Samuel Cornell

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• Interesting: life story, misfortune
• Land: Waterloo Township - Beasley's Broken Front Lot 08, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-34621
• Business: 1838, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; North American Hotel
• Misfortune: 1838; wife dies 24 hours after marriage
• Residence: 1861, Bosanquet Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario

Notes:

"Dear Dr. Carroll

Having noticed in the Guardian your request to forward to you any remembrances of the late venerable Father Corson, I send the following: I first saw and heard Mr. Corson in the Township of Waterloo, about a mile and a half above Preston; the ' preaching place' was at a primitive log-house, the residence of the late Samuel Cornell, to which place my parents used to repair weekly for preaching and class-meeting, taking me with them this was about the year 1824 or 1825. Memory now paints Mr. Corson as a light, nimble, tough little man, of about 125 or 130 lbs. avordupoise, with light hair and sharp, sparkeyes. His manner of preaching was quick, bordering on the abrupt; his subjects were generally solemn; his appeals sharp; his applications appropriate; and his proofs always cogent and logical; and, I ought to add, his method generally orderly and systematic. About the time I speak of, I witnessed what, to my young mind, appeared to be a hard test of his muscular ability. At the preaching, a tall, muscular, large-boned Dutchman, lately converted, applied for baptism by immersion at the hands of our little hero. A procession was formed, headed by our preacher, arm in arm with the neophyte, followed by a singing band of brothers and sisters, who sang with power and pathos the old expressive stanza,

'Then let our songs abound,
And every tear be dry,
We're inarching through Emmanuel's ground,
To fairer worlds on high, &c.'

"Father Corson" or, The old style Canadian itinerant

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Cornell, Samuel of St George; was born in New York state January 8 1784, came to Canada in 1801 and settled in Waterloo where he obtained 600 acres near the present town of Preston. He returned to the U.S. in 1812 and married Miss Hannah Clemons of Madison County, Connecticut in 1813. In 1819 he returned to Canada. His wife died in 1836 and 2 years later married a widow named Smith of Palermo. She died 24 hours later, after that he resided amongst his children. About 6 years ago he fell from his horse at Arkona and broke his leg. He died Friday November 1 1872 at the home of his daughter Mrs J Wait and was buried in the private cemetery on his old farm at Preston.

Christian Guardian 23 January 1873 pgs. 30 '96 31

Samuel married Hannah Clemons 1813, , USA. Hannah was born 11 Sep 1791, of, Waterloo Twp., Region of Waterloo, Ontario; died 13 Oct 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Limerick-Cornell Cemetery, Waterloo Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

1. Joanna Cornell was born 2 May 1814, , Ontario, Canada; died 21 Oct 1901; was buried , St. George United Cemetery, St. George, Brant Co., Ontario.
2. Maria L. Cornell was born 26 Apr 1816, of, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Dec 1832, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Limerick-Cornell Cemetery, Waterloo Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
3. Sylvanus C. Cornell was born 24 Nov 1819, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Aug 1868, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
4. Artimus Bruin “Brewin” Cornell was born 1822, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Feb 1905, Delaware Township, Middlesex Co., Ontario; was buried , Arkona Cemetery, Arkona, Lambton Co., Ontario.
5. Phineas Willard Cornell was born 1826, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
6. Roxa Elvira "Roxie" Cornell was born 4 Apr 1830, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Jan 1900, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Samuel married Mrs. Smith 1838. Mrs. was born Abt 1790; died 1838. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-75662
• Residence: 1790, Hillsdale, Columbia, New York, United States
• Land: 25 Apr 1808, Waterloo Township - Beasley's Broken Front Lot 08, Waterloo County, Ontario; Purchase
• Land: 25 Apr 1808, Waterloo Township - Beasley's Broken Front Lot 09, Waterloo County, Ontario; Purchase
• Land: 25 Apr 1808, Waterloo Township - Beasley's Broken Front Lot 10, Waterloo County, Ontario; Purchase
• Land: 25 Apr 1808, Waterloo Township - Beasley's Broken Front Lot 10, Waterloo County, Ontario; Sold to John Cressman 238 acres
• Land: 5 Jul 1822, Waterloo Township - Beasley's Broken Front Lot 08, Waterloo County, Ontario; Sold to Samuel Cornell - 150 acres

Notes:

Sylvanus Cornell was possibly born in Tower Hill, Ninepartners, Dutchess Co., New York. He and his family moved to Hillsdale, New York abt 1787. Moved to Ontario, Canada in 1802 where he bought land in Waterloo Township. He was possibly married 3 times. His wife in 1808 was Joanna