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Calvin Cornell 1811–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1811

Birth Location: New York

Death Date: 1 OCT 1856

Death Location: Detroit, Michigan

Father: Isaac Cornell

Mother: Amy Terry

Spouse(s): Melinda Post, Elizabeth Palmer

Children(s): Desdemona Cornell, Maria Cornell, Malinda Cornell, Amy Cornell, Jordan Cornell, Sophronia Cornell, Sarah Cornell

In 1811, Calvin Cornell entered the world in New York, born to Isaac Cornell And Amy Terry. Calvin Cornell married Elizabeth Stuart Palmer, Melinda Post, and had children including Amy Cornell, Desdemona Cornell, Jordan Cornell, Malinda Cornell, Maria Cornell, Sarah Jane Cornell, Sophronia Cornell. Calvin Cornell passed away in 1856 in Detroit, Michigan.

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Biography

  • In 1811, Calvin Cornell entered the world in New York, born to Isaac Cornell And Amy Terry.
  • Calvin Cornell married Elizabeth Stuart Palmer, Melinda Post, and had children including Amy Cornell, Desdemona Cornell, Jordan Cornell, Malinda Cornell, Maria Cornell, Sarah Jane Cornell, Sophronia Cornell.
  • Calvin Cornell passed away in 1856 in Detroit, Michigan.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Cornell
1789–1861
Birth Location: New York
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Amy Terry
1797–1870
Birth Location: Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada
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Spouses(s)

Melinda Post
1814–1842
Birth Location: York, Ontario, Canada
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Elizabeth Palmer
1815–1884
Birth Location: New York
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Children(s)

Desdemona Cornell
1837–1882
Birth Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Maria Cornell
1839–1880
Birth Location: Scarborough, Ontario
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Malinda Cornell
1840–1874
Birth Location: Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Amy Cornell
1842–1914
Birth Location: Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
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Jordan Cornell
1836–1877
Birth Location: Toronto, Toronto Division, ON, Canada
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Sophronia Cornell
1835–1845
Birth Location: Toronto, Toronto Division, ON, Canada
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Sarah Cornell
1847–1937
Birth Location: New York
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Calvin Cornell's Ancestors

Self
Calvin Cornell
1811–1856
Birth Place: New York
Parents
Isaac Cornell
1789–1861
New York
Amy Terry
1797–1870
Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
William Cornell
1766–1860
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Content Davis
1773–1808
United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Calvin Cornell's Descendants

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Calvin Cornell (1811–1 OCT 1856) m. Melinda Post (11 SEP 1814–21 SEP 1842) m. Elizabeth (Stuart) Palmer (1815–22 JAN 1884)
  1. 1. Desdemona Cornell 1837–1882 m. Lorne (Laren) Woodruff 1841–1909
    1. 1. William (Henry) Woodruff 1864–1923 m. Nancy (Esther Elizabeth Ann) Robinson 1874–1927
      1. 1. Martha (Margaret) Woodruff 1907–1958 m. James Brown 1902–1955
        1. 1. James (Marlin) Brown 1937–2008
      2. 2. Matilda (Mae) Woodruff 1913–2006 m. Albert Giovinazzo 1912–1965
    2. 2. Edith (Melissa) Woodruff 1860–1890
    3. 3. Annie (Electy) Woodruff 1865–1872
    4. 4. Loretta (Louise) Woodruff 1873–1949
    5. 5. Nancy Woodruff 1862–1897
    6. 6. Bertha Woodruff 1879–1917
    7. 7. Lorenzo (Welsley) Woodruff 1870–1945
    8. 8. Ella (Maria) Woodruff 1861–1948
  2. 2. Maria Cornell 1839–1880
  3. 3. Malinda Cornell 1840–1874
  4. 4. Amy Cornell 1842–1914 m. Peter Sinclair 1835–1892
    1. 1. Nelson Sinclair 1878–1945 m. Nettie (Ellen) Mills 1887–1968
      1. 1. Harvey Sinclair 1908– m. Kathleen Trafford 1918–2006
      2. 2. Della (Melissa) Sinclair 1911–1948 m. Ronald (Victor) Roberts 1903–1977
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Jane "Lizzie") Sinclair 1872–1941 m. Thomas (George) Boyes 1867–1949
      1. 1. Henry (George Daniel) Boyes 1898–1970 m. Susan ("Christina") Norrington 1900–1983
        1. 1. Caroline (Edgar) Boyes 1934–2002 m. Leslie (Melvin) Cooper 1930–2018
  5. 5. Jordan Cornell 1836–1877
  6. 6. Sophronia Cornell 1835–1845
  7. 7. Sarah (Jane) Cornell 1847–1937 m. David (Thomas) Adams 1846–1921

Calvin Cornell's Timeline

2 Records

1811
1811
Birth of Calvin Cornell in New York
New York
1856
1 OCT 1856
Age 45
Death of Calvin Cornell in Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 OCT 1856
    Event Place: Detroit, Michigan

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1811
    Event Place: New York
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