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Sarah Jane Cornell 1847–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1847

Birth Location: New York

Death Date: 1937

Death Location: Oakley, Sussex County, Delaware, United States of America

Father: Calvin Cornell

Mother: Elizabeth Cornell

Spouse(s): David Adams

Children(s): Arthur Sr, Willmott Adams, Emily Adams, Ida Adams, Herbert Adams, Calvin Adams, Effa Adams

Sarah Jane Cornell was born in 1847 in New York, the child of Calvin Cornell And Elizabeth Stuart Bowers Palmer Cornell. In 1850, Sarah Jane Cornell resided in Troy Ward 7, Rensselaer, New York, USA. Sarah Jane Cornell married David Thomas Adams, and had children including Arthur Houston Adams Sr, Calvin Edgar Adams, Effa Maud Adams, Emily Malissa Adams, Herbert Kennedy Adams, Ida Elizabeth Adams, Willmott Lorenzo Adams. Sarah Jane Cornell passed away in 1937 in Oakley, Sussex County, Delaware, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Sarah Jane Cornell was born in 1847 in New York, the child of Calvin Cornell And Elizabeth Stuart Bowers Palmer Cornell.
  • In 1850, Sarah Jane Cornell resided in Troy Ward 7, Rensselaer, New York, USA.
  • Sarah Jane Cornell married David Thomas Adams, and had children including Arthur Houston Adams Sr, Calvin Edgar Adams, Effa Maud Adams, Emily Malissa Adams, Herbert Kennedy Adams, Ida Elizabeth Adams, Willmott Lorenzo Adams.
  • Sarah Jane Cornell passed away in 1937 in Oakley, Sussex County, Delaware, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Calvin Cornell
1818–1856
Birth Location: New York, United States
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Elizabeth Cornell
1815–1884
Birth Location: New York
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Spouses(s)

David Adams
1846–1921
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
DA

Children(s)

Arthur Sr
1876–1943
Birth Location: Naturalized Canadian Citizen
AS
Willmott Adams
1880–1975
Birth Location: Burks Falls, Ontario, Canada
WA
Emily Adams
1878–
Birth Location: York, York, Ontario, Canada
EA
Ida Adams
1874–1954
Birth Location: Scarborough, Ontario
IA
Herbert Adams
1880–1971
Birth Location: York, York, Ontario, Canada
HA
Calvin Adams
1880–1880
Birth Location: Scarboro
CA
Effa Adams
1882–1882
Birth Location: Mulmur
EA

Sarah Cornell's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Cornell
1847–1937
Birth Place: New York
Parents
Calvin Cornell
1818–1856
New York, United States
Elizabeth (Stuart Bowers Palmer) Cornell
1815–1884
New York
Grandparents
Isaac Cornell
1789–1861
New York
Amy Terry
1797–1870
Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada
Great-Grandparents
William Cornell
1766–1860
Content Davis
1773–1808
Parshall Terry
1756–1808
Rhoda Skinner
1775–1834
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gideon Cornell
1737–1801
Susannah Brownell
1743–1825
James Davis
1747–1806
Elisabeth Raingill
1727–
Parshall Terry
1734–1811
Deborah Clark
1736–1778

