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William Eli Cornish 1797–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jul 1797

Birth Location: Pleasant Valley, Dutchess, New York, USA

Death Date: 08 Aug 1866

Death Location: Newburgh, Orange, New York, United States

Father: Joseph I

Mother: Abigail Morton

Spouse(s): Sarah Miner

Children(s): William Cornish, Mary Cornesh, Theodore Cornish, Noble Cornish, Joseph Cornish, Sarah Cornish, Lavinia Cornish

In 1797, William Eli Cornish entered the world in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess, New York, USA, born to Joseph Cornish I And Abigail C Morton. William Eli Cornish married Sarah Green Miner, and had children including Joseph Cornish, Lavinia Melissa Cornish, Mary Amanda Cornesh, Noble Minor Cornish, Sarah M Cornish, Theodore Cornish, William Jordan Cornish. William Eli Cornish passed away in 1866 in Newburgh, Orange, New York, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1797, William Eli Cornish entered the world in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess, New York, USA, born to Joseph Cornish I And Abigail C Morton.
  • William Eli Cornish married Sarah Green Miner, and had children including Joseph Cornish, Lavinia Melissa Cornish, Mary Amanda Cornesh, Noble Minor Cornish, Sarah M Cornish, Theodore Cornish, William Jordan Cornish.
  • William Eli Cornish passed away in 1866 in Newburgh, Orange, New York, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph I
1753–1822
Birth Location: Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
JI
Abigail Morton
1764–1850
Birth Location: Canton and Stoughton, Massachusetts
AM

Spouses(s)

Sarah Miner
1802–1885
Birth Location: Cairo, Greene, New York, USA
SM

Children(s)

William Cornish
1834–1886
Birth Location: Montgomery, Orange County, New York, USA
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Mary Cornesh
1836–1921
Birth Location: Manhattan, New York City, New York Co., NY
MC
Theodore Cornish
1839–1849
Birth Location: New York, United States
TC
Noble Cornish
1840–1913
Birth Location: Manhattan, New York City, New York Co., NY
NC
Joseph Cornish
1835–1866
Birth Location: –
JC
Sarah Cornish
1832–1835
Birth Location: –
SC
Lavinia Cornish
1833–1914
Birth Location: –
LC

William Cornish's Ancestors

Self
William Cornish
1797–1866
Birth Place: Pleasant Valley, Dutchess, New York, USA
Parents
Joseph Cornish I
1753–1822
Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Abigail (C) Morton
1764–1850
Canton and Stoughton, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Seth (Morton) I
1729–1795
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Abigail Paul
1739–1817
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Paul
1703–1779
Ann Withington
1704–1742
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Paul
1670–1726
Hannah Royal
1677–1748

William Cornish's Descendants

1.
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William (Eli) Cornish (4 Jul 1797–08 Aug 1866) m. Sarah (Green) Miner (abt 30 Oct 1802–4 Jan 1885)
  1. 1. William (Jordan) Cornish 1834–1886
  2. 2. Mary (Amanda) Cornesh 1836–1921
  3. 3. Theodore Cornish 1839–1849
  4. 4. Noble (Minor) Cornish 1840–1913
  5. 5. Joseph Cornish 1835–1866
  6. 6. Sarah (M) Cornish 1832–1835
  7. 7. Lavinia (Melissa) Cornish 1833–1914

William Cornish's Timeline

2 Records

1797
4 Jul 1797
Birth of William Eli Cornish in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess, New York, USA
Pleasant Valley, Dutchess, New York, USA
1866
08 Aug 1866
Age 69
Death of William Eli Cornish in Newburgh, Orange, New York, United States
Newburgh, Orange, New York, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jul 1797
    Event Place: Pleasant Valley, Dutchess, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Aug 1866
    Event Place: Newburgh, Orange, New York, United States
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