Erastus Cornell

1821 - 1892  (70 years)

• Name	Erastus Cornell
  Born	27 Nov 1821	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/276920954
  Occupation	1851	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1861	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Distiller
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Not given
  Occupation	1891	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Gentleman
  Residence	1891	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Anglican
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-26960
  Died	16 Mar 1892	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 6]
  	Cause: LaGrippe, jaundice, ___?
  Buried	Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I26960	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	William Cornell,   b. CALC 11 Apr 1799, Hillsdale, Columbia, New York, United States ,   d. 19 Jan 1883, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 83 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth "Betsy" Carr,   b. 1800, , Vermont ,   d. 4 Jun 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F6992	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mariah Dowd,   b. 30 Jan 1824, , New York State, USA ,   d. 5 Jun 1895, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Children	1. Roxa Jane Cornell,   b. Apr 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Jun 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 1 years)   2. George Washington Cornell,   b. 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. William D. S. Cornell,   b. 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Franklin Charles "Frank" Cornell,   b. 1855, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F7046	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 1 Pg 11. [S34] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Blair CC#4501 Internet Link. South: In / memory of / Mariah Dowd / wife of / Erastus Cornell / who died / June 5, 1895 / aged 71 yrs 4 mos / & 6 dys A. Mother North: In / memory of / Erastus Cornell / who died / March 16, 1892 / aged 70 yrs 3 mos / & 17 dys / Cornell [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration, 17595-1892 Erastus Cornell. [S297] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1881, Page Number 8 Household Number 40. [S297] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1881, Page 8. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 24 Mar 1892. Mar. 16, 1892 Erastus Cornell died in Preston at age of 70 years, 3 months & 16 days. [S1473] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1861, Div. 2 Page 18. [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 22. [S2767] aaaWaterloo Township 1871 South, Sect. 2 Page 53.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 27 Nov 1821 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1851 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Distiller - 1861 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Not given - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Gentleman - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Anglican - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: LaGrippe, jaundice, ___? - 16 Mar 1892 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth