Elisha Kent Kane was a United States Navy medical officer and Arctic explorer. He served as assistant surgeon during Caleb Cushing's journey to China to negotiate the Treaty of Wangxia and in the Africa Squadron. Wikipedia
Born: February 3, 1820, Philadelphia, PA
Died: February 16, 1857 (age 37 years), Havana, Cuba
Place of burial: Philadelphia, PA and Laurel Hill East, Philadelphia, PA
Partner: Margaret Fox
Parents: John K. Kane
Siblings: Thomas L. Kane
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