Joel CORKUM^[1]

1832 - 1911  (79 years)

• Name	Joel CORKUM
  Birth	15 May 1832	Dublin, Lunenburg, NS   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Aug 1911	Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS   [4]
  	Cause: Complications of diseases
  Burial	Pleasantville Cemetery, Pleasantville, NS
  Person ID	I2791	A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2014

  
  

  Father	John Peter CORKUM,   b. 18 Aug 1788, Lunenburg County, NS d. 3 Jul 1852, Lunenburg County, NS (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Sophia HUBLEY,   b. 25 Jun 1797, Lunenburg, Lunenburg, NS d. 13 Aug 1861, Lunenburg County, NS (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	25 Mar 1812	Lunenburg County, NS   [5]
  Notes	The conventional wisdom is that John Peter and Sophia (HUBLEY) CORKUM had 19 children. However, the original NW Baptist Register says the following: "Children Born unto Peter Corkum [sic] and his Wife Sophia. Alexander Corkam, Born 15th February, 1816. Dublin Jacob Corkam, Born 30th March, 1817. Do. John Corkam, Born 20th December, 1818. Do. Sophia Corkam, Born 2d May, 1820. Do. Barbary Corkam, Born 5 June, 1822. Do. Mary Corkam, Born 5th March, 1826. Do. Susana Corkam, Born 27th April 1827. Do. Daniel Corkam, Born 29th September, 1828. Do. Peter Corkam, Born 23d June, 1830. Do. Joel Corkam, Born 15th May, 1832. Do. Ann Corkam, Born 13 April 1834. Do. Benjamin Corkam, Born 17 May, 1835. Sarah Corkam, Born March 14th, 1837. Rachel Corkam, Born 21st October, 1838. Breseles Corkam, Born 10th Feb 1939." [which should more likely be 1840] and then later, by a different clerk, comes this entry: "Children born to Peter Corcum, & his wife Sophia, Township of New Dublin. Samuel Corcum, born Decr. 29th, 1844." Since we know that Priscilla Corkum did exist, Breseles appears to be a garble of Priscilla by the register clerk. But that leaves the widely reported John 1836 and his supposed twin Elizabeth 1836, as well as Russell 1840 unaccounted for. So where do they come from. We know that the John CORKUM who is b. 1818 marries Ann DOREY on 22 Dec 1842 and he then dies on 22 Aug 1845, whereupon Ann remarries, on 31 Dec 1850, Isaac JOUDREY, by whom she has 4 children. So this John cannot marry Mary O'CONNOR in 1851. Also, if John 1818 is still very much alive in 1836, why is a second son given the name John, and why is he missing in the listing of children in the register? The source of this John is apparently an Ancestral File and IGI entry which has him marrying Mary O'CONNOR in 1851. But one of the witnesses to the marriage of John and Elizabeth O'CONNOR is William CORKUM. There are no William's in the family of John Peter and Sophia, but William is the father of John 1827, and I believe it is this John 1827 who dies in 1858. So I suspect that John 1836 is a self-perpetuating error, as is his twin, Elizabeth, whose sole claim to existence seems to be another Ancestral File/IGI entry. As to the third missing child, Russell, it seems highly unlikely to me that the birth of his twin sister would be recorded, but not his. The only other source of his existence seems to be a World Family Tree entry; however, such entries are usually less reliable than a coin toss. One source has him marrying a Myrtle LOHNES with no date; however, the only known marriage of a Russell CORKUM to a Myrtle LOHNES occurred 40 years later. So I tend to think that John Peter and Sophia had 17, not 19, children.[Bob H]
  Family ID	F1680	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret SARTY,   b. 23 Dec 1838, LaHave, Lunenburg, NS d. 18 Aug 1915, Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	19 Nov 1861	Lunenburg, Lunenburg, NS   [6, 7]
  Children	1. Antoinette CORKUM,   b. 21 Apr 1862, Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS d. 12 Jul 1944, an unknown [to me] place (Age 82 years)   2. Parmenas CORKUM,   b. 22 Jan 1864, Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS d. 14 Apr 1937, Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS (Age 73 years)   3. Infant CORKUM,   b. Abt 1865, Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS d. Abt 1865, Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS (Age ~ 0 years)   4. Matthias CORKUM,   b. 27 Aug 1867, Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS d. Bef 1905, Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS (Age < 37 years)   5. Susannah CORKUM,   b. 16 Dec 1868, Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS d. 4 Jun 1908, West LaHave, Lunenburg, NS (Age 39 years)   6. Ammon CORKUM,   b. 22 Nov 1871, Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS d. 19 Oct 1954, Dayspring, Lunenburg, NS (Age 82 years)   7. Selena Margaret CORKUM,   b. 20 Jun 1874, Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS d. 24 Aug 1941, Saugus, Essex, MA (Age 67 years)   8. Infant CORKUM, [Twin],   b. Abt 1877, Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS d. Abt 1877, Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS (Age ~ 0 years)   9. Infant CORKUM, [Twin],   b. Abt 1877, Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS d. Abt 1877, Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS (Age ~ 0 years)   10. Inon CORKUM,   b. 20 Mar 1880, Pleasantville, Lunenburg, NS d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1646	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S2110] NS Marriage License [Jacket] Files (1902-1903)--Lu. [S13438] Records of the Baptist Church, North West Range, Lunenburg County NS. [S81] 1901 Census of *NS*, Lunenburg County, Pleasantville, family #70. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1911 - Book: 13 - Page: 225 - Number: 1346. [S9190] Parish Register, Dutch Reformed Church--Lunenburg. [S9315] Parish Register, Zion Lutheran Church--Lunenburg. [S10660] Family Bible of Joel Corkum.