William Cornell

Cal 1799 - 1883  (~ 83 years)

• Name	William Cornell
  Born	CALC 11 Apr 1799	Hillsdale, Columbia, New York, United States   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/276920848
  Land	19 Mar 1828	Waterloo Township - Beasley's Broken Front Lot 09, Waterloo County, Ontario   [5]
  	Purchase from his father Sylvanus (183 acres)
  Land	31 Mar 1828	Waterloo Township - Beasley's Broken Front Lot 09, Waterloo County, Ontario
  	Sold to brothers John A. and Enoch Cornell (50 acres)
  Occupation	1851	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Gentleman
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	United Brethren
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-26746
  Died	19 Jan 1883	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 5, 7]
  	Cause: Old Age with Senile Debility
  Person ID	I26746	Generations
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	Sylvanus Cornell,   b. Abt 1750,   d. Bef 1832, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 81 years)
  Family ID	F23729	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth "Betsy" Carr,   b. 1800, , Vermont ,   d. 4 Jun 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Children	1. Erastus Cornell,   b. 27 Nov 1821, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Mar 1892, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)   2. Hubbard Cornell,   b. 1826, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Apr 1901, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)   3. Albert Cornell,   b. 1834, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Jun 1902, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2025
  Family ID	F6992	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 1 pg 3. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 2 Page 27. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 1 Feb 1883. 20 Jan 1883 William Cornell died near Preston at age of 84 years [S1946] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (South Division), Div. 4 Page 25. [S2362] The Cornell Family of Ontario, Michigan & Ohio - Third Edition, pg 47. [S2767] aaaWaterloo Township 1871 South, Sect. 2 Page 55. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Name:William Cornell Gender:Male Age:83 Birth Date:abt 1800 Birth Place:USA Death Date:19 Jan 1883 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Cause of Death:Old Age Senile Debility

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - CALC 11 Apr 1799 - Hillsdale, Columbia, New York, United States Land - Purchase from his father Sylvanus (183 acres) - 19 Mar 1828 - Waterloo Township - Beasley's Broken Front Lot 09, Waterloo County, Ontario Land - Sold to brothers John A. and Enoch Cornell (50 acres) - 31 Mar 1828 - Waterloo Township - Beasley's Broken Front Lot 09, Waterloo County, Ontario Occupation - farmer - 1851 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Gentleman - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - United Brethren - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Old Age with Senile Debility - 19 Jan 1883 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth