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Ezra Cornell 1807–1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan. 11 1807

Birth Location: Westchester Landing, Westchester, New York, United States

Death Date: Dec. 9, 1874

Death Location: Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, United States

Father: Elijah Cornell

Mother: Eunice Barnard

Spouse(s): Mary Wood

Children(s): Alonzo Cornell, Charles Cornell, Elizabeth Cornell, Franklin Cornell, Oliver Cornell, Mary Cornell, Ezra Cornell, Emma Cornell, Willard Cornell, Emma Cornell

Ezra Cornell was born in 1807 in Westchester Landing, Westchester, New York, United States, the child of Elijah Ii Cornell And Eunice Barnard. Ezra Cornell married Mary Ann Wood, and had children including Alonzo Barton Cornell, Charles Carrol Cornell, Elizabeth Percival Cornell, Emma Louise Cornell, Emma Petit Cornell, Ezra Clayton Cornell, Franklin Cuthbert Cornell, Mary Emily Cornell, Oliver Hazard Perry Cornell, Willard Washington Cornell. Ezra Cornell passed away in 1874 in Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, United States.

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Biography

  • Ezra Cornell was born in 1807 in Westchester Landing, Westchester, New York, United States, the child of Elijah Ii Cornell And Eunice Barnard.
  • Ezra Cornell married Mary Ann Wood, and had children including Alonzo Barton Cornell, Charles Carrol Cornell, Elizabeth Percival Cornell, Emma Louise Cornell, Emma Petit Cornell, Ezra Clayton Cornell, Franklin Cuthbert Cornell, Mary Emily Cornell, Oliver Hazard Perry Cornell, Willard Washington Cornell.
  • Ezra Cornell passed away in 1874 in Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elijah Cornell
1771–1862
Birth Location: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
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Eunice Barnard
1788–1857
Birth Location: Nine Partners, Dutchess, New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Wood
1811–1891
Birth Location: Deruyter, New York, United States
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Children(s)

Alonzo Cornell
1832–1904
Birth Location: Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, United States
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Charles Cornell
1833–1857
Birth Location: Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, United States
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Elizabeth Cornell
1835–1849
Birth Location: Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, United States
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Franklin Cornell
1837–1908
Birth Location: Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, United States
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Oliver Cornell
1842–1911
Birth Location: Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, United States
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Mary Cornell
1847–1935
Birth Location: Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, United States
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Ezra Cornell
1849–1851
Birth Location: Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, United States
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Emma Cornell
1852–1914
Birth Location: Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, United States
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Willard Cornell
1867–1930
Birth Location: Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut, United States
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Emma Cornell
1868–1965
Birth Location: New York, United States
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Ezra Cornell's Ancestors

Self
Ezra Cornell
1807–1874
Birth Place: Westchester Landing, Westchester, New York, United States
Parents
Elijah II Cornell
1771–1862
Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Eunice Barnard
1788–1857
Nine Partners, Dutchess, New York, USA
Grandparents
Elijah Cornell
1730–1777
Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Sarah Miller
1746–1774
Warren, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Cornell
1696–1767
Ruth Pierce
1689–1719
Mehitable Thayer
1706–1775
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Cornell
1656–1714
Hannah Mosher
1673–1717
John Pierce
1660–1738
Patience Dobson
1660–1738
Nathaniel Thayer
1671–1752
Rebecca Briggs
1665–1752

Ezra Cornell's Descendants

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Ezra Cornell (Jan. 11 1807–Dec. 9, 1874) m. Mary (Ann) Wood (25 Apr 1811–2 Sep 1891)
  1. 1. Alonzo (Barton) Cornell 1832–1904
  2. 2. Charles (Carrol) Cornell 1833–1857
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Percival) Cornell 1835–1849
  4. 4. Franklin (Cuthbert) Cornell 1837–1908
  5. 5. Oliver (Hazard Perry) Cornell 1842–1911
  6. 6. Mary (Emily) Cornell 1847–1935
  7. 7. Ezra (Clayton) Cornell 1849–1851
  8. 8. Emma (Petit) Cornell 1852–1914
  9. 9. Willard (Washington) Cornell 1867–1930
  10. 10. Emma (Louise) Cornell 1868–1965 m. Arthur Goodspeed 1865–
    1. 1. James (Arthur) Goodspeed 1894–
    2. 2. Louis (Connell) Goodspeed 1899–1965
    3. 3. Perry (Cornell) Goodspeed 1892–1973 m. Lucile (Wright) Goodspeed 1895–
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Goodspeed 1932–2022 m. Robert (Calhoun) Walker 1930–2006

Ezra Cornell's Timeline

2 Records

1807
Jan. 11 1807
Birth of Ezra Cornell in Westchester Landing, Westchester, New York, United States
Westchester Landing, Westchester, New York, United States
1874
Dec. 9, 1874
Age 67
Death of Ezra Cornell in Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, United States
Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan. 11 1807
    Event Place: Westchester Landing, Westchester, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec. 9, 1874
    Event Place: Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, United States
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