John William CORKUM^[1]

1835 - 1873  (37 years)

• Name	John William CORKUM
  Nickname	Five Fingered John
  Birth	26 Dec 1835	Lunenburg County, NS   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	29 Oct 1873	At sea off North Cape, PEI aboard the Thetis   [3]
  	Cause: drowning
  Burial	Bayport Cemetery, Bayport, NS
  	It seems likely that his marker at Bayport is a memorial.
  Person ID	I314928	A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	John William CORKUM,   b. 25 Nov 1806, Corkum's Island, Lunenburg, NS d. Between 1891 and 1901, Lunenburg County, NS (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Maria Catherine LOHNES,   b. 13 May 1815, Lunenburg County, NS d. Between 1881 and 1891, Lunenburg County, NS (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	18 Dec 1834	Lunenburg County, NS   [4]
  Family ID	F55711	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann WILKIE,   b. 16 Apr 1840, Middle LaHave, Lunenburg, NS d. 16 Dec 1927, Everett, Middlesex, MA (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	8 Jan 1863	Lunenburg County, NS   [5]
  Children	1. Edmund CORKUM,   b. 1863, Middle LaHave, Lunenburg, NS d. Yes, date unknown   2. James William CORKUM,   b. 4 Feb 1866, Middle LaHave, Lunenburg, NS d. 29 May 1952, Everett, Middlesex, MA (Age 86 years)   3. Grace Gertrude CORKUM,   b. 23 May 1868, Middle LaHave, Lunenburg, NS d. Yes, date unknown   4. George Daniel CORKUM,   b. Jan 1871, Middle LaHave, Lunenburg, NS d. 21 Mar 1965, Hooksett, Merrimack, NH (Age ~ 94 years)   5. Laura May CORKUM,   b. 6 May 1873, Middle LaHave, Lunenburg, NS d. 24 Feb 1960, Attleborough, Bristol, MA (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F138969	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Oct 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1931 file: 149 number: 318. [S9209] Parish Register, Lunenburg Methodist Church. [S17778] Chat GPT query. [S9190] Parish Register, Dutch Reformed Church--Lunenburg. [S9263] Parish Register, St. John's Anglican Church--Lunenburg.