Kane, Elizabeth Wood, 1836-1909

[Elizabeth Wood Kane (1836-1909) was a prominent Pennsylvania prohibitionist, philanthropist, and physician.]

found: LC data base, 4-22-85(hdg.: Kane, Elizabeth Dennistoun Wood, b. 1836; usage: Elizabeth Wood Kane)

found: A gentile account of life in Utah's Dixie, 1872-73, c1995:t.p. (Elizabeth Kane) p. xvii (Elizabeth Dennistoun Wood, b. 5-12-1836 in Bottle, a suburb of Liverpool, Eng.) p. xxvii (d. 5-25-1909)

found: Story of John Kane of Dutchess County, New York, 1921:p. 3 (born and raised in England, emigrated to New York) p. 4-5 (married to Thomas L. Kane in 1853) p. 5 (founded Kane, Pennsylvania with her husband) p. 6 (worked to promote prohibition in Kane, PA) p. 6 (traveled to Utah and wrote "Twelve Mormon Homes) p. 7-8 (graduated from Philadelphia Woman's College as a physician, was a local and regional delegate to prohibition conferences, including WCTU activities) p. 9-10 (died May 25, 1909)

found: Ancestry.org, via WWW, Jan. 29, 2013(Elizabeth Denniston Wood; four children: Harriet Amelia Kane (1854-1896); Elisha Kent Kane (1856-1935); Evan O'Neill Kane (1861-1932); and Thomas Leiper Kane, Jr. (1863-1929))

found: Familysearch.org, via WWW, Apr. 17, 2013(Elizabeth Dennistoun Wood; b. May 12, 1836 in Bootle, England; d. May 25, 1909 in Kane, Pa.; m. Apr. 21, 1853; five children: Harriet Amelia, Elisha Kent, Evan O'Neill, Thomas Leiper, Joshua Francis)

[Elizabeth Wood Kane (1836-1909) was a prominent Pennsylvania prohibitionist, philanthropist, and physician.]