William Thomas CORKUM

1818 - 1871  (53 years)

• Name	William Thomas CORKUM
  Birth	22 Mar 1818	Chester, Lunenburg, NS   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Oct 1871	Chester, Lunenburg, NS   [2]
  	Cause: stomach disease
  Burial	Old Baptist Burial Ground, Chester, NS
  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
  Mother	Salome DOHNIG,   b. 26 Jul 1784, Lunenburg County, NS d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	17 Jun 1809	Lunenburg County, NS   [3]
  Family ID	F115989	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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

  
  

  Family 2	Mary KAIZER
  Marriage	1858	Lunenburg County, NS   [5]
  	William posted a marriage bond dtd 24 Nov 1858.
  Children	1. Alpheus Theodore CORKUM,   b. 1863, Chester, Lunenburg, NS d. 15 Jan 1917, East Chester, Lunenburg, NS (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

  [S9263] Parish Register, St. John's Anglican Church--Lunenburg. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1871 - Book: 1812 - Page: 71 - Number: 229. [S9657] Vital Records of Baptist Churches, Lunenburg County, Chester Baptist Marriages. [S16988] Family Data Collection - Individual Records. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1858 - Book: 1800 - Page: 10128.