery, Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts.

8. Superintendent Registrar’s District Belmullet, Registrar’s District Bangor, District of Bangor, Union of Belmullet, County Mayo, Ireland, unidentified register, 78, Michael Kane birth registration, 3 April 1873, Dooyork; IrishGenealogy.ie. Also, Barnstable to Hampden County, Massachusetts, Deaths, 1874, Vol. 265, 327, Michael Kane, 21 March 1874; FamilySearch.

9. 1900 U.S. census, Hampden County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Holyoke City Ward 4, ED 539, 5B, dwelling 40, family 118, Stephen Landry household; FamilySearch. Also, New Hampshire Death Records 1938–1947, death certificates, alphabetical order, Jane Veronica Bora, 28 December 1943; FamilySearch. And, Massachusetts, Register of Marriages 1895, Vol. 451, 1895, handwritten page crossed out and replaced with 675, marriages registered in Holyoke, Michael J. O’Donnell and Jennie Kane, 26 December 1895; FamilySearch. And, Barnstable to Hampden County, Massachusetts, Births, 1874, Vol. 259, 400, births registered in Holyoke, Michael O Donnell, 20 November 1874; FamilySearch. And, Franklin to Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Register of Marriages, Vol. 587, 1909, printed page 253, marriages registered in Amherst, Edward J. Bora and Jennie V. O’Donnell, 21 September 1909; FamilySearch. Jennie is mentioned as “Mrs Edward Barry of White River Junction” (Barry is a misspelling of Bora) in her sister Annie (Kane) Sullivan’s obituary. See, “Obituary: Mrs. Timothy Sullivan,” Springfield Republican (Springfield, Massachusetts), Monday, 16 October 1916, p. 10, col. 1; FamilySearch. And, Windsor County, Vermont, World War I Draft, A-K, cards, alphabetical [Edward John Bora’s card is out of order], Edward John Bora; FamilySearch. And, Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts, Register of Marriage Intentions 1893–1903, Vol. 4, folio 17, Edward J. Bora and Parmalia Brouillette, 20 June 1894; FamilySearch. Also, “Died: Bora,” The Springfield Daily Republican (Springfield, Massachusetts), Friday, 26 January 1940, p. 4, col. 1; FamilySearch.

10. Superintendent Registrar’s District Belmullet, Registrar’s District Binghamstown, District of Binghamstown, Union of Belmullet, County Mayo, Ireland, unidentified register, folio 91, Jane Keane birth registration, 23 December 1876, Tarmon; IrishGenealogy.ie. Also, Kilmore Erris, County Mayo, Diocese of Killala, Ireland, Baptisms, Oct. 1876 to Jan. 1877, unpaginated, Anne Kane, daughter of Michael Kane and Mary Philips, 24 December 1876; imaged at NLI. And, Holyoke to Hudson, Deaths, Sept. 9–Dec. 31, 1916, Vol. 37, 137, alphabetical by date, Annie Sullivan, 14 October 1916; FamilySearch. And, Massachusetts, Register of Marriages 1895, Vol. 451, 666, marriages registered in Holyoke, Timothy F. Sullivan and Annie Kane, 16 September 1895; FamilySearch. And, Hampshire to Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Births, 1874, Vol. 260, 237, Timothy Sullivan, 20 August 1874; FamilySearch. And, Holden July 10–Dec 26 to Holyoke Jan 1–May 3, Deaths, 1917, Vol. 35, 389, Timothy Sullivan, 5 April 1917; FamilySearch.

