Brief Life History of Charles Owen
When Charles Owen Cornish was born on 30 October 1823, in East Granby, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, his father, Dea. Joseph Cornish, was 29 and his mother, Frances 'Fanny' Holcomb, was 25. He married Cecilia Celestia Clark on 26 April 1855. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He died on 18 December 1860, in his hometown, at the age of 37.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Legacy NFS Source: Charles Owen Cornish - Published information: military-service:
- Charles O. in entry for Charles V. Cornish, "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955"
- Charles O. in entry for Morton L. Cornish, "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955"
Spouse and Children
1823–1860 Male
1827–1915 Female
Children (3)
1856–1934 Male
1858–1863 Male
1860–1883 Male
Parents and Siblings
1793–1862 Male
1799–1885 Female
Siblings (3)
1820–1859 Male
1823–1860 Male
1833–1902 Female
World Events (5)
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 2
1829 · Farmington Canal Opened
Age 6
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 13
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): habitational name for someone from the county of Cornwall, from Middle English Cornish, Cornysh formed on the analogy of English, which was usually Normanized as Corneys. Not surprisingly, the surname is common in adjacent Devon, but it is also established as far afield as Suffolk and London.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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