William Thomas CORKUM

Male 1818 - 1871  (53 years)


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  • Name William Thomas CORKUM 
    Birth 22 Mar 1818  Chester, Lunenburg, NS Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 4 Oct 1871  Chester, Lunenburg, NS Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Cause: stomach disease 
    Burial Old Baptist Burial Ground, Chester, NS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I314325  A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich
    Last Modified 5 Oct 2022 

    Father John William CORKUM,   b. 7 Feb 1784, Chester, Lunenburg, NS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Salome DOHNIG,   b. 26 Jul 1784, Lunenburg County, NS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 17 Jun 1809  Lunenburg County, NS Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F115989  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah JOHNSON 
    Marriage 19 Nov 1839  French Village, Halifax, NS Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Joseph Alexander CORKUM,   b. 1850, Chester, Lunenburg, NS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Dec 1884, Somerville, Middlesex, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years)
     2. David Urias CORKUM,   b. 31 Mar 1854, Chester, Lunenburg, NS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Sep 1929, East Chester, Lunenburg, NS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    Family ID F128492  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Oct 2024 

    Family 2 Mary KAIZER 
    Marriage 1858  Lunenburg County, NS Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • William posted a marriage bond dtd 24 Nov 1858.
    Children 
     1. Alpheus Theodore CORKUM,   b. 1863, Chester, Lunenburg, NS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jan 1917, East Chester, Lunenburg, NS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
    Family ID F71761  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Oct 2024 

  • Notes 
    • The question is--which William CORKUM b. 1818 at Chester married Sarah JOHNSON in 1839, Sarah LEGGE in 1847, and Mary KAISER in 1858.

      The first clue is that two of the known children of William And Sarah (JOHNSON) CORKUM were born in 1850 and 1854, so the husband of Sarah JOHNSON cannot be the husband of Sarah LEGGE. Also, since Sarah (LEGGE) CORKUM is still living beyond 1858, the husband of Mary KAISER [who is a widower in 1858] must also be the husband of Sarah JOHNSON. Next, the death record of the William CORKUM who dies in Oct 1871 states that he is the s/o William and Salome and, from the 1871 Census, this William can be identified as the h/o Mary KAISER. So the h/o of Sarah JOHNSON and Mary KAISER must be William Thomas CORKUM b. 22 Mar 1818, s/o John William and Salome (DOHNIG) CORKUM, and the h/o of Satah LEGGE must be William CORKUM b. 14 Jan 1818, s/o Henry and Elizabeth Margaret Catherine (CORKUM) CORKUM.

  • Sources 
    1. [S9263] Parish Register, St. John's Anglican Church--Lunenburg.

    2. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1871 - Book: 1812 - Page: 71 - Number: 229.

    3. [S9657] Vital Records of Baptist Churches, Lunenburg County, Chester Baptist Marriages.

    4. [S16988] Family Data Collection - Individual Records.

    5. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1858 - Book: 1800 - Page: 10128.