11. Superintendent Registrar’s District Belmullet, Registrar’s District Binghamstown, District of Binghamstown, Union of Belmullet, County Mayo, Ireland, unidentified register, folio 82, Patrick Keane birth registration, 28 February 1879, Blacksod; IrishGenealogy.ie. Also, “Holyoke Funerals: Patrick J. Kane,” The Springfield Union (Springfield, Massachusetts), Tuesday, 11 July 1961, p. 20, cols. 1–2; digital copy provided by the Holyoke Public Library, in possession of the author. And, Franklin to Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Marriages, 1900, Vol. 501, 106, marriages registered in Holyoke, Patrick Kane and Katie O’Reilly, 20 June 1900; FamilySearch. And, 1900 U.S. census, Hampden County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Holyoke City Ward 4, ED 541, 4A, dwelling 28, family 66, Patrick Kane household; FamilySearch. And, Find A Grave, database with images, memorial 163003044, Catherine O’Reilly Kane (1879–1945), memorial created by Angie Robinson, maintained by Maryann Zelenak with gravestone image by Angie Robinson; Saint Jerome Cemetery, Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts. And, “Holyoke Obituary: Mrs Patrick J. Kane,” The Springfield Daily Republican (Springfield, Massachusetts), Tuesday, 26 June 1945, p. 2, col. 2; FamilySearch.

12. Superintendent Registrar’s District Belmullet, Registrar’s District Binghamstown, District of Binghamstown, Union of Belmullet, County Mayo, Ireland, unidentified register, folio 82, Patrick Keane birth registration, 28 February 1879, Blacksod; IrishGenealogy.ie. Also, “Holyoke Funerals: Patrick J. Kane,” The Springfield Union (Springfield, Massachusetts), Tuesday, 11 July 1961, p. 20, cols. 1–2; digital copy provided by the Holyoke Public Library, in possession of the author. And, Franklin to Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Marriages, 1900, Vol. 501, 106, marriages registered in Holyoke, Patrick Kane and Katie O’Reilly, 20 June 1900; FamilySearch. And, 1900 U.S. census, Hampden County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Holyoke City Ward 4, ED 541, 4A, dwelling 28, family 66, Patrick Kane household; FamilySearch. And, Holyoke, South Hadley, Chicopee Directory, 1929, (© 1929), 341, Patrick J (Catherine C) Kane; Ancestry. And, 1920 U.S. census, Hampden County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Holyoke City Ward 4, ED 56, 9B, dwelling 70, family 179, Patrick Kane household; FamilySearch. And, “American Writing Paper Company Records,” University of Massachusetts Amherst.

13. Holyoke, South Hadley, Chicopee Directory, 1944, (© 1944), 209, Patrick J (Katherine F) Kane; Ancestry. Also, Holyoke, South Hadley, Chicopee Directory, 1945, (© 1945), 226, Patrick J Kane; Ancestry. And, Holyoke, South Hadley, Chicopee Directory, 1945, (© 1845), 336, Richard J (Catherine V) Sterns; Ancestry. And, 1950 U.S. census, Hampden County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Holyoke, ED 19-104, 13, dwelling 139, Richard G Stearns household; FamilySearch. And, Find A Grave, database with images, memorial 163003068, Patrick Kane (1879–1961), memorial created by Angie Robinson, maintained by Maryann Zelenak with gravestone image by Angie Robinson; Saint Jerome Cemetery, Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts. And, Find A Grave, database with images, memorial 163003044, Catherine O’Reilly Kane (1879–1945), memorial created by Angie Robinson, maintained by Maryann Zelenak with gravestone image by Angie Robinson; Saint Jerome Cemetery, Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts.

14. Franklin to Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Births, 1900, Vol. 497, 134, Mary R. Kane, 9 November 1900; FamilySearch. Also, “Holyoke: Obituary: Mrs Theodore Bora,” The Springfield Daily Republican (Springfield, Massachusetts), Tuesday, 29 January 1929, p. 4, cols. 2 & 3; FamilySearch. And, Hartford, Windsor, Vermont, Marriages, 1920-1923, Vol. 8, 13, marriage license for Theodore E. Bora and Mary R. Kane [her name is transcribed as May R. Rane], 11 March 1920; FamilySearch. And, Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts, Register of Births, 1897-1903, Vol. 4, folio 94, Ephraim T. Barri [aka Theodore E. Bora], 5 October 1901; FamilySearch. And, New Hampshire Death Records, 1962, state file no. 62-3425, Theodore E. Bora, 3 July 1962; Ancestry.

