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William Eli Cornish 1798–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jul 1798

Birth Location: Poughkeepsie New York

Death Date: 8 Aug 1866

Death Location: Newburgh, Orange, New York

Father: Joseph Cornish

Mother: Abigail Morton

Spouse(s): Sarah Miner

Children(s): William Cornish

William Eli Cornish was born in 1798 in Poughkeepsie New York, the child of Joseph Cornish And Abigail C Aba Morton. William Eli Cornish married Sarah Miner, and had children including William Judson Cornish. William Eli Cornish passed away in 1866 in Newburgh, Orange, New York.

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Biography

  • William Eli Cornish was born in 1798 in Poughkeepsie New York, the child of Joseph Cornish And Abigail C Aba Morton.
  • William Eli Cornish married Sarah Miner, and had children including William Judson Cornish.
  • William Eli Cornish passed away in 1866 in Newburgh, Orange, New York.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Cornish's Ancestors

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William Cornish
1798–1866
Birth Place: Poughkeepsie New York
Parents
Joseph Cornish
1753–1822
Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Abigail (C. (Aba)) Morton
1764–1850
Germany
Grandparents
James Cornish
1711–
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Abiah Churchill
1717–1753
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Susannah Clark
1662–1711
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cornish's Descendants

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William (Eli) Cornish (4 Jul 1798–8 Aug 1866) m. Sarah Miner (abt 30 Oct 1802–4 Jan 1885)
  1. 1. William (Judson) Cornish 1834–1886 m. Mary Gidney 1840–1885
    1. 1. Arlington (Ellsworth) Cornish 1873–1959 m. Bertha (E) Jennings 1882–1956
      1. 1. Donald (J) Cornish 1924–1997 m. Edith (Grace) Heller 1928–1999

William Cornish's Timeline

3 Records

1798
4 Jul 1798
Birth of William Eli Cornish in Poughkeepsie New York
Poughkeepsie New York
1829
25 Nov 1829
Age 31
William Eli Cornish was married
None
1866
8 Aug 1866
Age 68
Death of William Eli Cornish in Newburgh, Orange, New York
Newburgh, Orange, New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jul 1798
    Event Place: Poughkeepsie New York

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1829

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1866
    Event Place: Newburgh, Orange, New York

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