Sarah Cornell's Descendants

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Sarah (Jane) Cornell (1847–1937) m. David (Thomas) Adams (28 Sep 1846–12 Jan 1921)
  1. 1. Arthur (Houston Adams) Sr 1876–1943 m. Ida (Christina) Carlson 1884–1945 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Love 1877–1957
    1. 1. Russell (Carlson Adams) Sr. 1909–1988 m. Mamie (Ruth) Crosby 1917–2002
      1. 1. Russell (Carlson Adams) Jr 1945–2015
    2. 2. Arthur (Houston Adams) Jr 1905–1979 m. Estelyn (Alberta) Davis 1912–1994 m. Willmina Hubbling 1917–1971
      1. 1. Donald (Duffield) Adams 1933–1985
    3. 3. Rosemary Adams 1913–2012 m. Hary (Barton Stott) Jr 1915–1976
    4. 4. Myrtle (E) Adams 1904–1977 m. Henry (M D) Marston 1890–
      1. 1. Joyce Marston 1928–1991 m. James (Richard) Werdebaugh 1925–1979
  2. 2. Willmott (Lorenzo) Adams 1880–1975 m. Gertrude (Shafer) Dickerson 1890–1965
    1. 1. Ralph (Cornell) Adams 1931–2007
    2. 2. Emily Adams 1922– m. Charles (William) Cox 1919–
    3. 3. Ethel Adams 1924– m. John (Edward) Gilkey 1924–
  3. 3. Emily (Malissa) Adams 1878–
  4. 4. Ida (Elizabeth) Adams 1874–1954 m. Arthur (V) McCormack 1872–1951
  5. 5. Herbert (Kennedy) Adams 1880–1971 m. Augusta (Irene) Kilpatrick 1889–
    1. 1. Ralston Adams 1914–1981 m. Mildred Criswell 1906–1978
  6. 6. Calvin (Edgar) Adams 1880–1880
  7. 7. Effa (Maud) Adams 1882–1882

Sarah Cornell's Timeline

9 Records

1847
1847
Birth of Sarah Jane Cornell in New York
New York
1850
1850
Age 3
Sarah Jane Cornell resided here in Troy Ward 7, Rensselaer, New York, USA
Troy Ward 7, Rensselaer, New York, USA
1861
1861
Age 14
Sarah Jane Cornell resided here in Hilier, Prince Edward, Canada West, Canada
Hilier, Prince Edward, Canada West, Canada
1870
1870
Age 23
Sarah Jane Cornell resided here in Hempstead, Queens, New York, USA
Hempstead, Queens, New York, USA
1881
1881
Age 34
Sarah Jane Cornell resided here in Scarborough, York East, Ontario, Canada
Scarborough, York East, Ontario, Canada
1891
1891
Age 44
Sarah Jane Cornell resided here in Armour and Ryerson, Muskoka and Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
Armour and Ryerson, Muskoka and Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
1910
1910
Age 63
Sarah Jane Cornell resided here in Representative District 2, Sussex, Delaware, USA
Representative District 2, Sussex, Delaware, USA
1930
1930
Age 83
Sarah Jane Cornell resided here in Milford, Sussex, Delaware, USA
Milford, Sussex, Delaware, USA
1937
1937
Age 90
Death of Sarah Jane Cornell in Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1847
    Event Place: New York
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Armour and Ryerson, Muskoka and Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada; Roll: T-6354; Family No: 219
    [2] 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1069-1070
    [3] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Scarborough, York East, Ontario; Roll: C_13248; Page: 20; Family No: 100
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Milford, Sussex, Delaware; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2340026
    [5] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Ontario, Canada; Year: 1861; Page Number: 22
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Representative District 2, Sussex, Delaware; Roll: T624_148; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0104; FHL microfilm: 1374161
    [7] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Reel: 13
    [8] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Troy Ward 7, Rensselaer, New York; Roll: 584; Page: 275b
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Troy Ward 7, Rensselaer, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Troy Ward 7, Rensselaer, New York; Roll: 584; Page: 275b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Ontario, Canada; Year: 1861; Page Number: 22

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Hilier, Prince Edward, Canada West, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1069-1070

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Hempstead, Queens, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Scarborough, York East, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Scarborough, York East, Ontario; Roll: C_13248; Page: 20; Family No: 100

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Armour and Ryerson, Muskoka and Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Armour and Ryerson, Muskoka and Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada; Roll: T-6354; Family No: 219

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1910
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Representative District 2, Sussex, Delaware; Roll: T624_148; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0104; FHL microfilm: 1374161

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Representative District 2, Sussex, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Representative District 2, Sussex, Delaware; Roll: T624_148; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0104; FHL microfilm: 1374161

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1920
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Milford, Sussex, Delaware; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2340026

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Milford, Sussex, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Milford, Sussex, Delaware; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2340026

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1937
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1966, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1970; Box Number: 11; Certificate Number Range: 027151-027300
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oakley, Sussex County, Delaware, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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