15. Franklin to Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Births, 1902, Vol. 521, 107, John Kane, 29 April 1902; FamilySearch. Also, “Northampton: John J. Kane, Sr.,” The Springfield Union (Springfield, Massachusetts), Friday, 25 September 1953, p. 28, cols. 2 & 3; FamilySearch. And, Index to Marriages in Massachusetts 1926-1930, Rofer-Swierad, Vol. 104, unpaginated, alphabetical, Violet Leontine Rome who married in Northampton in 1930, citing Vol. 52, 522; Ancestry. And, Index to Marriages in Massachusetts 1926-1930, Hallson-Kobel, Vol. 100, unpaginated, alphabetical, John Joseph Kane who married in Northampton in 1930, citing Vol. 52, 522; Ancestry. And, Franklin to Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Births, 1909, Vol. 575, [damage to the pages has obliterated page numbers in this section, probably 284], Violet Annie Rome, 15 October 1909; FamilySearch. And, “Violet L. Kane,” Union-News (Springfield, Massachusetts), 18 July 1988, p. 24-F, col. 1; FamilySearch.

16. Franklin to Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Births, 1904, Vol. 543, 126, Edward F. Kane, 16 September 1904; FamilySearch. Also, “Obituaries: Edward F. Kane,” The Springfield Union (Springfield, Massachusetts), Saturday, 10 January 1976, p.19, col. 6; FamilySearch. And, Index to Marriages in Massachusetts 1941-1945, Jadis-Lebovitz, Vol. 133, unpaginated, alphabetical, Josephine E Landers, who married in Holyoke in 1943, citing Vol. 48, 308; Ancestry. And, Index to Marriages in Massachusetts 1941-1945, Jadis-Lebovitz, Vol. 133, unpaginated, alphabetical, Edward F Kane, who married in Holyoke in 1943, citing Vol. 48, 308; Ancestry. And, Franklin to Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Births, 1912, Vol. 607, 116, Josephine Landers, 31 March 1912; FamilySearch. And, “Massachusetts, U.S., Death Index, 1970–2003,” database, Ancestry, Josephin E Kane, spouse of Edward Kane, 5 June 2002. And, Find A Grave, database with images, memorial 63356123, Josephine E. Landers Kane (1912–2002) created by Mark Wing, maintained by Ace, gravestone image by Maryann Zelenak; Saint Jerome Cemetery, Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts.

17. Franklin to Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Births, 1907, Vol. 567, 114, Bridget D. Kane, 21 May 1907; FamilySearch. Also, “Obituaries: Doris Gallagher” The Morning Union (Springfield, Massachusetts), Wednesday, 3 January 1979, p. 32C, col. 2; FamilySearch. And, “Holyoke: Kane-Gallagher Wedding,” The Springfield Daily Republican (Springfield, Massachusetts), Tuesday, 3 May 1927, p. 4, col. 3; subscription site, Newspapers.com. And, Find A Grave, database with images, memorial 162619951, John Gallagher (1899–1953), memorial created by Angie Robinson with gravestone image by Angie Robinson; Saint Jerome Cemetery, Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts. Also, “News from the City of Holyoke: Holyoke Deaths: John Gallagher,” The Springfield Union (Springfield, Massachusetts), Monday, 12 October 1953, p. 4, col. 1; FamilySearch.

18. Franklin to Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Births, 1909, Vol. 583, 124, Catherine V. Kane, 28 July 1909; FamilySearch. Also, “Obituaries: Mrs. Richard Stearns,” Springfield Union (Springfield, Massachusetts), Tuesday, 18 July 1972, p. 25, col. 7; FamilySearch. And, New Hampshire Marriage Index Cards, Shea, P.–Stevenson, A., arranged by groom’s surname, alphabetically by the 1st and 3rd letters, Maynard G. Stearns and C. Viola Kane, 22 September 1930; FamilySearch. And, Royalton, Windsor, Vermont, Births, 1897-1920, folio 25, Maynard Gould Stearns, 1 May 1908; FamilySearch. There is a note in the entry that his birth was added to the register at the request of his parents. His marriage record says he was born in New York, New York. And, “News From the City of Holyoke: Richard Stearns,” The Springfield Union (Springfield, Massachusetts), Friday, 21 August 1964, p. 28, col. 1 & 2 [continued in column 2 under the first article - no headline]; FamilySearch. And, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007," database, FamilySearch, Richard G Stearns, born 1 May 1908 and died August 1964.

19. Franklin to Middlesex County, Massachusetts, 1914, Vol. 623, 118, Patrick Jerome Kane, 28 February 1914, FamilySearch. Also, “Jerome P. Kane,” The Springfield Union (Springfield, Massachusetts), Monday, 24 June 1968, p. 13, col. 2; FamilySearch. The obituary says Jerome Kane was survived by his wife, Mary, and it appears they did not have any living children. Following the directories, Jerome lived with his father and worked as a chauffeur until his father moved in with his daughter upon the death of his wife. There was no wife listed with Jerome in 1951; the digital images of the 1952 directory are incomplete at Ancestry, and Mary shows up as Jerome’s wife in 1953. See Holyoke, South Hadley, Chicopee Directory, 1944, (© 1944), 209, Patrick J (Katherine F) Kane; Ancestry. And, Holyoke, South Hadley, Directory, 1951, (© 1951), 300, Jerome Kane; Ancestry. And, Holyoke, South Hadley, Directory, 1953, (© 1953), 286, Jerome (Mary) Kane; Ancestry.

20. Franklin to Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Births, 1902, Vol. 521, 107, John Kane, 29 April 1902; FamilySearch.

21. Holyoke, South Hadley, Chicopee Directory, 1929, (© 1929), 340, John J Kane r 196; Ancestry. And, Holyoke, South Hadley, Chicopee Directory, 1929, (© 1929), 341, Patrick J (Catherine C) Kane; Ancestry. Also, Northampton, Easthampton Directory, 1930, (© 1930), 73, Theodore E Bora; Ancestry. And, Northampton, Easthampton Directory, 1930, 192, John J Kane; Ancestry. Also, 1930 U.S. census, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Northampton City, 4th Ward Pt 2, ED 8-32, 14B, dwelling 265, family 290, Theodore E Bora household, FamilySearch. And, 1930 U.S. census, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Northampton, Ward 3, ED 8-28, 4A, dwelling 40, family 76, Adolp Rome household; FamilySearch. And, Index to Marriages in Massachusetts 1926-1930, Rofer-Swierad, Vol. 104, unpaginated, alphabetical, Violet Leontine Rome, who married in Northampton in 1930, citing Vol. 52, 522; Ancestry. And, Index to Marriages in Massachusetts 1926-1930, Hallson-Kobel, Vol. 100, unpaginated, alphabetical, John Joseph Kane, who married in Northampton in 1930, citing Vol. 52, 522; Ancestry. And, 1940 U.S. census, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Northampton City, Ward 3, ED 8-44, 1A, house 40, household 10, John J. Kane household; FamilySearch.

22. Massachusetts World War II draft registration cards, 16 October 1940-31 March 1947, surname range Hogan-Keith, name range Kane, Dennis-Kapinos, Lewis, alphabetical order, serial number 1232, John Joseph Kane; Ancestry.

23. 1950 U.S. census, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Northampton, Enumeration District 8-52, 23, dwelling 196, John Kane household; FamilySearch. Also, Northampton, Easthampton Directory, 1950, (© 1950), 358, John J Kane Jr; Ancestry. And, “Obituaries: John J. Kane Jr,” Union-News (Springfield, Massachusetts), Tuesday, 17 April 2001, p. B6, col. 5; subscription site, Newspapers.com. And, “Northampton: John J. Kane, Sr.,” The Springfield Union (Springfield, Massachusetts), Friday, 25 September 1953, p. 28, cols. 2 & 3; FamilySearch.

24. “Northampton: John J. Kane, Sr.,” The Springfield Union (Springfield, Massachusetts), Friday, 25 September 1953, p. 28, cols. 2 & 3; FamilySearch. Also, “Violet L. Kane,” Union-News (Springfield, Massachusetts), 18 July 1988, p. 24-F, col. 1; FamilySearch. And, Northampton, Easthampton Directory, 1954, (© 1954), 357, Violet L Kane wid John; Ancestry. And, Northampton, Easthampton Directory, 1960, (© 1960), 100, 128, & 301, Federal Bake Shops Inc., The Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Violet L Kane wid John, Jacquelyn T Kane, and John J Kane; Ancestry. Digital images of the Northampton, Massachusetts, City Directories for 1961 and 1962 are not available at Ancestry. See, Northampton, Easthampton Directory, 1963, (© 1963), 327, Jacquelyn Kane, John J (Frances J) Kane, and Violet L Kane wid John; Ancestry.

25. “Massachusetts Death Index, 1970–2003,” database, FamilySearch, John J Kane, spouse of Frances Kostek, was born on 15 February 1931 in Massachusetts and died on 14 April 2001 in Northampton, Massachusetts. Also, “U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936–2007,” database, Ancestry, John J Kane, born 15 February 1931 in Northampton, Massachusetts, and died 14 April 2001. And, “Obituaries: John J. Kane Jr,” Union-News (Springfield, Massachusetts), Tuesday 17 April 2001, p. B6, col. 5; subscription site, Newspapers.com. And, “Violet L. Kane,” Union-News (Springfield, Massachusetts), 18 July 1988, p. 24-F, col. 1; FamilySearch. And, “Connecticut Marriage Index, 1959–2012,” database, FamilySearch, John J Kane marriage to Frances J Kostek, 15 November 1960. And, Frances Satterlee Obituary, MassLive. She was predeceased by David Marc Kane, her son with the late John J. Kane. See David Kane Obituary, MassLive.

26. Find A Grave, database with images, memorial 98880107, Catherine M Kane (1937–1937), memorial created by Theresa and maintained by P.K. Magruder with gravestone image by Theresa; Saint Mary Cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Catherine is buried with her parents and brother, John J. Kane.

27. Find A Grave, database with images, memorial 271179535, Jacquelyn Theresa “Jackie” Kane Borowski (1940-2024), memorial created by Marc5255 with no gravestone image; Saint Mary Cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Also, obituary of Jacquelyn Borowski, Czelusniak Funeral Home. Jacquelyn appeared with her mother in the 1960 Northampton directory. The 1961 and 1962 Northampton directories are missing from the digital images at Ancestry. She does not appear as Jaquelyn Kane in the 1963 Northampton directory, though there is a Jacqueline Borowski, wife of Edwin Borowski, who could be her. See Northampton, Easthampton Directory, 1963, (© 1963), 178, Edwin (Jacqueline) Borowski; Ancestry.

28. The obituary says Bernard Frances Kane died on 31 March 2009, but the New Jersey Death Index says he died on 3 April 2009. “United States, GenealogyBank Obituary, Births, and Marriages, 1980–2014,” database, FamilySearch, obituary for Bernard Kane, formerly of Northampton, originally published in Daily Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, Massachusetts), Friday, 10 April 2009. Also, “New Jersey, U.S., Death Index, 1848–1878, 1901–2017,” database, Ancestry, Bernard Kane, 3 April 2009. And, 1950 U.S. census, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Northampton, Enumeration District 8-52, 23, dwelling 196, John Kane household; FamilySearch. And, Index to Births in Massachusetts, 1946-1950, Vol. 155, Jobling-Londsdale, unpaginated, Bernard Francis Kane, born 1946, citing Vol. 137, 277; Ancestry. There appears to be no other Bernard Kanes born in Massachusetts between 1946 and 1950.