Samuel Cornell

1784 - 1872  (88 years)

• Name	Samuel Cornell
  Born	8 Jan 1784	, New York State, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Business	1838	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	North American Hotel
  Interesting	life story, misfortune
  Land	Waterloo Township - Beasley's Broken Front Lot 08, Waterloo County, Ontario   [3]
  Misfortune	1838  [4]
  	wife dies 24 hours after marriage
  Residence	1861	Bosanquet Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario   [3]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-34621
  Died	1 Nov 1872	St. George, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 4]
  Buried	Limerick-Cornell Cemetery, Waterloo Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4]
  Person ID	I34621	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  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 1	Hannah Clemons,   b. 11 Sep 1791, of, Waterloo Twp., Region of Waterloo, Ontario ,   d. 13 Oct 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 45 years)
  Married	1813	, USA   [4]
  Children	1. Joanna Cornell,   b. 2 May 1814, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Oct 1901  (Age 87 years)   2. Maria L. Cornell,   b. 26 Apr 1816, of, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Dec 1832, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 16 years)   3. Sylvanus C. Cornell,   b. 24 Nov 1819, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Aug 1868, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 48 years)   4. Artimus Bruin “Brewin” Cornell,   b. 1822, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Feb 1905, Delaware Township, Middlesex Co., Ontario  (Age 83 years)   5. Phineas Willard Cornell,   b. 1826, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Roxa Elvira "Roxie" Cornell,   b. 4 Apr 1830, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Jan 1900, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F9204	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mrs. Smith,   b. Abt 1790,   d. 1838  (Age ~ 48 years)
  Married	1838
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F50762	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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 _______________________ 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

  
  

• Sources

  [S287] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Limerick-Cornell CC#5417 Internet Link. Samuel Cornell / born / Jan 8 1784 / died Nov 1 1872 / aged 88 years 9 mo. 24 d's / [verse] [S1733] Bible - Cornell, Samuel - Samuel Cornell Family Bible. [S2362] The Cornell Family of Ontario, Michigan & Ohio - Third Edition, pg 41. [S60] News - Christian Guardian, Obituary of Samuel Cornell - 23 Jan 1873 pg 30-31.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Jan 1784 - , New York State, USA Married - 1813 - , USA Business - North American Hotel - 1838 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Land - - Waterloo Township - Beasley's Broken Front Lot 08, Waterloo County, Ontario Residence - 1861 - Bosanquet Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario Died - 1 Nov 1872 - St. George, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Limerick-Cornell Cemetery, Waterloo Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth